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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