IKRS 7th October 2015 ep 51 My Take.
The stranger creates ripples in the Ashram, thanks to her assumed persona. With the majority, she rallies enough commune support for herself. Bar the incongruous Viplav the man, in the domain of women. It is bad enough, that she sets up base in this safe haven. One place amongst widows, who stand beyond suspicion. So truly Tulsi who is not just a pretty face but a sharp shrewd brainy woman.. it's her idea to use the least suspected community and their shelter to further her plans. This episode hones in on what is known as organized crime. An operation that is aimed at big gains rather then petty crimes. For that, meticulous foul proof planning has to be put in place.. Tulsi comes to Kaashi to achieve Mukti i.e ,deliverance , emancipation.. which is largely prompted by duplicity. As operations carried outside the boundaries of law, have to been underhand and concealed. Hence a pre- planned operation is sought. The organized crime comes about after careful considerations, namely selection of venue; identifying target; timing; route; accomplices; vantage point; base; aftermath or escape. Apart from organized criminality, the episode puts emphasis on the symbol of a key, that which reveals, unravels mysteries, gives access to revelation. Various characters use other characters as a key to what they want access to..
Durga devi mandir is one holy place Dhani rather not go to, as it is a venue of some unworthy memories for Dhani and she declines and suggests Radha Kishan mandir instead... Tulsi isn't going to badger Dhani for the reason she seems more interested in the lock on Dhani's door... and soon after Dhani leaves she presumably takes a snap of the lock on the door to her room. this Dhani is key for whatever the mysterious Tulsi plans to do. At Dashrant's residence he pulls out a set of keys to give access to his outhouse to Tripurari and Durga , a mistress ? a son? or both of refugee status? well they are homeless had to flee for safety reasons! Whatever the case may be but the keys to Dashrant's outhouse is certainly the key for Kanak to turn and twist! to niggle the trio.. Dashrant , Sushma and Durga.. and best part is Kanak has this key in her hand she can start dissension whenever she wishes between Dashrant's wife and mistress!
Viplav's intuitive sense is his key to investigate the lying Tulsi's belongings! With keen purposeful eyes he finds what he is presumably looking for.. but before he could get to the contents.. the set of eyes who keep an eye on his activities, arrives and so does a volley of questions and militantly reprimands from her! he is asked accusingly what he was doing here? looking through people's belongings? and how did he get in the room in the first place? to her annoyance he pulls out a stray twisted hairpin.. to show her how? And worse still he tells her he is an expert in unlocking many locks in his time! well Viplav's presence in the room rummaging through her bundle of belongings is unlocked before Tulsi who stands rather upset in the door way.. poor Viplav now stands exposed before two widows! miffed Tulsi , says you want to search through this bundle then do! she removes his doubts that she has a phone as he professes.. she opens her bundle and shows the contents.. white sari! then she goes on the offensive and accuses him.. if this is what he thinks of her.. then best he kick her out of the Ashram! but Viplav needn't say anything in his defence as Dhani whose reasoning is locked , does her usual telling him off and defending this questionable Tulsi! Dhani protects her from Viplav's constant doubting manner she scolds him . Maybe the world you come from is one where people don't trust or respect each other! but in our world we trust and respect others around us!! Tulsi sneers quietly behind her sided pallu..with Dhani around she needn't wory about this man ,as Dhani puts him line! in fact fed up with him , Dhani ties Tulsi bundle and spews disdain at Viplav! there's no end to this boys antics! and both exchange darting looks! glares galore! and then Dhani protectively takes Tulsi away from him and they both leave and Viplav muses. He is sure he heard and seen this Tulsi girl talking on the phone.. but why is she denying possession of a phone?? the more she covers up the more he gets on her case..even though Dhani falls on him like a ton of bricks!
It is revealed before Dashrant that due to the sudden spate of recent thefts of idols from temples under his charge.. it is unanimously decided that he will no longer be in charge of temple idols and holy relics.. this revelations comes as a fall in respectability for him and the reasons why such misfortunes are happening to him are locked from his knowledge!
Kanak comes happily into Dashrant's room thinking all is forgiven between her and babu ji.. but he has locked her out of his favours.. so dismissive is Dashrant about her presence , that he know's she has the vault keys but he asks his wife Sushma to get the keys from Kanak! Worse still, she realizes that the by those keys with which she held and wielded power in this house are taken from her and bequeathed to Sushma! upon Dashrant orders. Where the keys to the outhouse gives her the opening to wreak havoc, unsuspectingly in babu ji's life, here losing the vault keys to Sushma is like being robbed from her power!
Dhani and Tulsi return from Radha Krishna temple and Dhani unravels the temples historical value too.. Tulsi admits it is truly a place to visit especially the amazing life like statue of Lord Krishna.. so real it felt that he was there playing ras Leela with her.. it was so captivating that it was difficult to tear away eyes from his magnificence ..if only Dhani can take a peek into what specifics Tulsi focussed on Krishna's idol. But then to know what is in one's heart and mind.. one needs the key of divine wisdom.. which can sometimes be seen as flippant jest as in Viplav's antics..but Tulsi uses her pre-planned intelligence ,which is part of the key that will lead her to mukti? On her way home , she stops by a beggar , a young woman and slips a message in the container along with the offertory and hands it to the beggar. Both her and Dhani pass by ..Tulsi looks over her shoulder to see if the woman checked the offertory container..
The key to the Tripathi 's happiness .. Viplav.. rings home and brings a smile on his dear ones faces..he is told about Tripurari's home being burned down now living in the sanctuary of dhashrant's home.. Viplav totally approves of the humane generous gesture.. as a well informed citizen of Benaras he asks his dada ji about the idol thefts.. and offers his help if required. Dashrant ,too with no hard feelings asks how the widow's matter was moving on?.. Viplav lounges on the curved bare skeleton branches of the tree gets excited when he sees Dhani return from the mandir and in his over exuberance he raises his arm and waves and loses his balance and before all widows he tips and lands on his bottom! from the tree ont the hard floor! Dhani couldn't believe his madness! Older widows suppress their laughter and there is a small commotion in the courtyard.. this is enough for Tulsi to slip back to her room.. slyly she pulls out her bundle with her concealed valuables from behind a wall mounted picture and mumbles it's a good thing she hid her phone in this bundle.. the bundle apart from the mobile is laden with bulky heavy gold jewellery!! she begins to ring then is suddenly interrupted by none other than Raj laxmi.. Tulsi fumbles with tying a knot on her bundles and a gold coin drops on the floor and rolls on the floor and lands at raj laxmis' feet! Raj laxmi challenges Tulsi who wants her coin back but Raj laxmi with her tartar tongue and temper! takes the coin out and exposes Tulsi as a fake poor person whom the widows have given refuge! Tulsi cleverly with her presence of a criminal mind replies, yes it's the last valuable memorabilia of her deceased husband something for which she rather starve, than part with.. of course due to Sita maa 's photo incident Rajlaxmi is silenced for her rudeness it seems now Viplav and Rajlaxmi too look upon Tulsi with suspicion .. all widows accept her answer! but Viplav challenges her , that how come when she opened her bundle it was missing? By now Tulsi has a rough idea that it will be Viplav who will try and net her by his interrogation! So she replies, with complete guile ,that this coin she carries very close to her person always! her answer without a doubt is successful in receiving more attention, love and comfort from the widows! and she is secretly pleased to note that Viplav gets another mouthful from Dhani!.. she scolds him look he'd better stop doubting and picking on other! and Viplav ,yells she needs to apply this to herself first! then preach to others .. Viplav glares at Tulsi with fake tears..
Tripurari brings his mother home and Dashrant's family stands and watches them as they move into the out house.. kanak draws some solace and gives herself credit for creating this new awkwardness in babu ji's domestic bliss!. She sneers no one knows I am behind this! and it's great I'll teach this old woman who dared to take my keys from me a good lesson!
"If music be the food of love play on.." [Shakespeare] the widows sit in the courtyard on beds and divans making diva wicks.. a soothing bhajan that sings about lord Ram plays on the radio.. Dhani says ever since that rakhsas came this is the first time we have some peace and quiet ; we are listening to gods hymns.. feels good just like before.. Suddenly music changes to clap,clap clapping! All look up Viplav lurks before the transistor !with a wicked smile on his face! then a tango beat plays and he turns to Dhani and all , actually I heard my name rakhsas! soo I came right away and he fiddles with the tuning knob! With the flow of the rhythm , he glides to the side and picks up a grassy broom , holds it across his torso and begins to strum it like a guitar! Jumps onto a palang, his pretend stage , then jumps down on the floor then holding the broom he jumps up and does a spin in the air! and on one knee starts tweaking the broom before Indrani then bops behind the divan and serenades Dhani who sits with her hands on her lap.. Then he dips backwards, wobbles and rocks his shoulders in the space between Dhani and Raj laxmi who giggles with mirth! .. he looks down lovingly at Dhani who turns her face the other way! then he jumps spins and tickles her cheek with the grassy ends of the broom.. as she rubs her check angrily! that's it! she gets up ! storms off to the transistor and changes the station back to the bhajans and dares him,. now try and change the station! this radio is mine! don't you dare do anything to it! and goes changes the station back to his jazzy song! and starts doing the twist playing the grassy broom guitar! twist twist he goes as Dhani behind him gets more and more militant! .. then his torso does the Elvis pelvis! Dhani fumes! She comes changes the station! Then another song comes, about a spoilt boy! and he looks down into her face with pouted lips ! and a happy smile! then he changes to a song about a bloke loafing around with a girl eating snacks and having fun.. if you fume that's not my problem! she changes the station and the song goes, don't you think I don't have the guts! and Dhani stands before him defiantly.. then the song goes into the quawali cadence and Suvarna and rajlaxmi beat their palms to the beat of music ..so does Viplav in Dhani's face! he claps his palms gently! then he changes the station and the song goes, I do as I please for I am one who can add 2 and 2 and make 5! and he twirls his palm in her face! then she changes the song and it goes shall I kill you! or let you go? tell me what to do with you? and he stands pretending to cry before her! and then he lurches forward and pretends to go for her neck to throttle her!! and now best song of the medley my fav song! dabaang! Dabaang! !Bhajrangi bhaijan!![sorryyy got carried away] Viplav bows his head with clasped hands before Dhani.. you are a girl.. I am a boy.. he jumps towards her, flicks his shirt collars and she moves back flashing her black eyes at him.. since you came I tell you the truth ! he feels his adam's apple.. then he swirls his arms one at a time around her.. the season of friendship has come! and he twists his arm up and then brings it down into a handshake! ,Then he realizes badi maa switched off the radio and stands behind him. Embarrassed he feels his brow.. while she reprimands them.. look how old you two are? and the way you two are always fighting like children! you given the slightest opportunity ! you start fighting! Viplav spins around to face badi amma.. he says maaji I was going to end all the fighting today! such a lovely song was playing on the radio! I was extending a hand of friendship and you turned off the radio ..dhani moves over to Babi amma and says, she not interested in being friends with him, tell him to leave from here! and he retorts ok I am leaving! and he leaves but at the door gives a wolf whistle.. he says, don't worry I am not leaving forever just going to see my friend Raj..
Kanak cannot wait to start her game of winding up and starting trouble.. she traipses in smiling and surprises her mother in law by seeking her blessings but adds with much sarcasm how lucky she is to have of two mothers!
Tusli feigns a fever and then as soon as Dhani leaves she leaves her room covers herself in a red shawl and walks down the busy street.
Viplav meets Raj and he offers him beer but Viplav refuses as if the widows find out ,he'll be told off. Raj can see his friend has changed a bit .. especially when he orders boiled potatoes. A certain, discipline has come about in Viplav's life, he is beginning to cope with the loss of luxuries. and now seeks for simplicity ..
At last the truth about Tulsi is exposed , she is not a widow.. she is really a modern trendy girl who is in the trade of stealing idols in the mandir. she tells her accomplice she has found an idol which will be stolen she refers to a hidden passage in the Ashram of which no one knows except her.. she tells her friends Dhani will be the person who will help them achieve their goa l she refers to Dhani as innocent but very stupid.. well Dhani as a rule will not listen to Viplav.. she considers him non serious In every thing ..this of course is useful for Tulsi.. Viplav on his way home spots tulsi in a red shawl ,but shehoodwinks and is found ill in her bed..viplav is referred to as mad when Tulsi asks what was wrong with him when she finds both Viplav and dhani in her room . Hamlet53 8.10.15
precap: tulsi makes her map for her mission..
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