LTL Written Update
Episode ~169
14th September 2010
Out house
Episode continues when Babi sees Naku at the dresser table.. Naku? Babi takes a canister that she carries and puts it down on the table. Naku says Aye, till now I too like other spinsters dreamt about the image their husband...but for today ,the face that I dream about is before me, so I've kept a fast for Saab. I'll ask Bappa for his happiness. Babi smiles as approval. Sethji walks in..hey Tai hurry up Aye Sahib is calling for you!'then he stops midway and looks at his sister.. Tai you look so pretty! taken aback Naku turns her face to the mirror. and checks herself out. her brother carries on, if you look so pretty like this, I'll forget your real face! your dark face is knowing today, Babi grabs and covers his mouth with her hand. and she chides him, keep quiet! told you not to talk about dark or fair! If you repeat this outside I'll give you a tight slap! she warns him severely. Naku lowers her eyes, as the lad speaks the truth. Sethji argues, Aye I was only praising Tai! I am older now I can understand everything! you're always telling me off for nothing! and she shoos him off, get going! and he moans and leaves. Naku looks at her mother and says , Aye all your anxieties will be over soon, today I'll ask Bappa, shall I tell the truth about myself or not? today Bappa will be tested.. only he can show me the right path. Babi mops her brow and frets. She sits down on the bed to contain herself, and Naku continues, Bappa will make everything alright , come now let's go for worship Aye Sahib is waiting for us..
Prayers begin, AS, asks Leela where Roops is? Leela said she's in her room's she's not looking to good. Aye Sahib invites Naku to sit for worship and says, today whatever you ask from Parvati goddess, your Dutta's longevity too it will be granted. Naku sits and Sethji comes running and is surprised, he asks Aye Sahib why are you not sitting in the worship? Babi tells him off for being cheeky , but Aye Sahib smiles and says, how is he to know that this fasting is only observed by unmarried and married women.. Sethji moans at his mother and leaves. Naku perform aarti. Aye Sahib prays, Parvati goddess, today your son Ganesh is in our home, we will look after him to the utmost. Please you too look after my son's happiness. Naku prays quietly, oh goddess, you know both truth and false; you know my concerns as well; you and Bappa together will have to help me in my difficulty. I will ask your son, for a way out of my situation, whichever he shows, that way I will take, all I want is that you convey the true love of my heart to Saab, may my Saab be exempt of all sorrows, tribulations and hurdles. May he have happiness always.Aye Sahib says, we are having positive vibes from Parvati goddess... looks like Ganpati Bappa will end all our anxieties. Naku then offers arti to all.
Dutta, Naku, Baji
Baji chants loud praises of Ganpati Bappa! and Dutta arrives carrying the Bappa idol. Naku sees Dutta smiling and she prays, Saab may Bappa grant you happiness always, even after finding out my truth. Aye Sahib instructs , place Bappa on his special decorated place. Dutta takes off his forehead band, and Aye Sahib smiles at his religious enthusiasm.. pandit opens the worship by chanting holy mantras. Naku and Dutta steal glances at each other. Aye Sahib says , today I am delighted that both my sons have brought home Bappa's idol... Baji smile at being called a son by Aye Sahib, clouds when he recalls Kala's words to Bhau which clearly referred to him , a person who is stuck to like a leech, has no identity of his own, without your support, today Bhau you talk about deserting your sister on account of him?? Aye Sahib prays, Partvati goddess, tomorrow on the day of your sons Ganesh chaturti, we will worship him with full reverence. The pandit informs there will be worship tomorrow. The pandit asks who will place the idol? And Aye says, those two who with great joy brought the idol home, both my sons, Dutta and Baji. Baji looks uncomfortable, while Dutta smiles approvingly. Baji says, no Aye Sahib, all the rituals will be done by Bhau he's the older one.. Dutta gives Baji a sided glare, why what's your problem? ,Naku too wonders why Baji seems so off.. Pandit comes to Dutta and starts the ritual, and instructs Dutta that, tomorrow before the worship, you will need to fast. Dutta looks at Naku, and says, I will pandit ji, for the first time in life I am bowing my head before him on my own accord. Whatever I do it will be in complete faith and trust in god.
A disturbed Baji , takes his forehead band off and leaves all of a sudden. Naku watches him and rushes off behind him and Dutta with narrowed eyes, watches Naku rushes off behind Baji.
Naku & Baji
Baji ends up in his room, rather distressed, and concerned.Naku follows and asks him. Kala's words haunt him , just remember Bhau ,"when one fears losing everything, one can do anything, even friends become snake in the grass", Naku finds him gulping tears and asks, why have you come to your room ,what's happened, he tells her to leave him alone, she asks are you annoyed about something Baji? your not going to answer me, remember you called me your vahini, so tell me, with such fervor you brought Bappa's idol, then all of a sudden what's happened? Baji I am talking to you! Naku demands. He gulps and says don't ask me any more questions, I am happy as I am. Naku insists, why shouldn't I worry about you? you care so much for me.. is it because you have to hide my truth from Saab? is that upsetting you? Baji gets irritated, Aye Naku! just go , leave me alone, do I have to tell you everything! Naku retorts, no I am not leaving, Baji! Aye Sahib wanted with so much love that both her sons should place the Ganpati idol, and you turned her down, Baji turns on and says in pain , I am not the son of this household! don't you know that, what did Kala Tai say about me, such a friend who can betray Bhau at any time! ok now you know that's bothering me , so go now! he yells.
Naku tries to reason with him, but Baji is unwilling to listen to him.. and Dutta with hands in his jeans pockets, walks through the door, he's right Naku! and with an firm stern face looks at Baji who looks like a little boy about to cry. Dutta stares at him long and hard and Baji's eyes begin to well up. Dutta strolls in and says, he's right he's not the son of this house, nor is he Aye Sahib's son or my friend, isn't that so Baji ?Baji looks very upset. Dutta asks him, why is that every time I am attacked you protect me like a shield huh?ask him Naku, why does he always risk his life for me? our relationship is just that of a right hand man and his master isn't it? Baji bursts out crying.. Dutta continues, and the proof is this watch! Dutta holds it in his palm, Baji is shocked to see it ,and is about to take it from Dutta , but he closes his palm with the watch in it...the watch is like the symbol of their friendship that dates back to as long as ten years ago. Dutta tells Naku the significance of the watch, years ago when I was training to be a mechanic, Aye Saab suddenly became ill, and I didn't have enough money to get her treated, very few people can be found who help one in bad times. No one would even give me a small amount of money for this watch.. this Baji here! went and sold it for treble it's price.. but the truth is Baji never sold it in the first place! he hid it in his room, because he knew I would never accept money from anyone.. and Dutta slips on the watch on his wrist. Baji cries his eyes out. Dutta turns to face Baji and growls, what did you think? I won't find out? and Baji sobs uncontrollably. Dutta walks over to him and faces him... today after listening to your talk, I felt that I owe you money! tell me how shall I repay your debt? and Baji clasps his hands before Dutta in forgiveness and sobs bitterly, Dutta takes off his expensive watch and places it on Baji's palm and says, here keep this and make sure you hide it in your room lest you see it and are reminded of our friendship. Baji cries and Dutta looks down at him with furrowed eyes, then turns to leave and Baji looks at Dutta's watch in his palm and his mouth opens out to cry.. and he calls out in panic, Bhau! and Dutta stops near the door and slowly turns back sided and glares across to Baji... episode ends, Hamlet53~22.4.14
In the episode there is a play on the word "face" Naku talks about young girls dream about the face of their future husband; Baji recalls Kala's reference to him.. this person that you trust who has no entity of his own, one who exists by your identity Bhau.. wait for the day when you find out his real face; then of course it's Naku's face false and true.. Sethji makes a joke about it!
It's interesting that Babi is wary of encouraging her daughter to tell Dutta the truth. she obviously does not trust Bhau's reaction. It is commendable that Naku is not weighed down by her mother's reluctance.. or is Naku too somewhere committing the folly of not trusting Dutta enough.. Chulbul's words come to mind, "tell him the truth, give him the opportunity to decide.. if he love you?"
Dutta's change seems brisk and very noticeable.. something uncomfortable like a calm before a storm.
Baji is plagued by his guilt of knowing the truth about Naku.. Kala's words haunt him or rather he fears Kala's threat. that he can cope with, but to retain the truth about Naku from his beloved Bhau.. Baji in actual fact realizes it's a serious fact he hides from Dutta.. more so since Naku in question is willing to tell Dutta the truth.
Dutta is miffed , by Baji's attitude..
LTL Written Update
Episode ~170
15th September 2010
Short wu~
Baji hugs Dutta and Dutta bids him from now all his name is not Baji Rao but Baji rao Patil. The two friends make up. Baji tells Dutta he wants to tell him something.. Naku thinks it's her truth. But Baji requests Dutta to bring Kala back. Dutta is unwilling. Baji speaks to Naku then , and tells her Dutta is still festering for his sister. Hence this is not the right time to tell Dutta the truth about herself. Naku replies, she has now left it in Bappa's hands.
Roops and Leela both miss Kala. Roops feels that all the plotting against , Dutta, Naku and Supriya, the three of them carried out together, so it's unfair that only Kala is the one to be punished... she moaned, we should have spoken up in her defence, we should have stopped her from leaving. Leela replies, it would have been of no use as her own husband snitched her up. Opening our mouths would also mean being kicked out by Bhau. So it's best we remain silent.. which Kala Tai will not be even though she been turned out. She admits, see neither are we strong nor wise like Kala Tai .But Roops does not settle. Both sisters reminisce about Kala. Leela reminds Roops to participate in Ganesh worship, as it's the first time Bhau has brought Bappa home.
Roops harbors, anger against her mother, who walks into their room and explains to Roops.. that Kala was defying her, going against Dutta's marriage to Nakusha, so with a heavy heart she had to let her go..
Sethji shows love towards his sibling Naku. Ganpat returns on screen as par usual inebriated, talking gibberish with his son, misleading Sethji as usual. Building castles in the air as usual. Babi comes and tells her husband off, for whom she is fasting..
Naku sits on the swing in the moon light..fasting for Dutta's long life. she has FB's , Dutta embracing her in Anna's den; holding her arm and walking her into PN; proposing to her; holding her just above her wrist in his room; her falling off the ladder and being caught in his arms; his statement of leaving everything to Bappa this time.. surely, this is the last night between true and false, the confusion of my heart and mind will pass soon, tomorrow I will take the direction that Bappa shows me, muses Naku with her eyes closed. Slowly she opens her eyes and sees a figure standing before her in a white kurta, one arm in front, the other tucked at the back..she looks up, it's Dutta with a small smile, staring down at her.. episode ends Hamlet53 21.4.14
Episode touches on sibling attachment and some tough decisions parents have to take. Kala not seen, yet is still very much present. She has an effect on Baji's behaviour. Then her absence is felt by Roops too. Aye Sahib is clearly blamed for not stopping her , like a mother would do so if her daughter wants to leaves home.
Aye Sahib, clarifies her difficult position as a parent.
It is interesting to see how appropriately Leela summarises the difference between characteristics of Kala and the two of them..
N.B~ many thanks for reading the WU, fassben, twinky, bart, tammy,
Warda ,where is your "like", on my post.. ab bole ge like nehi press ho raha? and Naku you have the same problem? so what am I supposed to make of this? Roarrr.
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