KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 113 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 - Bring on the Drama Quotient

A new day begins in KKB world which was equal to 11 episodes over a fortnight/ Pragya and everyone have changed clothes. Even Bulbul and Purab went to a store to change into new clothes.

The previous day had started with meltdown post Purab absconding from his own wedding and had ended with Sarla's stroke, hospitalization, surgery and discharge on the same day too. And the doctors say the woman cannot survive another stroke, it would prove fatalistic. I would have imagined Sarla would have been in ICU or in recovery post surgery within hospital premises.  But then drama has to go on.

So be it. Bring on the Drama Quotient !!

It was frigging irritating to see Pragya and her "Touch Me Not With Your Troubles" extremely sensitized "Fragile -Handle with Care" Mom who is thoroughly insensitive to let a married couple squabble or whatever they do about their private affairs; in an OTHERWISE Entertaining Episode.  God! she is like an authoritarian expecting everyone to be well behaved else I will die of stroke. 

Poor Bulbul! Watching her today, I felt so sad for her. If not for Pragya's prompting which was almost an order to be obliged, Bulbul would not have been in this trouble today. She would not have left Pune to see Purab and instead would have travelled back home. And that stupid "Touch me Not with your Troubles" callous mom has the gall to proclaim disallow or disown her daughter Bulbul.

I enjoyed the entire episode today except the part where P & S are on Arora Set...irritating. The only saving grace was the man saying, I am fed up of acting for your Mom and Daadi. I want to end it.  I could only start ranting at the guy, why did he then act and take care of Sarla in hospital.  But then I was like, let him be irritated. Atleast he is pushing Pragya to stop making him ACT unnecessarily.

I cannot hope that we will be relieved of the indignant torture from the "sensitized Fragile -Handle with Care Mom" business, so soon, but have to say the drama was back into KKB through all other supporting characters.

Watching Tanu...calling herself..nah asking herself an Outsider was funny. Hilarious.

There were many other hilarious aspects, most funny being abhi, Aliya, Daasi, other Daadi, Taiji and Mitali. On the receiving end, Tanu and Pragya were giving entertainment when Daasi and Aliya give a reality check to Tanu and then take care too and Pragya being royally ignored by Abhi was funny.

Some progress I would say for the Top Rated Drama of Indian TV. You see, everyone's expectations start rising. Bring on the drama quotient ROFL

Dressing for Is Din ki Agli Subah Nahin

September 3rd to September 17th  2014.

God! the same dresses continue even today!!

A fortnight and 11 episodes and people continue to be their resident apparels.

• The Red top for Bulbul (she donned the top from Wedding time like Purab donned his kurta)
• The Orange Dress for Pragya
• The White top for Abhi
• The sea green one for Daadi
• The Pink one for Beeji

So Abhi is out of his white top, Beeji and Purvi out of their dresses. Daadi and Pragya have slept in same dresses. And Bulbul is again on road in her red top.

So question to PH and Production Coordination between Costumes and Direction Dept...

How many sets of same clothes does the Costume Dept keep for such long sequences spanning weeks of shooting? Question  I believe they may have minimum two sets of costumes each. Right?!![Geek]

Else the stink...LOL, ROFL for Is Din ki Agli Subah Nahin !!!!!

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 112 - SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 - It has become a horrible way to live!

17th September 2014 - EP 112 thoughts

"Zindagi se rishta nibhana mushkil ho gaya hai"

Pragya is worst case of badly written female character. Even the 18th Century Pamela Andrews the Maid Servant  in Richardson's Epistolatory Novel (the earliest Novel in Restoration times of literature) had more spine in the name of Virtue Upholding than the Modern 21st Century Pragya the Professor.

Do I not have Indian examples of exemplary ordinary female characters that refuse to be played unless they are getting their part of the bargain? Well, we have...but when discussing creative elements that called ridicule and mockery, I have only Richardson's characters coming to my mind. [Me: LOL]

So I was saying even Pamela was better in her "Virtue Rewarded" paradigm than Pragya's conflict of "Zindagi se rishta nibhana mushkil ho gaya hai". She is one big hypocrite complaining to God saying like that while sleeping in the balcony. Didn't she come back to the hell hole after she had her "Mother Rewarded" Act all pulled up nicely. So why the tears?! Why not have some self-respect and stop shedding those tears. 

Advice to Pragya:

Be Bindaas, even if you have to choose a silly life. Please don't show your sorry and teary face ever again. You chose that life for yourself and you better live it with a smile.  Showing that sorry face of yours, you spoil the comedy that we can enjoy from watching the lampoon character of your husbands.[Me: Stern Smile]

We are not Pragya to understand what she is undergoing especially when she behaves in most ridiculous manner and irrational manner removed from any human understanding. Even when sleeping in Balcony without any bedsheet the first time, she was able to get and give water to Abhi taking care of his sneezing. She had no antagonism towards the man who was making her sleep in Balcony denying all conjugal rights by marrying her with intention to ruin her happiness.  Hence seeing her that way, Pragya is Pragya. She is capable of living a lie everyday. If she can handle that stress, why should we bother. And sympathy to Pragya's situation...No way.

If Pragya accepted what she wanted, got what she wanted, her dilemma is no dilemma to me. her conflict is pointless to me. In my opinion and wishful thinking there are n number of ways in which what she did and underwent could have been done much better, keeping her self respect and pride in tact. She need not beg and hug and shed tears. But Pragya chose to do a "Main kahan jaaongi" Act before husband and slapping Tanu saying I am still the legal wife. So what more she wants ? She wants to be a doormat before husband and lioness before Tanu and Loving Daughter, Sister before mother and World. She is getting all that she wants !!! So stop the tears will you.  You happily slept in Balcony instead of going and telling Dadi how duped you are in this marriage before. Now you repeat the scene again. What are you expecting...not to see a deja vu of that scene before.

And lastly if I am watching Pragya's tortuous face amidst lot of other potential entertaining comedy, I need her to stop crying and end that melodrama. There is a reason, you came back to Abhi's life even after being thrown out, so you better get a grip and live happy being there else, just go to some Women Help Cell. You are after all the legal wife, you have all rights to fire anyone. Just spare us your drama of "Zindagi se Rishta Nibhaana Mushkil ho gaya". At the present Vantage point, almost every other character than Pragya is acceptable and more deserving to watch their farce from Indian TV World's Top rated show. Haque hai mera entertainment ke liye.  For ex: the lampoon act of Pragya's husband was hilarious. Hell! See how happy you have made him by going to the Balcony. There you go, you win another feather in your crown for being Savitri of your husband !!! [Me: LOL]



Footnote: I wrote this originally in India Forums. 

Sarla Arora from KumKum Bhagya

I do not hate Sarla. Never had any issues with her in the story and dramatic results she gets. Infact I enjoy her scenes. They are some relief... I hate Pragya in this regard, because it is Pragya who makes us see her mother's flaws. If only Pragya knew how to live her life while managing her mommy.

Sarla, truly speaking, is not a mother to Pragya. Pragya is actually mothering Sarla and Bulbul. Pragya has more maternal instincts and she becomes sacrificial to take care of Sarla and Bulbul. Daughters can be understanding, but as children they have right to be selfish with parents and mothers. But Pragya never got this chance. She has been used too much by her mother which has made Pragya self-effacing and making decisions that always help her family. 

I agree with Daadi Arora saying...Tune betiyon ko sambhaala hai, ya teri betiyon ne tujhe.

Sarla basically is protected by her BJi and Pragya. Pragya does not let Bulbul trouble Sarla. 

Sarla does not make any intelligent decisions. That is why Pragya manages the Marriage Hall along with her mother and also gets other income through teaching. In the first episode, she was ready to write the marriage hall to Pragya's in-laws when pressured. How can this SINGLE WOMAN then take care of ANOTHER DAUGHTER Bulbul.  Her brother saved her and that commotion made Pragya get up and break her own wedding.

Even the matter of taking medicines, it irks me to know that Sarla depends on Pragya for her medicines. She tells to Bulbul, tune yaad dilaayi thi, par Pragya ki tarah Haaton mein nahin rakhi thee.  Now thats way too much.  Even we have life style diseases and disorders. Is someone getting us medicines. We take our own tablets. My mother takes her own tablets. What is this IMMENSE DISPLAY OF LOVE by putting medicines in hands. (ofcourse same way I abhor all those scenes where women take care of the man in bed, giving him sponge bath and feeding him...CRAP)

So I from a story point of view, I have a problem with character Sarla, as she is one reason why Pragya is so closed about her life wrapped in responsibilities. Now this relationship is directly taken from Sense and Sensibility as Eleanor has to manage her mother along with her sister. 

Nothing wrong in calling a spade a spade, even if the Spade is a Sacred Cow Called Mother Sarla.

Inspite of all this, I can see Sarla as wanting the best for Pragya as P is self-effacing. That's where I like Sarla's pushiness. But like others said before, wish Sarla had pushed Pragya to enjoy life, smile more, laugh more and not pushed for a marriages that have permanently scarred her regardless of how much Pragya downplays the detriment on her psyche due to three unsuccessful marriage trials for her.


17th September 2014 - Episode 112
How horrible Sarla looks with her make-up. Ugh!
And what's wrong with her, why does she act so pouting and childish when she knows she has to take medicines ! Ugh! Ugh!!

Tanu - How far she go? And how much Dramatic Action is being driven by her?

While Purab has been the Plot Driver for undoing or Abhi and Aliya's applecart, Tanu is the Plot Driver for undoing of Pragya's apple cart. After all Abhigya marriage had only two selfish motives from Abhi and Pragya:

1. Aliya's marriage with Purab for Abhi. He would not forgive anyone who hampered this result.
2. Sarla's Happiness in keeping Abhigya marriage in tact for Pragya. She would not forgive anyone who revealed the truth about her faking marriage.

Purab started the meltdown with him running away from Aliya's wedding. It could not have necessarily led to bursting the balloon of happiness for Sarla. Ofcourse Jolt to Sarla's health had to be as severe as Jolt to Aliya has been. Aliya, the safe and sound girl has now come off as unhinged person bordering on becoming a psychopath. Such is the detriment caused to her mental state. Now Sarla has to be sent on the same path of pain. Some kind of detriment.

While Abhi's desire had been punctured by Pragya's trusted person Purab, it has made Abhi target Pragya as cause of his fall. Abhi has hit Purab and taking his vengeance on Pragya. [Lot of drama to unfold and I cannot speculate beyond this.]

Likewise, it naturally follows that Pragya's desire has to be punctured by Abhi's trusted person so that Pragya can target Abhi for her downfall. [Per the spoilers, Tanu will be slapped by Pragya and beyond that we do not know what's gonna happen.]

A lot has already been discussed about Purab's actions, because his action was a trumpeting heralding action. He falls on the good side for Misunderstanding revelation that is needed as Relief for everyone, who are in dire need of it. However, Tanu has not been discussed, as her actions starting earlier than to Purab's have been overlooked with us thinking of her only as a pest that can be ignored or taken in due course. However, she has now become a pest that has completely ravaged the crop. It is because of her that Purab has ran away. If Purab had not been keeping an eye on Aliya and Tanu was always not there instigating Aliya with her insecurities, Aliya would not have been plotting right in the middle of marriage celebrations for her. To cut short, Purab listened to Aliya and Tanu discussing throwing out Pragya, then he decided to run. So the starter of the action is actually Tanu. She was never quiet and infact like Sarla and her incessant stressing, Tanu too is responsible for the whole Faking Fiasco to fall apart with her insecurities. 

I had written in my EP 102 review about Tanu as the New Medusa.

Tatter 2 Tanu - She is the new Medusa, Suddenly she has grown snakes in her head and is plotting heavily for her own benefit, she just wants to have Pragya kicked out of Abhi's life so that she gets married to Abhi. 

Beginning of Episode 93, August 21st Episode, Tanu has turned into Plotter, actually becoming successful in seeing the expected results

First she wanted Abhi back post the Accident Case short estrangement between them. She plotted against Arora family and used Puneet. Puneet got beaten up. But there was plenty much for Sarla to see stressing signs. The drama actually became unbearable for viewers from that point onwards, as it was gross injustice being spewed with Abhigya losing their charm as their characters go down the drain with each holding the selfish motive to keep the faking marriage intact while Puneet gets beaten up badly for a plotting for which Tanu and Aliya were responsible to start with, but Tanu changing it to her advantage (to get closer to Abhi) and thus jeopardizing Aliya, Abhi and Pragya's motives. All three scramble to hide what they have to.

Then we have wedding cheering with Aliya about how Pragya would be thrown out and we have Purab bolting from there. And here comes the most interesting plotting twist by the brainless Tanu but growing snakes over her head. Without any empathy, she thinks about her advantage and decides to hide the letter, let Pragya take the blame, and further creates ammunition for Abhi to leave Pragya, by manipulating Abhi to believe that Purab and Pragya planned the running away. This was until Sep 5th drama.

For some inexplicable reason, Abhi has brought Pragya home. I was confused myself like Aliya and Tanu, why would Abhi bring Pragya back to Mehra Mansion. So Tanu has to continue plotting so that Pragya not only is thrown out of the house, Abhigya marriage is ended. That is Tanu's gameplan now.

So, I guess, it is time to watch Tanu now.

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 103&104 - SEPTEMBER 4 & 5, 2014 - The Original Sin

Drama Drama Drama ...The Apple Cart is Toppled

Like I said in my EP 102 review....

Tatter 3 Purab - He is clearheaded but tad too late. Marriage is not what you should have on your mind right now. Yet, he is the one, who is most clearheaded now. He is the one who wants to get married to Bulbul and end the farce right now. How beautiful !  And yet, he is the one who is going to get brickbats for speaking sanity. And dramatic farce of pain and misunderstanding would be dragged in self-centered emotions of rest of the people by refusing to do what he thinks should be done. In the end game, Purab is clearheaded but tad too bold and clear and unfit for the universe he is residing in. He tends to lose big, now that there is a queue of antagonists rallying behind him in the form of Aliya, Sarla and Daadi.

Purab in EP 103 & 104 shines the most. Everyone is expectedly against him. Bulbul, Pragya and Abhi

Bulbul thinking about her sister, Pragya thinking of her mother; lecturing and asking Purab to marry Aliya. While Purab makes his point lucidly, including him saying he has thought in a selfish manner, he makes it clear that he doesn't see anything to gain by marrying Aliya; when the very purpose of his marriage with Aliya is defeated. He was liberated of the ridiculous predicament he was being forced into by Bulbul in the name of love. But then Bulbul and Pragya who still imprisoned in their selfish reasoning behind the sticking on to the farcical clinging on to marriage with Abhi, keep pricking him that he has toppled their Apple Cart.

Abhi does not listen to him either and expectedly Abhi beats up Purab for having jilted his sister.

The Apple Cart Toppling Confrontation Drama goes on and we get small respites with Aliya placating down on Purab jilting her. One of her fixation is gone. Abhi and Aliya knowing the truth that Purab loves Bulbul and not Pragya. And Purab knowing that Abhi in anger is not going to listen to any logic, once again runs away from the Temple -LoversPoint place and this time, he forces Bulbul to come away with him.

New Drama develops causing confusion to us. Abhi's purpose to remain married to Pragya has ended regardless of Aliya being married to Purab or not. Yet he brought her home. I cannot understand why he brought her home. [Confused]

Things I enjoyed most

EP 103

Pragya to Purab [loudly]: Uska Haat Chod do !!! [RFOL] I started laughing hilariously.

EP 104

Abhi runs after Purab to catch him, but fails because Purab has driven away. [RFOL] Hilarious and so satisfying. Finally things happening to Abhi where he gets only defeat in his hands. Defeated Abhi. No matter how much he tries to prove himself as self-righteous, he ends only looking more ridiculous and criminal.

Pragya taunting all three accomplices; if the three plotters cannot be called cheaters for deceptively marrying someone to teach a lesson and trying to attain love forcefully by making forceful marriage. [So Satisfied] 

Alas! The Self-Righteous Abhi declares to Pragya that it was wrong of an Engaged Purab to fall in love with Bulbul, that it was wrong of Bulbul to love a man who was supposed to marry his sister. He is stuck on the Original Sin and he thinks he has every right to punish the three who sinned. 

Jahaan se chale, wahin pe aake Sui Ruk Gayi.

Kumkum Bhagya : A Eulogy of Dumbness with Increasing Popularity

4th September 2014 (Day of Episode 103) 

We are aware that the show is running solidly over a flimsy misunderstanding and illogical excuse of keeping Sarla Arora and Daadi Mehra in dark because of their heath factor. It provokes us through extreme state of Dumbness and Absence of Logic imbibed by the main characters of the story.

Allowing people to be beaten up black and blue by Abhi.

Allowing people to swallow their pride.

Allowing people to abuse you

Allowing people to scheme against you

And Coercing the Well-Wishers to Accept the Dumbest of proposals ever suggested.

The Mahaan Arora Sisters have everything wrong to find fault with Suresh.

(Pragya even makes Suresh declare himself as stupid to have gone after Abhi and registering a false complaint before the Police.)

The Mahaan sisters betrayed Puneet and allowed him to get beaten

Now the Mahaan Sisters will allow Purab to get beaten, after lacerating him with their icy lectures on why he has to marry Aliya at any cost, even if he does not love her and has already rejected her twice.

All for their Dear Fatty Mommy with bucketful of tears ready to shed anytime. And swooning too. Why doesn't she keep smelling salts with her all the time. Less burden on her daughters that way. She cant even take her medicines. Oh Yeah! She has been a single mommy raising her kids in such difficulties. 

Such a Mahaan Mother and her Mahaan Daughters !!

The only sorry part for a female soap watcher like me is that in present times of TV Trends, somehow or the other reason, the males redeem their actions; and, it is always the good hearted prudent females, in whom we vest ourselves so much; disappoint us so hard. Abhi, even after the beating and all this MU generating acts of his, he is gonna be another Purab, lucid in his mind once reality comes before him. Feel so sorry that even female leads like Pragya can disappoint us so much. 

Kahan gaye woh din, jab we could have faith in our female leads for being sparky and brilliant on Indian TV. 

The problem with Pragya character. When did she ever explain to Purab why she is asking him not to marry Aliya. Almost everyone shuts her up...she gives orders that one no wants to listen to, because she does not care to give the reason. All she does is "Mein..", "Magar..", "Lekin .." Never does she have the steam or the honour to defend her argument or the compassion to put the other out of his delusional understanding, while she stands there "all knowing but doing nothing" presentation. How many times, Sarla, Bulbul have bull dozed her. And now Abhi, Aliya and Tanu to the list added. All she does is a monologue in her mind with the audience to listen. Who is stopping her from raising her voice and clearing up things. This is how she teaches? Nope. We have seen her opening her mouth loud and clear. Since when these lekins, Magars, mein, Suniye etc etc monothets !!!

[Sigh]

To be honest, we cannot even speculate what Pragya had in her mind about giving the breaking news to her mother. She never had any plan like she confessed in the car drive. She is just closing eyes to reality, because she opens her eyes, she sees only one reality, "Maa". 

There are only five things that I like about Pragya:

1. Suresh, Forgive me, but I have to ask you to go against your principles and take the case back. Its not for Abhi, but for Maa.
2. To Abhi - I did not do it for you. I did it for Maa and ur Daadi.
3. To Puneet in her heart - Sad that I am letting you get beaten up. Lekin Maa...
4. To Bulbul over Phone - Sorry Bulbul, I am making you call Purab, but you have to understand, Maa ka sawaal hai
5. To herself - Its inevitable, maa will get to know reality - oh what I am supposed to do...and then she drifts into thinking just about her marriage moments with Abhi.

[Shaking my head] 

Crazy that she is going to slowly and steadily fall in love with Abhi just because he took care of her mother. This is why this crest and trough of nonsensical weave from Pragya itself holds my curiosity to watch the show. The audacity to call the shots by starting off with "Sorry, its wrong of me and stupid of you; to be unjustly used by me, but I have gotta do it for Mom"...I am just so dying to see what would be Abhi's reaction to Pragya for holding off truth from him when he had been so open with her. And that is why I am watching it for now.

In the end, seems Suresh is the one who is going to be proven true. He had said, Kahin na Kahin Abhi ke liye bhi kar rahi ho. And definitely; Pragya will end up loving Abhi just because he spared her from the shit planning of having to lie for her mommy. She is just so tired that she does not even acknowledge how much she hates all that and instead drifts into happiness that Abhi provides when he so easily takes care of her mom. The problem is she got pampered with Abhi's habits. It was him, day one on marriage morning, where she would have broken truth to her mom, and Abhi snatched the phone from her and gave a good talk to Sarla.

So bad, it has become soap trend these days that Son-in-laws take care of Wife's parents while mistreating the wife at home and blackmailing her to submission about playing the marriage game. Disgusting formula. Every soap has it these days.

When it comes to TRPs, I can watch crap. But, when at home, I have family members screaming at me for watching crap. Everyone from Father, Mother, Brother, Sister and Husband. So I have to watch shows like these, hiding from them, otherwise I will be teased to no end. And another reason why aging people like me or my parents or sibs cannot watch TV is, when between the breaks, the advertisements put us to sleep. LOL. So end up missing the show if the drama is not loud and emotionally engaging.

The TRPs happen just because of Promos and Habits.  But more importantly the TRP is rising for KKB, because DABH is failing. DABH is the competitor show and for few months now, has lost its focus. The Surya magic is gone post IPS becoming and unbecoming. Since the novelty is gone there, the only strong contender for that timeslot is Zee's KKB. Colors BI wont attract TRP crowd, coz u cannot watch BI kind of love at 9:00 PM. Its too soft for that time slot. One needs something loud like Bhabho, Meena entertainment to go along with few soft moments between the leads. Coz u can still be going about household chores and not miss much. Likewise, the KKB MU can also drag, because, its okay as long as it is steadily making a 10 minutes progression everyday.

Ekta Kapoor and her Prod House is far more powerful to even allow any influencing on the daily business of generating crap. The Cast and Crew equally fear her. And its anyone's luck to work in her shows for two reasons:

1) Crew finds a lot of learning opportunity with her PH. For ex using ARRI cameras, how many other Indian Soap churning PH's use them? The Crew joins her PH just to learn.

2) Cast  - one way or the other, EK makes it a rewarding experience to have worked with complying to her. And if they go against her, they are finished too.  So before joining EK soap, better understand what they are getting into.

And her logic behind churning the episodes is very business oriented. She will not add anything new until she has sucked out the last penny from her previous ideas and likewise, new idea is tested in cautioned manner. 

Those who do not like her, try opening their PHs. But they dont do well too...coz, those Channel Producers become the true bitches. Between this game of getting sucked and sapped by Channer or PH, Ekta as a producer has found herself as a successful juggler between giving in to what Channel wants, what her creatives can churn our, what her cast can do. EK has been successful with SP, Zee and Sony. The only one where she kind of failed (statistically) is Colors. Pretty difficult to survive that channels whims in the name of colorful diaspora of entertainment, perhaps the most bullying or a little lesser than Sony.

Against all the prevailing dumbness, Cast member Sriti Jha playing the role of Pragya has posted this over her Instagram account . 

Its a cartoon chat.

A: Give me two pronouns

B: Who Me ?

[LOL]  brilliant. That was so so far from dumbness.

Posts like these from the Cast also make the show more interesting making us see what kind of contrast they act. Its just fun therefore to dissect the show more and more. Tells us how much fertile we are and not into vegetative states of our senility. I love my ability to feel even for a soap drama. Because that makes me a Zohra Sehgal. And I love that feeling. [Wink]

There was this another post from her few days ago - 

"drapetomania" 

(n.) an overwhelming urge to run away

I like these posts. It makes so much sense and gives us the peace, that such psychological states exist and we either can accept or explode at them. And yet, if looked at objectively, it is new knowledge and something like reading a newspaper and throwing the newspaper in garbage. and Yet..Yet...some part of it made sense.

Parallel worlds of Dumbness and Brilliance.

I just realized that "Extremity of Dumbness" is being shown for Pragya, perhaps to make Abhi realize how dumb can be his gold-digging scheming wife.

ROFL ROFL ROFL

That's me doing a EUREKA Rofl'ing

Purab's Action of Running away from Marriage with Aliya and Trying to get married to Bulbul - Can we blame him?

Can we really blame Purab's Action of Running away from Marriage?
Can we really blame Purab forcing Bulbul to get married to him?

Purab was not wrong in running away from the wedding. When coerced under extraordinary circumstances, it takes a thing like wedding, the ultimate reality that makes matters lucid. And for him, whatever the world, the sisters were leading him to, the false pretense that Pragya's marriage will survive, that purpose itself has come crashing down. So how is he even wrong ? No one can say that this is not the time you should run away. It can happen to anyone of us. Getting not married is not end of life. Infact not committed to marriage after marrying is actually legally a contract breached.

The plan to marry BB is not ridiculous because, logically, that is the only way Purab is going to keep Bulbul protected from Aliya and Abhi. She technically and rightfully belongs to him and he can claim his right to take care of her. This also closes the options of someone else asking him to reconsider marrying Aliya. Basically he wants to bind humself to the cause for which he had initially rejected Aliya. He is not being selfish, but at this time doing the last SOS act. Though agree, the writing of dialogues is bent to make it look ridiculous. But I would still go and stand besides his Chaachi, who was all along giving Purab and Bulbul the right advice. And that tete-a-tete with his Chaachi and himself in the car, tells us that Puran suddenly has become the most lucid person on the horizon. End of the day, Purab is into this dirty business of agreeing to marry Aliya only for Bulbul's sake. He listened to her before and when her plan fell apart, he is taking the decision now. If he marries Bulbul, then consequences are straightforward and can be dealt with...with none of the fooling around games that the Arora sisters and Mehra Crazies are indulging in.

Not marrying a mate whom you love is not as unfortunate as having to marry someone you do not love. Purab not being able to marry Bulbul is lesser evil out of having to marry someone whom you do not love even a little.

Purab running away or refusing from Aliya situation, I would always have supported him, like his Chaachi. Marriage is a big decision  and not Guddon Gudiyon ka khel like all those bimbettes (Aliya, Tanu and Bulbul) are engaged in.

Pragya too refused Suresh. So why blame Purab if he is looking for love. Pragya too obliged like Abhi and Purab. So why blame Abhi and Purab, if they are marrying only for people they love. Abhi wanted to dump Pragya so how is it wrong of Purab if he actually dumped Aliya.

Daadi saying I am disappointed with Purab for dumping Aliya twice and I will not forgive him or anyone else who aided it, is like old school cane approach. Ever bothered to ask, why Aliya, why do you want to marry him if he does not love you. Does he actually love you? Did you even bother to check? The same logic applies to Abhi.

Life is not always about commitment. Life is about taking compassionate approach to every relation and matter you deal with. If you cannot give your 100% of your heart it is not being compassionate, so how can you say you can fulfil your commitment. Commitment starts with Compassion. Its so clear that Purab feels no bonding with Aliya. This is matter of heart of loving someone bodily and soulfully. We are not talking about humanitarian love.

Abhi does not like Pragya type of girls. And he cannot be compassionate or committed to her. But there is a certain attraction he feels for Pragya. Tomorrow he leaves her, he wont regret that. But if he decides to stick with his marriage, he is not going to lose anything either. There is enough room for him to play along with each other unlike Purab who literally feels stifled in Aliya's presence.

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Sarla is definitely not going to take it well that yet once again Bulbul managed to ruin/endanger Pragya's wedding by somehow being pivotal to Pragya's existential state of marriage.  That was bound to happen anyways. Bulbul already feels the burden about it under her mother's oppressive alienation of her. I understand a mother's sad situation and her need to do justice to both of her daughters, but she is fighting her fate. If Bulbul remains a problem for Pragya, let it be, let it get played until fate is worn out and then her daughters will find grooms who really deserve them. Sarla need not push her daughters down the drain just to have her Kumkum Bhagya dreams fulfilled.

Whether the Plot Clunk weaves plays this matter out loud and clear, we have to wait and watch.

But definitely none of the two daughters had been having a kind life ever since Pragya's match-making sessions have been going on. Its a common problem, one sibling gets preferred over the other. All one has to do it let it get played while we keep patience and fortitude to do good for our daughters. Not force them into unwanted marriages through emotional blackmail.

Kumkum Bhagya is really the culprit for Aroras and MU Bhagya is the culprit for Mehras. The Mehras live under royal illusion. All of them.

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 102 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 -What matters when in tatters!

What matters when in tatters!

That was what the episode was about. Everyone brought out his or her heart on his/her sleeve. They opened their innermost thoughts to us. Insecurities and Wishful thinkings. People are making journeys, striving to put an end to something, be it driving, travelling or doing household chores.

Tatter 1 Aliya - She is officially insane. Wanting to get her gun and shoot Pragya straight in her face, a face with which Purab fell in love, wants to aim at her heart so that there is no heart left for Pragya to love Purab!  Wow!! Hatred and Insanity unleashed. She wants to kill Pragya now and later make Purab pay for what he did to her!

Tatter 2 Tanu - She is the new Medusa, Suddenly she has grown snakes in her head and is plotting heavily for her own benefit, she just wants to have Pragya kicked out of Abhi's life so that she gets married to Abhi. 

Tatter 3 Purab - He is clearheaded but tad too late. Marriage is not what you should have on your mind right now. Yet, he is the one, who is most clearheaded now. He is the one who wants to get married to Bulbul and end the farce right now. How beautiful. And yet, he is the one who is going to get brickbats for speaking sanity. And dramatic farce of pain and misunderstanding would be dragged in self-centered emotions of rest of the people by refusing to do what he thinks shouid be done. In the end game, Purab is clearheaded but tad too bold and clear and unfit for the universe he is residing in. He tends to lose big, now that there is a queue of antagonists rallying behind him in the form of Aliya, Sarla and Daadi.

Tatter 4 Bulbul - Officially she is lost in the ghetto of her sister now. All that is preoccupying her mind is her sister's marriage. Though her heart is chained to Purab, and the man keeps coming to her to take her away from the ghetto, she cannot due to chained consequences...oh! the pressures of being an Arora sister and daughter!!!

Tatter 5 Sarla -Never had any problem with her excited emotions. But today, seeing what has she reduced Pragya too, a wimper and that too selfish beyond forgiveness, I cannot forgive Sarla. Add to it, how even Bulbul is forced to think about her, makes me feel sad. This woman is making both of her daughters suffer. And that is not enough, she keeps calling, checking. How is even Pragya coping with her emotional toil to pull back herself into pretending and lying for her mother's sake. Yesterday EP; Sarla called Abhi's grandmother, in today's EP; in continuation, she is calling her daughter. Now she even wants to talk to her Son-in-law. One day this woman, when she gets to know the truth about her daughter's marriage, she is not going to see how many deaths her daughters, Abhi had to go through to keep up the lying pretences, to keep her happy; but she is going to find fault with everyone and curse or slap every one...probably Abhi the most, who by that time must have put her in deepest debt that she can ever pay off !!! 

A dramatic climax through Sarla's tension, has come to a point, where audience repels and rebounds her tension through wishing something really bad happening to end the trauma she is inflicting on her daughters; especially Pragya. And Sarla can only say, "I am tad too concerned like Beeji says! "

Tatter 6 Daadi - She absolutely loves her kids, but clearly she trusts Abhi in a very heartfelt manner, as if he is only her true family. So even if she has chosen a good girl for her kid Abhi, she is reposing faith in her grandson that he will take care of that girl. The point is not that she thinks good and means well. The point is not that Abhi notices all these things about his grandmother. Point is, today, in one of the tattered condition, we have seen the thread that holds the grandmother and grandson. They might not share everything with each other or the grandson may not speak truth with his grandmother, point is the thread that holds these two. They remain connected through heart. Period. And no one can challenge that. No one can also come between them.

A developing tatter condition. Not far into the future, Aliya and Tanu are going to target Daadi where this time, her faith about Pragya is actually going to be shaken. Pretty bad for her!  The repeated saying of hers, my heart says, there is no wrong done by Pragya, may not stand the test of time. Her wishful thinking, if Abhi and Pragya can somehow take care of each other and this family!

Tatter 7 Pragya - She started quite courageously to fetch back Purab, as she wants her name cleared. She can't forget Aliya's accusation, Abhi's lifting his hand to slap her in frustrated anger and his self-restraint in not hitting her, the brother and sisters's pain and accusation keeps coming back to her and she wishes all that to get back to normalcy as definitely then things would not explode on her pretentious world. Yet, she knows, her mother is going to end up knowing about all this one day. That reality cannot be put off further. Yet, yet; in that long drive to Lover's point to fetch Purab, to make everything right, all that she ends up seeing in flashback review is her short stint of marriage with Abhi and what it is like. Rollercoaster ride, what can she make of it. Filled with tease, having to see that he loves someone else and yet, his proximity and touch, intended or unintended; had indeed touched her, over and above the fact that, he does not care for her, though he does respect her mother which is certainly lesser to what he feels for his grandmother. She does feel something for her husband of hers. Wishful thinking, if she could have had the right to enjoy those situations.

Tatter 8 Abhi - Conflicted to the core. Its not Aliya, Tanu or Daadi induced. This time, he is conflicted about what he feels and what he is led to see and understand. All those flashbacks of his interaction with Pragya post marriage; how shy she is, how unassuming she is ! Nothing about Pragya that he has felt, is akin to her being a scheming woman as he has been led to believe by Aliya. There is sincerity and innocence in her eyes. And why does his heart always go back to remember that situation where the "Girl in White Dress", who he got to see across the road helping the two kids, who was so kind hearted, a soul whom he would have liked to bond with, but disappeared before he could even see or meet her. How he had compared then; between that "girl in white" who gave him immense pleasure, taking him out of the pain induced by thinking about Pragya and gold-digging stories about her he had to hear.  And today, his mind again takes him back to same memory. He is in deep agony and he remembers that "Girl in White", helping the kids, spreading her angelic care around her. Wishful thinking, Pragya can never be that "Girl in White", even if he sees conflicting evidences about who could be the real Pragya. Peace is what is missing with the woman who is at his disposal. 

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Who is not in tatters? Its Pammy and Raj. Though it mattered to both of them that Aliya accused Pragya about having something to do with Purab's disappearance. Raj remains conflicted and disinterested as ever like he was with Pragya thinking she was his children's kidnapper. And Pammy, she thinks Pragya has definitely a hand in having Purab flee from the marriage.

A scene that speaks of Aliya's accusation ringing loudly over Mehra Household that Pragya is responsible for Purab's fleeing.

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 101 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 - SOS Call: Bulbul where are Thou?

SOS Call from Pragya & Purab: Bulbul where are Thou? Lets get this fixed ASAP! 

Everyone behaving as expected.  But there were only two persons who were thinking deeply in terms of steps needed to take urgently without any fail.

1) Pragya - In her mind - Kuch kar Pragya Kuch kar. Find Purab, get him back, do something, else everything is gonna explode in Ma's face. How I am gonna manage that ?!!! Oh! for God's sake where is Bulbul ?!!

2) Purab - In his mind - I ran away that's fine, coz if I married it would have sureshot Marriage Over and Out for Pragya.  Where is Bulbul for Godsake ?!! I need to tell her that her sister is in danger and the problem is not what we have thought all along. Aliya and Abhi's gameplan had been something else!!! 

I understood their frame of mind and how torn they were, not thinking about themselves but trying to find that/those persons who are needed in the situation to be aware and be there.

While Purab's thinking is very practical and consequential, for a while I was surprised at how Pragya came from a different planet according to me. But then by the middle of the episode, I realized how Pragya had become selfish just like Aliya or Abhi, when she was talking or rather ordering around Bulbul to find Purab, while saying sorry as well. If Aliya & Abhi both cared for their need of revenge and hooking a marriage with Purab, Pragya was so stuck on keeping her Ma away from any unpleasant concerns. Such single minded focus !!!

Its really surreal to see Pragya, trying to flit between alternating realms with only one focus in her mind, her mom's health. And as she flits, she sees to it that she is not hurting Daadi, not hurting Abhi's sentiments and lastly not hurting Bulbul's sentiments. Alas! She is not making anyone happy and Sarla with sharp observation is on the threshold of knowing all that.

Its sad that the two sacrificial goats have little time to think about right and wrong and are just getting rolled over the roller stone. Purab had nothing in mind except that the marriage was going to be a duping effort and so he just refused to accept that situation. But what he did now calls upon social ignominy upon himself. Did he even have time to think about it? Likewise Pragya who first refused the marriage and then got married for her mother's sake is daily getting her daily grind. Agree she did not abscond like Purab, but then did she have a choice ? She truly never had. She is just creating the delays for the inevitable breakdown of Sarla Arora.

Tanu and Pragya's entire interaction can be ignored as Plot driver incident with just the needed Plot action of having Abhi follow Pragya to that Temple. Pragya is definitely not listening to Tanu, she is just dissipating her tension by speaking aloud her thoughts over what is needed utmost in the moment.

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 99&100 - Aug 29th & Sep 1, 2014

MU BHAGYA - EPISODE 99 - Behanji Purab ko Bhagha Le Gayi

MU BHAGYA - EPISODE 100 - Purab Bhag Gaya

MU Bhagya means Misunderstanding Bhagya

Episode 99. Fultoo another MU creation by Aliya for the entire episode. "Pragya Purab ko Bhagha Le gayi" ROFL

Usually Ladka Ladki ko Bhaga le jaati hai. Lekin yeh Behanji Itni Chalaak hai ki, yeh khud hi Purab ko Bhaga Le Gayi!! (Purab Doodh Peeta Bachcha jo hai.!!) [LOL]

Aliya: Jail bejhoongi sabko !!! 

Me: Behanji, on what charges?!!!! [Confused D'oh]

Best Moment was when Taiji said..."Khade Khade Pair dukh rahen hain. Kab aayega Purab"LOL

It reminded me, dekh dekh ke, intezaar kar kar ke hum thak gaye...Kab MU clear hoga? [Wink]

And Biggest Plot Clunk - Where is Dulha Party? Where are the Baraati? Where is Chaachi and daughters?? Scene se gaayab?!!![Shocked]

And Pragya when are coming back with your Mango leaves?!! In EP 100 or EP 101 ? 

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Episode 100 - MU Bhagya drama continues. 

Pragya came back with Mango leaves and her expressions make no sense to me. Unhappy, Shocked, Sad, Confused? What are those expressions? [Confused]

Lo! Chaachi & Family were lost and found in Mandap. [LOL!!]

Aliya: Bhai Call Police.

Abhi: "Running away from Marriage is No Crime. So you cannot call Police" [ROFL!!!]

Why is Sarla crying? [Confused]

All Daadis - Daasi, Abhi's Daadi and Pragya's Daadi, all SO GOOD!!! [Clapping] 

All three were sharp as blade and hard as stone, not missing any word and using their presence of mind. Very unlike the dumbheads of younger generation.

But Taiji was the most hilarious. Excellent Comic Tragic Relief Timing. 

"Mujhe kya pata tha Mera Suraj Isi Purab se nikalne waala hai !" ROFL !!!  

Pammy also was good.

Purab ...and his talk with Chaachi - Hilarious. Even Chaachi supported his running away, though agreeing that he absconded at wrong time and this decision not to marry should have come earlier. "Shaadi mein yeh sab chalta rahta hai."  "Bhagwan ab to Bulbul se Milva do" when I already upset so many people!!!  Purab thinking all that was so cute.  Anyways, he is needed to meet Bulbul, otherwise, how is atleast someone in Pragya's family going to know that Pragya is going to be ditched by Abhi any time sooner, and only way to stall it is telling Abhi the truth.

Well! So many days now and yet Aliya wedding going on without any respite from MU Bhagya.

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KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 98 - AUGUST 28, 2014 - As the Wedding Drama gets closer

KKBhagya Moments - Dil ki Awaaz Suno. Abhi listening and heeding to it.

Pragya Teacher Moments - Jab Zimmedaari Uthaii hai to Nibhaani padegi. Abhi wanting to be a good boy and becomes obediant.

Abhi Vanity Moments - Tumne mujhe Pretty Kaha. Main to hoon hi Pretty!

Blouse ka Khulna Drama - Kheenchna drama + all the above moments.

KKB Best Moment - Chaachi frustrated walking away from Purab!! Totally loved that look on her face. *Star*

KKB obvious Moments - Pragya lecturing Purab for inquiring about Bulbul. Bulbul blocking Purab's call for having called her.

Constipated Moments - Purab's face until he overhears Tanu and Aliya's privy conversation. *LOL*

Diahorrea Moments - Purab calling Bulbul after overhearing Tanu and Aliya's privy conversation. *ROFL*

Senseless Moment - Purvi and her Blue Chattri - Random Senseless Promotion of New Zee Show.

Sad face Whiney Moments - Pragya, Sarla and Beeji and the sad music for no reason. Anyways, seems they are being royally ignored. or they are maintaining low profile.

Sad Sad "Dekha nahin jaata" Bore Moments - Bulbul and her crying for being forced to lose her love.

Daasi Moment - Overdone teasing.

Tanu Moment - Overdone envying.

In the Sky Moment - Aliya - I will plan something for tomorrow morning for Behenji to get ousted. It will be my gift for you and Bhai and honeymoon gift for myself. - Bidaayi karvaaayegi ya Ouster Plan *D'oh*

Heartless Moment - Abhi celebrating his soon to be "Phere ke baad Bidayi" in Guftagu huggy moment with Pragya.  Band bhi kar yaar! pata hai Bidaayi honi hai *D'oh*

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 97 - AUGUST 27, 2014 - Absorbing the ugliness like the Hyacinth

Finally I see a silver lining in this cloudy drama of thick misunderstanding laden clouds.

Purab and Pragya. Affected much by being sacrificial cows and goats.

Purab sacrificing himself for Bulbul's happiness is affected that he cannot do justice to the woman he is going to marry. That he cannot even think of kissing is bothering him so much. Shows how sensitive he is to the situation.

Pragya sacrificed herself for her mother's happiness and still continuing to sacrifice herself for her happiness. Silly it seems that she is going uphill when there is no hope of reaching the summit and she has to fall down the precipice

However there is a silver lining for us to see whats between the thick clouds. Pragya has for another time accepted how bad she feels about the whole thing just for herself. "Apne aap ko kya samjhaoongi."   This doesn't make her robotic sacrificial, but that she had built up certain expectations out of this marriage. And with all sandwiching, she had not been able to explain to herself what she can understand all of it that happened to her, her repetitive breaking of marriage opportunities.

This sort of explains why she is behaving dumb and numb. She has become numb in her extreme state of frustration where she had been forced to show fortitude for her mother.  We do know that she married sincerely, but seems, she had filled up some hopes from her marriage, which she is unable to let go.

For a moment, it was flabbergasting to hear her say to Abhi, "I want to do something good for you, because you kept my mother's happiness." How could she say that to someone who played with her and her family, cheated her and her family.  There is no way we cannot think of this gesture as obtuse.

However, her pleading thought provoking taunts to Abhi and Tanu, seem to show; what is that she truly wants. She is wishing that people who have misunderstood, to be able to know the true from false. She is wishing that from Abhi and his sister Aliya. She is extremely disappointed of their inability to see truth, to filter real from unreal.

Then, is this what Pragya wants? To identify truth, to understand it?

Kaash ki aapko asli ya nakli ka farak pata hota.

Aur aapki best friend yeh sochti hain ki main paise ki lalchee hoon.

Those are anti climaxes one is seeking of this drama since that misunderstanding drama began. It could be anyone's wish for it to happen, to develop brains. However, it seems an impossible feat.

However, the emphasis does seem to be put on everyone who is under misunderstanding, to open their inner eye and see the truth. It is being applied to Abhi, Aliya and Bulbul, all living under an illusion about their planning.

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 95&96 - AUGUST 25th & 26th 2014

Episode 95 - August 25th 2014

Disgusting that both the sisters Bulbul and Pragya throw Puneet under the bus just so that the Abhi-Tanu relationship does not come out.

Three more slaps!! My virtual slaps to the entire Arora family which drags this MU drama. Repressive Drama!!!

Unbelievable that one can have Allah Waariyaan Eye Locks and Cosying up over a Cockroach.  Duh!!!

God!! the Allah Waariyaan song is losing its magic with these illogical and insipid Abhigya encounters and Eyelocks.

Abhi moments - Pragya scolds him for Tanu Charades right in front of her family. Aliya consoles him. So the women want him to stick to MU like Fevicol ki Majboot Jodi.

Face palm!!!

Episode 96 - August 26th 2014

Bulbul - can this girl ever let others speak. She is a duplicate copy of Abhi. If he does not let others speak, this girl too does not listen and think first. She does something only to regret. She is in LaLa Land thinking that everything wiill be alright of Aliya and Purab get married. And Pragya is about to say something, she breaks her in the middle reminding Pragya that she should keep quiet.

Pragya - How ridiculous it is of Pragya to allow Bulbul to have Purab married to Aliya, when she knows her marriage would not stand a chance? How is she even planning to make everything right?

Bulbul accident and Purab excitement and Hospital Drama - MU elements galore and yet Abhi indulges in comic relief rather than piecing it why Bulbul and Purab are spotted together and how did Bulbul meet with accident and how come the three are together. Abhi takes it all as Purab's love and affection for Pragya and her family, contrasting it with his neglect for Aliya.

Hospital Comic Drama - Abhigya and Purab-Bulbul - Talking Back Repartees and Hugging. Shows the relational status. No hard feelings. Enjoyable drama regardless of the characters.

Jewellery Shop Drama - Aliya, Tanu and Abhi Mangalsutra shopping. Bhagya does his charm. Makes Abhi remember his mangalsutra moments with Pragya in the gold shop earlier where he handed over the fallen chain back to her, and then he tied it around her neck too in marriage. He remembers Daadi's words that it becomes unbreakable fevicol ki jodi, he dismisses the idea saying "Chashmish & Me". Poor Tanu on the other hand has a fit of disappointment with the mangalsutra that she liked for herself being dropped by Abhi and it falls down all broken!!!

Mehra Mansion Drama - Dadi is excited and is giving orders to everyone to have the wedding preparations done. Abhi warns Pragya. "Look at her excited face full of joy. I live to see ecstatic like that. And if anything happens to take it away, I will not spare anyone."

Warning Much !!!! Whatever!!!

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 94 - AUGUST 22, 2014 -Hitting New Lows

The intentions and premise of beating up the kiddo is so wrong that the trio is concocting stories about changing clothes or peeping etc. Obviously no one has intelligence to ask how Abhi knows what was happening, how did he find the kiddo redhanded, from outside the room or inside the room. Ofcourse everything is assumptions. But in their heart, the trio and duos know they did wrong to the kid. That is the bottomline.

Pragya being unsuspecting of Abhi as she has seen his chivalrous attitude in restaurant and that he cannot hurt her family members unduly, it is still unacceptable for the audience to take her dumbness. First she has to know by this time that the trio scheme anything abt her. Why accept a short dress in the previous episodes. Doesnt she have brain/spine to go and confirm with Daadi. Likewise, can she not confirm on how the scenario played our for the peeping Tom to be caught red-handed.

The drama that is playing out is, Take Pragya to the extreme side of trusting Abhi and Take Abhi to the extreme side of hurting her family. Bottomline is...Enuf already..."Girl get out from "plotting-mix" as fast as you can. Open your eyes and play smart. Eitherways your truth is going to be exposed once the Purab-Aliya wedding is accomplished." And her sitting quiet, not doing anything on this matter is what drives you so mad. "How are you even planning to handle the post marriage fiasco for your so called ill mother?"

This is the reason...this extreme frustration about soap heroine's actions circles back to need for expose through sticking to truth. Pragya has beautiful chance to expose Abhi with Tanu with her Get out Jail Free card and she is squandering it away. And since viewers banked upon Abhi's good character inspite of him not using his brain, his beating up for wrong reasons (first time, unlike what he did with Suresh or Purab) through concocted story, is unpalatable.

One would have thought at least one protagonist would save us from agony. Unfortunately both are going to increase our agony. 1) by doing wrong 2) other by keeping quiet.

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KumKum Bhagya : Enuf Already. Abhi Grow Brains. Pragya Grow Spine. To stand up for Yourselves

Enuf Already. Abhi Grow Brains. Pragya Grow Spine. To stand up for Yourselves

Enuf Already. Can we grow beyond Dumb and Dumber Drama

Enuf Already. Can we have the three Stooges, Abhi, Aliya and Tanu shown backstage?

:( have to wait for 200 episodes. Already going mad with posting this much. Why dont I just concentrate on my work. Wish I had never laid eyes on the IF article on KKB 360 degree promotion results in terms of TRP. Ever since...I just fell in love with all characters. All of them are so blended in. I love all the characters including the vamps.

At this point, I would also love to watch Akash and Rachna story. Comeone just for Abhigya's Bhagya, we need not have Rachna and Suresh neglected. Yeah we have seen Rachna all standing up for her self-esteem. But She DID make a point in her neighbourhood and now in college about being a single mother. What's wrong to get back to a reformed husband. Akash in present shape does not look bad at all. Everyday I keep a hope for Rachna story...it keeps taking time...But I keep my hope.

Anyways, promise viewers and readers, when it is an ugly twist with illogical ramp up, I will bid bye like I am habitual about. I just cannot take ugly twists. I need only one cycle of Climax and Anti-climax. After that I make peace with the show into not watching out with heart but watching it like junk.

200 episodes will be 10 months. Hmmm! I may have to just wait until 120th episode for the pristine developments. LOL

I am now actually looking forward to the drama that exposes Aliya's real face to Abhi.  The seed was planted by Tanu in Aug 19th; Episode 91; in Aliya's mind. As shown in the precap. Aliya is getting highly insecure. Now the point of Bhagya will be where Abhi will stick to marriage just to correct the wrong started by Aliya. This is what I feel about Puliya wedding. Tanu needed a reception and an accident to be get emotionally distant from Abhi. Seems Aliya too is going to have a Sangeet and an accident to get at some place lower in value than she has today in Abhi's eyes.

Point is I am more tempted to believe in Abhi's goodness; which is not just my assessment, but also as assessed by Pragya about him. She had said to him, Aap bahut galat kar rahen hain...sabse zyaada aapko hi dard hoga.  What made Pragya see it, I dont know. But if our soap heroine has seen it, I would rather believe it and think that our soap hero is going to develop inner eyes and see something not right heart-wise with Aliya. That does not mean that he is not gonna support Aliya. 

I guess he might become a wall between Aliya and Pragya and her family. Will he?!!!  Who knows, Aliya's insecurity will also be upon the fact that Purab caught her red handed and she would think, before Purab exposes her, "let me slander him". Don't know why I feel, Purab might be trapped into leaving the marriage by Aliya herself, just so that Aliya can avenge herself on Pragya.

Abhi's fault is the biggest of all. Far exceeding Aliya's or Tanu's.  That is why I feel, Abhi will need moral support and that shall be provided by Pragya. In Episode 91 on 19th August 2014, there was a foreboding already on that matter. Aliya and Pragya stupidly went for the dress drama. Aliya on some excuse made Pragya believe her and Pragya on some pretext went to accomplish the challenge of wearing the short dress. As expected, Daadi was angry, Pragya saved by Abhi and yet when everything is out, Daadi looks at him accusatorily and warns him of his hand in the matter. Abhi seriously thinks...So whoever is responsible, I am the one who is going to get punished.

Today, this looks funny and is comic relief. Tomorrow, this is not going to be funny anymore and we would all start looking for tragic relief for few laughs. Abhi not only blamed by elders, he himself is going to come hard on himself. In that situation, where he would isolate himself, when unasked; Pragya comes to support him (understanding his situation), their love is going to be strengthened.  Under  what circumstances, we do not know. If they are in love, they can go on being separated by circumstances for a while. What is the Bhagya's role here? we have to see.

Likewise, about how Abhi can hurt Pragya?

Episode 91 on 19th August 2014 was a very cute and enjoyable episode. Full of fun and laughter.

But the underscoring highlight was Abhi's playing with Pragya through arousing jealous feelings.

Hmmm!!! Since when this is becoming fun for him?  Happy that the teacher chashmish who always mocks or ridicules him for being brainless or his appearance or his singing style, has actually feelings for him??????

FB to Drunken Spree...Why would a drunk Abhi feel bad that Pragya was singling out his kisses to Tanu?  So he was not feeling bad for her saying it out, he was feeling for the fact that he cared for her feelings... thinking that Pragya might be feeling bad that he wont kiss her ever? Hmmm!!!

Presently Pragya trusts Abhi for his transparency and his consistent behavior. She cannot stand Tanu, in a rational sense that happy marriage semblance does not need a third wheel between spouses. But there is an irrational side of her that does not want Tanu anywhere near her husband. This side is a strong sense of personal dignity that Pragya has for herself. She did not accept Suresh when she found out he loves Bulbul. Broke the engagement. Now Bhagyavash, she is married to Abhi and is his wife. And as wife, she cannot see Tanu usurping her right. Like she said "Hisaab ki pakki hoon main".   Because, in her personal accounts, Abhi has given her every reason why he would like to torture her and she accepted it to save her mommy and sister. Very concerned but selfish reasons. But the balance she has is rescue for torture. Now the other side of her marriage, if there was no MU, she has a problem in the form of Tanu. And she has already started dealing with her 1) by negating her at face value as outsider 2) by showing disapproval of her presence to her husband where it matters to her, his family and her family.

So basically Pragya has reigned in her marriage.

She just needs to find love in the marriage. And sooner than later she is gonna find it from Abhi.

So what can hurt her is when 

1. Abhi goes back to Tanu for some lame reason
2. Abhi to demean her sense of dignity in some way. Probably doubt her love for him...
3. Abhi to lessen attention on her...cant say how it would even happen, but even one instance of neglect from Abhi is gonna hurt Pragya especially after they may have acked their love for each other.

All this is gonna happen, if they start communicating less and less, in a degree noticeable in contrast to present times communicating with each other.

Why was Abhi hitting Puneet? I mean Puneet didn't say anything vulgar or wrong sounding. He just said that Tannu's friend told me that Tannu was calling me to this room.

Thats the point.

To his green eyes, Tanu was dancing very closely with Puneet. And to his green eyes, a guy coming running after Tanu is all committing an outrageous act. Who is even kidding!! Possessive much just for what he thinks he is.  One truth of character played out there. His EGO gets HURT everytime SOMEONE NEGLECTS HIM or goes against his word. EGO what it was...spilling everywhere. He came back to Tanu into that room...because per his green eyes, Tanu was making him jealous and hence that sorry. I am least bothered with his making up with Tanu scene...because yesterday itself, I was not 100% sold on his anger on Tanu. That scene just put me into haze, then why he is playing around with Pragya.

Now all of this just points to one thing. He needs big time fan following. Pragya is giving him too much attention, hence his softness.  I made one post earlier...Abhi and his wont for Adulation. That is what it is.

All short tempered people don't go hitting around people. Short-temper is not a big character flaw. Short temperence becomes dangerous when mixed with brainless reaction.  Ofcourse this is a perfect contrast to the sane and brainy heroine...yet someone is bound to get hurt at some point.

What it also serves as dramatic infusion, is that pain needs to get added for the heroine for having to be sacrificial when she deserves really something better. So what they are also showing is that Bhagya has not at all been rosy, though she does not expect much and tries to adjust with the minimum she gets.

This is going in the direction of Elinor of Sense and Sensibility where Edward really does not much deserve Elinor truthfully. This is also going in the direction of Tamil Movie make of S&S adaptation Kandukondain Kandukondain. Tabu plays the role of Elinor. And there we have Ajit kumar as Edward, but he is so much more improved than Edward and would resemble Abhi as he dreams of becoming a Film director which he becomes.  KK was much more beautifully rendered. The way Tabu weeps towards the end, it becomes such a poetic justice. She earns her merit, her worth fighting tooth an nail in those tears, how someone she loved may have presumed her to be unlucky. Well its not the case, but she makes her point.  And this I am going to wish to see from Pragya, asking her mother, Abhi why they forced her into a marriage.  This is what Abhi drama today raises an expectation from Pragya today and hence that need for half of KKB crowd asking her to pack up her bags and leave.

Well Abhi has two nearly good yellings from Pragya. Its upto him again to open his brains. Add the drunken bit of confession, he should grow antennae. But who cares if he doesnt grow. We are not even bothered on that point.  We are bothered on him hitting people and his tremendous ego.

1) Pragya says "Yes I love Purab" - probably on reception night. Abhi counters her saying you are lying. You are not capable of loving anyone.

2) Pragya says "No I dont love Purab" when Purab and Aliya's marriage is fixed and they have argument when she asks him to have it cancelled. Abhi counters her saying, "yeah why would you love him".

Add the drunken bit. "You are wrong in understanding. ...I am not the girl that Purab loves". - well lets forget that as it was just something one can ignore or not ignore. Choice.

Basically Abhi has "apni moohn miyaan mithhu" syndrome. He loves what he says, thinks and feels. He expects a following of the same chain of thought. Abhi has terrible ego. Ego that a DoubleBattery types Suresh is talking sense. That Chashmish gives him her piece of mind. That Purab could dare to go against a commitment made to him. That Tanu refused him for marriage. That Tanu doubted him about his goodness&protective care. Each of his anger and bullying is about someone hurting his ego.  However, was that not exactly the reason why Daadi got him married to Pragya? She wanted him to be grounded. These ugly consequences of his ego need to get spilled for more drama to occur. But everytime it happens, he would need a reprimand.

Hence our reaction. As audience, we only put our hope in Pragya to get this righted.

Will Pragya do what we expect of her?

At this pace of her goodness, gullibility and being a sacrificial lamb in present mode that has caught the fancy of Arora sisters, I doubt it. The writers are making the soap heroine fall for the hero. To add a heart-break. God! if this is the route it will take, I will bid bye. I watch soaps to have fun. But I never take crap, especially from the protagonists. Yes. Ugh Ugh Ugh, when a Soap Heroine cannot defend her innocent Brother beaten up in such a morally disparaging manner. That leads us to assess why Pragya is all smiles in the new August 19th promo. Didn't she have a heartbreak with Suresh, why she believes people so easily?!!!!! I am seriously not watching unless one or other something redeeming happens. And this girl seriously needs to grow spine.

To quote one of my friends words. She watches the show and writes over India Forums. Her Profile name is Lkb79.
"She's way too trusting to any guy who pays her even the tiniest regard. That is one of her weaknesses, like ego is Abhi's. Perhaps one day we will understand why she has this issue but for now it's consistent to her character. Our only hope is Pragya grows a spine in time of the reveal/wedding. She's been foolish in many ways but she has been fairly good about standing up to Abhi and company within the confines of her own foolishness to carry on this time-limited charade. Somehow I don't think she will take it well when the sibling duo gang up on her, should Purab flee or not show up. But then again, I believed she would stand up for her brother and she doesn't. Instead she believes her husband who has misled her at every turn. It's too frustrating when soaps geared toward women don't have consistently strong female characters. "

KUMKUM BHAGYA - EPISODE 93 - AUGUST 21, 2014 - And the Revenge Madness continues

To hell with Bhagya and Beating up People

The SBB/SBS segments were much better to watch for the dances. Over the episode, there was nothing romantic, except for Aliya's dance, which really was good. Everything else is CRAP with the vamps trying to dish out new plans to humiliate Pragya's family. Enuf already !!!! Getting tired of it.

Precap for tomorrow: Abhi beating up Puneet. Puneet is all teary.

What happened was; Aliya and Tanu wanted to get Puneet meet Tanu in a room and have something nasty end result...but unfortunately Abhi messed up by going to meet Tanu in the room. He makes up with Tanu for his rude behaviour earlier...they hug and kiss, which Puneet sees from keyhole outside. In shock he slides down the floor, making Abhi aware of someone at the door. He asks what are you doing here? Puneet says, I was asked to come here by Tanu;s friend to meet Tanu.

Precap: Well ! you have a jealous and angry Abhi beating up the guy black and blue at having dared to call upon his GF Tanu and he is ready to blurt that out...only to stop himself nick of the moment. 

Why God knows!!! Hell with Bhagya and trying to torment Pragya and Pragya's family. I did not like this side of Abhi beating up guys without thinking even once. First he did that with Suresh, then Purab and now Puneet. Does he have any brain left?? I am fuming mad!!

God!! did the guy apologize to Suresh ever ? And now ruining Purab's life. This guy really deserves public humiliation for what he does to people. I now completely wish Purab absconding from wedding. The brainless brother and sister so deserve it. And Pragya just needs to get out packing from that mad couple of bro and sister.

I couldnt watch the last part. Not that Abhi was making up with Tanu. More for the fact that Puneet was any moment going to see them. That gave out such a clandestine and dirty feel...one wouldn't want to be in that place.
And that Abhi guy, instead of feeling caught, is so supremely enjoying himself to the jealous BF. Is it the time? Does it make him any responsible brother of him? So what he remembered in the nick of the time!!! What is wrong is him impulsive, spontaneous reaction. Being honest and transparent is fine, but to lose your senses to your sensibilities!!!

What I didnt like was the clandestine dirty feel when Puneet was about to see who was kissing whom. That's where Pragya's need to save him gets justified when she went against her and Suresh's principle.

And what I totally abhorred was Abhi beating up the guy. I would have forgiven him, if this was his first. But now the list is getting bigger. Suresh, Purab and Puneet. Who is next?

If I were in Pragya's place I would have asked Abhi not to forget that if she saved him for her family's sake, she is gonna expose him too for her family's sake and he better behave.
Enuf already with Pragya giving those stupid damning sad looks everytime she stands with Bulbul and she looks at Purab. Enuf lady, you are the eldest one and instead of showing courage to your younger sister, you end up being piteous looking yourself. To hell with this marriage, as if Pragya is starting to lose what she is made of.

I am going to be okay tomorrow, if and only if, Pragya does something to defend her brother. If she cannot, thumbs down to the drama. Thumbs Down & Angry me.

Its not Abhi bashing. Its what the writers want everyone to feel. High point of drama. Engaging interest through infusion of derision for indecent and violent act.
They have heightened the derision through two elements. 1) doing bad 2) Augmenting bad by being blind and turning violent. Both Intentions and Actions are sinful.

Ofcourse the nick of the moment recall of sense is gonna be a saviour, yet what about the emotional damage and damage already rendered to another man. Not everyone is hardened Suresh or loving Puran. The boy in question is young innocent mind, too impressionable at this age. The woman in me feels bad for the boy being beaten up. Here was Pragya and her uncle thinking of Puneets career and here he is scarred.

Ofcourse I agree with his father and Abhigya24 for pointing out that Puneet should have stuck to catering...but the young always gets the chance of charitable forgiveness in the name of lesson. Its the older man who makes it all the more disgusting. And against all this, Pragya &Co. should actually think, if they can keep visiting like this. Well Aliya achieved what she wanted to.

My anger is also directed at the writers, who bring out this high point of drama, but never fix it. I am just giving out a reaction to action infused. Obviously I have to return to TV tomorrow to see the man kicked in conscience and to see if the soap heroine stands up for her brother.

And a reply from Lkb79 , another KKB viewer like me.
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I agree, she(Pragya)  better stick up for her brother or the character will lessen in my eyes. Also her brother better not forget what he saw. I hope even Daadi finds out someday and gives Abhi the lesson of his life.
I can't believe Abhi was so dumb as to fraternize with Tanu in his house during an event. I can't believe he'd trust her over some innocent guy.

I know this MU is an excuse but it's not an excuse for being dumb, idiotic and violent. Hurting Pragya is one thing, hurting her family like he is is another.

And Shri, great point. Puneet isn't Suresh who has his principles. He isn't Purab who has a decades old relationship with Abhi. He's not Akash who actually did something wrong. He's a young man who was supposed to have an incredible night for his career and who thought he was about to have and incredible night for his heart.

I can't even imagine how he feels, especially after seeing the two kiss. That's a whole other blow to him. Will he mention it to Pragya? Will she tell him to be part of the secret? How will he take his sister being insulted? How will the rest of the family feel about their son being beat up?

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Expecting relief tomorrow.

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Originally posted by mysterygurl1427

I read some saying that Puneet shoulda stuck to his catering job, but he is a young mind that will slip. He is at his sister's in law's house where a beautiful super model whom he has a crush on is present. His mind got distracted when she danced with him, stupid Aliya took advantage of a poor innocent young teenager's heart..

Hell if a grown adult like Abhi can slip and kiss his gf then Puneet is a lot younger to him after all. 

Today's drama over Sangeet was continuation of what I had felt yesterday. God!! I am so happy I did not fall for that Abhi angry moments with Tanu and instead to chose to ask myself, why he is doing two timer with Pragya with those funny banters!!!

So true of what I saw seething through the funny red-day drama.  Read here for previous episode review