My Journey with Punar Vivah: An Affair to Remember

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Posted: 10 years ago
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Finally reality of PV coming to end is settling in my system and I feel a strange emptiness engulfing me from inside. All good things come to an end and PV is no exemption; then why I feel this strange emotional pang... though as diehard Eijaz fan I want to watch him daily on my screen But more than that I want the show to end in a more decent manner exploring the lives of uncanny couple caught in marriage of convenience and long lost lovers got into wedlock after years of separation. The concept is realistic and refreshing but was never deservingly acknowledged, recognised & celebrated by the channel.

I am watching PV from day one; the show has had a tumultuous journey, seen many ups and downs, been plagued by one constraint for too many and yet the fact remains that PV had many deeply touching moments...magical moments...heartbreaking moments...heart wrenching scenes...some finest performances...effortless chemistry (I loved Sarita's chemistry with Raj and equally enjoyed her with Vikrant)...magical eye locks that have made it possible to digest the worst of the show. We all knew PV is not a regular saas-bahu saga; it has a realistic content set in middle class background. The show was never rosy, mostly grey and at times even darker; (Of course, the content has a huge business potential which PH failed to bask)

"Punar Vivah-Ek Nayi Umeed", show started on a good note - The Unwanted Wife caught midst two love birds. Sarita and Raj are in marriage with unhappiness and disillusionment and Raj deciding to get his wife remarried, in the process he himself falls in love with her, but gets separated for various reasons and starts life afresh. The story is not unique but the characterization and treatment of protagonists is truly refreshing to watch. It attempts to look at the finer emotions, complicated relationships, social obligations, deep rooted insecurities, haunting memories, sub conscious desires and some extremely relevant social issues. PV may not stand out as a realistic master piece but it did show real and raw emotions to an extent, though not pretty appealing yet honest in a way.

What does the show mean to you all? Why you all loved it so much making you to revolt against show ending? What is the outstanding quality of the show that kept captivated you all along? Here I'm not talking about actors, romance, chemistry, inner qualities, expressions or struggle...I'm trying to look beyond that, the nucleus...that made the show what it is...Undoubtedly for me it was, is, SARITA--the biggest reason to watch the show that kept me captivated through most part of it (though later on being EK fan I shifted priorities) ...Eijaz entered the show when I was giving up and kept me glued to the screen and brought me to the forum.

Sarita and Raj marriage is a perpetual winter wasteland, but still she wants to feel the warmth of the sun on her face again. And what makes her different? She does not want to escape! She is not any typical Bahu, all docile and quiet who endures the taunts of in laws without standing up for herself. She is bearing the grunt of his resentment towards the circumstances of their marriage. But she didn't become withdrawn as most women would have...she is still a strong woman with a mind of her own. Now that is true spunk. How a spunky, inquisitive, naive girl goes through social conditioning, family pressure, baggage of relationships transform her into bitter yet calm composed self unlike her early marriage days. Sarita is a COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION of numerous roles a woman portrays with ease and elegance. After a very long time, I have seen a DEFINITIVE woman character on Television that had depth, elegance, innocence, poignant, insecurity laced with undying confidence and strength in a truly realistic fashion. She represents and inspires many women who aren't independent; socially and economically YET challenges the set of morals, customs defining the woman's role and relationship against man and society.

The remarkable part is Sarita's portrayal as tormented wife; the characterisation and portrayal is splendid. She made a NEW BEGINING that marks the Journey of a tormented wife towards a new life for her husband's happiness. "If you love someone, let them go. This is true love of noblest kind, the kind that connects a human being to divinity". Sarita's love speaks of honour, sacrifice and selflessness. Her character did lost direction at places but she still maintained the elegance even when she was caught up in a loveless marriage. She has channelized her energies for a mission; a mission to nurture Abhi into a good human being and redeem Mr.Suryavanshi yet remained the way she is... She represents that set of women who mould themselves according to the situations, adapt to changes retaining true nature yet make their identity. She is an ordinary woman with amazing strength that spills out as natural imbibed QUALITY AND NOT AS EXPRESSION, enabling many ordinary girls/women to identify with her.

The track dealing with liberation from her ex husband, her past and memories is touching and pragmatic. At times I found the track irritating but still it was realistic. Ending a relationship is never easy; ending a marital relationship you have grown with, investing years of life, friendship, and love is even tougher. She held the memories close to her heart; as a source to drive the strength and energy to fight her battle; a battle against her own insecurities and haunting memories for self liberation. Her emotionally distant behaviour and aloofness get on our nerves but it makes her even more attractive and enigmatic for the opposite gender. liberating from past is different from divorce, especially when the past occupies most part of your life; you can always get over people but getting over the memories either sweet or bitter is tough as they won't disappear into vacuum and sit in your sub conscious memory; this is all dealt in a very realistic way unlike some shows which show this in spur.

Her relationship with Vikrant was dealt in a subtle fashion...they have shared hatred, bitterness, uncanny attraction, empathy, softness, emotional bonding and love, complementing and completing each other in all ways. She taught him to express emotions, to accept and reciprocate affections and to acknowledge the emotional need. Sarita's journey with Vikrant is truly a roller coaster ride to watch with oozing chemistry. Regardless of the promotions, cliched tracks, and ordinary sets without substantial sidetracks the show has delivered decent TVT and succeeded to grab the eye balls across the globe

Thank You Srishty Rode for immortalizing Sarita in our hearts; I wish you all the best for your future endeavours and hope you'll never fail to allure me with your phenomenal acting and colossal performance. Stay Blessed...!!

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Posted: 10 years ago
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Well said nandini. I personally like concept of PV.
Gonna miss big time ๐Ÿ˜Š
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Beautifully written Nandini๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Going to miss the Jhansi ki Rani and Mr Akdu like crazy and little Abhi too.
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Gud post nandu ! I wil miss pv2
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you have written it so beautifully that i have nothing to add!๐Ÿ‘
thanks for all the welcoming message you always had for me in the posts!!

lets all be here and stay in touch..

will miss PV2 all the more now!๐Ÿ˜ณ
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Very well phrased Nandini...couldn't have expressed it better. Am sure we all were fascinated not just by the actors but also the concept...which like you've said is different from everyday saas-bahu drama. Most of our Indian marriages are for convenience...and how a girl strives to turn this convenience to compassion in a period of time. Sarita' character was courageous but not haughty, she was learned yet gentle, elegant but never pompous. So was Divya' character too.

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Can I marry your post, Nandini? ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

You have written it so beautifully, dear! You actually spoke my mind! And yes, Srishty's portrayal of Sarita is what hooked me to the show. Rest is history as they say.

Am gonna mis Pv2 a lot. Not just because of the cast, but becase it had a freshness to it even though the story lines were not new. Just loved the show!

Please do keep in touch guys! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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Well written Dear ๐Ÿ‘

I think you must carry on with your FF's by continuing the show where the CV's left incomplete.. :)
Coming to myself...Yes as your subject says this is Truly an Affair to Remember...I love the Jodi of ViSa, or the trio ViSabhi.
Want to start by praising Ejaz. This man was the reason why I started watching PV ENU...though I knew the concept of this story I never watched it. But entry of Ejaz as Vikrant made me watch the serial and get hooked... This man just lacked a bit of dialogue delivery at times but I still overlooked them and enjoyed his presence as I loved him as Vikrant...
Why this show attracted me ever since I started watching?? Could be the character of Sarita, being a girl I know what a woman wants for??Sarita a loving, caring person expected love in return but she never got that.. No one would have stuck to that sort of relation for that long 10 years was too much to suffer but still she did not give up and loved that family...Such a genuine and selfless character...

Finally Raj's decision made her get re-married to Vikrant, which was the best decision Raj's character in the show took in his life so far...
This Son and Father duo are so adorable and cute who are the perfect replacement of what Sarita missed for past 10 yrs...
Vikrant: A successful businessman, who has everything apart from the essentials which was Love and Caringness. He used to runaway from those and a result returned that gap in the form of anger...
Abhi: Such a cute, sweet and smart kid who knows only to show un-conditional love towards everyone he is with, and this cutie-pie was starving for motherly love and affection. God did not want to dis-hearten him and showed him Sarita.
Who else could fill the gaps this Father and Son had?? And who else could fulfill what Sarita missed?She got a perfect kid and husband...this trio fill each other emptiness with love, care and affection...
Vikrant fell for Sarita since beginning but never opened and waited for Sarita's approval, though he wanted to treat Sarita as just Abhi's mother he could not as some where inside he also wanted and thrived for her love and also expected her to feel for him, that's the reason he could not take it when Raj was near them... Jealousy is a way of conveying their feelings unknowingly which Vikrant had to display in the from of Akdoo Avatar before Sarita.. [All those moments in Mumbai were so funny and sweet, he started moving closer to Sarita but had to withdraw because of Raj]
Cutest thing was this man always bent ONLY before Sarita, she was the only one who controlled his anger and made him smile...and also he showed his true colors only before her, he was just himself this might be the reason why Sarita fell for him that quickly...
Finally the last episode showed that this relation is complete and truly Punar Vivah Ek Nayi Ummed...
Hope my post is not boring...
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Originally posted by: sanju_g

Well written Dear ๐Ÿ‘

I think you must carry on with your FF's by continuing the show where the CV's left incomplete.. :)
Coming to myself...Yes as your subject says this is Truly an Affair to Remember...I love the Jodi of ViSa, or the trio ViSabhi.
Want to start by praising Ejaz. This man was the reason why I started watching PV ENU...though I knew the concept of this story I never watched it. But entry of Ejaz as Vikrant made me watch the serial and get hooked... This man just lacked a bit of dialogue delivery at times but I still overlooked them and enjoyed his presence as I loved him as Vikrant...
Why this show attracted me ever since I started watching?? Could be the character of Sarita, being a girl I know what a woman wants for??Sarita a loving, caring person expected love in return but she never got that.. No one would have stuck to that sort of relation for that long 10 years was too much to suffer but still she did not give up and loved that family...Such a genuine and selfless character...

Finally Raj's decision made her get re-married to Vikrant, which was the best decision Raj's character in the show took in his life so far...
This Son and Father duo are so adorable and cute who are the perfect replacement of what Sarita missed for past 10 yrs...
Vikrant: A successful businessman, who has everything apart from the essentials which was Love and Caringness. He used to runaway from those and a result returned that gap in the form of anger...
Abhi: Such a cute, sweet and smart kid who knows only to show un-conditional love towards everyone he is with, and this cutie-pie was starving for motherly love and affection. God did not want to dis-hearten him and showed him Sarita.
Who else could fill the gaps this Father and Son had?? And who else could fulfill what Sarita missed?She got a perfect kid and husband...this trio fill each other emptiness with love, care and affection...
Vikrant fell for Sarita since beginning but never opened and waited for Sarita's approval, though he wanted to treat Sarita as just Abhi's mother he could not as some where inside he also wanted and thrived for her love and also expected her to feel for him, that's the reason he could not take it when Raj was near them... Jealousy is a way of conveying their feelings unknowingly which Vikrant had to display in the from of Akdoo Avatar before Sarita.. [All those moments in Mumbai were so funny and sweet, he started moving closer to Sarita but had to withdraw because of Raj]
Cutest thing was this man always bent ONLY before Sarita, she was the only one who controlled his anger and made him smile...and also he showed his true colors only before her, he was just himself this might be the reason why Sarita fell for him that quickly...
Finally the last episode showed that this relation is complete and truly Punar Vivah Ek Nayi Ummed...
Hope my post is not boring...


Beautiful Post dear๐Ÿ˜Š

Cutest thing was this man always bent ONLY before Sarita, she was the only one who controlled his anger and made him smile...and also he showed his true colors only before her, he was just himself this might be the reason why Sarita fell for him that quickly...@I love these lines...this is the beauty of her character she has the courage to see sunshine even in the darkness and eventually sun arises out; of course it is hard resist Akdu Suryavanshi and Sarita is just passionate hormonal๐Ÿ˜‰

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So well said Nandini!!!
Srishty breathed life into Sarita...
Srishty is a fabulous actress...so spunky...so totally wow!!
Her jodi with Karan was fabulous and stupendous with Eijaz...
Off screen also the three of them are a dhamaka...
Loved the sbb track with the trio...
Srishty going on to say 'Her fav scene with Karan was her removing her saree and with Eijaz was the SR'...and then she goes 'yo baby!!!!!' I was like ROFL!!!!!!! EK's expression too at that moment were of utmost amusement!!!

Srishty Rode u are BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come back on screen sooon...

I'd love especially to see EK, Karan and Srishty together...Some spunky thriller or romcom or something!!!!!!!!!!!!
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