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The Painting of this flower was in the background when Niranjan tells Shlok that he wants to hand over his wealth to him and leave them all so that they can live happily without his unwanted presence. He sites Aastha as the reason behind his decision. He never once looks Shlok in the eye during this scene... somewhat on the lines of what Shlok says to Aastha... "Itni bhi mat giro ke mere aankhon mein dekhke baat bhi na kar sako"(Don't fall so much that you can't even look me in the eye when talking.)
Aastha puts the visarjan mud, which brings happiness, first near the pot holding two of these flowers and then is stopped by Shlok when she tries to put some of that mud in their half of the house. He tells her to leave the house if she wants him to be happy.
Varad sees this and asks Shlok if he really wants Aastha to go away. Shlok tells him that nobody cares about what he wants, so he too stopped listening to his heart and will only do what his brain tells him to do. Shlok has his wedding picture in the background, his paradise!
Later, Aastha stands sobbing in a paradise like garden, when Anjali comes to her and soothes her hurt and fears. Shlok overhears them and looks tortured at Aastha's confession that she will die without him.
Symbolism:
Bird of Paradise flower, Strelitzia Reginae, is native to the tropics. It is also called a Crane Flower as it resembles a plumed crane of South Africa. There are several species of birds with magnificent plumage in and around Australia, that are called birds of paradise. So all the characteristics of the flowers and birds can be considered for the symbolic meaning of this flower.
The flowers with the name Bird of Paradise, symbolize freedom, perspective, fidelity, exotic beauty and happiness - all that a paradise is. This applies for Anjali-Aastha and Aastha-Shlok, I feel.
The Birds with the name Bird of Paradise, have extremely beautiful, multi-colored feathers. They are known for extravagant and pompous display of those feathers and stunning acrobatics in their courtship dance. Does that sound like the gimmicks Niranjan does to manipulate people around him?!
The Crane represents wisdom, vigilance, freedom, fidelity, balance, communication, maternal love and good fortune. I have seen a crane figurine clearly in Niranjan-Anjali bedroom once. Don't remember the episode though. It is standing on one leg and there is a hat or something like that above it(not on its head but a little above). [I think, this crane was behind Shlok in the scene where he fills the forms for the American company, though its not very clearly visible.] Standing on one leg definitely means being vigilant and alert, though pretending to be sleeping. Did Shlok fall for Niranjan's drama or is he vigilant?!
Thanks for reading. Please share your thoughts.
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The Crane:
Found the shot of crane figurine, that I was talking about in the Niranjan-Anjali bedroom, in the 20-MAR-2014 episode. Its on the side table behind Varad, on his right hand side. In this scene, Anjali tells Varad to try for another baby, preferably a boy, which would make everyone happy, including Sojal. We can feel Anjali's motherly concern, as she is putting pressure on Varad, because Niranjan wants a waaris. We now know that Varad is just pretending to be the loyal husband, like a crane pretends to be sleeping while standing on one leg, but is actually waiting to snap at any fish that approaches it.
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The Painting of this flower was in the background when Niranjan tells Shlok that he wants to hand over his wealth to him and leave them all so that they can live happily without his unwanted presence. He sites Aastha as the reason behind his decision. He never once looks Shlok in the eye during this scene... somewhat on the lines of what Shlok says to Aastha... "Itni bhi mat giro ke mere aankhon mein dekhke baat bhi na kar sako"(Don't fall so much that you can't even look me in the eye when talking.)
Aastha puts the visarjan mud, which brings happiness, first near the pot holding two of these flowers and then is stopped by Shlok when she tries to put some of that mud in their half of the house. He tells her to leave the house if she wants him to be happy.
Varad sees this and asks Shlok if he really wants Aastha to go away. Shlok tells him that nobody cares about what he wants, so he too stopped listening to his heart and will only do what his brain tells him to do. Shlok has his wedding picture in the background, his paradise!
Later, Aastha stands sobbing in a paradise like garden, when Anjali comes to her and soothes her hurt and fears. Shlok overhears them and looks tortured at Aastha's confession that she will die without him.
Symbolism:
Bird of Paradise flower, Strelitzia Reginae, is native to the tropics. It is also called a Crane Flower as it resembles a plumed crane of South Africa. There are several species of birds with magnificent plumage in and around Australia, that are called birds of paradise. So all the characteristics of the flowers and birds can be considered for the symbolic meaning of this flower.
The flowers with the name Bird of Paradise, symbolize freedom, perspective, fidelity, exotic beauty and happiness - all that a paradise is. This applies for Anjali-Aastha and Aastha-Shlok, I feel.
The Birds with the name Bird of Paradise, have extremely beautiful, multi-colored feathers. They are known for extravagant and pompous display of those feathers and stunning acrobatics in their courtship dance. Does that sound like the gimmicks Niranjan does to manipulate people around him?!
The Crane represents wisdom, vigilance, freedom, fidelity, balance, communication, maternal love and good fortune. I have seen a crane figurine clearly in Niranjan-Anjali bedroom once. Don't remember the episode though. It is standing on one leg and there is a hat or something like that above it(not on its head but a little above). [I think, this crane was behind Shlok in the scene where he fills the forms for the American company, though its not very clearly visible.] Standing on one leg definitely means being vigilant and alert, though pretending to be sleeping. Did Shlok fall for Niranjan's drama or is he vigilant?!
Thanks for reading. Please share your thoughts.
----------------------------------EDIT-------------------------------------------------
The Crane:
Found the shot of crane figurine, that I was talking about in the Niranjan-Anjali bedroom, in the 20-MAR-2014 episode. Its on the side table behind Varad, on his right hand side. In this scene, Anjali tells Varad to try for another baby, preferably a boy, which would make everyone happy, including Sojal. We can feel Anjali's motherly concern, as she is putting pressure on Varad, because Niranjan wants a waaris. We now know that Varad is just pretending to be the loyal husband, like a crane pretends to be sleeping while standing on one leg, but is actually waiting to snap at any fish that approaches it.
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