There is no end to Love...

When I came to know that the show is going to be over soon, I was also sad like many of you. However as time went by, I realised that a show like "Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi" does not have an end at all.. It will be immortal in our mind.. and in our life. Honestly, this show could potentially go on forever..as its the story about love.. about us.. about our life.. I was able to identify myself in many situations that the story took us through. And I am sure each one of you could relate to some part of it.. at some point of time...

I have never watched a TV show in years, apart from the Mythological shows that catch my attention every once in a while. I grew up in the era of extremely good quality TV content. Shows like Nukkad, Lifeline, Tamas, Yeh jo hai zindagi are all still fresh in my mind only because of their good content. Those were the shows I saw when I was young.. And later I got busy with my life.. Eventually, when I did have time for TV and came back to sit and watch, I was shocked to see the content and gave up on Indian TV shows completely. After many years, Kuch Rang pyar ke Aise bhi was one of the non-mythological TV show I have watched from start to finish – because, I felt there was a lot of take aways for me from this show…

To summarise the 400 episodes in a short blog is impossible… But I would like to share with you some of the good lessons from this show as well as a few unique traits of it... I am going to miss this show.. But I will keep in mind these lessons, as I continue with my life. Hope you enjoy reading this last blog from us 😊

Resilience

A dear friend lost her husband about a year ago. She is a single parent, not by choice, but by fate. I have known her husband. He was an awesome dad and I often used to point out to my husband, all the wonderful things he did for his kids. Today, he is not around and the mother is struggling to give the same life to her kids, that their dad would have given them.  She was a home maker before her husband passed away. Her educational qualification only entitles her to get jobs that pay much lesser than her husband. But she did not give up.  She has taken up multiple jobs to support her kids. And also finds time to make sure her kids do not miss out on studies or recreational/afterschool enrichment activities. Her resilience is something that I am in awe of! She is one of the many millions of women in the world who are challenged by fate, but yet never ever give up. 

Resilience is something that was shown time and again in our story of Dev-Ishwari-Sona.

Ishwari struggled alone. She did not have an education to support her. nor a family that caught her back when she lost balance. But yet, she sailed in the storm alone with the responsibility of bringing 4 little kids to the shore. She faced the difficulties of life single handedly and somehow managed to turn her son into a successful young man!

Sonakshi had her parents by her side and a good education that gave her the  confidence to make things work in her favour. She was in a better position than Ishwari to face the world. But she also represents the millions of women in this world who are disadvantaged just by the mere fact of being a woman, inspite of being in par or above than her male peers. She did not even once succumb to the humiliations she had to go through. Instead, she emerged stronger and more equipped to face the world. Her resilience is something that every woman should learn from. The fact that we are a woman does not define anything. Sonakshi showed us the way to respond whenever we are treated with injustice.

Even though the story is about these two women’s strength, the uniqueness of this show was that the narration was always from the man’s angle. Dev is not a villain. He has his own justifications for all that he does. And whether anyone else accepts or not, I am always on Dev’s side. He never let go of his mom nor did he ever stop loving his wife. He always struggled to bring the balance. His resilience is also something to learn from! To see this story from a man’s angle gave us all a different perspective to the “women empowerment” that is the talk of the town today.

Responsibility

A child’s responsibility is to learn good things. That’s all. The biggest take away for me from this show is that we can still expect this from our children. A few minutes of glancing at any other TV show always gives me (and the world) a wrong impression that children can do many other things from scheming to manipulating and many things beyond my comprehension. But this show very gently reminded us not to believe other shows.. The makers have handled the children very “Responsibly” and it’s a big lesson for all other Indian TV shows.

We as adults, often slip from our responsibilities as a son/daughter, husband/wife, mother/father, brother/sister, uncle/aunt. Through this show I have realized that its very normal to fail... But whats more important is to realize our mistake and without any hesitation, accept it and take up the same role you failed before, and do it sincerely this time..

Ishwari taught us one of the biggest lessons of life. Getting out of our guilt is hard. Accepting our mistakes and taking up the same role again and correcting ourselves is even harder. From one of the best mothers, she became the worst in the face of possessiveness for her son. The damage she caused to her son is unquestionably tragic. The harm she caused to another woman is unpardonable. However, she realized her mistakes and let go of her guilt and engaged herself again in her son’s life. This was possible only because of the unwavering love and affection of Dev and Sonakshi. No show has ever explored such a loving human relationship. In today’s world of extremely high number of “saas-bahu” drama, Kuch Rang Pyar ke Aise Bhi was a welcome change and for that reason will remain in our memories forever!

Unwavering Love

If its not forever, it cannot be love. Dev-Sonakshi, Dev-Ishwari, Dev-Suhana, Dev-sisters, Dev-the Extended family – all these relationships had its ups and downs. But Dev never changed his “Love” for any of them. His equations changed when life became very difficult for him. But  the underlying love for everyone just remained the same.

In our life, we often face situations that challenge our relationships…The easier way out is to express our disappointment and hatred for the person and end our relationship with them.  It almost seems impossible to befriend a person again after our relationship with them is strained. I have often jeopardized my relationships (especially with friends) either because my expectations were different from theirs.. or simply because of my ego. After watching the different phases of Dev and how he managed to wade through all difficulties.. my perceptions have changed quite a bit. To have disagreements is inevitable. But I have started making conscious effort to not let those disagreements jeopardise the relationships that I have with the individual. This is also a very big take away for me from this show! Where is the time to hate, when there is so little time to love??

Forgiving

I still remember how I was fuming with rage when Maami ji burnt her own house and landed in the Dixit family. I had no way of stopping my anger when Ishwari took those sleeping pills and instigated the breakup of our dear DevAkshi.. And who can even forget the drama in the Dixit home after Sona married Dev. When Vicky and maami took advantage of Dev’s weakness and vulnerability and separated him from Sonakshi, I even prayed for them both to burn in hell! Everytime, something bad happened to Dev and Sona, I hoped that at some point things will come to the forefront and everyone will face the consequences of all their wrong-doings. But that grudge never was fully satisfied. Many of the fans even started questioning all this and blamed the makers for not giving justice to DevAkshi.

However, there was one episode that changed my perception about the grudge that I and the rest of the fans were building up. Some of you may have guessed which episode I am talking about… It was the one in which Dev walked up to his maami and asked for her forgiveness for not acknowledging all her support for their family and thanking her for being there for him and his mother when they needed emotional support. There is probably no TV show that made a hero out of the villain! But our show was a trendsetter! Maami, after this lost her evilness.. and became a binding force for the family..

A tamil poet “Thiruvalluvar” once said, “Do good to the sinner in such a way that he is ashamed of his own act.” After Vickey’s treacherous act came to the light, Dev did send him away. But later he also rewarded him with a gift of opportunity to succeed in life… Sonakshi was humiliated in the Dixit home beyond imagination. However, she never kept any grudge against anyone when she eventually came back. Even those who kept the grudge were only eventually proven wrong. I think that the fact that the makers never even touched some of the wrong-doings committed by the antagonists are a way of underplaying the negativity which is otherwise exaggerated in other TV shows. That way, our show set an example and gave us all a priceless lesson for life - Forgiving 😊

Happiness

Throughout the show "Happiness" got a new meaning. Amidst all the material longings of this world, we got to experience and understand what true happiness is. Forgiving is Happiness.. Love is Happiness.. Sacrifice is happiness.. And all of this was shown in a very close to reality and completely relatable situations. Every time I sit to write about this show, happiness naturally comes into me, because of the positive destination that the show ultimately takes us during every challenging situation of the story. The infinite number of videos and write-ups about the show in social media is a proof of the happiness it brought to us! In the earlier days of the show, I remember the interviews the actors had given and Shaheer mentioned that when you go to bed after watching this show, you will have a smile on your face. This was true most of the times and when we didn't have a smile, we always had the hope. And thats what life is all about, isn't it?

Women Empowerment

It is easier to show women empowerment when there is a clear suppression of them.  In the background of a dark black, its easier to show pure white. However, in real life there is no one that can be categorized as pure evil and no one that can be shown as completely sane. Most of our real life situations are based on our grey shades… And to show women empowerment in such a scenario is new to the TV industry.  And that was the reason why the fandom was divided into TeamDev and TeamSona… Its hard to say who was right and who was wrong and our lives are all pretty much like that. Everytime I read the fan comments on social media, I used to always be amazed at how the makers have shown a very close to reality situations and made the fans discuss those with so much of conviction about their point of view! Many fans brought up their own lives and compared it to the show. I myself have done that many times. Honestly, after watching the show I am able to identify situations in my life, where I can stand up more for myself… And this is real “Women empowerment”. The urban population of women is assumed to be modern and independent. However, in all our households we have women, who get themselves behind, in order to give their spouse and children the priority.. This is always not necessary.. and if only they speak up for themselves, many men might understand.. Most of our men are not full evil and can easily be made to realize where they are going wrong..  I really enjoyed watching this in our show and I am sure many women in the fandom will share the same feelings as mine!

Values

“Telling lies is wrong”, “We should always give respect to elders”, “Parents must be treated with lots of love and much respect”, “Family is the most important thing” – such basic human values have become so unimportant in today’s world in the face bigger atrocities happening around us.. Watching these morals in our show through the eyes of little children was very endearing. Like I always say, children are fragile and must be treated with utmost care. We must take tons of precautions while using them in the entertainment industry. This show has set extremely high bar in making sure that kids are not taken beyond the allowed limit. Pretty much all Indian shows should take notes from our show!

Fashion

I am not talking about the banaras kurtis.. I was not a big fan of those. However the Sonakshi that we saw in the pre-breakup track was one terrific fashionista!  Her jumkhas, her bags, kurtis didn’t just mesmerize Mr.Dixit! We were all impressed with those. When I went to India for summer vacation last year, I bought quite a few things for myself. I was a fan of many of Ishwari’s cotton sarees as well! Needless to say, Mr.Dixit always takes our breath away… The phase post-breakup was especially impressive, with the stubble beard! 

Apart from these, one of the biggest highlight was how underplayed the jewellery was! The heavy jewellery with even heavier zari work sarees is a norm in TV shows. Everyone except Gareeb ki beti broke this TV norm. It was such a welcome change !!

Bridging the Gap

We are often troubled by the generation gap in our households. Its predominantly the main reason for more and more nuclear families these days. Another unique trait of this show is the way they show the bridging of this gap. Divorce, Remarriage, Inter-community marriage, Infertility, Single parenting, working after retirement, Live-in relationships and many other social-stigmas were brought up in this show and very impressively handled. In one of the recent interviews I heard the producer say that they tried a new narration style – They took away the “story” and created situations instead and took the characters through the situations.. I think this new style definitely worked well. Sometimes, because of this style, there were loose ends. But, I am sure if given enough time, the makers would have eventually closed all those ends. Generation gap is always a topic that will be received with mixed opinions.. But the makers must be appreciated for the efforts they took in this direction!

Extra ordinary talent 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Whenever I went through the social media reviews, I was always surprised at the shower of praises for the actors and the crew of this show. Fans are always raving about the talent galore of our show!

Senior actors Supriya Pilagaonkar and Mushtaq khan enthralled us with their superior acting skills! The fact that audiences hated Ishwari (when she was not favourable for DevAkshi) is a proof of her acting skills. Mama ji entertained us with his comic timing and many times made us cry when performing in emotional scenes. 

Shaheer played a variety of roles within his character of Dev Dixit. Each one was better than the other and its hard to pick 1 best scene or role and there was not one scene, in which I can comment that he could have done better!! He always says, he became an actor by accident. But its too hard for me to believe that!! I think he is a born actor! Business tycoon, The man in love, crazy lover, Heartbroken lover, Husband who is struggling to find a balance between his wife and mom, Father of a beautiful daughter, Uncle of a naughty little boy are only few of the roles he played in this show!! He even got to show off his fighting skills, thanks to Vicky!! Romantic scenes, Emotional scenes, Comedy, Fight – Which is your favourite part of Dev? It is just impossible for me to pick!! Many thanks to the makers for giving us a character like Dev to dream about and Thank you Shaheer, for entertaining us through this show 😊

Whether it was the independent Nutritionist Dr.Bose or the woman yearning for her prince charming, Erica stole our heart. Later she inspired us as the woman who refused to give in to challenges she had to face.  The lead actors Shaheer and Erica beautifully complimented each other and created a magical world for us!

The child actors Golu and Suhana were extraordinary! It never seemed that they are inexperienced young actors. They went into the skin of the roles they were playing and amazed us almost always!

The actors that played Asha, Bijoy and Saurabh brought the spicy bengali flavor in our show and everyone of them taught us something valuable. The antagonists Vicky and Radha rani were very valuable assets of the show! The sisters completed the family. The family cooks didn't fail to impress us..especially Kichu bhaiya in the first season and dk in the second season!

The makers also did a great job choosing the temporary roles. All of those short temporary roles were performed to precision. Natasha, Ritvik, Tina, Payal, Nisha, Soha’s teacher, even Shruthi made an impression in our hearts J Who can even forget the villain Khatri!! 

Just like the cast, the crew was extra ordinary in this show. My ringtone is the song “Tu mujme mujse zyaada” 😊 I don’t think any other TV show has a original sound track like ours!! What a magic it was, when this song was first played in our show!! Even the sad “Kismat” song is something I hum.  The dialogues often gave me goosebumps! The screenplay, direction, editing were all amazingly done.

I wish the cast and crew of this show, lots of good luck. I am sure all of us will watch out for them on small and big screens 😊

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Well… I can go on and on and on and still not be content. Someone once told me that the reason for wearing a ring as a symbol of being engaged in love is – a ring has no end and so does love. Kuch Rang pyar ke Aise Bhi will remain in our heart forever 😊

Many thanks to the readers for traveling with us in this amazing journey ❤️

Week 70 - After every dark night, comes a dawn...

This is probably the one thing that we hear the most from our friends and family, whenever we go through a tough time.. Its the most common way of consoling, but yet has a strong healing power. Our brain believes whatever it hears, good or bad. Thats why consoling is very important, even though everyone might say the same thing..As our brain hears more of the same, it will start to believe that things will become better. 😊

This week in our show, it was about the sisters that Dev lost when he broke up with Sonakshi. Dev had distanced himself from any source of light and dwelled in darkness.. And this week is about the dawn that has come in his life..

We spoke a lot last week.. about men being the weaker sex and how they cannot handle the stress of life all by themselves...  I don't want to dwell much in that topic, except a small reminder about Dev's take on keeping his family happy. Long ago, just before Sonakshi got into an accident, she and Dev spoke about many things as they walked together.. Of all the things, I remember the part that Dev said about how easy it is to handle business and employees.., but much difficult to handle family members. He said about how he always tries to keep everyone happy and content but often disappoints someone or the other...There are many stories about professionally very successful men not having any interest in their families. Dev is a person who loves his family, while being super successful at work. Dev was a pillar to his family members before Sona's arrival. For him, his mother and sisters came before anything else, and he was even unaware of his own needs.. But with Sona being around, he started recognizing himself and his own needs in life. He was so happy and thrived better than ever, in Sonakshi's company. But, when he lost Sona, he lost himself 😢 And he was unable to go back in time and become the Dev that existed 8 years ago 😢 He got so used to Sona's company, that he had forgotten how to live without her 😢

Now that Sonakshi is back in Dev's life, he has begun to see the light finally at the end of a never ending dark tunnel.  And with the light, he is also slowly acquiring the power to once again become the superhero brother of his three lovely sisters. All thanks to Sonakshi.. for mellowing Dev in the right way.. so that he can become that super hero! Even though I was haunted by Sona's perfectness initially.. I got some clarity with Ishwari's comparison later on this week of "sautéing the onion the right way in ghee" to "Sonakshi mellowing down Dev"..🤓

Sonakshi confused me right at the beginning of the week. She had a problem long ago, about Dev not doing his own work.. right? Her advice to do his own work.. and not depend on his mom.. was so inspiring that I started to cultivate it in my home. With great difficulty I have now made sure that my husband folds his own clothes.. keeps the laptop in its sleeve.. charges the phone.. etc. I have even started to educate my son to do his own work, so that a Sonakshi doesn't come in his life later on and call him..mamma's boy.  But now, Sonakshi is doing everything for Dev??🤔 Although, Dev helping out in getting the kids ready for school is super endearing..❤️ Sona doing everything for Dev.. totally confused me.. I quickly fast forwarded that scene.. so that my husband doesn't see it and go back to his old ways.. 😬😉

Sonakshi has always been the "go getter", "fix it all", "perfect" woman. She is such a woman who cannot live in peace when there is someone upset around her. She always loves her family and friends immensely and will do anything to make sure everyone is happy. She calling Ria and the other sisters was bound to happen sooner or later, given that the Dixits are her own family, now. Eleena being her sister was quick in judging Sona's intentions.. and I also really liked Sonakshi tell Eleena that she was trying to fix her family.. It was good to see Sona take some ownership for whatever hardships that the Dixits went through all these years. The uniqueness of Sonakshi, unlike the other TV show heroines is the way she acknowledges her mistakes as well.. in her own.. less dramatic way..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Coming back to Ria, her take on the whole Dev-Sona breakup and Dev's isolation was correct.. Ria never did anything against Sonakshi and so, the question of Sonakshi forgiving her doesn't arise at all.. And for all the indifference that Dev showed towards Ria, her staying away from her brother is completely justified from her point of view. At the same time, Ishwari's advice to Ria about forgiving the mistakes of the family members is also very true. Riya's entry in the show, gave us all, a clearer glimpse of the emptiness that Dev experienced in those dreadful days without Sonakshi.

Thinking about that emptiness of Dev, reminded me of the time after the first breakup of DevAkshi. There was a huge void that time in Dev's life and he was struggling to pull through every single day.. be it at work or home. I remembered how he would come to the coffee shop, completely griefsticken and longing for Sonakshi's company 😒😢 Today, to see him at his same favorite spot, with his favorite person gave me a lot of happiness 😄😍 And during that conversation between Dev and Sonakshi, I realized how much he is now in tune with Sona. Earlier he would try to convince Sonakshi to look at the problem from his angle. However, he is now able to see problems and its solutions from her angle. He is now able to share his views, without stopping Sonakshi from sharing hers..His acknowledgement of Sona's efforts to meet his sisters while also cautioning her to not take things personally, in case it did not go as planned, was a clear representation of the changed DevAkshi. 😊

Just like the coffee shop, the garden talks are also very memorable for the all the DevAkshi well-wishers and slowly in our show, we are getting back all those moments. "Mein woh film bengali me kya.. english mein bhi nahi dekh saktha hoon" was 😂😂  The Begali movie discussion reminded me of the Regional language award winning movies that would be telecast in Doordarshan on sunday afternoons.. During those days, we would hardly be able to understand those movies and I remember sitting in front of TV trying to make some sense of the dialogues.. and eventually only falling asleep 😂 I don't know how many KRPK viewers belong to that generation.. Satyajit Ray movies used to come a lot in that slot 😊

Again in that garden conversation, the changed DevAkshi equation was quite evident. They assured that they are each other's partner and priority 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Sonakshi made a promise once again of not ever letting go of him..🙏🏼👍🏻

While DevAkshi were exploring this new equation they have now acquired.. Ishwari was also exploring the new person that she identified within herself! If there is one thing in the show that gave me a lot of pleasure other than the DevAkshi togetherness - its Ishwari's urge to find an identity for herself. A very unique and much needed approach for the Saans-Bahu stories of today 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻  Women these days are multi talented.. Many of them are able to take care of their family and kids, while also having a flourishing professional career. I am not one of them. As soon as I got the news that I was pregnant, I gave up my 10year old IT profession. I wanted to enjoy the motherhood in all its true sense. Now, after 10 years of break, I am trying to get back to work and Ishwari's this new avatar is very motivating for me. I am not as old as Ishwari. But I echo all her thoughts about earning.. about having our own identity.. etc. While family and motherhood is important, its also important that we find our own identity other than the "household" duties. In fact, that was the motivating factor for me.. to even start writing this blog.. to do something for myself... that belongs to me.. just me...

Its needless to say, Supriya has very easily adapted to the role of this new Ishwari. Her conversation with the kids Golu and Soha.. about her job while bringing up her own kids.. was such a treat to watch.. There are always many useful lessons for the kids in this show 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 - to look at every job with respect and to treat every person equally irrespective of whatever job they do. This is apart from the plenty other thoughtful things shown - like mom and dad are equally responsible for getting them ready to school in the morning.. telling lies is wrong, etc..

Ishwari looking to Asha for guidance and support also added a good flavor to the show. This growing bond between the two ladies will probably be very useful..later on.. when Dev and Sona's relation is tested more by circumstances. I have great expectations for Asha's book. I have a feeling that this book will become another beautiful character in our show.. Asha's own career as a writer is also very inspiring for the older generation of women.. who want to have an identity for themselves.

Asha, is a representative of the modern day "senior citizen". Ishwari belongs to the olden days and in order to achieve something in the present, she needs a bridge to bring her from her time to the present time. No-one else, other than Asha can do that job effectively. She is the probably the only person of the "older generation" who can appreciate the ability of the younger generation of mingling and adjusting with all age groups 😊😘😘

Talking of Ishwari's change, I also totally loved the way she admired Dev and Sona doing things together.. The dialogue "Har rishte mein ek pyaar bhari dhoori honi chahiye" was the crux of this changed version of Ishwari ❤️ She now knows where to draw her limits and where to go one step closer.. - when Ria came to the Dixit home, Ishwari turning back to hold Sonakshi's hand along with Ria's is that "one step closer" I am talking about ❤️

The Dixit sisters are very used to being under the loving care and protection of their elder brother. Their bond was much more than any normal brother-sister bond, especially because of the "father" role that Dev played in their life. And when all of a sudden, they lost that love and care, it came as a big shock to all the sisters. Our show did not explore what happened in the Dixit home and the Bose home, soon after the breakup of DevAkshi. We saw a little bit of Dev-Ishwari conversation, thats all. Whether the sisters tried to help him get out of depression, is not something we know fully. So, I don't want to get into that territory. However, I do strongly agree that the sisters should have come to their dear brother's rescue at that hour of need and should have done whatever it takes to get him back on track.. even if it meant going in search of Sonakshi.  Well.. may be they did and failed in their attempts.. we don't know.

Ria's reunion with her Dev bhaiya and her mom was the most emotional part of this week. All Ria wanted was the love and acknowledgement of her brother towards her. One step from Dev made Ria take multiple steps towards him and her family 😊❤️  Shaheer, as usual did a great job executing the role of the emotionally overwhelmed brother! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻  I also really liked the way Sonakshi compared relationships to magnets... of how they come very close very quickly.. when we go in search of them.. It was lovely to watch the genuine happiness in Sonakshi's face for Dev and their family. And Erica did a good job especially in that scene, trying to fight those happy tears! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Nikki's reunion with her family may not be as easy as Ria's.. especially because of her age. I would say that in the last 10 years, the world has changed so much! People born in the 70s and even early 80s have become too old to be in tune with the wavelength of this generation.. "Live in" seems a lot  to digest for me. However, I completely welcome this track! Its wonderful to see our show going into this new untouched territory in the world of TV, without ruining the charm of True love and committed relationships.

I can empathize with Nikki, for the most part. Sonakshi had a very special relationship with Nikki much before she started having any feelings for Dev. So, after the breakup, it was not fair on Sona's part to have completely ignored Nikki. Nikki was much more than "Dev's sister" for Sona. I liked how Nikki very clearly said "Aap sirf Dev bhaiya ko nahi.. hum sub ko chodkar chali gayi...aur itne saal me ek baar bhi nahi contact kiya.. ab... mein busy hoon.." From Nikki's side, she was quite right. Except the fact that as much as she blamed Dev for turning away from his sisters these past 7 years..she should also appreciate all the things he did prior to that, for his sisters... Dev's conversation with Sonakshi was perfect on this topic.. "Itne saal hum nahi te.. Laksh ne uski saath dhiya..teek hain. par.. usse pehle jitne saal woh humare saath thi... uska kya?" Well.. with the younger generation.. its always a tug-of-war for the parents.. Thats why parents of all generation are always worried and scared for their "Teenager kids"..  But I am sure that just like Sonakshi indicated.. once the hatred comes out, then all that will remain in Nikki's heart will be just Love and nothing else. Nikki will start to realize Dev's helplessness during those 7 years and will also start to see the problems from Sona's angle.. that she couldn't have obviously been in touch with Nikki alone.. while turning away from all the memories of "Dev Dixit"... Nikki was always the darling of the Dixit home and Dev's unborn child.. Its just a matter of time, before Nikki will come running into Dev's arms :) Dev seeing Suhana and Nikki in the same way was a very classic touch to the relationship that this brother-sister shared 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

I have mixed opinions for Laksh.. but its too early to judge him. He is a cool dude.. no doubt! 
App developer - lovely profession for the modern day youth. Video game lover. Does not like to be overwhelmed with "sentiments" and "emotions" and tries to put a strong foot against these. His discussion with Dev and threatening him with police complaint was probably a repulsion, he was showing towards family sentiments that makes Nikki sad..If it was just this much, then I am ok with it. I just hope he is not another Ayaan.. trying to manipulate Nikki for the money of the Dixit kingdom..

But, even if Laksh is after the money and not Nikki, I am sure he cannot succeed. Because, the Dixit empire is not built out of money and riches alone.. Its built out of Love, compassion and above all acceptance and forgiveness. Thats why Dev, inspite of knowing that GKB and Vicky are materialistic, does not ever think of getting rid of them..but rather embraces them warmly with love ❤️

I understand that this week has been very difficult for the fans, especially with the "never-ending" guilt cycle of Dev. I saw one of the fans tweet that Dev has pretty much asked sorry from every one, except Jassi. I am also not enjoying it.. However, thats the uniqueness of this show - that it explores new untouched areas of the TV serial world. It explores relationships from the different angles of "Love"... without focusing on revenge.. It subtly shows us the self realization and redemption.. without dwelling on emotionally pouring out and begging for forgiveness.. This phase is the realization that Dev's long dark night is finally coming to an end and there is a dawn awaiting him with open arms.. in the form of his own BIG family that he cherishes.. Therefore.. be a little patient until the Sun comes up fully :)

There is always this ongoing complaint that Sonakshi is shown to be "perfect... too perfect"!! I admit that this "perfectness" is sometimes.. too sweet to digest. But then, those are the times, I tell myself that TV shows are very women-centric and they glorify the women little more than the reality. We have to take it with a pinch of salt. We got to see Sona telling early on this week to Eleena.. "Kahi na kahi. in sab me..meri bhi galati thi..".. So, we got to see her guilt as well.. Its not as pronounced as Dev's.. because Dev is always the more expressive of the two.. isn't he? He is very open about his feelings..be it love, anger, or whatever he is experiencing.. and then.. its played by Shaheer.. so needless to say the impact he has on us is enormous..😄😍❤️ Erica fans, don't get mad at me. She is a great actor.. Absolutely no doubt and has been doing the role of Sonakshi exceedingly well.. But.. hey I am a Shaheer fan. Its only natural that I like him more 🤓❤️

Looking ahead..
- I am eagerly looking forward to Ishwari shaping her new found career..
- I am also eagerly looking forward to Nikki's realization of her never-diminishing love for her dear brother and her entire family..
- Laksh.. please be a good boy.
- Neha..if you decide to show up, please take Sonakshi's side..
- Maami.. now that Dev has conquered you with his unconditional love, please be nice to "his" Sonakshi.. and keep a tab on your son..so that he does not try any stupid trick on DevAkshi..
- My lovely trio Golu-Soha-Aaru.. continue to shine on with your innocence and continue to amaze us with your angle of "Love"
- I am looking forward to seeing the big grand dinner at the Dixits with the whole family soon.. talking about cricket match and politics and GST 😂

350 episodes and there is still so much to talk about ❤️!! Kuch Rang pyaar ke aise bhi.. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Week 69 - The missing pages...

When we witnessed the breakup of Dev and Sonakshi on that disastrous night, we were all devastated, because, Dev and Sona shared the most beautiful love story with us ❤️ The love story in which we got to see both of them go against all odds to come together, in which both of them complimented each other, in which both of them made each other's bad days better and good days memorable and best. There was technically no worth reason for them to break up..and yet, they did.. And even before we could digest it, there was a seven year leap in our show and Sonakshi was shown with a daughter and Dev was shown as a man without any specific goals in life. We had a million questions in our head and we all even got divided into Team Dev and Team Sonakshi.. arguing about who was right and who was wrong. Each team argued with utmost conviction!  How can Sona hide the child from Dev? How can Dev expect Sona to let Suhana talk to him? It was all Dev's fault.. It was all Sona's fault.. How can Ishwari do this.. how can Bijoy do that.. and what not!! 😢

This week was the gateway to the answers for all those questions.. 😊 This week we have started to read those missing pages of this beautiful love story..the pages that were filled with anger, hurt, sadness, guilt and everything else that took away the peace from these two honest lovers 💔

The week started on a beautiful note of Dev and Sona reminiscing the magical moment they just experienced, the magical togetherness they just felt. They both never thought such a moment will come again in their life. But it came and this time, it seems to me that it will be "forever..and beyond". "Mrs.Dixit" - Dev, Sona and both their families enjoyed this title wholeheartedly and thats what gave me the confidence that the happy times are here to stay forever.❤️😊

Now that we know that all is well and the love story is back in track, it will be less sorrowful to flip through the missing pages... 

The main page that was missing from Dev's side of story was the birth of Suhana. Dev always loved Sonakshi as a woman, and he never wanted the infertility to affect their love story in any way. He did not leave any opportunity to ensure Sonakshi of his abundant love and care. If at all he wanted a child, he only wanted it so that Sonakshi will feel complete.  When their love story tragically ended, he would have never thought that Sonakshi will become a mother. Had he known, he would have handled everything differently. He is not the kind of man who would let his wife carry the burden of "their" offspring single handedly 😢 However, fate separated them and  Sonakshi did have to suffer as a single parent for seven years 😢

Similarly, the main page that was missing from Sona's side of their love story was the fact that Dev was almost paralyzed and became powerless and directionless in Sonakshi's absence. The tragic part about this was that Sonakshi was not at all aware that Dev will become so powerless in her absence...Had she known she would have never ever left him, come what may 😢 However, fate separated them and Dev went through a helpless lonely phase 😢

The makers have done a fabulous job of filling in the missing pages to Dev and Sona from each other's angles!!

Whenever I get upset with my husband and our arguments go on for a long time without any closure, I often find myself sit and write out an email with extreme anger. Once I do that, my outrage will definitely reduce. When that calmness sets in, I will just delete it and carry on..or probably save in drafts for review later!! I just checked and I still have a couple of those angry emails in my draft.. Many times I feel Sonakshi is very much like me 😊

Shaheer as Dev once again, has acted phenomenally well as the guilty husband, who just read those missing pages from his life and realized the impact of his absence in his wife's life... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻

We live in an era where our work and social life have taken over our personal life. Many husbands who live in the same house as their wife, don't necessarily take part in the pregnancy of their wife. Nor do they give a hand in the upbringing of their children. However, here is Dev.. He wanted to read and feel all the hatred that Sonakshi felt for him during those days. He wanted to go to the hospital where his wife delivered his daughter. He wanted to dwell in the guilt and blame himself as an irresponsible man for what happened seven years ago without even his knowledge... for not being there for his wife when she needed him the most...Dev is a man to look up to 🙏🏼❤️

The guilt of Dev drove him totally helpless, unable to undo any of the damage that he did to his dear wife. Again, the makers have wonderfully conceived the hospital scene where Dev imaginarily fixes himself in one of Sonakshi's hospital visit.. A very heart wrenching scene wonderfully done by Shaheer 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 The guilt made him run from pillar to post looking for that one thing that might give him some peace.. His visit to the Bose house was heartwarming and am sure it changed Bijoy's perceptions about Dev.

Its very questionable, whether a person like Dev exists in today's world. We can only hope!

While going through these missing pages of the past, the makers have also done a fabulous job in conceiving the present hesitation from Dev's side to take any first step towards getting closer to Sonakshi 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We know the romantic Dev for more than a year now and he has never felt uncomfortable or uneasy with her ever. However, the guilt that he has now, gives him a lot of hesitation in taking that first step.. Its a very natural feeling and 100% marks to the makers for showing this and not showing a filmy closeness and romance just because now they have expressed their love for each other. I would like the closeness to come naturally.. after all... tiny Mr.Abhodro has to be very special... right from the making..isnt it? 💑❤️

How does Sonakshi feel about Dev's guilt? The moment she knew that Dev saw those emails in draft, she only gave her friendly supportive hand and tried to trivialize the whole thing... I really liked how Dev insisted that he read those emails. My husband would never insist like that. He would be happy to not know what I wrote. But I will also never be as friendly as Sonakshi. I will make sure he reads that specific line and point it out to him saying "Read this..this part.. this is exactly how I felt that day, when you said the coffee I made was not nice.." 🤓😂😂 Oh Well!! Dev and Sona are too perfect to exist in reality! We can only hope and try to be like them.

Sonakshi also wanted to know all about Dev's life in those seven years. It was beautiful to see Dev brush aside her request. Only a strong man will be able to take ownership for his mistakes without indulging in his own losses.🤗

There is a very important truth about Men that we all need to know. Men are the weaker of the two genders. Weaker because, they easily let their weaknesses overpower them. They almost have zero power to fight against their weakness. The one person they truly love is their strength and in the absence of that person, they absolutely cannot perform. Women, on the other hand have a fighting spirit which gets much stronger in the absence of who they consider as their strength.. In fact, when our man is around us, we generally tend to lean on him and feel at ease and let him take care of us and pamper us. But in his absence, we take up the ownership and try to perform much better..

Dev had felt clueless, weak and almost paralyzed in Sonakshi's absence. He could not do even what he did before Sona came in his life. I vividly remember the time of Sonakshi's engagement with Ritvik and how Dev expressed that he wanted to die but could not do so..because of his responsibilities as a brother and son and begged Sonakshi to be with him and guide him. However successful a man is, he is an extremely weak person in the absence of his woman. Sonakshi made a promise that she will never leave him, but she did. Whether the Sonakshi supporters like it or not, she made a mistake by leaving him behind. She should have known that Dev is powerless without her. 😢

But, because Sonakshi is basically a good person, she relentlessly tried to find about all the missing pages from her love story.. all about Dev during those seven years. She went to Ishwari, then to Eleena and then to Dev himself and insisted that she know everything about his sisters. It did not surprise me that Dev's life became pointless in Sonakshi's absence. However, he ignoring his sisters definitely surprised me. Why would he do that? Pondering on that topic made me realize that with his every sister's saved life, lies Sonakshi's goodness. Whether it was saving Nikki from drunkards or Ria from the wicked Ayaan.. Sonakshi had a huge role to play. And Neha's wedding probably brought even fonder but now haunting memories of him and Sonakshi, so he chose to stay away from it. Well.. even though men are grown up adults, their success lies only on the women behind them. 

It was only after Sonakshi heard from Dev, was she able to realize the amount of damage she has indirectly caused to his entire family. The dependency that Dev had on her dawned on her only in that instant..Dev probably cannot go into past and make up for the missing pages of his life which had the birth of Suhana.. but Sonakshi might still be able to do some damage control in Dev's life and his family.. However she needs to be very careful in handling this.

The identity of Sonakshi is, to do the "right" things and to make the things "right".  Thats why, as soon as she came back in Dev's life, she thought about Nisha and explained to Dev that they owed an apology for her! Sometimes, Sonakshi's ways of setting things right work favorably.. However, sometimes it backfires. Like the time she tried to somehow get Neha and Ranvir back together.. It only caused more strain to their already strained relationship. Similarly when Dev and Sona broke up, the same urge of Sonakshi to set the things right for the Bose family triggered the whole misunderstanding and unpleasant arguments. Not that she shouldn't have supported her family. But, she could have done it differently, taking Dev also on her side. 

I somehow feel, this time also, she is being too hasty in right away plunging into the Dixit sisters' family matters and setting everything right without the knowledge of others... Somehow I feel her coming back to the Dixit home itself was a hasty decision to somehow set everything right between them and the sisters. And her way of handling the keys also did not seem right to me..As Ishwari pointed out, she could have spoken to Ishwari before giving the keys to GKB. She should have definitely asked Ishwari and/or  Dev before contacting Ria on her own. I hope this is one of those times when Sonakshi's plans work favorably for everyone 😞

Talking about Ishwari - She did the right things this week. 
- Her genuine heartfelt happiness in seeing a happy and content Dev was something I had been longing for. As a mother, I had always questioned her inability to feel happy for her son. And finally I felt that satisfaction. 
- Her visit to the Bose family to ask for Sonakshi's hand again not just for her son as his wife but also for herself as her friend was also a very satisfying moment for me. Just like Asha, I am sure all mothers of daughters would have felt their eyes getting wet. 
- At the same time, her efforts to make Exotic Avocado Salad brought a smile on my face 😁 
- Her interactions with GKB were perfect! I wish she had so much confidence in her son and his choice of Sonakshi many years ago... And I hope that this confidence and clarity that she now has, is here to stay forever.

Similarly, Bijoy also did the right things this week. After a long time, the elders are finally becoming a positive source of energy! 
- Bijoy's warm welcome to Dev in the beginning of the week and his wish for good luck uplifted our moods. It was a perfect comparison of native place to your life prior to marriage and the place we migrate to, for the sake of job, to our life after marriage!! 👌🏻👌🏻
- He also gave Dev a very valuable advice to become each other's strength and not weakness.. 
- The best part between Dev and Bijoy was the part where Bijoy acknowledged that Dev was best and Dev acknowledged that Dev can only look up to Bijoy. 

The flavor the kids brought in made the show more interesting this week. I am sure parents often get stumped by their kids' questions.. 
- What is "Propose"?? 😲
- Iss room me kyoon itna decorations hain? Kyoon big chi hass rani hain??
Kids, especially these days are very inquisitive and its hard to explain many things to them!! 😲😉

The dialogues as usual is another hero in the show!
- The scene where Ishwari compared Dev as dabba and his love as the biscuit inside.. was classic 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 The tug of war between Ishwari and GKB for the dabba was a perfect comparison of the war that happened seven years ago, between Sonakshi and Ishwari..👌🏻👌🏻
- The scene where Dev told Sonakshi that he wants to read all the emails was also another highlight!! "kya kya delete karoghe? yahaan se delete kar sakti ho, par apne dil se delete nahi kar sakti ho na..."👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

The lead characters definitely stole the show this week! 
- Shaheer's excellent portrayal of his own guilt and his protectiveness for Sonakshi both must be applauded. His dialogues are always pitch perfect.. His body language and emotions are always bang on!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
- Erica's reactions while Dev was explaining his setbacks in the absence of Sonakshi was perfect. Without dialogues, she easily conveyed her deep regret.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

There were lot of promises made this week... 
Dev promised Bijoy that he will try his best to not disappoint him.
Sona promised Dev that she will henceforth walk with him and support him during his moments of weakness..
Ishwari promised sonakshi that she will consider Sonakshi as her own daughter and not a daughter in law.
I hope all these promises are kept by everyone.😊

Week 68 - The RE(al)-UNION

Marriage is not just a union of two hearts or a union of two lives, but its the union of two families. In a recent wedding I attended, I saw a sign that said "Today, two families are becoming one. Please pick a seat not a side".  That signboard was the talk of that day, than even the bride and groom. It is very true, though. Every marriage is a union of two families. Dev and Sonakshi started their love story many years ago.. They broke up because Dev was not sure. They reunited due to their inability to move on. Although they all seemed happy, there was a lot of hesitation for their families to unite.. Therefore, their Re-Union became a Reluctant-Union.. And they broke up again because their families were not ready and they themselves were probably not ready. And now, after many years and a beautiful daughter, they are together again. This union is "Real".. There is no Reluctance or Remorse or Rush.. Its Natural, Real and its the union of their families . So this will be strong, sturdy, heavy duty and unshakable!! ❤️

The Reunion already started after Ishwari accepted Sonakshi and her family with her whole heart. And with Sonakshi's changes, this week became an even more interesting week for me. I had my highs and lows, because I ALWAYS watch the show from Dev's point of view. I love Sonakshi very deeply but I also get angry with her all the time just like Dev. It was interesting to see the iron lady of our show, Sonakshi, slowly turning into a beautiful flower that she was, at the beginning of the show when she stole our and Dev's heart. But it was not easy for her at all. It took the efforts of many people, to get over her fears and realize her destiny.

The loneliness and pain that Sonakshi suffered all the seven years had turned her heart into a rock. But that was only one part of it.  Sonakshi's fears were probably because of Ishwari and I am sure these words of Dev surely kept Ishwari wondering about what she can do to help Sonakshi get over it.  Since Ishwari already asked for forgiveness during the dinner in Dev's house.. I thought there was nothing new that she was going to say to Sonakshi. But as she started explaining how much she missed Sonakshi and how much she had taken her for granted, I couldn't help but cry. Supriya is an extremely talented artist and she stole the show on monday. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 

Just those 5 to 10 mins of her conversation with Sonakshi probably cannot make up for all the cruel things she did earlier. However those few minutes of genuineness was enough to shatter Sona's fears and get back into her heart. What I really liked about Ishwari's apology that day was the part about "Saheli". During the days when Sona was Ishwari's nutritionist, they were both pretty much like friends.  Even amidst GKB's taunts, these two somehow hit it off! It was a pleasant reference of those days with the word "Saheli". I also loved the part when she said "Us din Ishwari tumse maafi maangi thi.. aaj Dev ki maa tujse maafi maang rahi hain" - I was reminded of Ishwari's conversation with maama ji - when she said "When I am Ishwari, I am able to see her goodness..but when I am Dev's mom, I am unable to, because of my fears". Today, even as Dev's mom, she was able to accept Sonakshi not just as her son's wife, but also as her daughter in law and as her "Saheli".  Even though Sonakshi married Dev before, she was never able to become his better half and take responsibility of his family, because his mom never accepted her.  This time Ishwari has accepted her and so, this union is Real and not in a rush and definitely not forced. 

Ishwari's open conversation, I am sure instantly changed Sonakshi's fears into affection and love. However, she had put way too many fences around her to protect herself from getting hurt anymore. And because of that, she was unable to heed to Ishwari's request to go stop Dev's engagement.

A father protects his daughter, probably till the last second of his life on earth. Every daughter in this world will probably accept to this statement. My father is not someone who openly comes and tells me how much he likes me. But  I know all the million things he does for me even without my knowledge. Every time I visit my parents, right from buying my favorite vegetable and instructing my mom to do it in a way that I like to the financial security he has built with his little pension keeping me in mind (even though I am happily married and settled), there are a million things he does for me all the time.. and for that matter any father does for his daughter. A daughter's marriage does not sever the bond between a dad and his daughter. And when the daughter has had a failed marriage, any father will take it upon him to protect his daughter from the man that made her cry. Sonakshi was let down by the same man.. not just once, but twice. But thankfully, Ishwari's timely advice and Asha's timely intervention highlighting his inability to look beyond his fears and ego hit the right chord with Bijoy and he realized that the Dixits were genuine this time.

When I look at it from Sonakshi's point of view, I am still unable to accept that she needed Bijoy to give her a green signal to go to the love of her life, Dev. It definitely put me off.  However, on introspection and from Bijoy's point of view, I am convinced that, that approval was absolutely necessary. I realized that a dad's fear..Bijoy's fear, was not baseless. His repulsion for Dev was not insensible. His promise from Sonakshi was not unnecessary. Bijoy should let her go, only when he feels that she will be safe. Last time as well, Sonakshi did get Bijoy's approval before going to Dev. But last time, it seemed more of a compromise from Bijoy's point of view. However, this time Bijoy is convinced. And thats why this union is "Real" and not a "Reluctant" one.

While Sonakshi was going through this change, Dev was going through a torture to simply put it.  Shaheer is an actor who will magically brighten the screen whenever he is present in it. Even his stressed out emotions and angry expressions somehow attracts us in a way no one else does. When he is present everything around fades out. We see Dev and only Dev. I don't know whether it was because of this or whether it was because of our unattachment to any girl other than Sonakshi with Dev, I did not even realize that he took Payal's name instead of Nisha... until Eleena corrected him..

Nisha is a girl with clear intentions, just like Rithvik (who was going to get engaged to Sona long ago). Nisha did not take anything for granted and had made sure that Dev and Sonakshi were not having any plans of getting back together. However, on the day of engagement, his restlessness to somehow see Sonakshi at the doorstep created a clear disturbance to Nisha's peace. I really loved the way, the makers conceived the whole engagement scene from Nisha's angle. And I must give it to Nisha. Her dialogue delivery was excellent. I have not seen this actress before, but she was awesome!👏🏻👏🏻 The makers always choose the actors without any compromise. Even if the role is tiny, every actor that have taken part in our show are skilled in some way or the other! 👌🏻👌🏻

The dialogue writers of this show need a fitting appreciation with some award and I hope they get good recognition for the work they do in KRPKAB. Dev's description of Sonakshi was honest.. by far the best way you can define honesty. He said Sonakshi was like a good habit for him.."Aadat acha ya boora, aadat nahi hona chahiye..par Sonakshi ki aas paas mein rehna kisi ko boora nahi ho sakta". He defined Sonakshi in a nutshell. He basically said that Sonakshi made it all easy for him. And the content of what else he told Nisha was intelligently added by the makers in her conversation with Sonakshi later.👏🏻👏🏻

Nisha probably already realized that this engagement was probably not going anywhere and Sonakshi's arrival only confirmed it! Dev quickly loosened up and became a little relaxed. His conversation with Eleena was proof that when Sonakshi is around, Dev somehow feels at home. However, I also liked how he clearly indicated to Eleena that it will be only Sonakshi's decision and that he was prepared for an unhappy ending for his love story.

Sonakshi came to Dev's engagement probably with an intention of telling him that she loved him and that he should call off the engagement. But when she saw that the engagement was really happening, she, being a person that is not selfish at all, could only walk into it in Nisha's shoes. She did not have the courage to call off the engagement, nor did she have the heart to watch all that was happening there.

I really loved Ishwari's persistence to somehow get into the deep fears of Sonakshi and remove it once for all.. It was as though she didn't want to leave any stones unturned at all. Her promise to Sonakshi that whatever she said before in her house was the ultimate truth of her heart in the name of her son Dev - was the most honest confession anyone could ever make. And beyond this Ishwari couldn't do anything else to affirm Sonakshi that she will not anymore hinder the happiness of Dev and Sona.

After this incident, I really could not understand why Sonakshi was holding back. The only reason is to not hurt Nisha.

I think Nisha was also waiting impatiently for Sonakshi, especially after hearing all about her from Dev himself. And once Sona arrived, she was very keen to talk to her. The quick interaction in Dev's room only increased Nisha's need to talk to Sonakshi. She was on a mission to make Sona talk that day and for that, I will be ever so grateful to Nisha! Her scene in the garden with Sonakshi was the highlight of this week, according to me. That was the real realization of Sonakshi. In Sonakshi's own words Dev's happiness, even though he was a successful and rich businessman, lied only in spending time with family.

N: "Kya gift dhoon Dev ko"
S: "Uske paas tho sab kuch hain, jo paison se kareeda ja saktha hain.."
N: "tho phir.. kyaa dhoon..."
S: "ache yadhein, experiences, bathein..."
N: "Bathein???"
S: "Dev ke liye..paise important nahi hain..paison se woh impress nahi hota..achi bathon se hota hain..uske liye family sab kuch hain..Party time matlab family time hain.. woh bahar walon ko zaroor entertain kar saktha hain..par woh jaldi thak jaata hain.. par family ke saath 100% rahta hain... agar tum usse hasa sakthe ho..rula sakthe ho..tumhari bachpan ki yadhein share kar sakthe ho.. tho woh bahot kush hoga...uske liye 5 star hotel ka chai pasand nahin hain.. tupri wali ka chai bahot pasand hain..wohi meri taraf se uske liye best gift tha..."

And as Sona completed these words, she just defined Dev as the "Perfect" man any woman would ever want.. Nisha's expressions slowly started changing to more than just a disappointment that her engagement was not going to happen that day. It became more of an interrogation to Sona, almost asking her "Then, why the hell are you not together with him!!" she went on to ask...

N: "Tho tum kehna chahthi hain ki Dev perfect hain..par usne kaha ki woh perfect husband nahi te..bahut galathiyan karthe te..tum usse mamma's boy bulati thi.. woh tumko kabhi ache se treat nahi kiya..woh ziddi aur selfish te.."

At this point, I think Sonakshi magically answered all the questions of her own heart and almost got over all her fears..

S: "Galati meri thi..Meine socha ki mein sab kuch handle kar sakti hoon..par nahi kar payi..woh toh har situation ko ache se handle kar raha tha.. maa ki baat maan ne se kya galat hain..muje samajna chahiye thi... woh meri ya kisi bhi aurat ko hurt nahi kar sakta..woh mujhe meri saari kamzoriyon ke saath pyaar kiya... He was the best thing that ever happened to me..." ❤️

Even though we had a beautiful reunion of DevAkshi on friday, this sequence stood out for me, as it was the real essence of Sonakshi's love for Dev. Excellent dialogues!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️  I wish he heard it all...

Nisha's questions to Dev and Sonakshi later were to the point and there was no beating around the bush. For any other TV serial, this is the best place to prolong it for another day with dramatic music and close up shots of every single character of the show.. KRPKAB is unique in many ways and its narration style is one of its biggest pluses. There is no unnecessary drag in the show.

Well, Dev was cornered. He wanted Sonakshi to confess this time around.. But when he was directly asked that question of whether he loves Sonakshi anymore, he said Yes without guilt, without fear, without doubt. Love is always like that. Its there or its not there.. There is never an intermediate state. Haan ya Na. But somehow, even though Sonakshi confessed so much to Nisha, she could not open up to Dev even after Nisha called off the engagement.. I think she immediately got into a zone of "Guilt"... That she can never ever get back her Dev... because she lost him forever due to her own carelessness and inability to see how perfect he was... Dev was still in love with only Sonakshi and hearing that only added to her guilt. All she could tell Dev was "I am sorry Dev.. I didn't know all this will happen.. I am so sorry that the engagement was called off.."!!

Dev's reaction to this was perfect!! What more can he talk to this woman Sonakshi who felt guilty..when she had to actually feel happy that his engagement was called off..

Dev the lover was hurt deeply.. but that does not negate the fact that he is a father now. Often times, for kids' sake we have to give in. However, he was unable to stay there any longer even for Suhana's sake, because the feeling of "not being loved" is the most hurtful of all feelings 😢. I loved how Suhana came running to her dad as he was ready to walk away.. But the little girl could not do anything to stop her dad..

Dev is a guy who has all along nurtured every member of his family. He worked hard and sacrificed his own childhood and youth, so that his family can live comfortably. He loved his wife deeply, but was unable to keep her for himself. He respected and loved his mother very dearly, but was unable to keep her happy either. He lived in hell all these years and finally there was a ray of light in his life in the form of his daughter.. With her around, positivity came back in his life and he thought he will be able to get back all that he lost.. However, he was wrong. He was not able to convince Sonakshi enough, so that she can choose him. A man that lived for others all these days, wanted to somehow get happiness for himself, but failed to do it. This deep pain came through when he spoke to Suhana on phone and asked her to take care of herself, as he will not be around for sometime. I don't know about others, but this was a very heartbreaking scene for me.😢

Sonakshi didn't mean to hurt him so deeply. She did not know what to do at that moment. Even though Ishwari mentioned to her that Dev is doing all this purposely to make Sona choose him, she just could not get herself to tell him that she loves him a lot. We cannot question why she was not able to.. For every person, Love is something that needs its own correct moment to be expressed. And when that correct moment comes, nothing can stop it from being expressed. It can be at midnight, in the middle of the road or during a rainy night in an autorickshaw..anything will work.. just anything..😄 By the way, auto rickshaw, rain, night are all very special in my love story as well. So, KRPKAB is super close to my heart!! ❤️

Nutritionist, daughter, mother, sister, businesswoman.. everyone had taken a backseat. The girl that was steering her life that night was Sonakshi who was madly in love with her prince charming, Dev. The makers had wonderfully conceived that carefree, crazy, flirtatious lover girl Sonakshi. Even when she was secretly admiring him during the good old Natasha days, she never set herself sooo free.. She always had her own identity.. But this Sonakshi was real, with only one identity for herself and that is - she loves Dev immensely. ❤️

Sonakshi went down on her knees to express how sorry she feels that she failed to wake up with him everyday all these 7 years and how guilty she feels for running away from her real emotions.. They exchanged rings and shared a lovely dance together and hugged one more time with a promise in their mind to never let go of each other.. And thus that night Dev and Sonakshi united again in a magical way. ❤️

And I thought.. the story will end on a beautiful note of "Dev and Sonakshi lived happily ever after..". However, the makers seem to have much more up their sleeve!! And I cant wait to watch it! 😄😍

Some of the very nice sequences this week:
1. Golu and Soha - I have become a great fan of these two kids.. They are as cute as "cute" can get!! Hiding the ring, their interaction with Sonakshi, and later their heartfelt apology to Nisha were all done so perfectly.. Even many adult actors may not be able to execute the job given, so flawlessly!! Their voice modulation, body language and facial expressions were all perfect!😘😘👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

2. Erica's conversation with Ishwari, Nisha and the finale with Dev were all extremely well done! Erica's strength is her underplay of emotions. Especially in her scene wth Nisha and Ishwari, this strength of hers helped the scene a lot to stand out!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

3. Ishwari's honest confessions, expressions of heartfelt guilt and deep desires were all so aptly done. I cannot think of any other actress to fit in that role with such ease! I loved all her dialogues this week, especially the one she told Sonakshi about "tum mujhe kya kehker bulaoge.. usse mein samaj jaoongi ki tum yahan kya karne keliye aayi ho".. Ishwari's advce to Bijoy was also very aptly done!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻

4. For Shaheer, I don't know where to start my appreciation and where to end it!! He was excellent this week as the restless lover, waiting for his love Sonakshi not just to reach his house for engagement but to reach his heart as his wife again..Emotions were so aptly done and the dialogues were delivered to such pitch perfection. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

5. The dialogues of this show should be praised to the skies and back! They are completely out of the world and the class is something I have not seen even in great movies! They are simple, crisp, and extremely captivating. Three cheers to the dialogue writers for an outstanding work!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌟🌟🌟

Mrs.Dixit is all set to come back to the Dixit family with abundant joy, happiness and most importantly, conviction... My prediction is that, "Iss show mein, ab se, sirf khushiyaan hogi.. pehle se behethar hoga.."  😄