Week 19 - Neha's wedding

Neha's wedding and all the celebrations towards the big day were the highlight of this week. Along with it was the right amount of the lead pair's bonding, mami's non stop efforts to expose them and Ishwari's unexplainable discomfort over Dev-Sona's interactions.

The wedding preparations happen in the Dixit home in full swing. Indian weddings are internationally well known for its grandeur and the show has not left any of the rituals undone! The Dixit home is decorated lavishly. And the wedding attires of everyone is gorgeous, colorful and so very grand!

"Dev - the brother", "Dev - the son", "Dev - the lover" -- He perfects all his roles in a way that the women in his life cannot help but be extremely fond of him.

Dev, the brother...He never slacks even a bit in his responsibility towards his 3 sisters, especially Neha, right now. I very clearly remember the first set of  episodes of Neha's initial engagement with Sameer. Dev had told Neha that whatever hardship Neha has to face, even after she gets old, has to first confront him as he is her elder brother. And today, during the haldi ceremony, he said the same to Neha..."whatever you need, you will tell me first, because I am and I will always be your elder brother.." His eyes filled with tears, his affectionate hug, his heartfelt wish for her - Only Shaheer is capable of portraying the subtlest of emotions with utmost intensity! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Dev does not want to be a henpecked husband..agreed; but he is so much dependent on Sonakshi for everything these days, that it worries me what this guy will do, if she just goes out of town for a couple of days...😂 Sonakshi's color choice for Dev's wedding outfit via txt message was cute. 

Maami is constantly behind them and Dev is slowly mastering the art of dodging mami's interrogation..😂 But, her top priority this week was to somehow expose Dev-Sona relationship to Ishwari. That and to make use of the celebration to do as much of paisa vasool from Dev as possible in the name of wedding purchase for Vicky 😞 Her acts were so hilarious this week whether it was watching them with suspicion as they were exchanging txt messages or it was going into the room where Sona was writing Dev's name in her mehendi. After doing all these to perfection, she also does not leave any little chance she gets, to smirk about Neha's in-laws.

Neha, we know, is a girl with a troubled childhood. She was never able to come out of the mindset that her mom is responsible for not giving her the childhood that she deserved and that her brother Dev took away the lime light from her. However, at the dawn of her wedding, she is just like any other girl.. Her explanation about anger and forgiving and her inability to ever forgive - was beautiful. And her heartfelt apology to her mom touched our heart. Dev's quiet witnessing of the mom-daughter bonding and the relief he showed - we could feel the same relief. Yes, as Ishwari said, Ranvir brought this change in Neha that Dev and Ishwari could not bring for years! Neha's genuine flashback of her childhood with her sisters also moved us.

I wish I didn't have to say anything negative about Neha this week as its her wedding. However, Neha is so much scared of the monetary hardships that life might bring, that at times, it overshadows her feeling of Love for Ranvir. She becomes very conscious of what she has to give up, in order to have Ranvir.. When you consciously do things, it becomes a matter of brain not of heart. And brain does not understand Love, only heart does. Her refusing to wear the dress given by Ranvir's family was not nice. And Dev's supporting her in this matter and getting her an expensive one was not at all right. But his decision to take Sona's help was perfect. Sonakshi's story to Neha about how she personalized her doll with a dress that she made in order to make it look like her own - was endearing. After hearing that story, Neha would have agreed to anything that Sona told her. "Dress yourself up for Ranvir.. not for the world!" What a lovely dialogue..

The Sangeet ceremony was a visual and a musical treat. Such a grand celebration of joy! Lovely dances by the young and the old. It was good to see the whole family dance their heart out!

Dev and Sona's cute, cuter, cutest moments were spread throughout the week, a little bit everyday. Starting from the "payal" scene to the "gajra" scene. Elena's million dollar advice on the payal worked! Dev's compliments, Sona's request for more compliments and more compliments and Dev's immediate response with a sweeter and more sweeter compliment - Sonakshi cannot ask for a lover more romantic than Dev 😄❤️ How much Dev has grown up ever since he started following his heart..."you are not looking beautiful because of these jewels..the jewels look beautiful because you are wearing them" - is the best compliment that a girl can ever get! The only thing that makes a woman more loved is when he becomes possessive. How jealous he was when he said "You are mine!" 😲  - writing his original name (Mr.Abhodro 😂) in bengali in mehendi was a good idea, Sona :) 

The discussion on kharghosh continues!

The partner switch dance was enchanting! We have come to love Dev and Sona so much that our hearts were pounding with the same speed as them and we felt the same relief as they finally got together to dance ❤️

Dev, the son and Ishwari, the mom...we have seen a lot of the devoted son, Dev and how he will do anything to make sure his mom is safe and happy. Getting Sonakshi into the Dixit home is by itself a proof of that. However, of late, as Dev is experiencing his love for another woman in his life, Ishwari has this unexplainable discomfort that she is trying to cope with. To add to her discomfort is mami's provoking. Whether it was seeing them dance together or seeing them look into each other's eyes or seeing them playing with payal... it annoys her every time she sees them together. She does not dislike Sonakshi, but her possessiveness over her son, completely overshadows her ability to think straight. The experienced actor, Supriya plays the role of the possessive and helpless mother with such ease. Because of the Love that Dev has for his mom and because of the special bond that the mom shares with her son, its hard for the audience to not sympathize with this mother. Her compliments to Sona when she thanked her for convincing Neha to accept Ranvir's wedding dress was heartfelt. But she lost her charm, the moment she knew it was Dev who asked Sona to talk to Neha. How complicated human relationships are...Dev, however has not and will never slack even a bit when it comes to taking care of his mom. His mom is his child now and his love for her will only increase with Sonakshi's presence..But how will Ishwari realize this? When he came that night to give his mom her medicines, it was business-as-usual for him.. but was a big positive impact towards Ishwari's peace of mind.. atleast for that night.

Even though it is Ranvir-Neha's wedding, the couple that is more in love is only Dev-Sona. Ranvir is stressed about not moving out of his home and family for Neha's sake. Neha is stressed about how much she has to sacrifice by choosing to marry Ranvir. Every time they have a problem, they seem to logically analyse the situation and come to a compromise...One such was the scene when Ranvir's mom highlights to Ranvir that the house does not have enough rooms for Neha to join. Ranvir keeps saying and assuming that it will be ok for Neha. In future, when Neha expresses her unhappiness, it will surely hurt Ranvir. Every time, there cannot be a Dev or Sona or Ishwari to explain things to Neha.. 

Dev on the other hand follows his heart blindly...The scene where Dev went behind and consoled Sona (immediately after Ishwari got upset with her wearing the wedding veil) was one such. He just had to make sure without any delay, that his Sonakshi's smile stayed in place. Sonakshi also looks at Dev, not with her eyes, but with her heart, thats why she is able to see not just him, but everyone that belongs to him as well. She is more worried that day for hurting Ishwari's sentiments..❤️ Its a good contrast to see the two kind of couple in today's world.

The finale of the week was.. should I say, funny? romantic? should I add gripping too? All together!  The scene when Sonakshi convinces Neha, was a very beautiful feeling from Dev's point of view. He got the words out of our mouth when he said "I thought I cant love you more..but I was wrong.." We feel the same about this couple. Every week we think we cannot love them more and then a whole new set of episodes come by and we fall more and more in love with them. The exchange of messages over getting ready (with the bengali traditional saree) for the wedding was the cutest..Eleena was the guinea pig in their conversation 😂 And was that Sona's tip to Dev in getting his compliments for her ready - Note this ear ring..see this bangle..😍 Finally they got to meet. Whats easy about getting any gift for Sona is that, she gives him tips all along..He just has to catch those tips and fulfill it.. Oh..did Dev himself say this once? To personalize Sona, to make her look his own, he bought her something special- flowers..traditional bengali flowers..

Are the makers paying any loyalty for Google at all? What else will Dev search for on the internet? How to wear bengali gajra? Did I say Dev uses only his heart? No no.. he does use his brain too..😄❤️ Google, in return or anyone else looking for romantic dialogues can watch this show 😄 Best romantic show ever made 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

"Mera sab kuch hai is chahre me" and a hug from behind and a romantic look into each other's eyes... was abruptly stopped by Maami's knock on the door...Maami turned a romantic moment into a gripping moment for Sonakshi..She went to hide in the bathroom..It was hilarious to see Dev come up with a justification for the female voice that maami heard! What presence of mind, Dev! You rock 😂 Maami and Dev made us ROFL on a friday night!

Sonakshi is in Dev's room.. Maami latched it from outside..Dev is busy  with the wedding downstairs.. Hope the happiness of the wedding stays when Sonakshi safely gets out of Dev's room and participates in the rest of the ceremony.