written update - 08/27/2010: Neeraj BREAKS SILENCE

FV starts w/ yesterday's message - that when things are going well, one doesn't notice the ugliness in the background: one only does when one thinks about it, and notices new things not seen nor heard b4. This was the same w/ Neeraj, who had been lovingly raised by the Jagirdars, and who worshipped them, until he heard about Shyamrao's death from Sunita.

DK exposes Sunita to family
Yuvi's parents are in a room, where his mom is sitting doing a reading of the Gita while his dad is sitting there just bored. Suddenly, DK breaks in, and tosses Sunita to a chair. He asks Sarla what's to be done w/ her, b'cos he can no longer tolerate her behavior. Pankaj follows him into the room and scolds him for dragging her by the hair - if others notice, what will they think? DK tells him to thank him for just pulling her hair, and that he's of the mind to kill her. He bitches about everything she has done wrong until now. Pankaj asks her what's her problem - he doesn't like talking to her that way, and he's embarrassed to answer his kids' questions about what's wrong w/ Suni chachi, why is she working, etc. DK tells him that she's not worthy of being politely spoken to.

DK then comes to the point - he reminds them of the day when Rs 5 lakhs was stolen from Sarla, and tells them that it was Suni who stole it. And she gave it to her parents, despite his prohibiting it.

Suni now perks up and admits it, and tells them that she'd do it again. 👏 If they can do what they are doing for their son, she can do so much less for her parents. DK is furious, but Purushottam stops him. He then asks Suni why she thought it necessary to steal from her own home? Her parents had everything, so why did she do this? Sunita tells him that they had everything, but now they have nothing - no roof, no food, nothing. Puru asks her what suddenly happened, and Suni asks him to ask DK - the same people he approached for her hand, he's now forced to beg. And all this to silence her, so that she doesn't reveal Yuvi's secret. She demands to know why her parents are being punished for her crimes? At this point, Neeraj arrives outside, and starts overhearing the proceedings, and peeping through to see what's going on.

Purushottam criticizes DK for doing all this to her parents, and Pankaj for letting it happen, and says that he's ashamed of them 👏 At this point, Sarla, who was silent, reveals that it was she who had instructed DK to do all this, and Suni is shocked to hear that. Outside, Neeraj too is shocked to see this ugly face of Sarla. Puru is stunned as well, and tells her that they are their in-laws. Sarla tells her that this is something Suni should have remembered - if she doesn't consider herself a part of their family, why should they bother? If she's determined to reveal Yuvi's secret, before that, her parents will pay the price. That's all she has to say. 😡

Puru objects, but Sarla reminds him to manage the office, while they'll manage the house. Puru tells her that she reads the Gita, but doesn't bother to learn from it. 👏 The consequences of ones actions are not just there on paper, but also in ones fate, and they'd all have to answer for it on the final day. Sarla tells him that she's been waiting 26 years to face God, so that she could ask him why only Yuvi had to suffer like this?

Puru leaves to go to work, and Neeraj hides. He then re-appears @ the door to see what happens next. Sarla reads Suni the riot act, and tells her that her parents will be killed and she'll regret being alive if she dares open her mouth. She asks DK to go and repossess the money, and that she has arranged a permanent place for her parents - outside the Mahakali mandir, where they can beg. Suni falls @ her feet and begs her not to, but DK drags her out of there.

Neeraj conflicted b/w loyalty & righteousness
Neeraj is in his room, shocked by what he just saw, and how unbelievable it is. He is outraged @ himself for tolerating the injustice to Sandhya, her father & Suni chachi. However, he also remembers that the family had never done anything like that to him, and had only been nice to him, so how can he go against them?

DK not satisfied w/ status on Sandhya
Yuvi, DK, Pankaj & his mom are there, and Yuvi tells them that Sandhya is now very repentant about doubting him, and that the coast is clear for them. Pankaj confirms it, but DK is not ready to give the green light. He tells them that they have to make her forget what anybody feels like, and what anybody sounds like 😡 Until it gets to the point where w/o them telling her, she can't make out who it is by touch or sound, their work is incomplete.

Sarla agrees, and tells them not to worry about Neeraj - she'll talk to him (Sarla, Neeraj now knows what a bitch you are - you're probably in for a shock, as he now knows who's least worthy of respect)

Sandhya thinks she's @ fault
Sandhya's in her room, and thinks everybody thinks less of her for doubting them. She feels bad that they think she doesn't trust them, and decides to go and apologize to everyone. She steps out of her room and then knocks on Neeraj's room. Neeraj hears her and is unsure how to respond, but doesn't open the door. Sandhya calls out, telling him that she has something to tell him, but he doesn't respond. She thinks he's not in his room, and moves on.

Yuvi watches this, and chuckles to himself. He then goes to the room, pulls out a table and puts it at the end of the hallway. Sandhya is walking very carefully down the hallway, and almost gets to the table, when Neeraj shouts @ her to stop, and tells her that there's a table right there. Yuvi is puzzled, and so is Sandhya, as she says that there wasn't a table @ that point. Neeraj arrives there, and Yuvi comes and tells her that she came the wrong way. He asks Neeraj to back him up, but Sandhya agrees w/ him. Sandhya tells Neeraj that she wanted to apologize to him for doubting him the other day. Yuvi is happy, thinking Sandhya will from now on believe anything he says. Neeraj tells her that there is no reason for her to ever apologize to him or anyone else in this house. 👏 Sandhya disagrees, and says that she's been getting too many things wrong. Yuvi gives Neeraj a thumbs-up and tries patting him on the shoulder, but Neeraj removes his hand and walks upstairs in disgust. Sandhya then asks Yuvi to take her the right way to the hall, and Yuvi does an about turn and takes her goodness knows where.

Adi tells Sakshi to prepare his boss dinner
Aditya & Sakshi are in bed, and he cozies up to her. She tells him that she's very sleepy, since she was very tired from the daycare work, so please don't mind. Adi tells her that he's given up minding ever since she started the daycare work. He then tells her that tomorrow, he's invited some seniors and his boss for dinner. He shared his tiffin w/ them, and they were impressed by his wife's cooking, so he invited them to dinner tomorrow. With their full families. Sakshi is shocked, and says he should have asked her. Adi tells her that this is his boss, and his promotion is in his hands. People throw parties for their bosses, but he's just invited them for dinner. As it is she cooks for him, so how difficult is it to make extra?

Sakshi explains that she works all day in the daycare, and when cooking for him, she can make anything simple. But for his boss & families, she'll have to do special preparations, and on top of that, she has a parents' meeting tomorrow. Adi says to close it for a day, and she objects and tells him that she respects her work just like he respects his. He tells her to postpone the meeting, and she asks him to postpone the dinner. He says his boss will be angry (really? Do bosses object to their direct reports not being able to entertain them @ home that very day?) She tells him to take the day off and cook himself, so that when his boss comes, he can grovel before him. Adi tells her that if he could, he would, so that he'd not have to hear her nag. Since this is her job, she has to do it. She asks him whether he thinks she's a bai who is just there to cook? Now he's insulting her.

Adi explains that his boss loves her cooking, and apologizes. He tells her to manage tomorrow, and that in future, he won't invite his boss, and if he does, he won't do it w/o her permission. Sakshi relents and says she'll try. Adi lies down, remarking that he has one boss in the office & one @ home 😆

Neeraj sabotages DK's plan
Next morning, Sandhya is feeling her way down the hallway, and Yuvi, DK & Pankaj put their newest plan into place. They switch coats, watches, colognes, etc. DK tells Yuvi that Sandhya is still feeling her way down - despite what she says, her habits ain't gonna change, and neither the questions that are arising in her mind.

Sandhya comes there, and Yuvi scares her w/ a sudden appearance, and quickly, puts DK in front of him. Sandhya holds his hands, momentarily has some doubts but accepts that it's Yuvi 🤢 Pankaj then asks Sandhya what it is, and she tells him that Yuvi was just having some fun w/ him. Sandhya addressed him as Pankaj-uncle, and Pankaj tries to mislead her by telling her that he was bari-papa. At this, Neeraj explodes and shouts 'Lies!!!!' and Sandhya is taken aback to hear him. DK, Yuvi & Pankaj are shocked, as Neeraj comes running down.

FV concludes by reciting a verse from the Gita, and translating it as meaning that when injustice and unrighteousness gain the upper hand on earth, Krishna will return. (This was a bit strange, super-imposed as it was on Neeraj coming down the stairs after his outburst: is FV trying to imply that Neeraj is Krishna?)

Precap
Neeraj tells them that enough is enough, and how many more lies are they going to tell her? DK is restrained by Pankaj from lounging @ him

Comments
I loved it!!! Finally, Neeraj got to witness first hand not only the ill-treatment of Suni chachi, but the fact that it was ordered by none other than Yuvi's mom. Purushottam was the only one w/ a conscience, but seems to chicken to stand up to his wife, and goes to work like she suggests, instead of pulling her down a few notches. He did well to tell her that the Gita is not just for reading, but also for learning from. So far, DK was the guy I most hated, but now Sarla has beaten him.

Adi is incorrigible - a day after preventing Sakshi from cooking for Jayesh & his kids, he now brings a new chore on her. Sakshi can fix this by screwing up royally and cooking really badly, or getting hotel food. That will teach Adi - maybe set him back some so that he is forced to depend on Sakshi's salary as well.

The final scene - finally Neeraj sabotages DK's deception game. Methinks this sort of forces things to a head - can't see Neeraj nor Sandhya staying on. She is bound to wonder what's going on, & Neeraj will have to tell her. The sooner Neeraj & Sandhya leave that place, the better.

Episode rating: 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

👍🏼: Neeraj getting to know all about the ugliness of the Jagirdars, breaking his silence w/ Sandhya, Yuvi's dad objecting to Sunita's treatment

👎🏼: Sarla throughout, Adisa fight

I haven't even read the update yet, but your title has me wanting to pump an air fist! Just thought you should know.. 😆

FV means Father's Voice - it's the voice-over of Shyamrao Savratkar @ the beginning & end of each episode.

Agree about the jackets - is it that cold in Gwalior @ this time of the year that indoors, DK is always wearing a jacket, Yuvi a waistcoat, Puru one of those close neck coats (can't stand those). Incidentally, what's w/ the contrast in fashions b/w the brothers? And why is Yuvi so prim & proper all the time @ home - he could well be wearing a T-shirt or tanktop, for all it matters.