Chavan saheb, please explain what love is this?

The episode was rather damp today with more screen time for setting base of the upcoming tracks -- PP's manipulations and Devyani's story. May be most of us were disappointed with the episode because we were expecting it to begin with Virat calming down Sai after the show down with PP at night. But I would like to discuss the "BEST" scene of the day:

Kaku is insistent that the Karmsamapti ritual should be performed and coaxes Virat to write his wife's new name in the plate of rice. Virat, who did not utter a single word all through Sai's vehement opposition of the naming ceremony and family members trying to reason with her to accept the sudden change of name, coolly walks to the thali and writes a name (pata nahi do Akshar Ka naam kitni baar Likha ki itna time laga. I counted him drawing the 'Sa' thrice. May be he was figuring out the 'ee' ki matra of the devanagari script 😜😅. chala, asudya Chavan saheb). Everyone is is shocked to see the name matches none of the three akshars he's been asked to pick even as Sai continues her rant without even turning to see the plate and he continues watching her half amused and half eager to see her reaction. She turns, sees the name and in a fraction of a second looks at him, immediately reading his eyes although just few seconds ago, she had cursed him in her mind "samajhte kya hain khud ko."

I loved, loved, loved this scene. One because it was fresh (and not in the other two versions) but also because it gave me a window into the mind of the guy who he is supposed to be- an officer of the Indian Police Service, who is expected to be tactful, firm and composed in tense situations. He is trained to negotiate unreasonable, tricky and risky situations not by might but more by mind. And although I still want to verify his UPSC topper claim 😅, today, I was happy watching him.

Virat knows how to pick his battle and how to expend his energy. He did not feel the need to get into the argument -- he was almost annoyed with the thought of another argument when Sai began her vocal opposition and the others engaged her in a verbal match, which thankfully did not escalate into a fish-market fight that Chavans are coming to be known for 😂

So he stood there, listening to everyone and their suggestions for the new name. He heard Sai, speaking of her father's tattoo and his only memory attached to her so closely. He made his choice. In any case, I doubt he'd have named her anything else at such a short notice but his action of picking 'Sai' spoke volumes without words.

He didn't feel the need to fight or explain. He didn't want to indulge anyone in any stretched argument because he knows he's caught in between two rigid sides. So the best action is to do what feels right. It also conveys that his support for Sai in the smallest of actions without putting down anyone's ideas or escalating matters.

His simple: "insaan ki pehchan badalne Ka haq sirf usko hai.... Tumhe koi majboor Nahi karega... Main Sai ke faisle ki respect karta hoon..." was enough to let everyone know that when he's around, so long as she's right and her being right does not take away anything from anyone else, he will back her with all his might and all his composure. End of story.

It brings me to this: Virat has chosen this battle. He did not decide to marry Sai in an emotional moment or a sudden provocation. It was a well thought of move. He weighed his pros and cons, the burden of the guilt of not fighting for the girl he wanted to be with against the guilt of having a young girl lose her father partly because of him, he weighed the family's response (which we learnt later) and also the impact Sai will have on his family. He knew she's not a people pleaser that his family is used to having. He knew she won't keep her mouth shut and bear the insults of the family (all other differences set aside) but his instinct told him that he could still marry this girl and take her home. Would he have married Sai just to fulfill his farz if she were someone like Karishma? No. He did not fight for Rani of Maturegarh despite being in 'love' with her even after his phera with Sai as he claimed.

But he is ready to fight for Sai to the extent of allowing her to have her way, without questioning her or interrupting her at any point. It's almost as if, "okay go girl, I got your back".

Love will happen. The seed has already been sown. But at this point, kya hai Chavan Saheb? Ye kaunse level wala pyaar hai ki duniya se ladne ke liye hi subah uttha karte ho, wo bhi bina Kuch bole? Saheb, tumhala Kalat asel tar aamhala hi kalave, please (translation is the heading of the topic 😄) Aabhar 🙏

Please don't miss the 440volt wala beam of pride on Sunny ji's face.

Beautiful post.👍🏼

Stuck between the love, the sacrifice and loss, the countless vaadas, the sense of duty, he made the choice.

Amidst the chaos, Sai was the one, the only one, to fight for.❤️

Originally posted by: ..Peppermint..

Beautiful post.👍🏼

Stuck between the love, the sacrifice and loss, the countless vaadas, the sense of duty, he made the choice.

Amidst the chaos, Sai was the one, the only one, to fight for.❤️

He didn't even look at anyone until he was done. And that look for Sai was like, when will you stop screaming your lungs out. Can't you see I am right here? You said it, it will be done. Shaaaannt 😆

I love this post ❤️

This is what makes Virat hatke from other characters. He doesn't find the need to talk about and argue and explain everything. Sometimes he just DOES. Often, it ends up badly (like how he just DID the vaada crap) but in situations like this, it just calms the atmosphere so much.

There's another reason why I loved this scene. It remained true to the current SaiRat equation. It didn't show a rapid progression in Sai's feelings towards Virat. A few laughs and conversations and catch-fall scenes may give the impression that Sai fully understands Virat but the truth is, she isn't there yet. She doesn't him implicitly trust him yet and these sort of instances are going to change that.

I checked it a.couple of.time

When Sai said mera naam Sai hai aur Sai ho rahega and gave him that angry look

He sighed a little and looked down crossways

Chaloo ho gayi meri BBD

Dekh toh sahi main kya karta hoon

She trusted me at night and shared the bed with me ab subah usi bharose ko taang diya

I feel we.might get the night scene as fb.

He must have cleaned up the tod.phod done by her and calmed her down.

Before Ash said Sai bala ( I can't type in Marathi so akshar is gadbad)

He was there calm and listening to everyone jwala mukhi and dabbang even his chota packets dhamake

He knew what he had to do even before Sai spoke about Kamal sir.

Ab his writing Sai on the rice

Pakka likh raha tha so that not a grain slips from position to mess his baiko's name.

Her kudkud in her.mind about VS listening to his family and its a deal then why

Then Ash and Shivani were so happy and BBD was still going on the way he.was looking at her 😍

Dekh toh le you won't be disappointed in me and then he wanted to see that smile too

When she said TY he just accepted it with a single.blink and then after giving everyone saboot of already being in kaboo of his wife When he spoke about name change rights

Again kept in looking at her

Haye.

Originally posted by: Chahat_A_Doshi

I feel we.might get the night scene as fb.

He must have cleaned up the tod.phod done by her and clamed her down.

seeing this line, my hopes are up

Wo pyaar jo panap raha hai but jiska ehsaas abhi tak nahi hai..

Originally posted by: jankiraghav

He didn't even look at anyone until he was done. And that look for Sai was like, when will you stop screaming your lungs out. Can't you see I am right here? You said it, it will be done. Shaaaannt 😆

He is the calm after the storm❤️

@bold- he's been like this in the past few days, ever since Sai said "rukiye Virat sir" Wo uski har baat manta hain😆

Originally posted by: I-Am-SherLOCKED

I love this post ❤️

This is what makes Virat hatke from other characters. He doesn't find the need to talk about and argue and explain everything. Sometimes he just DOES. Often, it ends up badly (like how he just DID the vaada crap) but in situations like this, it just calms the atmosphere so much.

There's another reason why I loved this scene. It remained true to the current SaiRat equation. It didn't show a rapid progression in Sai's feelings towards Virat. A few laughs and conversations and catch-fall scenes may give the impression that Sai fully understands Virat but the truth is, she isn't there yet. She doesn't him implicitly trust him yet and these sort of instances are going to change that.

I don't think we can include the vaada crap here. It was done in a moment of loss of control. He was not really thinking when he made that vaada. When he thinks (and he should do it more often), he does a fair job 😆 I guess the only other time when we will see him doing something stupid without thinking is when Sai is separated

@red: Loved this summary. The way they are going about their relationship is natural. The most organic way that it can progress. There is an attraction that both of them feel but it is in such a nascent stage that it is not even enough to acknowledge it. More than the physical attraction, the attraction is of mutual trust. Both of them have a long way to go with understanding each other but there is a 'connection' that makes them almost compliment each other like no one else can . And RPM (Rani Patralekha of Maturegarh) can see it. 😃

Originally posted by: ..Peppermint..

He is the calm after the storm❤️

@bold- he's been like this in the past few days, ever since Sai said "rukiye Virat sir" Wo uski har baat manta hain😆

So true. He is the calm that Sai will eventually absorb even in her life. Much as we love her all-guns-blazing attitude, she does need to imbibe some composure instead of giving instant knee jerk retorts. I think by staying in his company, she will soon pick up how you can just win a battle without even picking up a weapon at times, by using tact.

He will be the anchor to her speedboat 😆