SPM ~My Musings ~1.10.19 A lion with a thorn in his heart
For me the episode is all about Madhav Sharma,a stranger to Kashish yet with a specific purpose to take her life eventually. To him she was Kainat his sister's murderer. But where is the sting of revenge now? Today he emerges nothing short of an action hero! in a high drama, trigger happy! blade wielding, action packed episode. To me Madhav always came across as the mighty lion, distant, dignified, marked by his erratic passion.Which if aroused, came out in furious roars, regards him being a single loving father, but a little clumsy in the upbringing of his young, peppy animated Krish!
Madhav stands out as a family man. A lion who looks after the pride of lions under his care. Regards his son’s mother, he maintains an aloof silence. However since his interaction with his controversial captive Kainat whom, he christened inadvertently as Kashish.. an attraction. She did become a girl with enough spirit! to hold both father and son’s attraction! Every time Kashish went missing Madhav never could face it.Tough Madhav, dressed and dismissed his emotions as his will, to find her to quench his thirst to avenge his sister’s death.
Only this last time when Kashish goes missing, the lion in Madhav comes into action, as if finding her this time, meant giving Krish his happiness back. But really, Madhav feels a thorn in his heart! As this time Kashish/Kainat he knows, heads back towards Shah Manzil, where her assumed love interest Zaroon resides! Madhav also recalls the last interaction he had with Kashish was so volatile, that he almost blames himself for making Kainat leave his house. Madhav frantically looking for Kainat on the streets, gives him a feeling that all is not well with her. In fact a strange Kashish.. he felt for her, brings the lion to the spot where his Kashish lay, bleeding to death.What undeclared bond lies between them?
The thorn pierces deeper in the lion’s heart as he gathers her floppy head in his arms. She barely struggles to breath. Her pulse weakens. His first gut reaction was who did this to her? Her response was a finger pointing in space towards the door. Quite clear the perpetrators did their deed! and left her to die. Now he has to do the needful,rush her to medical care! It’s a matter of conscience now for him. How he wished he had paid heed to his inner soul, which told him earlier.. Kashish could be anything! but not a killer! In a way, forgiveness already makes way into his heart.. But to find her in this sorry state makes Madhav passionate about saving his Kashish.Revenge gives way to the compassion in him, the voice of his conscience.
Out on the streets sinful Salty /Kainat flees furtively with Zaroon carrying a blood stained knife, which she covers to avoid public attention. Zaroon too begin’s to suffer from the pangs of a guilty conscience. From being one coldblooded murderer, he queries his sense of humanity at leaving the woman as he does! Such a farce!his mindset! But then he has to go back to his crime spot! Kainat of course is not there! She could be anywhere! This had to happen! As the missing Kainat will rob both Zaroon and sinful Salty of their peace! This is their punishment,they will fear Kainat’s return and curse themselves for an unfinished job!
Guilty and under duress, Zaroon even considers handing himself over to the police on the pretext that was fed to him,by sinful Salty that Kainat attempted to murder Saltanat so in her defence he stabbed Kainat to death! Yet here too, shamefully Zaroon’s conscience is kept under check by selfish Saltanat! she would not rather lose him. So really, even Zaroon’s conscience follows the dictates given by sinful Salty! However he does inform the police that he stabbed Kainat , that wounded she is on the loose! The police orders all hospitals to be on alert for Kainat! Kainat's original face picture is circulated!
Madhav! follows the ruling of his own conscience ,and by some force and making enough noise, literally takes a nurse as a mercy hostage ,to see too Kashish injuries. The use of a surgeons apparel and surgical mouth mask is donned, to further Kashish for emergency medical procedure.
Much furore, delays and confrontation between Madhav, Zaroon, sinful Salty and the police happens. Zaroon pulls the gun at Madhav! But the lion too places a surgeon’s scalpel at the nurse’s throat! Zaroon under police orders, has to do away with his macho image! and put down his gun to give safe passage out of the lift,carrying Kashish on a hospital bed! The scene is significant, as Zaroon! finds Madhav’s voice rather familiar ! Sinful Salty too begins to fear for her life! as the wounded Kainat is now under Madhav’s care and control! Whereas, once he yearned and vowed to kill Kainat! now he seems to be saving this invincible Kainat’s life! How she wishes Saltanat were dead! Kainat’s is plagued by fear of being exposed!
Madhav too notices this match maker with Zaroon,very odd… but the lion takes full control of the situation and takes the nurse and Kashish to a place where no one can suspect the patient to be in. Back at the crime spot! At the dargah!
Where his father does all in his power,to get Kashish medical attention. Young Krish does his own searching for his dost didi, freely in his home territory. Krish shows a picture of Kashish with him and his father. He begs people to check if they had seen his dost didi? It was a hard task as not many could help, but one, who suggests he head for the police station nearby and report her as a missing person!
With tears and many sobs! Krish wants to explain that for him she was much missed! And if they could search her out! The police have other chores to do, seeing he was a bit of a child they went about their business. But Krish waits like a brave and persistent soldier, till he could have their attention. Yes his dost didi was missing! and so was all the fun times! the joy and attention she gave him. All was missing in his life!
Let the procedure begin! Under Madhav’s watchful eye the nurse has no choice but to do as the overbearing man orders her to do. Madhav’s mind too cuts , dissects, sutures loose ends, that come up. Like the truth about Kashish ? The reality about Saltanat that match maker seen with Zaroon? Soon Madhav begins to see light at the end ofthe tunnel.. He begins to see the malignancy of the tumor.. If Kashish is Kainat Shah Ghazi.. Convicted of killing Ghazala a charge pressed by her son Zaroon! Which is untrue as given the fact that Kashish is Kainat..in that case when the murder took place Kainat was with him! not at Shah Manzil.. So he wonders is Kashish really is Kainat? If not then who is she?
Madhav is curious to learn about this match maker Saltanat? He checks her profile and certain, curious thoughts come to his mind! Madhav or rather Saltanat, has truth. reality veering towards them. The nurse who gives surgical attention to the assumed Kainat is truly a god sent by destiny itself! She comments about coming across this particular patient once before at her work. She sympathizes, the girl has suffered quite a bit.. Last time she turned up, with her whole face burnt by hot oil, to such an extent, that her complete face had to undergo aesthetic surgery! The nurse recalls she was the very nurse who removed her facial bandages. But the nurse adds with amazement, as to how the patient even after cosmetic surgery? managed to regain her original face back!!???
Visibly shaken Madhav questions the nurse, when did the patient suffer the facial hot oil burns? The nurse recalls it was during the time of Janamashtami.Madhav realizes what a gross misjudgement, miscalculation he made. He targeted the innocent girl. For lying here before him, struggling to live is Saltanat! Kashish was always Saltanat !and never Kainat. Broken down with shame, he genuinely begs for forgiveness. So preoccupied was he in his unholy fever of revenge! That not once did he stop to think. All along, wrongly, he made Saltanat the butt of his bitter twisted hate! Suddenly all his sharp,cruel, hurtful words deeds and actions slap him hard in the face! The wrong that he did to this poor innocent girl, belittles him in his own eyes! If only she was aware! His heart! eyes and soul would beg for forgiveness.. Madhav looks down at the still Saltanat.. The thorn sticks deeper into the lion’s heart.. Still when she revives, he will beg, plead, beseech her for forgiveness..
Madhav screws his face, narrows his eyes as he realizes who really killed his sister Sakshi. Saltanat’s face changed twin sister Kainat! Salty! the supposed matchmaker, latched on to Zaroon!
Madhav phones the real fiend! I know what you did! Meet me behind the dargah! Kainat chuckles, if he thinks he can expose me! Then think again Madhav Sharma? What proof can you supply? none what so ever! The witch cackles. Madhav too is aware that her sort is not easy to catch! But when he does! Heaven help the fury of a wounded lion! It kills it's prey! He will not spare her for unknowingly making him punish a pure innocent soul!
Krish faints at the station and as events would happen, in walks his dost bahiya! Zaroon.. Krish tells him, his dost didi is missing and he is out looking for her! Zaroon looks at the photograph.. and assumes that Madhav has taken Kainat.. they may be together? Krish he realizes is Madhav’s son.. I wonder if Zaroon is going to hold Krish hostage and demand Madhav for the return of Kainat to him in exchange for his son?? The rate at which Zaroon is going these days, anything good coming from him! will greatly surprise me! He is a man without guilt, with out remorse, no sense of wrong doing! In short a man without conscience like the mistress sinful Salty ! Two peas in a pod! 2.10.19.hamlet53.
Thanks Esha and Irshita for sharing your honest views with me..pardon me for late & long post.. was caught up in the rains.. even the heaven's in London cried for lion Madhav today. love hammie
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