Week 57 - Shining amidst the storm

There are as many kinds of love as there are Hearts. Our show revolves around this topic constantly! ❤️

For the last 7 years, Dev and Sonakshi have struggled through many storms. They may not agree with me, but they have survived all that, only in the hope of being together again.. And ever since Sonakshi came back to Delhi and ever since Dev came to know about Suhana, this storm is slowly losing its fierceness and becoming gentler..😊 However, thats not the case with the antagonists of the story.. Ever since Dev and Sona met again, Ishwari, Bijoy, GKB and Vicky..are all having high blood pressure and spending sleepless nights!! This week gave us the experience of the fierce storm as well as the warmth of the gentle breeze..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The week started off with Dev reaching the Bose house to the surprise or rather shock of the Bose family members! No-one except Suhana gave him a warm welcome. But only Suhana mattered to him and no-one else - he reached the Bose house only for her. And because he was going to Bose house, he remembered to take his cool dude mask - he knew that he must be sure to not get provoked by the many unpleasant things that might happen there. His first impression with the blood pressure pills was not to only mock at Bijoy, but also to establish his cool dude avatar!! "Dev, naam tho sun hoga" 😎😎 Its extremely important for Dev to be this way in front of Suhana..so that she does not stamp him as an Abhodro as well 😉

Jatin got into my very bad books on monday by rubbing Dev on the wrong side. On examining carefully..I realized he was not very wrong.😒 But still I was upset with him. And stayed that way..until Friday when he became my friend..👌🏻

Bijoy and Ishwari were both extremely stressed with the current plan of Dev-Sona-Soha. And were both experiencing a fierce storm in their minds. GKB and Vicky were also brainstorming their plan of action. Bijoy tried to make every moment of Dev's stay there difficult for him, thankfully saved by Asha most of the times. And Ishwari was constantly thinking about Dev and what he was doing there...- Mama ji tried to advice Ishwari as much as he could. 

While this group was making the environment so traumatic to endure...

The little kids gave us the much needed peace and tranquility. Golu's matured advice to Ishwari came as a pleasant surprise to me. His love for Dev, is quite remarkable and this little kid understands Dev and his situation inside out and is exactly what Dev needs right now. The makers have done a fabulous job of keeping the kids as kids and yet saying highly inspiring lessons for the elders. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 👍🏻👍🏻"Dadi, lets not disturb big cha now.. If we call him now, Suhana will feel bad.. because thats exactly how I will feel when someone disturbs my time with my dad..." this was neither over-smart nor childish.. perfect, just perfect! "I am like this from childhood..just nobody noticed me..." - many kisses to you Golu, we really need you a lot amidst these crazy old folks. 😏😏

Suhana also brought us the gentle warm breeze in the Bose house that was otherwise giving Dev such a cold treatment. Her cupboard space for her papa reminded me of my childhood, when my cousins used to come and stay with us during summer vacation..and how we created space for them 😊  Its unfortunate that Suhana has to do something like this for her own dad..😢

The fight over AC temperature, sharing a single blanket, bed time story, sweet good night kisses is all that Dev longed for..a happy family. He was willing to do anything for this happy family.. God had been cruel to this family, I thought..

But I have always learnt to see the positive side in all problems - every family has issues. Believe me, the AC issue, snoring, and comforter issues are international problems 😂😂 After all, men are from mars and women are from venus.. so I am thankful that Dev now knows about his daughter and his daughter has accepted him as her papa and their bond is growing stronger every second. And there is a gentle breeze between Dev and Sona too, amidst the "I hate you" game. I wished Sonakshi at least later found out that Dev had put the AC temperature back to 26..🤓 Suhana's "Agar mein nahi hoti tho aap dhonon kahan hote" - another simple yet  powerful dialogue - the basic crux of season 2!

And its because of Suhana that Dev and Sonakshi are getting another chance to live their love story.. And its also because of Suhana that Ishwari is trapped in her possessive world yet again! Even though I hate GKB, what she mentioned to Ishwari (while making room for Sonakshi's clothes in Dev's cupboard) was very true. Ishwari has to realize that Sonakshi's presence is real and she better move aside and give way...else she will be forcefully made to do so.. 😒😢

Worrying about the future will take away today's happiness and Dev was not a person, who will risk today's happiness for a better tomorrow. He has always lived in the present only. He now wants to live his moment with Suhana to the fullest and is extremely good in being her father... because, he knew the price of losing a childhood..and he will never be the reason for his daughter to lose her childhood. When he explained to Suhana how he never had the toys nor the time to play in his childhood, I felt bad for him. And Sonakshi was the only person in the whole world who had seen that little lonely child in Dev and had given at least a part of his childhood to him..I am not just talking about the video game that she made Nikki give him. I am also talking about the rain and the dance and the many other things that they both shared...😊

Today, a lot of things have happened between them and they don't share the same equation as before.. but who can erase the memories, especially when the memories are soo good. Throughout the week, its these little memories that came and touched our hearts gently.💕💞 Every breath and every touch is beautifully familiar to them and seems so perfect every time, but neither of them want to accept it, because they are both hurt deeply by the other person... Its these "false" repulsions which is now their new love language! 
Dev : "You look like aunty!".. 
Sonakshi: "You are so fat and ugly".. 
Us: "Awww.. DevAkshi is too cute"..💖

Is there anyone in this world, that cannot like DevAkshi? Except... Bijoy and Ishwari!! Ishwari was dying to peek into the Bose house and Golu was her perfect reason! But that day, it was good that she came and saved Dev from the embarassment at the lunch table. Bijoy - Bengalis are known for their hospitality.. And he..coming from the land of West Bengal had to stoop so low..to establish his point that Dev is not welcome in the Bose house...Its very sad that enmity can take a toll on the basic personality of a person.😒😢

Kids are like God and they hardly know this "enmity". Dev and Sonakshi are both good parents and are careful in not sowing any negative thoughts on these kids. Being a mother myself, this is a big selling point for me to watch this show. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️ I cannot stand TV shows using kids in their negative propaganda. Dev's explanation about Family as tree was a great lesson for kids and I was looking at Dev with the same admiration as Sonakshi. The gentle breeze was getting gentler and gentler...Talking about positive influence on kids, I also loved Dev's explanation earlier to Suhana about why Bijoy was always rude with him. After all Sonakshi is the baby girl of Bijoy.. just like how Suhana is for Dev.😊

But, Mr.Bijoy Bose had gone down so much in my respect that day - he had absolutely no Love to show to Golu. Only a hateful face and very hateful words that made Dev send his mother and Golu back to the Dixit mansion right away without any delay😡😡 Now this behavior of Bijoy surely made him a very unpleasant person. But Dev's retaliation was worth some claps. I am glad that Dev tried to be stern but stayed within his limits in front of Bijoy.

However, I did feel he crossed his limits with Asha. The beauty of motherhood is such that no matter how old they get, they are never tired of giving that shoulder for their kids.. even if it was in the form changing themselves to punching bags so that we can vent it all out on them.. Both Dev and Sonakshi needed Asha to be their punching bag that day. Even though Dev realized his mistake and asked for an apology later, it really didnt matter to me. Sorry is just a word and it will not undo the hurt. But he will not repeat it again, I knew that. 

As Sonakshi went on to say how good a man Bijoy is and how good a husband he is, Asha stopped and explained that a good man, a good dad, does not necessarily mean a good husband. And as Asha explained the difficulties she had faced as a wife, and yet moved on, because there was nothing more important than their "relationship" - I am sure Sonakshi questioned her own relationship with Dev. I also feel, that the discussion about anger and how Asha puts up with a husband like Bijoy will leave Dev with a doubt about himself and what price he had to pay for his anger. Well... mothers are for giving us that enlightenment when we need it.. and Asha played her part well. She is a woman that should be looked up to. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

After the big storm came the Sangeet. 

Celebrations are always a way to put aside our anger and sadness and be a part of the people that are celebrated. Saurabh and Rounita are a cute couple and Dev had always wished for nothing but good for his brother in law. That day was no different either. He never left an opportunity to mingle and become a part of the Bose family celebration. And Sonakshi cannot deny that she was proud of him. Her pride came through when she told someone that Suhana was with her papa..

Every scene these days only make us think of the happy times.. the walking down the steps, the photo frame gift, the Sangeet dances everything reminded me of all the Dev and Sona memories and I parallelly relived those as well..

Thankfully Bijoy's actions were shown in a lighter vein during the Sangeet ceremony! Otherwise, we would not have been able to see the magic that still exists between the beautiful couple. As Dev insisted and forced Sonakshi to help him wear the dhoti, I was reminded of the "pyar haq de deta hain Sonakshi" scene from Neha's sangeeth... Even though they are in complete denial of even the faintest hint of attraction that still exists between them, they cannot but acknowledge the ease and familiarity of the feeling ❤️❤️. It was a beautiful parallel of the Gajra scene 😍😍. I enjoyed this parallel more than the fact that the whole scene was inspired from my favorite Khan's Swades!😄

As Bijoy's acts were still only in the lighter vein, I really enjoyed the photo session as well! Especially the fitting reply of Dev to Bijoy.. "Ok.. you guys take the family picture. Me and Suhana will take a picture separately!!" Dev's cool dude mask is shining so brightly these days. I was almost celebrating Bijoy's frown!! 😂

Now we have all become so sharp in identifying parallels.. that "Jaat ki Jugni" promotion.. only reminded me of the "Beyhadh" promotion when Dev went to drop his dadi bhua to Haridwar... But the "Love" explanation that the couple gave us, touched my heart. Love stories should only have "Happy endings" - I agree. And our DevAskhi will have a happy ending too. Thats my pinky promise to you all 😄

One of the highlights of this week was Dev's "Izaar-e-Ishq" (Love confession).  ❤️ Who can give a better speech on this topic than our own very dear Dev Dixit. His love for Sonakshi is pure, heartfelt, true and beyond any defeat. The analogies he used for explaining Love are apt for the modern days! Free wifi in a low network area, perfect parking spot!! But like he said, what he says is not important, but who he says it for is the most important thing. He knew who he meant it for and "she" knew it was meant for her. But she probably also remembered when Dev once said "After few years..I will love someone else a tad bit more - she will be slightly prettier and cuter than you!" So she got Suhana in front of him. Or she probably did not want him to get carried away in the moment.. whatever was the reason.. it ended pretty beautifully.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 

After Dev's honest confession, Jatin could not help but admire the hopeless lovers Dev and Sonakshi - the crazy and hopeless couple who knew nothing better than loving each other. I am banking on Jatin a lot and I am pretty sure he will have an important part to play between Dev and Sonakshi.. He will be in the team DevAkshi along with mama ji and Asha 😊 Sonakshi knew whatever Jatin mentioned about Dev was probably true. But why will she accept and even if she does, what is the point? It had been long decided that their relationship will never work, especially in the backdrop of Ishwari's possessiveness. 

Dev's possessiveness was no less either! Even after several assurances in the past that Jatin is just a childhood friend, Dev just could not get over the bond that Sonakshi shared with Jatin. Like I always say, Dev is a little child in these matters and he crying over his own hopeless possessiveness and love for Sonakshi, just broke my heart literally... Behind the cool dude mask that he has been wearing for several years, there is a little child who has been crying deeply for the loss..😢

His one and only friend, Golu, I must say, arrived just on time! Golu's arrival was also like one of Dev's analogies about love - that of a pleasant shadow on an extremely hot June day. Thank you Golu for wiping your Big cha's tears.. Please be with him always.. Only you know how to make him happy..😊

The week thus ended giving me a beautiful message that the warmth of the Love is all you need to survive any storm.. ❤️

The precap gave me a very unsettling feeling during the weekend. I don't know why Ronita's mom has a negative shade to her.. A friend and I were discussing if GKB might have a part in it...I feel Suhana might come to her papa's rescue, against her dadu.. Lets wait and see.