Week 26 - When the brain took over the heart!

I am clueless just like Dev and Sona as to how to proceed now with my writeup, post breakup!

As always, Sonakshi's family came to her rescue to lift her up and give her the much needed confidence to move on. I cannot blame her for trying to move on so soon. In our country and elsewhere, women have certain perceived social barriers. In order to break those and be successful personally and professionally, women need to be stronger (atleast act stronger) - stronger than men, who don't have such barriers. A family like the Bose family invests a lot (not financially, but emotionally) in bringing up a strong daughter. Therefore, its more important for them to make sure that their daughter stays stronger, especially in the storm. And because she has been told this from childhood, it was no wonder that Sonakshi tried to get up and continue to run. Her emotion at that moment, was perfectly described in her dialogue "mujhe un par bahot gussa hai. par, mein unse bahot pyaar bhi karti hoon". And, what else can she really do?? She did not have any options.. She just had to accept what Dev told her and walk away. Dev never really gave her an option in anything, not now, and not ever!

I especially liked Sonakshi when she spoke to Ishwari who attempted to justify the breakup! There is absolutely no doubt to Sonakshi that she was a reason in some way, for Dev's happiness. If not for her, who else is going to tell Ishwari about that!  Sonakshi's strength is her confidence, her sincerity,  and her ability to articulate her mind voice. And Sonakshi's display of strength is not new to us - from the time she repelled Dev by saying "Aap ek paise wale gareeb hein, who cannot afford this doctor!", she has always been a strong girl!

And Dev stood by his character definition as well.. When it is about his mom, he will make it happen for her, whether it is the right thing to do or the wrong. This is the same Dev we are talking about, who went out of his morals and values and made false accusations about Dr.Sonakshi's professional integrity, just so that she will take up the job as his mother's nutritionist. Over time, Sonakshi has surely captured his heart and taken over him completely. The question is, how much unreasonable can he go for keeping Sonakshi to himself? After all, she is the one thing he ever wished for "himself"..

I couldn't believe my ears when Dev told his family that he and Sona broke up as they were not compatible!! Even though we know he is making it up, it just does not fit the Dev-Sona that we know :( Dev - I wouldn't be surprised if they renamed the word "compatible" to "DevAkshi" in the dictionary!! You guys were that compatible :( I couldn't help but feel very sad for Dev. There was no one to lift him up. 

The rocket speed with which Sona was collecting herself up was daunting for Dev. While he was still struggling to finish every minute of a day productively, Sona was moving on to find not just a new job for herself, but also a new person in her life. 

The match making that Ishwari did for Sona made her look smaller than ever before.. If Dev and Sonakshi finally find out that Ishwari was the master mind behind this match-making, Ishwari is going to repent very badly.

Dev is pretty much in sync with the fans in social media. Fans are reminiscing the DevAkshi happy times..and so is Dev. Shaheer as Dev has once again neatly portrayed as the man who let go of his love which was his utmost happiness and which brought color in his life.."Jo pyaar tha kushi, usi ne dard bhar diya..jo pyaar tha suhana, usi ne be rang kar diya..." - wonderful song and no-one can portray Dev better than Shaheer and this is probably the least compliment I can give him.. ❤️😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Whether it was trying to reclaim his right to talk to her over phone, or it was longing to make her stay in front of him amidst her bashings, or it was struggling to even breathe as he pushed himself to get through a single day at work, he just lived the Dev that he is playing. The emotions he showed  when he saw Sonakshi with Ritvik was excellent!  The anger, the disappointment, the frustration with which he spoke when his mom came to his room were all just too good for words to even describe. Shaheer as Dev - the man who broke his own heart is winning everyone's hearts 😊. I knew that if you are in a show, it will be worth watching! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 

I am so much angry with Ishwari now that I cant say anything positive about her this week. She is at peace now that Dev and Sonakshi have parted ways, even without her having to openly express her disapproval. It was slightly a relief when Dev got upset with her for saying "I just want a little happiness and a little time from my son".. Dev spoke out our mind voice and said.. "Am I only giving you a little??????" And thank God, mama also opened up and told Ishwari as a matter of fact that Dev gave up Sonakshi only for making her happy. It surely made her guilty, although its going to take a long time for her to realize the intensity of her mistake. The finale of the week when Sonakshi spoke to Ishwari definitely needs a big applause to the dialogue writers, especially... Maami (and Ishwari) got a fitting reply from Sonakshi for comparing her love for Dev to a glass of water...But I must say, I really liked gareeb ki beti a little bit on friday, when she made Ishwari realize (unknowingly atleast) that Dev's life was becoming lifeless without Sona... Sonakshi was absolutely right..Dev did live a bit of his childhood with Sona. As a mom, Ishwari must be happy to see her son happy..But instead she took away his happiness. Ishwari's speechless face was good to see!

"There are 2 kinds of people in life - one who eat the pizza in full, one who leave the corners." - that was a good way to look at "the happy and difficult parts of life equally" Ritvik as a light hearted bengali doctor, will otherwise be a good fit for Sonakshi (except the height of course - No one can compete with our Dev on that!!) He surely earned some goodwill from the fans for cheering up our Sonakshi. Sonakshi has started to see a friend in him with whom she was able to share her story of unfulfilled love. 

However, someone, so soon and so easily cannot take Dev's place in our Sona's life. A person's first love is forever and I don't want to see Sonakshi as the girl who just acts happy and lives for the sake of others and cries her heart out resting on a wet pillow at night.. People say a lot about Devdas.. not as much about Paro. Like I said, women have a lot of barriers and have to hold even their tears...

Dev is in pain to see his own Sonakshi with someone else these days. He has to realize, however strong she looks outside, its extremely hard for her and she is trying to move on, only because she has no other choice.. At the same time, Sonakshi should also realize that however angry and unreasonable he may seem outside, there is a little child inside him that has been weeping for the last one week..as he is struggling to give her up..She has seen the tenderness of Dev before, hasn't she?

And this is how the story unfolded this week - when the brain took over the matters of the heart. Brain or heart - we cannot settle for anything other than Dev and Sonakshi together. 

The journey from "Tu mujme mujse zyaada hai" to "Jeena na bhaye..phir bi hai jeena zaroori.." has been one unique ride and we cannot forget even a single moment of that ride. I don't know how much we must endure, before we can see Dev and Sonakshi together...

The breakup 😔

I am glad that I did not witness the breakup sequence live on TV. It was the most heart wrenching part of the show. There is so much of anger in the fandom. My thoughts on the breakup...

Although Ishwari did not exactly plan the breakup, she was unknowingly, but gradually making it happen. Ever since Dev told her that he would like to spend the rest of his life with Sonakshi, Ishwari was not able to love him the same way she did before. And none of us are able to love Ishwari the way we did before.

Everyone has a dark side..Even the moon has a dark side. Considering the evolution of humans from animals, I am sure there is a darker side to all of us which is full of anger, lie, etc. And hence Ishwari, with the current circumstances that she is in, might be experiencing and exposing her dark side now...Other than this, I cannot talk anything else to justify her actions..I am totally unable to relate to this character at all...

For Dev, as soon as he told his mother that he is in love with Sonakshi, it was almost as if the marriage was over..Therefore, going to the shop with both of them together or making Sonakshi part of the family portrait was not a big deal. But for Ishwari it was shock after shock..to realize how much Sona has taken over her son Dev. She was constantly trying to see if her son has really changed that much...A very nice characterization of a possessive mother.

Ishwari thought "Dev used to like sober colors..that must be the same". But Dev chose bright colored bed sheets and justified it by saying, "yes I do like sober colors.. but now I am liking bright colors..thanks to Sonakshi" Little did he know of his mother's possessive side..he went on to add fuel to the already burning heart "Haan ma..Sona sab kuch badhalna chahthi hain..mere almaari ki saare kapde badhalna chahthi hain.."

The only problem with Ishwari is that she never expressed to Dev that she does not like Sonakshi.. If only she did, Dev might have had an opportunity to explain how much Sonakshi meant to him. Because of Ishwari's silence/false approval, Dev continued to assume that Sonakshi is soon going to be his life partner. His intention to include Sona in the family portrait was genuine from his point of view. It was enough for Ishwari to finally open her mouth in a way that Dev could sense her discomfort.

Atleast at that time, she could have expressed what was truly in her mind..instead of beating around the bush by saying "Sonakshi is not yet part of the family"

Sonakshi, the girl with a strong presence of mind, was always doubtful about Ishwari's approval. What is beautiful about Sona is her ability to think beyond the present moment and to put herself in the other person's shoes - the two main traits that lack in the otherwise perfect Dev.

To make sure that Ishwari is ok with the relationship, Sona takes her own initiative in getting into Ishwari's good books..Besan ka halwa is Ishwari's unique recipe and Sona made the right move by attempting to make it for Dev..If only she had bid a temporary goodbye to the "Nutritionist" inside her, everything would have been perfect... The "diet" halwa was a disaster..but Sona was more devastated to later find that Ishwari had purposely served it to Dev, even after fully knowing that he was not going to like it...

If this was not enough for Sonakshi and Dev to understand Ishwari, the family portrait minus Sonakshi must have given them the message. Sonakshi clearly got the message, but Dev insisted that Ishwari was perfectly ok with their relationship! Sonakshi's confrontation about the family portrait shook Ishwari hard..as Sona kept pointing out her role as a daughter in law.

And, by this time, Ishwari was completely taken over by her possessiveness. She was hardly aware of what she was doing..her love for Dev was not the same. Her hatred for Sonakshi was increasing many folds..And the words that came out of her mouth were very sharp and hurt Sonakshi deeply..so much that it became very clear to her that Ishwari was not happy with her.

Up until this point, Ishwari was only angry, possessive, obsessed and insecure. She was not at all aware she was being irrational. However, Sonakshi's parents' visit and the conversation with Sona's dad that followed, got herself all guilty of her own behavior..She realized that she was not happy at all like a normal parent, although her conscience kept telling her that she needs to be happy for her son... I loved Bijoy's dialogues. After all the complicated stuff that Ishwari told about following Sanskar..keeping your work place separate from personal stuff, etc. - it was right on the nail head, when he said "I want my daughter's happiness..if you are happy, Dev is happy and if Dev is happy, my daughter will be happy and thats all I want."

Right after this conversation, Ishwari realized that she was not doing the right thing. What she did after this, was beyond my comprehension.. 

The Bose family is a happy family. They look out for each other, while also giving enough freedom. Sona was rightly warned by Bijoy to reconsider her relation.. Their conversations are clear as water and they are all totally transparent, unlike the Dixit folks. In the bose family, a yes is a "Yes"... not a disguised "No".

Little did Dev realize that his mom's "Yes, I like Sonakshi.." was not really a "Yes"...He had no doubt about his mom's happiness..He always thought, if he is happy, his mom will be happy..With unadulterated happiness, he genuinely went to meet Sonakshi. He genuinely gave her the promises..He had no idea that his next meeting with Sonakshi will be the breakup. He had no idea that he hugged Sona for the last time that night...

I now, have to talk about the breakup, although I never want to even think about it..I am going to make it as short as possible and get this post done with.

When mama told Dev that Ishwari is not happy with his and Sona's relationship, Dev crumbled. When he heard Ishwari tell mama that she is a bad mom, he felt miserable and fell apart and blamed himself for being blind to his mom - his God's misery...Any other son would probably question only the mom as to why she agreed for the relationship in the first place....
But Dev is different and unique and he loves his mom more than anything else and Sonakshi knows about it.  Sonakshi was fully aware that she is only the second most important person in his life.
Dev is impulsive and makes decisions for the current moment only. He lives in the present only...always. Sonakshi knows about it.
Dev is a complicated person. And to live with him is not easy. Yes, Dev made a promise that he will always be there for her.. But Sonakshi also promised that she is willing to accept Dev as it is, with all his complications..and that she will always be there for him.
Sonakshi once even promised Dev that she will never leave him..."mein aap ko chodkar kabhi nahi jaaoongi.. aap mujhe chodenge, thab bhi nahi" 

Am not justifying what Dev did... But he has got a lot of bashings from everyone in the fandom..so I am just taking his side, so that he doesn't feel lonely. Sonakshi has her family to support her in this hard time. Dev has no-one except us.. I wish Sonakshi knew that Dev cannot survive without her...

But having said that...Dev, is that a way to break up? "Tum Jao Sonakshi..hume alag hona chahiye" Thats it? Come on Dev...Is this a way "a man loves a woman"?? Doesn't she mean more than this to you, Dev...

I am heartbroken 💔 and I don't want to talk anymore.

I will end this by saying 
Its a well deserved award for you Shaheer - "⭐️Star of the year⭐️" Congratulations!
"Phenomenal performance this week Shaheer, Erica, Supriya n all other actors." 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
"Lovely music, lovely rendition, lovely dialogues" 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This show is a game changer in the otherwise boring Indian television! 
Kudos to the makers.  👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 

Week 23 - No one is the same!

Last week ended on a note of urgency in letting Ishwari know of their relationship. Dev was honestly keen on telling Ishwari about his love for Sonakshi. However, I can totally relate to his hesitation. Its really not that easy to walk up to your parents and say that you are in love with someone and that you are planning on spending the rest of the life with that person.. The immediate question that will come up is "Is it a permission or information?". Because, up until that day, at least in our culture, we are used to taking the permission of elders before starting anything new. And all of a sudden, if you tell them about your relationship..it is sure to come as a huge shock to them..they will not be necessarily unhappy, but there will surely be a feeling of betrayal. While this is true for any normal parents - Ishwari is special and her bond with Dev is much different than any normal mom-son relationship and Dev was completely aware of that.. Therefore however prepped he was, while that moment came in front of him, it was natural that he could not tell her that. Plus, talking about a relationship with your parent will surely be embarrassing for any person, leave alone Dev. I want to especially applaud the makers for acknowledging and showing that hesitation. Going and openly talking about this with your parents might seem filmy but not so, in reality! His hesitation was understandable..But he never thought that his hesitation would actually result in a big change in Ishwari...

Ishwari has always been a kind person. Not just with her own kids, but even with others, she has always been a kind person..Even when maami was harsh with Sonakshi, Ishwari was always kind with her and tried to ease any tension that mami created, with kind words. With Ranveer, even before knowing about his relationship with Neha, Ishwari was always kind. With all the cooks and drivers too, she had always been kind and was never seen using a harsh word with anyone. Instead, even when such situations arise, she had always used kindness to solve quarrels..I am sure you all still remember how she tried to patch up with Sona after Dev broke her phone..Such a person had completely changed now. She was not even 100% sure about their relationship. But still she used such harsh, and unpleasant words with her. Not just with Sonakshi..even with Dev. Ishwari probably has never been so rude with Dev. But this week, she was complete irrational! She knew exactly what will irk Dev..she started hurting herself by over working.. straining.. cooking constantly..not eating on time... All of this was because Dev did not share about his relationship with Sona...at least, thats what she thought.

This whole sequence of events had completely changed the overall personality of the "strong" Dev Dixit to a rather weak (at least in Sona's eyes) and and an unusually dishonest son of Ishwari...He could not tell his mom about the truth, because he thought his mom was not in a good mood.. he was completely clueless as to why Ishwari was behaving so weirdly. Little did he know that he and his hiding the truth was the reason 😢 And he was also completely out-of-sync with Sona this week, because he could not do what Sona expected him to do - talk to Ishwari about their relationship 😒

Sonakshi Bose, the confident nutritionist, the daughter who is like an open book to her parents, the friend who always had answers to Dev's every single question, above all, the person who knew how to stay strong even when she was fighting the emotional breakdown during Dev-Natasha engagement preparations - Where was she? Mami and Ishwari were hurting her with words every second of her stay at the Dixit house and she was just quiet.. She knew Dev had to be open with his mom about their relationship, but was not able to persuade him enough to do that... She knew it was not nice to hide anything from her parents, still she was keeping quiet. This is not the Sonakshi Bose that we know...

The 3 pivotal characters had thus completely changed, atleast temporarily. Ishwari always lives in the past and is unable to accept any change that comes with time. Dev is only living in the present and is unable to move forward without making sure the things of the present are perfect. Sonakshi wants to move on to the future quickly.

As the week progressed, it was finally good to see Sona speak up for herself to Dev - "You cannot take me for granted". And it was finally good to see that the Bose family knew all about Dev-Sona relationship, even if its not through Sona herself. The Bose family is unique not just because they are a cool family. The care and trust they have on each other is so strong that they are able to forgive their flaws in a snap and able to embrace each other with the same love.

Maami had always been the stirrer in the Dixit house, constantly trying to instigate negative thoughts in Ishwari's head..She did her job with extra vigor this week! Maama, who usually stays quiet and keeps a low profile, took the role of a moderator when he tried to divert Ishwari's confused mind and asked her to keep herself busy and offered a walk with her in the Lodi Gardens..Who knew Ishwari will take over the role of a cook at home to keep herself busy! Mama ji became a mediator between Ishwari and Dev and solved the biggest puzzle for Dev as to why his mom was behaving differently. I especially liked the Mama-nephew conversation.. and I thought it was a good explanation not only to Dev, but even for the younger audience who found the behavior of Ishwari completely irrational.. Mama's explanation as to Ishwari is not angry with Sonakshi but rather with Dev for hiding this relationship from her. And that this was a kind of betrayal of the trust Ishwari had on her son.. Dev finally realized that the more he delays talking to Ishwari, the more the whole thing is going to go out of hand.

The Ishwari-Dev conversation was probably the most important event in Dev's life and he was having a lot of expectations out of the conversation. Even for the audience, it was the most looked forward sequence. It was awesome to see Dev speak his heart out about Sonakshi, and about how much he was in love with her. But Ishwari had the most emotionless face during the conversation, I use "emotionless" as a compliment here 😄 As Ishwari herself later realized, Dev was searching for that happiness in her face but couldn't find it..Yes, Dev has now cleared everything with his mom. But, although she said his happiness was hers, she was not able to somehow experience that happiness, because, she was not ready to share Dev with another person. She might never be able to experience an utmost happiness with this decision of Dev to have another girl in his life, be it Sonakshi or some one else..Ishwari has changed for good ..and she can probably never go back to her old self, because its now certain that Dev's love is not all for her anymore.

Infact, we already got to witness this instability in Ishwari in the finale of this week, when she tried to prove to maami that Dev still considers her important than anything else. There was so much of pride in her face when Dev uttered those magical words "mere maa se badkar kuch bhi nahi hai". She is only going to constantly prove this to herself and to maami...Hmm..This is how blood pressure increases for elders, I guess..😁

But this avatar of Ishwari is only for us. For Dev and Sonakshi, its the state of "Happily ever after"..They are both flying in happiness. Dev's gesture of lifting her up was symbolic of that :) The subtle romance of Dev and Sonakshi is beautiful and compelling and with all the sad and stressful days this week, the makers were thoughtful to end it with a happy note. The fandom cannot sleep during the weekend without atleast one DevAkshi scene ❤️😍

We are now stepping into the next phase next week.

I may not be able to do the analysis for a couple of weeks.. Meet you all soon 😊 Cheers!

Week 22 - Reality just ahead

The story has now moved to the pivotal plot. And this week, it was all from Ishwari's point of view. This week can probably be termed as a prelude to the upcoming twists in the story.

Ishwari's insecurities are at its peak. Her possessive side has resulted in hatred towards Sonakshi. However, Sonakshi has no idea why Ishwari is behaving so differently towards her.

For Dev, its all about satisfying his mom's request to be with her. Little is he even aware of her changed reactions towards Sonakshi.

Supriya very easily brings out the childish possessiveness of a mother. She acts like a toddler who refuses to share her toy with anyone and goes on to brag that its hers! Her eagerly getting ready to go out with Dev and snapping at Sona's one question of where she is off to was enough for Sona to get the message that things are not the same between them!  Ishwrai's explanation to Dev about how in his childhood, he refused to leave her hand even when she had to go for a bath, and his fighting with mama ji that Ishwari will tie Rakhi only to him was all a cute childhood memory.

Throughout the first half of the week, whenever she gets a chance, Ishwari keeps telling Dev how much she has to share him and his time with everyone..how she enjoys when he spends time with her..and every now and then, she even manages to tell others in Dev's presence, that he will share everything with her, even if he has a girl friend. But Dev quietly maintains silence or diverts the topic..All those scenes were done with finesse by the actors and I thought the story moved really nicely, just in the right pace, this week..

Unaware of any of her discomfort, Dev does everything as usual for his mom. However, with Ishwari's repeated complaints about him not spending time with her, he feels guilty and tries harder to be with her more. He is completely clueless as to why she feels low and attributes it only to her poor health.

Sonakshi's role this week was pretty much that of a confused girl who had no idea why Ishwari was behaving like that with her. To add to her confusion, she was also longing for some alone time with Dev which was always somehow interrupted...

Just as Dev and Sonakshi, the audiences were also longing and were restless for their favorite couple to share the screen space! And the moment they come together there surely is a spark in everyone's eyes 😍😍 The audiences would like to ask them "restless pe aap ka copyright hai kya?? do you know how restless we were?" 😄 But, in spite of all the policing around by mom, we all managed to sneak and meet up and even witnessed a DevAkshi Tatoo..❤️😍  The "Be my sunshine" part was a very cute romantic scene, but unfortunately had to be seen by mama ji...

Dev and Sonakshi's relationship is not at all finicky about simple things like unable to spend time with each other or one giving more importance towards other things..They both are so matured to look beyond these things and yet so child like and innocent in relating to each other. This is what makes them a unique on screen couple ❤️ Sonakshi is genuinely happy that Dev takes care of his mother's physical as well as emotional needs and Dev is genuinely appreciative of Sonakshi's every action.

A dubbed version of this show is happening in a Tamil channel and I happened to see that today. The sequence that is currently running there is the one where Sona suggests Nikki to buy a video game for Dev as a gesture of giving back a bit of his lost childhood..Even long before the two confessed their love to each other, Sonakshi had tried to heal his wound..this gesture is something even Ishwari wouldn't have thought about..She would have never thought that Dev's wound can still be healed.. That way, Sonakshi fills all the gaps left in Dev's life (Ishwari has filled most) with the same kind of care and love.. If only Ishwari can realize this...

Ishwari's heartfelt, emotional discussion with mama ji was ok up until a point. I had all the sympathy for her when she said Dev sat in the pooja only because of Sona and not because of her. But I lost the sympathy when she spoke about how she has no problem walking with him in any new path that he takes and that she feels bad if in that path, he holds a different person's hand leaving her behind. Knowing Dev and his love for her, how can she even think that he will leave her behind..Unfortunately, in the world we are living, we see that the younger generation does not support the older generation physically and emotionally..and this universal practice might have made Ishwari to think so...But you have a gem as your son Ishwari ji and the girl he has chosen is a gem too and she will never compete with you..

The Neha-Ranveer track also moved to the next stage this week when the two decided to move to their own house. Although Neha was seen making a genuine effort to be a good daughter in law of the house, her underlying thirst for a comfortable life cannot be hidden for too long. And slowly her frustration builds up, as the two can afford to take only careful tiny steps in improving their lifestyle..

A well made sequence this week was Dev getting sick. It was extremely well made by the creative team as well as all the actors. This, I thought was also an important sequence that pushed everyone to a point beyond which its hard not to express themselves and realize the reality..Sonakshi and Dev, however matured their relationship is, had to totally express how much they needed each other (beyond all the hiding and secrecy of their relationship) and how difficult it is for either of them to be without each other even for one day. Ishwari, however strong she is and however sure she is of her belief that her son has not fallen in love with Sonakshi, had to witness how the two needed each other. Even mama ji had to witness and even emotionally accept the genuine care Sonakshi had for Dev.

The subtle expressions of the actors during this sequence have to be applauded.. Dev taking Sona's support, stopping her from touching his leg to remove the shoes and expressing his desire for her to stay with him and not go was so endearing to see. Sonakshi not hesitating to hold a sick Dev upto his room and taking care of him was a very lovable sequence.. And to cap it off was Ishwari's expression of grief beyond consolation when she heard Dev say Sonakshi's name in sleep. She was devastated to finally realize that Dev is also in love with Sona. Supriya portrayed very well, the distress of a mom who was suddenly unsure of whether her dear sick son needed her or a girl who was a complete outsider to the family... She closed all the doors for Dev and Sona to meet each other atleast for that day.

From this point however, I am scared that Ishwari has lost her rationality..She is become a very possessive and insecure mother. She has forgotten that her place in Dev's heart cannot be replaced by anyone else.

The grand finale of this week was the last scene when Sonakshi completely broke down to Dev and Dev in complete admiration of her love for him. The soul mates waited the whole day longing to be in each other's arms and could not hold any more and had to break down. Sonakshi expressed her feelings very well through her excellent delivery of dialogues 👏🏻👏🏻. And Dev expressed his emotions so aptly even without the dialogues 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 

This finale this week has paved way for the next part of the story to unveil, in which Dev has to express to Ishwari about his love for Sonakshi.

Week 21 - Disagreements and Compromises!

Disagreements, trying to resolve them and compromises are all part of human relationships. The more we value the relationship, the more compromises we will be willing to make. This week was all about that!

When he saw Neha quietly retire to her room, Dev could not stop himself from following her to figure out her needs..She or his other sisters never really have to tell him what they need. He knows it. He can sense it all. And yes, he was absolutely correct in assuming that Neha misses the lifestyle she had in her home... 

Neha is affected by the childhood trauma of being the child who sacrificed the most in the Dixit home. Just like her, Dev is also equally affected by the childhood trauma of climbing on the shoulder of every single person of the Dixit home to reach the height he is in, today. For that reason, he feels greatly indebted to every person in his family. His thirst to make his sisters and mom happy may never be fully quenched! His desire to make Neha happy and his decision to gift a flat to her cannot be completely blamed as an offense, if you look at it from Dev's angle.

Following Sona's advice, I tried to put myself in Ranveer's position to see this.. Its not his ego that is stopping him from taking any of Dev's favors, but it is his desire to do everything on his own for Neha - the woman he loves with all his heart. Ranveer spoke about how he is very particular in the path and journey that he must take in order to achieve his destination.. I respect him for all this and I hope Dev will soon learn to stay away from Neha-Ranveer. 

However, I cannot agree with Ranveer at all about how Dev doesn't care what path he takes to reach his destination. Dev is also equally principled man...Dev is also a man with values. I hope Ranveer's frustration was just impulsive and does not turn to a prejudiced relationship with Dev.

The poor Neha.. is just living the life of a typical Indian new bride..trying to adjust to the twists and turns of the new family that she is married into. Although she misses the old lifestyle, up until now, she has not thought any less of Ranveer's love and continues to trust him and love him. She has not thought of asking her superhero brother for anything...And wants to genuinely give her marriage all that she has got. But already Dev's intrusion is causing mood swings for Ranveer and I am very scared for them. Dev will never intend for his sister's marriage to be strained because of him..but unknowingly, he has just caused a bit of it. 

Neha has been impressing me a lot these days, by taking that extra step and adjusting to the new lifestyle. Her heartfelt discussion with Ranveer asking him to give her a chance to adjust - was very endearing. Ranveer and Neha are both amazing people and have their own strengths. I wish that their marriage and love lasts a lifetime.

Ishwari's advice to Dev about him staying away from Ranveer-Neha's marriage was a very matured, lovely advice, to be followed by not just Dev but all possessive families of any bride or groom. The bride and groom always need their own space to blossom into a loving husband and a lovely wife. If only all families will realize this truth, many marriages will be happier these days. 

Week after week, we see the relationship between Dev and Sona mature and this week was an important milestone. Relationships are not always rosy..there will be disagreements; how you manage those, without giving up is what matters. What started as a beautiful coffee date... ended in a disagreement. Dev avoided the topic, knowing very well that it will surely end in a disagreement and Sonakshi wanted to face it, because she wanted to be his pillar of support in good and bad times. Again, a special mention  - Shaheer's body language, the hesitation he showed even in his dialogue delivery indicating that there is something bothering him, the simple forehead kiss, the quiet irritation he showed when he walked out of the place 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The fans go gaga over a forehead kissing sequence..I cant blame them..because their chemistry onscreen is sizzling, no doubt! Why on earth will Dev get a doubt on whether he is hot? I guess he just needed to hear it from Sona. The fans will vouch for how hot he is 😍😍 Like I always say, every bit of this relationship is a new experience for Dev and he loves whats happening to him! It was so sweet when he asked Sona to keep aside all her shyness and tell him exactly how she felt for him :) I really love the way how the two click the moment they come together on screen. Even the 1 minute togetherness in the last episode of the week was enough to make us keep smiling through the weekend!!

The chemistry between them is also awesome in the way they resolve their differences! Special mention to the makers for creating the situation between them in which they make every effort to put themselves in the other person's shoes, realize that they still disagree..,are honest to each other about this disagreement and end it by saying "Its ok.. I love you".  Not many couple are able to do this in today's world. This show is unique and lovely in many such ways and I am not surprised at the love it got for completing 100 episodes.

Of late, Ishwari is in complete disappointment with Dev's interest in Sonakshi. And time and again, she sees or hears things that makes it worse for her. Its not that she hates Sonakshi. But her possessiveness has taken over her completely now that she is hardly seeing. Her strong warning to Sona to stay away from her kids, especially Dev (after the halwa incident) shook Sona off. If that was not enough, her very harsh reply to Sona's advice about the leg pain completely established to Sonakshi that something was definitely wrong between her and Ishwari. The realness of the show was established again when, in a moment, the tender mother inside Ishwari realized her mistake and embraced Sonakshi's soul with kind words. Well done by the 2 actresses.. Sonakshi's expressions were very real in this scene when she decided to get out of the room after she realized Ishwari was upset with her. There is an excellent actress in Erica! Whether it is the emotional scenes like this or whether it is the romantic scenes with Dev, she carries herself really well and compliments the other actors in the scene with appropriate emotions..Really well done 👏🏻👏🏻

The biggest disagreement and the biggest compromise of this week was that between Dev and God. "Man proposes and God disposes". For the person who does not believe in God, its "Man proposes and he disposes too". Dev does not believe in God, because, the miracles he ever experienced were all done by his mother. Ishwari brought up her 4 kids single handedly. Dev, being the eldest had witnessed every single problem she faced and how she solved it every single time. The only super hero Dev ever knew was his mother, because, she somehow made things work out, even when the God that she believed in, had failed her..But Ishwari continues to believe in God. God is her strength. I am a believer, so I can completely relate to Ishwari.

Just like every other time, everyone knew that Dev will not participate in the pooja. As cliche as it sounds, Sonakshi's love will surely influence Dev. Dev himself did not realize this. Dev's disbelief in God is something that grew up with him. Over years even Ishwari was not able to change this quality of Dev. So, Dev was convinced that he will never be able to fold his hands in front of God. Thats why when Sonakshi tried to convince him, he even got mad at her told her very clearly that he cannot change even for her sake. But he made sure she knows that his love for her will not diminish in any way because of this..And she made sure that he understands that even if they are not perfect, their feelings for each other is 100% perfect.

Its beautiful how their differences are very short lived - definitely something to learn from..Even the very first time they had a difference, Dev made it very clear that he cannot sleep through the night with that in mind. Every time afterwards, the two are consciously honest with each other and express how much they love each other inspite of the differences they have. And when they have to compromise, they just don't do it in a filmy way..They think through it and if they can make an amendment, they do. If they can't, they don't; but build their love around it.

And in this case of big disagreement with God and mom and Sonakshi, Dev made a big compromise in his mind, for his mother's sake and participated in the pooja to the surprise of everyone..But what actually made this compromise happen - Dev's Love - Love for the sincere efforts of Sona which made him realize that he can actually do anything for his mother's sake.

However, as we came to the finale of the week - What Dev and Sona thought will make Ishwari happy ended up in a bitter feeling. Ishwari found out the truth about why Dev agreed to the pooja..Not her.. but a girl that came just a few days ago in his life has made him change his beliefs about God! She now knows for sure that Sonakshi has come between her and Dev. The helpless mother's strange blessing to Dev was rightly sensed by him. The angry mother's hatred was rightly sensed by Sonakshi. From now on, is the actual story... All other disagreements were compromised amicably this week, but this disagreement of Ishwari cannot be compromised quickly..only time can tell us..

Week 20 - Love that hurts

The beauty of the show Kuch Rang Pyar ke aise Bhi is that it deals with all sorts of Love..not just the love between a boy and a girl! And as much of happiness Love gives, there is also certain amount of hurt that we have to endure and this week was all about that.

Neha's wedding day was the beginning of the week. This is the first time I have seen a TV show with underplayed wedding emotions. Usually in the visual medium, especially in the world of TV serials, its melodramatic, very exaggerated. However, in this show, right from the background music up until the facial expressions of the actors..it was very realistic. Whatever I write about this, will be less for the genuineness of this show, especially this week. There was laughter and joy in everyone's faces as the rituals happened.. and there was sadness slowly building up in everyone's faces as the episode progressed.. 

Last week we left at Sonakshi locked in Dev's room. Even though Dev was participating in all the rituals, he was extremely anxious about leaving Sona in his room. With the wedding rituals getting busier and busier, with the guests coming by, he could not get to her, even though he tried his best. Finally, Sonakshi did manage to get out of Dev's room, but Ishwari was the one who let her out, and there was a lot of discomfort in both Ishwari and Sona's body language and conversation. It was only after Sona came out, was Dev able to focus on everything 😄

There is an ongoing discussion among fans on why Sona did not text Eleena or why she did not come out of the other door leading to the garden from Dev's room.. We don't have the floor plan for Ishwari Niwas..so no questioning that or if you are sure there is another door, lets assume that door was closed from outside... and lets assume, the phone did not have charge 😄 One CID fan told me that when Sona went in, her phone was not at all with her..so there was no way of calling anyone 😄

I have utmost confidence in Dev's loyalty towards Sonakshi and vice versa. They didn't have to really take that Oath to prove their sincerity to the audience... However, the conception of that scene was extremely nice and was an opportunity for Dev to see for himself how much Sona has taken him over - even as he is performing the most important duty of a brother - the "kanyadhaan" of his sister, the person that has occupied him is Sonakshi. For Dev, this whole love saga is a new experience that is teaching him something about himself everyday😄❤️ I especially liked the way both Dev and Sonakshi talked about respecting each other, of all the promises. The unlimited wifi connection was installed between Dev and Sona on June 14th, so they completing each other's thought on cooking was no surprise to me! But, the dialogue writers know how to make us smile 😊

The promises of the actual people, who it was meant to be for - Ranveer and Neha, were also very sincere. For some reason, this week, I am getting some confidence in this couple. I am positive, they will make a sincere effort to keep their promises, if there is no external influence.

Being a woman, I was extremely affected by the event of Neha's departing for her husband's home. The scene itself, again done so calmly with very little background score or melodrama. But the intensity was huge! Shaheer was at his best that day! Whether it was being restless and engrossed in an unexplainable sadness, or whether it was breaking down to Sonakshi about how selfish he was  in giving more time to him and her and not to Neha on her important day, or whether it was crying like a child even after Sonakshi's consoling.. "par..Neha chali gayi..mein usko roz nahi dekh saktha.." Awesome Shaheer 👏🏻👏🏻you really really rock. Thank you for giving us a Dev to dream about.

When a woman gets married and leaves her home, she is busy in getting to know her new family..in doing the wedding related rituals..that even though she misses her family, she doesn't get much opportunity to express it.. And because of that, she probably never realizes what happens in her parent's house after she leaves them.. Most of the shows don't even show the emotions from the bride's parents' point of view.. Will a family miss their girl so much? Will a brother miss his sister so much? Will the sisters miss their sister this much? I started imagining the state of mind my own family and my own brother when I got married.. and may be because of that or may be because of the extraordinary acting by the team of actors...I could not stop my tears...It will be too less a compliment if I say it was the best ever "Bidaai" shown on a small or big screen.

Love that hurts...With Neha's bidaai -  It was sibling love that hurt..the love of a mother for her daughter that got hurt.. and the love of a lover that got hurt - who is unable to stop her tears seeing her "stronger than lion" man break down in her lap. 

Makers - if you guys haven't realized yet, this is the time to realize that you are doing an amazing show called Kuch Rang Pyar ke aise Bhi..

The 2 little sisters need a special mention for bringing in the much needed fun of the wedding environment. Their missing Neha was not surprising to me, but Dev coming with an ice cream to cheer them up was surely a surprise! Dev has completely soaked in the colors that his Sonakshi brought with her and his every action proves that.

Even though he consoled his sisters, neither them nor him can get over Neha's absence so quickly.. Sona's call later at night to see if Dev was ok and her way of getting Dev to fall asleep was something only two hearts in love can understand. Beautiful 😊❤️ Dev's being blunt and honest with Sonakshi about their love taking away his quality time with Neha is also something only people who have felt true love can understand. Being in love is being able to be yourself without having any filters for right or wrong. You have to be honest. 

Its amazing how the 2 very strong central characters that we saw before are both turning out to be so tender inside, 100 episodes later..They melt around each other and melt our hearts every time they enact an emotional sequence. This is true for Ishwari as well. Such a strong lion-like personality gets hurt for a simple reason that her son is not spending enough time with her these days. May be its not simple? I might know when I become older and my son spends more time with his girl friend instead of me 😞

The love that Ishwari always had for her son is causing her huge pain now. That day, inspite of her fighting the different emotions of getting her daughter married and given away, a major portion of her mind is also preoccupied with Dev's interactions with Sonakshi and his overall distance from herself. To add to the fuel, she caught Sona in Dev's room, locked during the wedding. She caught Dev not paying attention when he was called for performing the ritual.  Later, she caught Sonakshi open up Dev's cupboard to take a file - although the reason was Dev really might have thought Ishwari will be resting due to her leg ache.

It was amazing the way the actress expressed the fury on Ishwari's face that implied "Dev is mine - who are you, outsider?" And the same fury was disguised in a silly chiding when she told Dev "thats why you asked Sonakshi to get the file, which is usually my job!" She continued this feeling towards Dev when she reprimanded him for visiting Neha's house without informing her. Inside she is hurt really badly from the birthday saree incident onwards until the blue file incident. And such incidents are only bound to happen more because, Dev's love is now shared between her and Sonakshi. When Ishwari learns all the details, it is going to hurt her more. 

Ishwari, in an attempt to prove to herself that her son Dev has not changed and is the same, decided to bring out her trump card - besan halwa. And she was right, Dev was going to gobble it all up. It was sheer coincidence that Sona asked him to stay away from sweets that day.. I wish Ishwari gave more credit to Dev for letting go of it, in order to take care of his health. After all, she would want the same for her son - good health. But now, she was not playing the role of just a mother..she was playing the role of a possessive mother..Why does love always come with possessiveness? They say, if you really love someone, you must let him/her go..But in reality, its hard to practice, especially for a mother. That night, I am glad that Dev came back and finished the halwa.. Ishwari would have broken down a lot, if he didn't finish it.. Thanks Dev.. Is the halwa really that tasty? I would like to taste it some time..

On the other hand, possessiveness between lovers is cute..The way the two wrote their names.. it was like - "This item belongs to me" 😄 And the humor about meeting on weekends in comparison to a tourist spot was 😂😂 But seriously, Dev - when do you sleep ya? you have things to do at 2AM, 3AM, 5AM, 6AM..Now, even I am worried about your health.. not just Sona..Please sleep well.They say, 8hrs of sleep is necessary.. Neither you sleep nor you let your fans sleep!! Who can sleep after that "aur pass.." moment? 😄❤️😍 Dev, you don't know how much Sonakshi was checking you out before.. If only you knew!! Do you remember the time when the button in your shirt had come off? Or do you remember the time, you were teaching Sona how to play the video game? Those were all times she was checking you out..Ask us, we have a collection of VMs for you!!

I was missing the good natured Natasha..especially talking about "Love that hurts". Her re-entry in dialogues was nice, but unfortunately, it was such an unpleasant sequence..when Mr.Gujral has turned villain to the Ishwari communications and to Dev. Natasha has always been the right kind of girl. Today as well, it was endearing to know of Natasha's stand against her dad's move. Apparently there is a big loss for Dev, but the righteous person that he is, Dev did not want to take any action against Mr.Gujral's company just because he didn't want to hurt Natasha.

The scene where Sonakshi expresses her sadness over Dev's huge loss was an extremely important one for Dev and Sona. Whenever the 2 come onscreen its very important for us! But that aside, the way Dev explains how he is fortunate to have Sonakshi in his life and how he cannot think of a life without her was important for Sona to understand how sincere his love is. And her answer to Dev asking him "to not think of a life without her because its her promise that she will never ever let go of him even if he does" was extremely important for Dev - because, in future, there might be a situation when he has to let go of her, according to the initial promos...

Neha's first day in Ranvir's home was not great as she had to share her room and bed with 2 little kids of Ranvir's brother..But the following day, Dev promptly showing up at his dear sister's place brought big smiles on her face. However was not welcome by Ranvir and rightly so... I hope Dev let Neha-Ranvir bond to grow on their own, without his intervention. An air conditioner might bring a good night's sleep, but a movie and outing with a husband will bring peace... quality time with each other is necessary to develop bonding. Once the mind is peaceful, the sleep will be peaceful. An air conditioner cannot bring peace 😊

Gareeb ki beti was missing in action this week, but did her little part on the last day. and I terribly miss Kichu Bhaiya..anyone share the same sentiment? Hope he comes back soon.. 

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.