Bhavani's "trophy bahu"

Good afternoon beautiphuls!

Today's episode peeled another layer of Bhavani (and tomorrow's will one more).

So far, I haven't given Bhavani's character an in-depth thought because we are yet to see what she is really made of and not. We are aware that there is a dark secret she keeps pertaining to her 'own' daughter. So, her conversation with Ninad today is very telling of how much value does any one have in her eyes -- Sai or Patralekha

To Bhavani, both Sai and Pakhi mean nothing. I won't waste words on her dislike for Sai because we all know her reasons - casteist, classist, racist, power struggle, false sense of honour etc. --Much of this she even repeated today. But even PP/TP (I am so tempted to now call her TP- ek toh episode becomes timepass with her extra footage + Keshni just named her Toxic Didi 😆 and she is turning Toxic from today on, it is evident) means nothing to Bhavani as a person. PP's honour or emotions are not really of any concern to Bhavani, no matter how much she would say it aloud. Although PP might feel 'important' because of Bhavani's backing, the truth is that Patralekha is Bhavani's 'trophy bahu' -- she is the perfect cover for all her sinister intentions and Bhavani also knows that PP is not as 'susheel' as she appears. Bhavani has shown extreme restraint with PP despite their initial face-offs when PP did challenge her authority but had backed out for the fear of losing her chance to be kareeb to her 'true love'. At that point there was no Sai, but Bhavani saw potential in PP to be her weapon when needed. It is easy to manipulate someone who lacks the innermost morals and has a weakness too, she knows.

In absence of any other 'bahu' who comes close to being "the choicest" one, PP by default is whom she favours. And with her "sabse chaheeta" beta slowly falling for her "sabse nalayak" bahu, she is going to use PP/TP as a pawn for her own power game. We might think that it is PP who is going to play the game. But no, it will be Bhavani who will use PP's toxicity to attack Sai and also, yes, to separate Sai from Virat.

Bhavani is like a slow poison. On the exterior, you feel she's just this authoritarian matriarch who is rigid and uncouth -- there are many such women who really have no ill feelings or malice but are still inflexible because of their orthodox thought process. But no, Bhavani is not a pure-hearted orthodox. She is malicious and she has many motivations to treat people the way she does. Apart from PP being the legal nominee to "Samrat's money", Bhavani knows that it is PP who can become the weapon to separate Virat from this undeserving bahu, whom he is fast falling for. Her perceptive eyes can see that Virat is fast slipping away from her grip. So far, we have been wondering how Bhavani lets the whole Virat-PP relationship talk in the open just slide, without any kind of reaction -- for or against. But it is now evident that in her silence, she has been watching and calculating her moves before she can vocalise her stand on the issue. Just like, she totally turned the talk about Samrat's money in front of PP and her uncouth father (oh man, you have the cheek to tell the WHOLE family that you hate Sai? Where was ACP Chavan?) with her "Mansi ko koi kami nahi hai", when in reality the entire conversation with Ninad was about "keeping the money at home"!

The precap - Patralekha, dekho toh Virat abhi tak kyun nahi aaya?... it is the writing on the wall that she will try to push PP to attempt to create misunderstandings between Sai and Virat because of all the people in the house it is only Ashwini and Bhavani who know that Virat is very fond of Sai. But for Bhavani, it goes against all her pseudo-pride as well as her 'interest' - which is intertwined with the false pride. She does not like Karishma either but with Sai, her level of dislike is at another level because Sai challenges her authority, which no one else, including Virat, has ever done.

Doesn't she love Virat and Samrat, who will both suffer the consequences of this sinister plan in the making? Of course, they will. Collateral damage is inevitable in any attack - whether by the aggressor or by the protector. But then, she is a woman who has not flinched a muscle on her face before reducing her bubbly daughter to a mental child-- crippled, ridiculed and confined for the rest of her life. If she is indeed the biological mother of Devyani, then it is telling about her motherly feelings for any one of those children in the Chavan clan.

While eventually Virat and Sai will conquer all the scheming, despite their share of misunderstandings and Samrat, may or may not return --the one person who will actually be thrown in a black hole to the point of no-return will be Patralekha. I do feel sorry; for her brains blinded by her own ego trip. She will not be able to see that she has actually turned a pawn on the chess-board, on which she considers herself one of the warrior queens. I can't wait for Bhavani's revelation and Kishore Sahane is a graceful actress.

Jaate-jaate, Chavan saheb, sometimes aapki buddhi and perceptive skills ke chhote chhote darshan ho jaate hain. So the moment you learnt that Sai had visited PP's house you knew she must have swallowed insults. "Kisi ne koi badtameezi toh nahi ki na?" Ab jawab pata hai toh sawal kyun poochte ho? Your eyes when Sai said, "Kyun ki maine aapse wada kiya tha.." spoke volumes - the gratitude, the unsaid apology and the sheer admiration for the selflessness of the girl who is standing in front of you without demanding anything from you. I also saw a slight pull. Yes, it was there. 😳 But abhi bhi, rasta bohat lamba hai.

Your jilted true love and equally jilted saas-sasur are very clear that she is coming back to the Chakram niwas only because everyone else except you has given her the validation certificate for her imaginary marriage with you -- even Sai. Will you smell the rat? 😆 When you do, then majja yeil.

Chalo, aaj ke liye aapko chappal joote nahi. But please, next time don't charge on Sai's side of the bed like a bull with closed eyes. My dew-drop got a boo-boo on her head 😒 Please keep your eyes open at all times.

Have a good day! 🤗

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Kaku said something like "apni badsoorati ka ehsaas insaan ko thab hota hai jab uske saamne koi khoobsurat chehra aata hai "

she wants Pakhi to make Sai insecure, jealous of whatever mighty things Patralekha ji possess ... she was outright pitting 2 bahus against each other or rather wants her "chosen" one to fight the war of her "ego" with the "rejected" one , she will pacify, pamper, flaunt, praise, appraise, cheer her favorite and mock , insult, humiliate, taunt the other , in the same breath to once again pacify and boost her ego

she is such a sly player no one can catch her as she is not direct , if anything goes against her or if someone tries to expose her, play "victim" and "threaten " to leave the house, the qualities which defy her "fav trophy" bahu

As always bravo. This is one character analysis I had been waiting for - you have penned down all the valid points for Bhavani.

Originally posted by: munnihyderabad

Kaku said something like "apni badsoorati ka ehsaas insaan ko thab hota hai jab uske saamne koi khoobsurat chehra aata hai "

she wants Pakhi to make Sai insecure, jealous of whatever mighty things Patralekha ji possess ... she was outright pitting 2 bahus against each other or rather wants her "chosen" one to fight the war of her "ego" with the "rejected" one , she will pacify, pamper, flaunt, praise, appraise, cheer her favorite and mock , insult, humiliate, taunt the other , in the same breath to once again pacify and boost her ego

she is such a sly player no one can catch her as she is not direct , if anything goes against her or if someone tries to expose her, play "victim" and "threaten " to leave the house, the qualities which defy her "fav trophy" bahu

Exactly 🤗 I didn't make it too long but yes, she will use PP to attack Sai so that she doesn't seem like the actual striker. And in Virat's eyes, Sai will come across as the one jealous of PP not as the victim of Bhavani's assault. What's a better way of fighting?

@bold lines: yes, it was a total give away. Although Sai is not affected at the moment, she is human. She might be affected later as she begins to fall in love. And then she will also have a weakness, which she doesn't have at the moment.

Originally posted by: Tali_99

As always bravo. This is one character analysis I had been waiting for - you have penned down all the valid points for Bhavani.

Thank you Chaitali 🤗

It is clear now that Bhavani will pit Pakhi as Sai's competitor. She knows not only that Virat has a soft spot for Pakhi, but also that Pakhi has questionable feelings towards Virat and that she views Sai as her competitor. While Bhavani is going to use Pakhi's weakness to target Sai, she is also setting in motion the wheels for Pakhi's own downfall.

You mentioned how Bhavani has wanted to control Pakhi, but then toned it down. I think controlling Pakhi will be in motion now, for Pakhi will be nothing but a puppet to her, and she, like she always has, will hold the strings to control the Chavan family once again. What will happen then, is Sai being out of Virat life (you wish!!!Huh) and Pakhi being fully under her control.

I don't know if she is capable of loving anyone. I don't think any mother incapable of loving her own child can love anyone else. Virat and Samrat are a matter of pride for her, they boost her ego and kind of fulfill the "lack" that she feels she has in her heart.

TP's father was smiling while they were humiliating Sai. Kamal Joshi could never😭

And aww Dumboy Chavan asked her if anyone misbehaved with her!

We never know what someone is truly thinking in their head. Bhavnikaku and Pakhi are excellent examples. Bolte kutch hai, sochte kutch hai, aur kaete kutch aur hai.

Bhavnikaku is definitely holding a deep down secrets that even her Makad gage (credit to you Janki) may not know - a raaz, jo raaz he rahina chahiye.

Sukriya to Shivanibua for spilling the truth in front of the Chavan and Patil khandan ke "trophy bahu" comes with the price of monetary value and nothing more. PP for now is going to swallow her pride and narcissistic nature as her eye is on one thing- Virat. Virat to her is like how Matstya Vedh sphardha was to Arjun. Winning Virat is turning into a zanoon जुनून for her. So for now she is going to let go of Bhavnikaku's motive of keeping her in the Chakram Niwas, and use Bhavnikaku to her advantage.

As you mentioned Bhavnikaku is "using" Pakhi to drive a wedge between SaiRat. She is a smart woman, she has noticed to growing fondness Virat has for Sai. She has noticed the unspoken communication between SaiRat and how isharo isharo me baat karti hai.

Bhavni's dislike for Sai has to be beyond the cast, class, race. She knows deep down that Sai is a very sharp, outspoken, fearless woman and she will be able to unmask the mokhota she has been wearing for years.

Pakhi and Bhavni's share similar goals - one want to win a price (Virat) and one wants to keep raaz a raaz.

Dusma ka dusma dost hota hai. To bring down Sai they know they have to join hands. Little do that know that Sai is a fearless woman in whom power of all the goddess resides..and she has the blessing f Shiva.

Janki super post as always.I was waiting for ur post since morning.I also think bhavani is disappointed bcoz virat didnt strike sai with his baton.I get such a feeling upon hearing ninaad bhavani terrace wale dialogues .

Loved your post! I sort of guessed your post would be on Kakku, we are gradually seeing her face.

BTW, the mixed signals going on between Sairat are exasperating but cute. And Paakhi ki mixed signals ki to kya kehene...

Can I just say that I look forward to reading your take after every episode! And I completely agree that Bhavani is the formidable enemy to be wary of while paakhi is a mere pawn. The actress playing Bhavani has already brought in distinction to her version of this character by establishing her devices in a much more subtle manner, she watches, observes and then makes her move.

I just hope they don't try to white wash her character to shove down a "bade hai" wali reasoning on her heads. Because so far the show has been realistic in terms of characterisations where all of them are layered which keeps the plot moving too.