Good morning sisterhood!
There was nothing 'significant' in this dialogue on the face of it but it had me going in a tangent of thought 🤔. Since it comes from Patralekha who is voicing her "takleef" of seeing her 'true love' with someone who's actually going to truly love him.
The dailogue:
'Tum Ruk Sakte Ho'
Followed by the longing gaze through the mirror and the crestfallen response to a genuine 'Thank You'.
An offer that didn't sound indecent but could have well been-- would we know? We can only assume. (I am not implying that she meant it 'that' way but her overall intention has been such that the choice of words makes me wonder) Adding: Also, the 'tum Ruk Sakte ho' could imply asking him to stop this drift towards Sai, his wife.
As expected Virat wasn't going to take the 'offer', knowing that he has been conscious about maintaining the distance. Also, because he doesn't understand 'ghuma fira ke ki hui baatein'. He didn't take it as a cue anyway. He was just there to say 'thank you' -- the eagerness to express gratitude was perhaps more, because he thought, finally, PP would also be able to deal with the circumstances 'maturely'. (I wanted to add "like Sai" but I won't. Kyunki Chavan saheb Ka ek worth-its-weight-in-khara-sona wala dialogue Yaad aa Gaya - Har cheez me Sai se apni tulna karna bandh Karo)
Tulna ho bhi toh kaise? Ek uska bharosa hai jo itna gehra ki apne aap ko tumhare hawale karke bhi haq nahi maangta... Aur ek uska aitbaar tha, ret ke mahal jaisa, ek leher aayi aur muntasir ho gaya...
There are a range of emotions one would feel after a failed relationship-- Denial, Blame, Negotiation, Depression and Acceptance.
To begin with, their's was not even a relationship but as someone pointed out on one of the discussion threads -- sometimes some people find "THE ONE" and are so deeply attached to the idea that they can't move on. I am still not sure if Patralekha really thinks of him as "THE ONE" or is just badly raised by her parents to believe that anything/anyone she lays her eyes on is rightfully hers and she can continue to seek it. Because if someone is 'THE ONE' for you and you have any kind of love, would you be okay to see them suffer, let aside holding a grudge when they break a promise made to you that they will 'suffer' for the rest of their lovelessness.
But it is clear that Virat has moved on much better. Yes, he did look at her through the mirror but I did not see the "pull". Rather, I saw it as a fleeting glance and immediate realisation of who he was looking at -- someone he had indeed let go of.
First PP: Would you all agree if I say PP is on stage 3 of her heart break - Negotiation?
She has gone through denial and blame. The stage of denial ended when Virat married Sai. She then began the blame game, to send him on the guilt trip and to desperately try to make him admit his fault. With Virat asking her to go to her room and her decision to leave the house, she has realised that the blame is not working either. So now, it is the negotiation -- what can she ask for in return of what is needed from her.
In the situation they are in, with Virat being a 'son of the house' first, PP has her hope in the fact that Virat will negotiate with her just for her to "stay back", whenever she cites threat from her nemesis and stop her from leaving. And in the course of that Negotiation, she will also latch on to any tiny hope if she perceives the 'leftover' love that he may feel for her. But a negotiator needs a tool - PP's tool is "Tumhari Biwi". She's going to use this tool to find her way through all negotiations, using the tool to bargain with the power house of Chavan mansion, especially now that it is evident that Bhavani will willfully support any demeaning of Sai because it is evident to everyone that Virat has moved on -- from the vaada and also the farz.
It must be for a reason that we don't see Virat having any sort of flashback memories of PP or even the vaada. In fact, over the last few days, his eyes seem to search for Sai when he returns home -- trying to silently gauge if there has been tension in the household that she may have faced alone, and to take in some of that inescapable warm spark that she has within her. He's not affected by PP's vaada as much any more and he has unconsciously taken the step ahead from the 'farz'. On the exterior, it will remain a 'farz' but it is the state of unconscious love -- this is different from 'being in love'. The being in love stage will come when both of them form the deepest attachment but we can't deny that there is already "love" engulfing them and waiting to seep into the space between them.
So, the second arresting dialogue "Khush hoon" has many meanings.
Of course, Chavan Saab is now giving 'goliyan' to everyone around him to diffuse their insecurities about Sai so he tells PP, "Khush hoon kyunki usne Kar dikhaya..." Would PP even have the understanding of what this little happiness means and how much it can soothe a heart?
But the 'khush hoon' is much deeper and it has nothing to do with PP's return. The 'khush hoon' is visible in his eyes that look for Sai's reactions, the half-smiles they exchange and only the two of them know why, their famous 'head nods' that have been discussed (understanding this head-to-toe body language for non verbal communication is a must for every husband and wife 😅, they are natural at it 😄)
Sai, unknowingly, has been the biggest reason why Virat moved on from PP as fast as he did. I have repeated this so often and it's only evident now that apart from his own resolve to do whatever it takes for his family combined with his conditioning as a police officer to be able to detach and let go, it was Sai's presence around him that really gave him the constructive distraction that he needed to overcome the heartbreak.
Pakhi's steady progression to the stage of depression is inevitable. In her obsessive need for the negotiations with Virat, she will find allies in those who will push her over the edge of the precarious cliff when the need arises. I don't see any other way for her unless she let's go of her obsession and sees the reality behind the heartbreak that is the source of her lacerating drama and pain.
Uss bikhre huye ret ke mahal ka bhi ab leher me beh jaana hi theek hoga...
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Who else is as excited as dew-drop Sai for her results?
Answer: Chavan saheb 😂
But he's not nervous about the result. He knows kya hone wala hai... he has to ready to fight another battle with the orthodox inmates of the Chakram niwas.
And the foreboding : "Tai mujhe pata chalega ki aapka Pati Kaun hai, toh main use bhi le aaungi... " 😰 Sai, Sai.. you don't know what you just have promised that blessed soul.
Obviously loved the uski topi mere sar wala scene 😅 it's so symbolic because it's the first time she tried on his peak cap but to play Aaba for her adorable mono-act... There will come a time when she will be so proud of him that she will actually put it on, haq se, as his 'much better half' 🥰
So waiting for pink balloons and buddhi-ke-baal. More than the pink balloons, it will be worth waiting for the ballooning egos to burst 🤯
Aaj ka samachaar samapth 🙊. If you are also in a cold-wave zone, then sending some fuzzy warm coffee and sunshine your way. ☕
Mujhe itna sar par chadhane ke liye, manapurvak aabhar 🙏 🥰
Have a lovely day!!!
Love you all❤️