Week 46 - At the Crossroads

Sonakshi has always been a go getter, a perfectionist. And she works honestly and very hard to become the best, and makes sure she wins. For the first time, she failed in something that is beyond her control.. atleast, she thought she failed as she is unable to become a mom.

Even when she first opened up to Dev about this, all she said was.."I always worked hard and got what I wanted.. but now with this, I have failed and I will remain incomplete, as I cant become a mom". Somehow that day, I felt, she could have told "What are we going to do Dev...without a child, OUR life will become so incomplete.." As good as she is, this is one character that is the gray shade of Sonakshi - the urge to shine in everything.. At one point in life "Me" becomes "Us". The institution of marriage converts all "Me" to "Us" and "We"... That scene ended so beautifully with Dev calming her down, so I did not make a big deal about it.

In Shimla also, she said the same thing. "It was not my mistake, Dev..that I cant become a mom. Everyone blames me for that." How can Dev prove to her that no-one blames her and she doesn't have to worry about a thing... How can he prove to her that it hurts him every time she feels bad and she gets hurt? In a rush of adrenaline, he made love to her ever so passionately to express how he feels about her, to show her how much she means to him. Much awaited episode on monday lived up to its expectations. After all, from 2 actors that look so beautiful together, what else can we expect?

I wished some kidnapper kidnapped them from Shimla and put them in a dungeon far far away for the rest of their lives. Atleast they would have stayed together.😢😢

Their outfits on their return ride from Shimla warned us of the upcoming scene, and just like them, we also wanted to enjoy every minute of them together.

As they were returning back, maami was busy stirring the "5 crore" kichadi with Ishwari. And the bose family arrived just on time.. Word for word, abuse for abuse - things were getting hotter and hotter. Bijoy was shouting and Ishwari was shouting on top of it! It reminded me of the street corner fight for a pot of water in a drought-sticken city.

Well, from this point forward... its a turn of events and our 3 main characters were just pushed to a crossroads where they had to choose their partner and destination as well.

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Ishwari has been proven time and again that Dev has changed for a girl..."us ladki ke liye...??" One more time she was told by Dev himself that he gave the money to Sonakshi's brother on his own accord and that nobody asked for money and he was the one that decided not to tell anyone about this. I can easily ask Ishwari "so what if he didnt tell you..now you know.". Probably only Ishwari knows the importance of Dev not telling her about this. And every time this is proven to her, she moves one step away from her dear son.

In addition to her inner fears, GKB's constant bad influence in this matter fueled her negative thoughts. But above all, Sonakshi's perfection in everything scared her the most. Thats why when the infertility issue came up, she took it to her advantage to over power Sona! If not for the 5 Crore news, she might have been just satisfied with the power she had. But with this new disappointment, she almost went back to her earlier state of "us ladki ke liye...??"

She reached the crossroads first and made up her mind to get Sonakshi as much distant from her as she can, be it with Dev or without him. I think at that point Ishwari just used the situation instinctively (not deliberately at all) to play with the words and create a rift between Dev and Sona. Sonakshi's return of the money only aggravated Ishwari's hatred for Sona. How can a girl be this capable??

What always bothers me is that the rules she has for Sona - she never applies them on Neha.

Ishwari was one of the main reasons that it became the last night of our dear DevAkshi. She dragged them both to the crossroads that she was in, and hardly gave them a choice.

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Sonakshi, the perfectionist - did she really love Dev? I thought she did, especially since she was the one that first fell for him, even before he could realize. But we all have our doubts in this matter after this past week.

Bijoy has always proven to us, time and again that he is a person with utmost self respect and that he will get extremely angry if anyone questions it - especially Ishwari. On the day that mishap occurred, once Dev accepted the truth of he voluntarily giving money to Saurabh, Bijoy could have silently walked out.. There was no reason to extend the argument further, as Dev's words were more than enough to keep his self respect in front of Ishwari. But I understand - to be called a "thief" is not simple. Its hard to let go.. after being accused like that.

It was very uncomfortable to see Bijoy trying to intimidate Ishwari with sharp words.  Knowing Bijoy, someone from the Bose family could have stopped him. Knowing Ishwari, Dev could have said something to keep her happy. Knowing Dev and Ishwari's bond, Sonakshi could have said something to ease the situation.. Well... it could have ended well... However, as fate would have it, Dev "inadvertently" slapped Bijoy.  Really.. inadvertently...

Being slapped by son-in-law is not simple.

I undertood Sonakshi's position and her need to follow her dad and her family.. to be with them in the need of the hour. I also understood that she did not want to come back to Ishwari niwas for some time. But I failed to understand why she refused to talk to Dev. She could have shouted at him. Even forced him to find a home separately for her and Dev. Asked Dev to come and apologize to her dad. She did not feel the need to do any of this. One more time, she took it up on her to be a perfect daughter.

It was extremely sad to see Dev call Sonakshi to ask her what he should do now.. to bring the situation under control.. He continued to think Sonakshi and he are in one team. At this point I really started to wonder if Sonakshi felt anything at all for Dev...I am not saying she doesn't love him. However, "She" is more important to her than "Him" or even "Them"... Just like how Ishwari is obsessed with being "Dev's mother and know all about Dev", Sonakshi is also obsessed with being "the best and smartest". She could not come back and face Ishwari without finishing the mission she has taken in hand.

In a world where women are looked down upon by men and even other women, its not wrong to possess that quality of "fire". Its rather important to always be strong to make sure that no one takes you for granted. And Sonakshi is truly an inspiration for women in that angle.  But there are times, when losing by itself is winning. Its not that I am trivializing the matter of her father's self respect and integrity. I am just saying that there was no reason to put the responsibility on her shoulders alone, keeping Dev completely away from it.. I am sure she is intelligent enough to know that Dev did not purposely slap Bijoy and smart enough to understand that there was some percentage of mistake on Bijoy's side as well that day.

When she came to the crossroads this week, she was blinded completely by her ego and her urge to be the winner. She could hardly feel any love for Dev, even though, not long ago she expressed her love to him and promised to stay with him always.

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This is my favorite part. I had to handhold him and get him to the crossroads where his two most important women are standing. I am talking about Dev. And thats precisely his problem that he needs guidance...Its hard for him to take decisions, not because he cant take. He is after all a very successful businessman. He cant take decisions, because he does not want his decision to hurt the women in his life. He is man that follows only his heart. He does not understand any negative manipulations, when it comes to his family. If he manipulates, its ultimately only for the happiness of his family. This is my favorite part, not because I am Shaheer's fan. But because I just adore this character Dev, who puts his wife's happiness and his mother's happiness above all. There are not many men in this world like him.

His love for Sonakshi is something we have spoken time and again about. There is nothing new to say about it. Except that he was never able to love her enough in a way that she could stand with him even in storms, and guide him out of it. Its not that Dev did not make mistakes at all. He constantly makes mistakes..to an extent that the count of his "I am Sorry" would be more than "I love you". Especially in matters of his mother, Sonakshi knows very well that he will become completely insane. It happened before and it happened now. Probably she thought it will happen always and so, she did not want to stay.

Dev was also never able to impress Bijoy Bose. Whatever he did was just not enough, because he had once hurt his daughter very badly. Even though he slapped Bijoy by mistake - a mistake is a mistake and any amount of Sorry will not make the pain go away. However, I feel Dev should have gone right away to the Bose house and stayed there and pleaded for apology until he was forgiven. For why he did not do that, I will only blame Sonakshi. He tried and depended on her to guide him...And he waited for her hands, but she never came. And when she finally came, it was not his Sonakshi. It was Sonakshi Bose who was full of grudge and full of rage.

5 Crores is a huge money. As a business man, he knows the impact of interest and the monthly repayment and he wanted to just safeguard her and the Bose family genuinely. Like I said, he never manipulates. And he always respected Sonakshi for what she was. But that day, with the war of words, he did use some statements degrading Sonakshi's inability to understand the enormity of 5 Crores. But the intention was not to belittle her. And she just have to trust him on this, which she failed to do.

Dev trusted his mother a lot. He never imagined her to manipulate him. But she did. And he did not even realize it. When he came to the crossroads that night, he did not even know that his mother was capable of getting his signature on the prenup without his own knowledge.

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Vicky and Maami just played their cards. That is all they did. They just capitalized on the vulnerability of the three pillars of Ishwari nivas. Mainly they just tried to get Dev and Ishwari against Sonakshi. 

Ishwari was already convinced that Dev and Sona should separate. She did not need any alcohol for that! But even under the influence of alcohol, Dev did not turn against Sonakshi at all. Atleast not until he found out that she has given up on him.

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Ishwari handed him the presigned Prenup just like that, of which he had no idea and asked him to choose between Sonakshi and the rest of his family. Sonakshi came to him with utmost belief that he has manipulated her and tricked her, a trait that a True Lover alias Dev will never have. Technically he was drunk. But it seemed that only he was in his senses. Everyone else was out of their senses!!!

In my opinion, Dev just made it very easy for Sonakshi that night by giving her the passport to her favorite destination of "Being the Best"! He said the right things that will irk her. To the extent that she will hate him and leave him and quench her thirst of becoming the best. And he must have also thought that Sonakshi deserved a better mother-in-law.

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We don't know yet, what will happen to the love he has for his mom. But my gut feeling is that he will probably just ignore her existence. Or hate her so much that he will strive hard to become the "worst son" ever!!

As for maami and Vicky - I personally don't want to see Dev getting defeated in business by this team. Dev is much smarter than this hopeless duo. Hopeless is what we thought..but they turned around to be the perfect villain!! So, who knows what they will do to Ishwari Communications.

I hope that the rest of the Dixit cast along with Elena and Saurabh will support Dev and be his well wishers.

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This week, I must stop and applaud the makers for keeping us in the dark for most part and making us restless day after day 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 It was just a roller coaster ride.

I cant say enough to appreciate the cast of this show. Every person in this show has lived the character that they played. And its an awesome feeling to catch a show like this on TV. Our day is just not over without this show.

This show has truly touched so many people. The amount of writeup floating in the social media is a proof of that. The cast and crew can be very proud of their product. ❤️

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The new promo is Awesome! 7 years later, there is a tiny Ms.Sonakshi, just like how Dev wanted it. Ms.Bose seems to have become Ms.Abhodro - I mean she was quite serious. Mr.Abhodro has become a cool dude. The rear view mirror of Dev's stylish bike said something to us.. Did you hear that?

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End of Season 1.

Week 45 - Its Complicated!

Such mixed emotions this week and its so complicated to explain... Let me make an attempt..

The week started off on a rather embarrassing note of Dev getting irritated with Sonakshi's father. On one hand, I agreed with Bijoy when he said Ishwari did not behave like a grown up. On the other hand, I also agree with Dev that now Bijoy's daughter is his wife and that Bijoy has to let go off his worries about Sonakshi. I have personally experienced and found that unsolicited advice or support from my parents always worsens the situation. Whenever there is an argument in my home, even though my mother will always have an urge to talk in my favor, I will always ask her not to interfere 😞 Its much more manageable that way.

Well..thank God this scene ended without much drama (there is a part 2 to this Dev-Bijoy interaction, which is going to happen soon 😞😞)

At the temple, Sonakshi found Ishwaari. I wish the scene was as simple as Sonakshi clarifying the confusion to Ishwari. However, Ishwari went back to her old self of "You took away my son from me"... At that point whatever Sonakshi says, Ishwari was not even ready to hear as she had a preconceived notion that whatever she was going to say was a lie and nothing else. I particularly got very angry and disappointed with Ishwari when she wished Sonakshi to become a mother only so that she can experience the love for a "son" and the sadness when a girl takes the "son" away from her. At this point, I even started to wonder whether this mom is suffering from some disorder... She had even gone off track of Sonakshi's pregnancy..🤔🤔

I wasn't surprised when Sonakshi decided to leave the place. There was no point.

Dev-Sona's little talk on monday over why Sona came home empty handed irritated me initially, although, later when I thought about it, I realized that was the Dev that we had always known. His mother is more important than anyone else. And this thought haunted me and continues to haunt me as to what he might do when the ultimate moment of choosing only one of the two women comes before him. And Sonakshi also was probably saddened by this thought. I am sure she started to wonder that Ishwari might reject her as a daughter in law if she never has a child of her own (which has the most probability as of now) and in turn Dev might also decide the same.

Its a very complicated situation for Dev, I am sure. Pretty much a catch-22 situation.. Its not that he loves his mom more than Sonakshi or Sonakshi more than his mom. His love for them is the same. However, his added responsibility is to make his mom love Sonakshi the same way as she loves him. In addition, he has to make sure that Sonakshi's love for his mom never reduces even though he knows that his mom is sometimes unreasonable. Got it?  If not, don't worry. Its really complicated.

Ishwari continues to live in this illusion that Sonakshi conspires to take Dev away from her and that Dev on his own, will never hide or lie about anything. However, time and again its proven to her that her son in fact has a special relationship with Sonakshi and he, on his own accord does things without Sonakshi's persuasion of any sort... from their affair onwards, and even the non-veg in wedding (remember?) its been clear to her that Dev is not forced into anything. One more time, Dev clarified that the whole deception of baby was his idea and Sona has no part in it.

To be fair to Ishwari, I did feel bad for her when she said that she feels small in front of Sonakshi - the girl for whose sake, Dev chose to lie and hide the truth even from his dear mother. Between the mother and son, there was a trust and a bond that once existed which is definitely not the same now. 

I was taken aback when Ishwari asked Dev to make the dream of baby come true.  For a moment, I thought she was going to ask Dev to marry someone else... Probably Dev was also shocked about that. But she said make the 7% as 100%. Well, thats my belief too.. that 7% is more than room for a miracle to happen and that when we wish for something so dearly with all our heart, the universe will conspire to somehow make it happen 😊

Sonakshi's frank question to Ishwari about what will happen if the treatment fails was a much needed one and Ishwari's answer was not a surprise to any of us. Although I did not completely like how Sonakshi adapted herself to the situation without much hesitation or question about Ishwari's "condition", I told myself to go with the flow of the show.  At the least I was happy that Sonakshi told her that she was as much disappointed about the whole thing as Ishwari was.. and her dreams of becoming a mother was also shattered by whatever has happened that day...

It was not right on Ishwari's part to keep a "condition" for her to come back home. But it was magnanimous on Sonakshi's part to quietly agree to it, for the sake of harmony in the family (and of course, for her own dream to become a mom).

The pressure was on. The decision to pursue treatment was on. Being a victim of infertility myself, I can completely feel the pressure and pain. And having tasted the success of the treatment and being a mother, I also understand how it feels when you experience miracle 😊

If someone asks me to define how you feel when pursuing infertility treatment, I will say "You have to be very hopeful of positive results, because positive thoughts and positive energy is much needed during that time. However, you should be prepared to face the disappointment". You might ask me, if you are prepared to face the disappointment, how can you say you are hopeful? Thats the challenge of this treatment 😢😢. And this is in addition to the physical pain during the process 😞 - the process that might be successful in just a couple of months or might take years together and still very uncertain.

Wednesday was the most hilarious episode. It was awkward, embarrassing, and hilarious to see Ishwari accompany Dev and Sonakshi to the infertility clinic and ask all the questions on the couple's behalf. It seemed more like a pediatrician visit to me for her 2 kids 😂😂. the more nosy Ishwari becomes in this matter, I can only imagine her in the bedroom and ordering them "do it! do it now!!" 😂😂. But on a serious note, its a very touchy situation and rather personal between a couple.. Atleast a girl might be able to share certain things with her mother even mother in law, but for the guy its such a touchy issue to talk about it to his mother or anyone else for that matter.

The ticket to Shimla? was a little too much..This is the same Ishwari who did not like them being together at all and managed to get them away from each other for several days in the name of pooja, etc. Well... after the stress that we went through, we needed some break as well. A trip to Shimla sounds just about the right thing to do 😊

Even though they got ready to go to Shimla, I somehow felt very uncomfortable and for the first time, DevAkshi even seemed very much "forced" on me.. If I fought with my husband, I will stay angry for atleast 1 day..I was still unable to accept that Sonakshi just ignored everything and agreed to hop in the car go on this trip... And honestly, I was happy to see atleast some hesitation in Sona during the car ride.

The Shimla stay was hilarious on one side and extremely irritating on the other side. Hilarious every time the music people came with their violins whenever Dev and Sonakshi walked past them, and every time the staff came with the hourly schedule and so hilarious to see the decorated room and the pond that magically lighted up when the couple came to the balcony! But it also got very irritating that every single item was linked to the "project Dixit baby", even the massage! It seemed every wall knows that the couple have been sent there on a mission. But amidst all this, I must admit that it was such a pleasure to see the ever so charming Shaheer and the gorgeous Erica 😍😍 not to mention their adept acting as Dev and Sonakshi.

Sonakshi's anger and disappointment was quite obvious and quite understandable. And Dev was just trying his best to pacify her. Dev is an honest man - in terms of his love for Sonakshi as well as Ishwari. He just genuinely wants to keep them both happy and that was quite obvious throughout this week. I particularly liked how he pleaded with her to help him help her.

Dev really knows the way to cool his wife down. It made us smile too 😄😄 when he told her that she can change everything that she doesn't like there, except himself! All husbands eventually do find that trick to cool the wife down, but Dev got it much early in marriage, I should say. He has been impressing me in this subject even from their first night onwards, sometimes with a puppy face, sometimes with an expression of his love that is just so poetic 😊

Sonakshi is practical, understanding and very accommodating. She is a wife and daughter in law goal for every girl. Dev is also a good husband goal for most part. And he really tries his best and does not do any mistake on purpose. And for these reasons the show is worth watching.

These days, we seem to get the best on fridays! This friday was just fabulous. The evening started with a very romantic dinner. The hero was charming and the heroine was looking simple yet very gorgeous. The music was soothing and the resort looked beautifully decorated for them. However, all of this was abruptly interrupted when Ishwari's "special" diet arrived. Dev is trying his best to be patient with his mother and hope he maintains his cool always. Because, if he shows his anger even once to her, she is not going to be able to tolerate it like Sonakshi...

The bonfire scene was such well shot. The cinematography of that scene was just too good. It was a treat to watch 2 good looking people on screen..In spite of the heated conversation, I could not help but admire how good they looked!! 😍

The show belonged to the dialogue writers from this point onward. Sonakshi spoke exactly what was in my mind. Dev lives so much in the present..and always looks to make people happy..even if the happiness is short lived and for a few seconds only... And that it does not make any sense to carry on with this "mission Dixit baby"!! The emotions that  I had bottled up and did not know how to explain, all came through Sonakshi. Erica as Sonakshi did extremely well in expressing her anger and frustration and Shaheer as Dev complimented her extremely well by just quietly taking it all in with eyes full of heplessness and empathy for her! Being unable to conceive is looked upon as a mistake that she did for which she has to constantly feel sorry about and Dev is just reminding her of it by saying a million times that it does not matter to him? Very profound way of articulating the emotions from the girl's point of view 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The show ended with all of us stumped! Just Stumped
- by the dialogue writers' apt and to-the-point script
- by the actors' genuine and convincing performance
- by the cinematographer's skillful use of camera
- by the scriptwriters' unique way of story telling
and everything else related to the show!!

I almost forgot to mention. I am glad Vicky went back to his old self of scheming and being bad. The changed Vicky didnt really suit him. The 5 Crore issue is cooking (thanks to Vicky's hard work) and will be ready to serve as soon as the couple come back home from Shimla.

Week 44 - The Disillusionment

Everything is an Illusion. Happiness, Sadness.. everything... Only Emptiness is real.  This is what we realize in the end, after going through our entire life that is full of ups and downs. All through our life, we work very hard to be successful, to have a family of our own, to earn for them, to keep them happy and to see them succeed in life. And throughout this journey of life, we discover ourselves at every step and also discover that everything we have created around us is only an illusion. We realize that in the end, only Love and Forgiveness never fade. Everything else has faded and gone. This is the Philosophy of life. But, don't worry, I will not bore you with a lecture on Philosophy 😄!

Our very dear Dev had to undergo a lot of desolation this week. Not just him, slowly the illusion that he had created for his dear wife and mother also cleared and created a big hollow.. Remember how we all felt after the breakup?? This is a much worser feeling than that 😒😢

The week started off with our Dev in a stylish vest and suit. There was something different about him that day and he looked very dignified and handsome 😍😍

Although Dev had a feeling of contentment over the bond that had blossomed between his mom and Sona, we all knew what was eventually coming up that day, as we had seen the precap. I did not particularly like the Laddu scene as I don't believe in superstitions like that. However, I strongly believe in inner voice and intuitions and therefore I could very easily relate to Ishwari's anxiety.

Dev needs to really buy an apartment for Maami and company and pack them off. She is being too nosy in all family matters. And really Neha needs to get back her life. While being on the topic of people wasting their life... Is Vicky going to work? Is Eleena going to college?  I tried to distract myself from the reality of pregnancy by pondering on these topics.. However very soon, kakimaa gave the judgement that Sonakshi is not pregnant 😲

To become a mother is a dream that every woman holds dearly, from the time she starts to admire her own mother. And we all somehow think these things will eventually happen very naturally. We never prepare ourselves for it or for a situation in case it does not happen. The biggest agony in a woman's life is when she finds out she is not pregnant, especially after looking forward to it. I truly felt bad for Sona that day, as she found out the truth 😢

If disappointment gives sorrow, betrayal gives pain.. Betrayal is probably too much of a word for a kind hearted person like Dev. However, when Sona first found out that her true report was hidden from her by Dev, I can understand the pain she must have gone through...And the Bose family's initial anger was also understandable. I told myself that very soon Sonakshi and her family will realize that he was being protective of her..not betray her.

I had goosebumps that day, watching Dev struggling to overcome his fear of losing Sonakshi. The way he hugged his dear wife tightly and refused to let go of her and plead with her to try to understand him was by far, Shaheer's best performance till date. I keep telling this every time he touches our heart with his acting. He just outperforms his own earlier performances. To him, he himself is a competition and he constantly proves to us that watching him onscreen is the best part of our day! Take a bow, Shaheer! You are the best actor 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️😍

Erica also supported her coactor very aptly and her emotions of disappointment and pain was bang on.  This jodi is indeed the best jodi - congratulations on the award👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 What I like about this couple (apart from the chemistry that we all go crazy about), is the way they both dwell in their characters with "conviction". Dev has his own shades of grey. And we have seen and talked about this side of him a lot. Sonakshi also has some weaknesses. We haven't really spoken much about it. And this is probably a good time to see that.

Sonakshi's strength is actually her weakness. Being vulnerable to situations and people usually defines our true personality.  Acting stronger than you are, doesn't really make you a stronger person. By the end of Thursday's episode, I somehow felt Sonakshi was trying to be stronger than she actually is. I felt she really needs to use her dear Dev's shoulders to vent the grief. 

Inability to conceive is not just a pain for a woman, its a pain for the couple and the couple need each other's support and shoulders to heal together. Unless she leans on him, he will be unable to lean on her to express his sorrow. The last thing that a real husband will do in a sutuation like this is to express his unhappiness on this matter lest it might affect his dear wife..So its upto the wife to make him express. And I somehow felt, Sonakshi's so called "strength" happens to be her weakness in this situation. 

Her other weakness is to always keep her mother in law above her own life. Sona's constant attempts to be in Ishwari's good books will not actually take her there. The process is a two-way process and Sona's attempts will be futile, without conscious effort from the other side and its about time, Sonakshi realizes this truth and gives more importance to strengthening her relationship with Dev. The Thursday's episode got me into a thinking mode. I felt, she understood him better prior to their marriage. Somehow after their marriage, her energy is all used in making Ishwari happy.

And come on, everyone keeps saying "Dev said lie" and no one even attempts to investigate why he might have told that lie.. By thursday evening, I was totally angry with all the cast of the show except  my Dev Dixit.

And in all these complications,  a third person's presence like that of mami's, really brings in a very unpleasant feeling. The way she instigated Ishwari was very very nasty. Even though that scene was a very TV serial type scene, its pretty common in real life that a third person is the one who is contentious. I hope we soon get to see a fitting reply to mami's nosy behavior and conversations.

But thank God, friday came after thursday.  All my questions resolved on its own and all my disappointments found a channel to drain 😄👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

If tuesday's episode was fantastic, then I would call friday's as fantabulous!! Asha is a role model for all moms of daughters. Any daughter who has a mother like Asha can just relax and completely be confident of a true, strong and sincere support and guidance.

Asha spoke all that was in my mind and defended Dev. Finally there was someone to understand him in the purest way that he was... She was right. Sonakshi cannot have anyone else but Dev as her companion for life. Now I also know the other quiet favors of Dev to Saurabh...He is indeed a gem 😊

I sometimes wonder if Ishwari claims that her bond with her son is strong, why she is not able to openly talk to him 🤔🤔. Even at this pressing situation, even when she knew that her son was undergoing the pain of not being able to have his own child, even when her darling son seeks her lap for comfort, she expects him to open up to her. Her love is very conditional and selfish, I felt. Her love for him constantly only tries to enslave him. But thank goodness, now, Dev is as much a loving husband as a caring son that he is. Even if the world now turns against Sonakshi, he will surely stand by her!

Of all the things I was longing for, I really wanted to see the couple grieve the unfortunate state of Sonakshi's inability to conceive. Because, the grief really can only be felt by them, and no-one else. It was very heartening to see Dev and Sona cry their heart out together and hold on to each other. It was comforting to hear Dev's reassurance to Sonakshi that he really does not need any kids and that only "she" can complete him.. Dev's dialogue on "Time" and that "This will also pass" was profound 👍🏻👍🏻 . I don't know what was magical in those 2 or 3 mins.. May be the magic of Shaheer's eyes that was full of sorrow and despair, may be the pain that came out so vividly in Erica's face, may be the background music, may be the quietness of the scene without dialogues - whatever it was, the cast and the crew conveyed the exact emotions and gave us the warmth of their togetherness in those 3 mins 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️😄😍

The illusion of Sonakshi's pregnancy is gone now. But from one illusion, Ishwari has moved on to another illusion. She thinks Sonakshi knew all about this even before marriage and that she hid the truth on purpose and that she tames Dev to listen to her. My hope is that Ishwari will soon realize that Sona is really a "Sona" (Gold).

As the week and the last episode for the year 2016 ended, Ishwari was missing from Ishwari Nivas. Everyone was in search of her. They all seem to be assembling in the temple. I somehow had a positive feeling about it. We are going to start the New year at the temple on monday 😁 I am a person who believes in Miracles and so I am holding on to the 7% chance of pregnancy for Sona. I am also holding on to the sign that God gave to Dev when he tried to take away the idol from the temple at home. It seemed to me that God told him.. "Not so soon, Son. Give me some time, I have got a better plan for you, than the one you have made for yourself 😊" 

Keep smiling 😊. Happy New year!

Week 43 - When the going gets tough

Family is not just 2 or more people living under the same roof and sharing the food. It is defined by the love that every member shares with the others in the home. There may be arguments, fights or even prolonged silence due to those fights..but in the end, the love which is the foundation wins! Such a family is always seen protected by every member in their own way. 

Our beautiful Dixit family was seen fighting with each other, for each other, as the going got tougher and tougher every day of this week! They relentlessly stood up for each other. A wife fought with everyone, to protect her husband's dear sister's life. A mother in law fought with not just the outside world, but with her own son to protect her daughter in law. A husband, brother and son fought with even God to protect his family. It got us all almost on the edge of the seat every day with some twist or the other 😲😲

The week started off with the "case of Ayaan" taking a sharp turn. Sonakshi's video proof was out in public for Ria, Ishwari and other Dixit members to see. It's a bitter truth that men like Ayaan do live in this world and even a strong girl like Ria could get carried away by circumstances and fall in his trap. But for Sona, Ria's life could have been devastated.

GKB and Neha's dislike for Sonakshi was so much that they were blinded from seeing the logic of the situation. But, Thank God, the irrational Ishwari is history now. What we have in our show now is the genuine mother and therefore Sona's secret mission in "the case of Ayaan" was received well inspite of the resistance by Neha and GKB. I enjoyed watching Ayaan-Khushi's secrets getting exposed in front of his parents. What an encounter it was! 😲😲 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Even though we all know that Sonakshi's pregnancy lie is a bubble and is going to burst soon, we could not but drench in the happiness that this lie has brought, especially in Sonakshi's and Ishwari's lives. Their little talks about the unborn child was pleasant to see. Who will have the heart to disturb that! 😘😘❤️😄

In another gripping episode after Khushi pushed Sona, I almost thought that the truth will get revealed in the hospital. Thank God, Ayaan's treacherous but timely help came in disguise and stopped the doctor from revealing it. Sometimes, I feel the doctor should have just opened it up to Sonakshi.. The problems would have been solved then and there...🤔🤔 That way, I liked the first doctor more - who refused to do any treatment on Sonakshi without her consent. She was straight forward and honest and right away refused to be part of Dev's "incorrect and illegal" plan. 

Anyway, as fate would have it.. Dev had to temporarily fall in Ayaan's trap!

I was reminded of a small story from the Holy Bible. A man asked God "Dear God, you told me, you will never abandon me..Look at the footsteps behind us. For as long as I was happy, you stayed with me. But during my tough times, you left me. See, I was walking all alone". God replied "Son, those are the times, I carried you on my shoulders..I will never abandon you, my dear son". 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

When the going gets tougher and tougher for us, we may feel that God is not with us and may get angry with God, just like our dear Dev. But really, God always protects us and those that believe in Him will never fail. See how God made Sonakshi and Ishwari bond so well...

Thanks to Ayaan, Dev was thrown out of the house and in one of the most genuine sequences of this show, Ishwari spoke her heart out to Sonakshi. Ishwari explained how her insecurities overpowered her common sense and how she failed to see the genuineness of Sona, even though it was right in front of her eyes. I was waiting eagerly for that one statement when Ishwari declared that  - she has not changed just because Sonakshi was going to give her a grandchild. Now my confidence on Ishwari is pretty high and I am sure that even if the complications of Sona's pregnancy comes to the forefront, there will not be any regression in Ishwari's behavior... Well.. atleast I hope so..🙏🏼🙏🏼

Just like us, even though Dev was taken aback by this move of Ishwari to throw him out of the house, he was more than happy to undergo that punishment. He was thrilled that his dear mom took Sonakshi's side against even him, for the first time! 😊

Whether it was the helpless Dev struggling to stop the truth from reaching Sona or the happy Dev, rejoicing the Ishwari-Sona bonding or the angry Dev, that took the bad man avatar to destroy Ayaan or it was the cute Dev that apologized with his puppy face to Ishwari and Sonakshi - Shaheer as Dev shone throughout this week! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️😄😍😍

The Bose family track on the side was interesting. The dry and wet waste segregation was a very useful lesson in today's world. And, it was also good to see this side of Bijoy, who can even flirt with neighbors!! The Vicky-Eleena-GKB track was also quite enjoyable. Vicky seems very harmless and a complete good boy!!

But the show stealer was Dev's angry young man avatar which was especially superb this week. His careful execution of the plan to get Ayaan arrested for attempt to murder charges was a "bollywood superstar movie" style and was quite a hair-raiser!  😲😲👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It is true that when the going gets tougher, strong people get to work and not sit and wait for the storm to pass. Strong people never give up. This is what Dev wants to prove to God. However there are some storms that cannot be overpowered. And it often takes the darkness of such a storm to show us the light of God's presence! I am sure Dev will be enlightened soon!

As we move on to the next week, I realize that its now, very difficult to predict in which direction the story would go - unlike the other stereotypic TV shows! 

We just have to wait and watch.

Miracles happen.. especially this time of the year when Santa grants everyone's wishes. Lets hope for the best. Merry Christmas! 😄

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Week 42 - Live in the moment!

To live in the moment is something we are always told - to get rid of our worry and anxiety about future. And this week we got to experience this through our favorite show 😄

What a week it was!! The Dixits had a makeover!! Especially Ishwari.❤️😲

A new improved and lovable Ishwari made a grand entry this monday evening in all our homes. Just like Dev, we were all awestruck to see the big family together sharing the warmth of happiness.. The news of Sonakshi's pregnancy destroyed all the bitterness or coldness or whatever kind of uneasiness that was existing between Sonakshi and Ishwari & Ishwari and the Bose family. It even made maami a lovable friendly person! It was such a happy monday evening for me.

That episode was so very real and similar to how a normal family will swell with happiness and crack jokes, when the news of a child is first shared... Ishwari's droll comment to maami (when maami made fun of the bengali language) was hilarious..😂 😂  Also mama ji's comment to Saurabh on both of them sharing the title "mama ji" was also pretty funny..The way they all teamed up to surprise Dev was so heartwarming to watch.. After all, Dev and Sonakshi only wanted this BIG happy family. And for the goodness that this couple possesses, they truly deserve it..if only it be true.

Shaheer as Dev, once again out did his earlier performances throughout this week ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Monday was only a beginning. His feeling less yet emotion filled face is something not many actors can do. Emotional scenes are Shaheer's forte and he portrayed excellently as the man, the pillar of his family, who had to silently endure the painful truth! Excellent job Shaheer! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I liked how he decided to throw away the assumption that "Sonakshi cannot get pregnant" and decided to live in the moment, which his mother and Sona confidently shared with him. 

To live in the moment is very hard to practice, even though we are preached about it all the time. The anxiety of our future always almost completely consumes us.  If only we can live in the moment, we can change all of life's challenges into opportunities for us! Like the blacksmith story about positivity that Saurabh shared that night. A kharghosh went to a blacksmith everyday and kept asking again and again for carrots..the blacksmith who got annoyed, broke the teeth of the kharghosh. But the kharghosh went again to the blacksmith and asked for carrot halwa!! This has to be our attitude in life as well... If life throws lemons at us, make a lemon juice! Why worry about the future! Who can control or predict it? But this is easily said than done.

Our hero Dev also was anxious about what the next day will bring for his family, when the doctor tests Sonakshi. And its very natural for anyone, not just Dev.

Dev never had any relationship with God. Right from when he was a child, he had always been numb towards the Almighty that has been his mother's hope and strength.. He has never asked God for anything. Not even when his mother was almost in her death bed. He did not ask God for any favor even when he was almost dying of Sonakshi's separation from him..but today, he pleaded with God. I kept wondering why he did that.. And then I realized the beauty of this man Devrath Dixit.😄😍

All along, Dev had seen the discomfort between his mother and Sonakshi. But never did he try to talk in favor or against of either of them. For him, both his mother and his wife are equally precious and he loved them both very dearly... Although he knew that his mother was being irrational, he never expressed it to her, only for the fear of hurting her emotions. The little talk he had with his mom gave us a glimpse of this Dev in a nutshell. His contentment over Ishwari addressing Sona as "our Sonakshi" said it all! And all of this became possible only with the news of Sonakshi being pregnant.

He somehow had to make this true..and he was willing to do anything for that.. why not bow his head in front of the Almighty..why not plead with Him..May be he will listen... 🙏🏼🙏🏼

The scene of Dev's conversation with God was such a well made scene, with the perfect dialogues, just the right amount of background music and the bestest performance by Shaheer! "Tod de mera guroor..par maa aur sonakshi ke dil mat tod na" 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I had my little hopes up as well..I thought miracle would happen and that the result will be positive, may be with some mild complications..

But as fate would have it, and as real as it can be, Sonakshi was not pregnant. This came as a big surprise to me... as I got carried away by the previous day's Dev-God conversation.. But this was not unexpected for Dev. However, the little ray of hope that he lit in his heart for God was suppressed one more time..😞😞

Who knows the bigger plans of God? We can ask what we want, but He knows what we need. May be the need of the hour is not a baby, but a glimpse of the beautiful life, if only Ishwari and Sonakshi were bonded.

My favourite scene this week was when Dev came home with the reports and lied to them consciously. He knew that its unacceptable yet true that Sona cannot get pregnant. He also knew that when the truth comes out, the family will be shattered, especially Sonakshi and Ishwari. However, he hoped and believed that by the time the truth comes out, their relationship will be too strong that they can support each other. He knew that neither him not God can fix the heartbreak that will come eventually, only the 2 women can dare to do that by staying together. And we can already feel this change in the way how Sonakshi wants to share everything with Ishwari including the pregnancy complication and in the way Ishwari supports and protects Sonakshi!

In a regular TV show, we see how they capitalise on problems of life and how the womenfolk team up and conspire against that one good soul in the family and how the menfolk are nothing but a dummy! Its really very good to see a unique show where the conspiracy happens for a good cause and where the man strategically moves the coins only for the happiness of the people he loves. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 

However, is Dev doing the right thing? 🤔🤔 Can he write the destiny of his unborn child? Is it even possible? I remember once, (when he found his mother was keen on getting the prenup signed) he told Sonakshi that he is scared of losing her again and its like chasing a colorful bubble..Well, what he is doing now is exactly that! To challenge God that he will write his own destiny and that he will make it happen for his mom and Sonakshi is the impulsive Abhodro Mr.Dev Dixit!! The tension is already on. Sonakshi is already doubtful and as soon as she solves Riya's case, I am sure she is going to take this up!

Shaheer's body language when he is preoccupied with a worry makes us believe that Dev is right in front of us and is one among us! His anger, helplessness, clueless yet a determined effort - all these emotions came naturally to him. It was once again a treat to watch Shaheer this week! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻  And he was well supported by his co-actors.

The Vicky-Eleena-Maami combo got us some distraction from the heaviness of the main track. And Sonakshi finally found some ground to  catch Ayaan redhanded.

No comments about Neha. To ignore her is the best thing to do for Ishwari as well as us.

Spirituality is a sense of connection to something bigger than us. In that sense, Dev is probably the most spiritual person in the Dixit family. He felt connected so much with that superior power that he expressed his anguish and anger with a hope that He might help.. When we are able to do this, we get one step closer to God and we are able to live in the moment. Disappointments might come along, but in the end, we will be happy. By happy, I don't mean that we will get what we want, but that we will stay happy with what we have and what we get.

Week 41 - All is well

Inspite of the many unpleasant things that happened early this week in the Dixit home, All was well and the week ended well! 😄

After that embarrassing dinner with Ayaan's family.. the week began with Sonakshi trying to genuinely break the ice with the sisters. Even the affected bride-to-be Ria was quiet.. But Neha's anger was so baseless and irritating. I wanted to catch her by her ear and give her a nice chiding. And like Nikki said, just because Sona does not react, it does not mean she can say anything and everything! But, Sona set some sister-in-law goals that day. Being empathetic comes naturally to Sonakshi and Neha must be thankful for that!

If the husband and wife are in tune in a home, then harmony will prevail there. This is a statement I may have to repeat at the end of every single day's episode this week. Sonakshi is really an awesomely penned character. Her goodness is just as sweet as a honey all the time. And her understanding of Neha and everyone else in the family is probably the biggest blessing of Dev and his family. 

Of the many cute scenes this week, Dev and Sona's childish fight over the mirror  probably bags the Mr. and Mrs. cute award 👑 because of their cute look and their cute dialogues. The highlight of that scene apart from their cuteness, was also Dev's conversation with Neha. Dev finally said what was in my mind all these 200 episodes. If Neha had a troubled childhood, Dev did not have fun either.. He was working hard as well. I was very happy that Dev took a stand for himself and for Sonakshi. It did not look like Dev's little talk had any effect on Neha, but I am sure Dev felt light after that. Neha can help herself, if she can come out of that "self-sympathy" mode. 😞

If someone asks me to define Eloping, I will say, without any hesitation, that it is the worst possible backstabbing act. Its a proof that you don't believe in love at all. You end up eloping only when you neither believe in the love of your parents for you nor in the love of your bride/groom for you. Vickey was never a good person. Dev, Sonakshi and everyone else never had a great opinion about him. On the other hand, Eleena was also always a carefree girl. But, inspite of her carefree attitude, there was an amount of trust that Sona and everyone in the Bose family had on her. It was very disappointing to see that "Trust" being shattered. A trust that is broken can never be mended ever. 😡 And to top it, if it ended up as an unsuccessful marriage it will be such a devastating experience for everyone. I hope Vickey did not have any hidden agenda behind marrying Eleena. My unsettling mind, found a little bit of closure when Bijoy wrote that letter to Eleena and expressed that he was hurt.😞

But inspite of all this, the maturity and understanding of Dev and Sonakshi for each other and the rest of the family was what stood out that night. Whether it was Dev morally being a big support for Sonakshi's family or pouncing on Vickey for his rude behavior towards Sonakshi - made him a model son-in-law and the most supportive husband that day. Similarly, Sonakshi's heartfelt apologies to maami ji for her impulsive behavior and later mellowing down Dev with her care for the Dixits made her a daughter-in-law that any family would dote upon and a wife that every husband will need. Not just that.. Sonakshi's reaching out to her mom and Dev's reaching out to his mom both with their honest anger, makes them both a kid that every parent needs! Asha once again stood as that pillar of strength of the family that was almost on the verge of breaking down. Dev and Sonakshi turned to their cousins and gave their supporting hand, and that made them the perfect brother and sister as well! That day they bagged the Mr. and Mrs. Perfect award! ⭐️⭐️👑 The garden..the bed..the jhoola..only the moon was missing to make the already perfect night even more perfect ❤️😍 

One person was extremely jealous seeing the happy couple and that was Neha! Hope she learns something from her brother and sister in law.

Dev's decision to give a surprise for Sonakshi, kept us all await the next day. One of the high points of this show is obviously the good looking actors Shaheer and Erica. And they looked stunning that night in their attires. The pictures that were floating on the social media the following day were all such a delight for the eyes. Lovely! The atmosphere that night was romantic, the song was pleasant, the attires of the actors were superb, and the romance quotient was very high. In a filmy way, the couple entertained us that night and it gave us all a break from the drama part that was clouding our mind. Sonakshi..what did you do to our dear Dev.. can't you be a little more considerate! But after all, what can a kharghosh do with its teeth! 🐰Really we need a mosquito repellent in that room or a Kharghosh repellent??.🤔 "Mr. and Mrs. Romantic" award goes to our "Precious" DevAkshi! 💏❤️😍
Hands down :)

The mysterious case of Ayaan shaped up nicely this week! Sonakshi wants to take advantage of Kushi''s insecurity over Ayaan..She created a Facebook profile of a guy with 6 pack and sowed the seeds of fear in Kushi's mind.. Why is Kushi uncomfortable? What is Ayaan's plan? How is Sonakshi going to catch them redhanded are all for next week. For now, I am totally drooling over our model couple DevAkshi who never miss an opportunity to be supportive to each other! From protecting Sona from getting caught for eavesdropping on Ayaan's phone to giving his supportive hand to Sona's byomkesh bakshi style mystery solving, Dev is right there for her as a trusted companion. Being protective and supportive can be of 2 types, one is to do it all for them and one is to be there to catch their back in case they fall. Dev always respected Sonakshi for what she is. I remember the time when he put up her profile in a matrimonial website! He said she is the kind of girl who needs someone's companionship not help! And there he was, doing just that!! "Mr. and Mrs. the most understanding" ❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Gareeb-ki-beti and Eleena's combo is going to be a laugh riot I think! The way she embraced Eleena into the family and the way she cossets her! Its ok to wake up at 11AM, its ok to go out for ice cream at 11PM, its even ok to go and party with her friends when Ayaan's family came for dinner. I guess, if Eleena met Ayaan and Kushi once, the mystery might get resolved sooner..so the makers sent her to a party?? 🤔

The positive week ended on an even positive note of pregnancy symptoms. Although I get my doubts about Sonakshi's pregnancy..the 7% chance that the doctor gave Dev the other day, gives me some hopes today. How wonderful to see a genuinely happy Ishwari 😄 One person was jealous and that was Neha!  Neha, you can experience all of these as well.. if only you can see Ranveer with your heart and not eyes.

All is well.

Week 40 - Pride and Prejudice

Its not the Pride and Prejudice of our all time favorite fantasy couple Darcy and Beth. This is all about Ishwari. Her pride of being a mother..sorry.. Dev's mother and her prejudice for Sonakshi!!

The 40th week of this show started off with the big birthday party of our story's hero Dev Dixit. The Bose family and Ria's prospective spouse, Ayaan's family were invited. And therefore the preparation was very grand! I wish Neha had a successful marriage..Ranveer's beautiful family would have been part of it as well... Talking about Neha... Ishwari questioned how Dev and Sona can be happy celebrating their honeymoon, when Neha is at home unhappy. But this celebration is ok I guess - because this is all about Dev only 😏

The "Aunty" issue was finally resolved this week, thanks to Bijoy 😬 What an idea Sir ji!! Batheeja 😄😂 For a family like the Dixits (especially Ishwari, Neha, GKB combo) who create issues for Sonakshi purposely, a person like Bijoy is rather necessary. Only he can keep them wary of Sona! But even before Bijoy pointed it out, I am glad Dev realized his mistake and felt the need to correct it. Dev is a good man. But, still needed that nod from Ishwari 😏 Well.. poor guy, he has to keep both his eyes happy..  

I also loved Bijoy's  intervention during the photo session as well! For heaven's sake, Sonakshi is Dev's lawfully wedded wife.. not girlfriend, my dear Dixits!!

One more main issue of last week was "Mamma's boy". Ishwari was on a mission to clarify that!! If it was not for that purpose, I must say, that I was very much touched by her speech that day. A woman's big world suddenly shrinks really small as soon as she becomes a mom. Very very true. .Her day begins and ends with her kids. Every woman wants to become a mother and is very proud when she becomes one.. But, once she is a mother though, she is not in touch with the outside world at all and therefore even after the kids grow up, she remains and wants to remain in the world of her kids,  I was with Ishwari until she explained this.. But I totally lost her when she started connecting and justifying this with "mamma's boy". And because of that, I could not feel all that sympathetic for Ishwari 😏

Well..What Ishwari must understand is - she is welcome to stay in Dev's world. No-one wants her to be out of it. But she must co-exist in it along with Dev's wife. And I loved how the whole scene ended exactly symbolizing this - with Sonakshi coming into the frame as well..sorrounded by the rest of the family 😊

It happens often to me.. when I go out, sometimes, my mom will ask me to take an umbrella and that it might rain. But I will go telling her confidently that I will come back in 10 mins and its not going to rain that soon.. And then, as fate will have it, I will be delayed and it will rain and I will get drenched and soon catch cold as well. And then my mom will promptly come and tell me "See..I told you to take umbrella!! You never listen to me!!" The ice-cream story and Dev falling sick was exactly this..

I could understand Ishwari's anxiety.. She has seen him sick many times before and how he had suffered in the past whenever he got sick..right from when he was a little child..And she has also helped him recover in her own ways.. So, her anxiety and her confidence in getting him back well was all quite relatable. Sonakshi is still new in these matters, except she has an edge over Ishwari as she is a doctor herself..  Honestly, at that time..even I felt Sonakshi was doing the wrong thing by giving him a shower when he was having such a high temperature..🤔 Medical trends are changing!! And I am glad she did, even against Ishwari's words. I also liked how Ishwari dwelled on this for a while and started accepting in her mind that Sonakshi's care for Dev is the need of the hour.. I thought this would have taken Sona one step closer to Ishwari's heart..but I was very shocked to see that this incident created more fears and insecurities in Ishwari's mind and Sonakshi continued to remain outside Ishwari's acceptance circle!

Because of the sad note in which the show ends these days.. I have the habit of watching an old random episode, so that, I can go to sleep with that smile. And just by chance I saw 2 old scenes that were similar to this week's, but yet so contrasting! One was Sona nursing Ishwari's toe.. in comparison to Ishwari nursing Sona's fingers when she got hurt once, cutting vegetables..In one other old scene, Ishwari had made Kachori and almost force-fed Sona with so much Love..But now, Ishwari has so much grudge against Sona.. Sonakshi is the same then and now. But how much Ishwari has changed!! Throughout the week, Ishwari just showed off her pride in being Dev's mother.. and kept iterating and reiterating how she and Dev have a separate communication channel and that Sonakshi really has no business in it. 

Ishwari is so much busy in guarding her fort from Sona that she doesn't even notice how Dev is being the same son that she always had and always wanted..or even if she noticed, she fails to realize that Sonakshi's life goal is not to snatch Dev or anything between the Mom-Son.. She also totally fails to even look at the love and care that she is getting from her daughter in law in addition to what she is used to getting from her son. It was so very unpleasant when she told Sonakshi that she is taking away all the happiness that Ishwari was sharing with her son..And still, the good person that Sona is, she didnt ponder much on this or the umpteen sarcasms of maami and Neha. And why would she? If a husband is understanding and always caring about you, you really don't care what the rest of the house or the world does to you! 

I liked the last plot that unfolded this week! This one is like a mystery novel :) Ayaan seemed to be a nice smart guy. The only noticeable thing was that he seems to be always busy with the smart phone.. But these days, even 5 year olds are busy with touch screen devices, so it was not that weird. Things took a big turn when Sona met Ayaan in the restaurant with another girl. This other girl seemed to be his girlfriend with all the body language that we got to see.. And Sona made the right move by telling Dev and Ishwari about it.  And Dev did the right thing by taking Sonakshi's side.

But when Ayaan and his family arrived, they all (not just Ayaan, but the whole family) introduced the new girl as his cousin, Khushi!!! Name is Khushi.. but took the Khushi away from everyone 😢 And I feel she and Ayaan went a little overboard by praising Sona so much which could have been a hint to Ishwari if she was really only concerned more about Ria that night. I am glad everything came out by Ayaan open confrontation with Sona and Sona's honest feedback.

But, Ishwari's prejudice stopped her from even taking the right step in protecting her daughter's life. Ishwari is hell bent on believing that Sonakshi does not mean any good. But I was quite disappointed that this notion is clouding her mind so much from differentiating the right and wrong. In this matter, everything is going well so far. Only because Dev is also on Sonakshi's side, inspite of Ishwari's attempts to justify that she as a mother can never ever make any mistake. I am curious to find how this plot is going to be solved.

This week, the family also started talking about Dev and Sona's kids.. I am sure we'll get to talk more about it in the coming weeks. I will reserve the discussion for then. But for now, I just want to say that "Yes, womanhood completes with motherhood... but womanhood is not just about motherhood".

Vicky got lost somewhere in the Bose house. May he remain lost.. But did anyone else feel that he may not be that bad after all?? Or is it just me??

Can't believe its 200 episodes of Kuch Rang pyar ke aise bhi!! How many colors have we seen in this show, a mother's, a son's, a sister's, a brother's, an uncle's, a wife's, a husband's, and many many more yet to come for us.. Congratulations to the team 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻