Long hours at the den is having a serious effect on my work efficiency. I
could barely keep my eyes open in the office. So will hit the bed
earlier than usual. Here is my take which is restricted to Maaneet
scenes as I couldn't care less about the NE couple.
Just watched the rerun and certain things struck me which did not the first time around.
- Doctor's advise to abort the baby to save Geet's life throws Maan
again in a quandry. A man who never hesitates to make any decision and
stick by it falters when it comes to Geet. Geet is his biggest strength
but is also his biggest weakness. We saw him in an earlier instance
praying that the burden of choosing between Geet and the baby be taken
away from him.
We saw a near repeat of this today. Although he did not explicitly say
so, he was asking the doctor whether the decision can wait. He
definitely must be hoping that he does not have to make that hard choice
ever. But if he does have to choose would he choose Geet over her
baby? That is the million dollar question and the answer to that is
given in the very next frame of the scene.
When Geet regains consciousness and calls out to him. He rushes to her
and is concerned about the single tear she sheds saying that she should
not waste her precious tears anymore because everything of her is going
to be his and that tear is way too precious for him. What does this
imply? He just cannot afford to let go of the baby no matter what is
the circumstance because he knows that Geet will not shed just one tear
drop but countless ones. Can he really see her do so? Certainly not.
Moreover by stating that everything that is hers will be his, he implies
that the baby is as much his as it is hers. So he will not give up on
it. So what will he do then? I wish to see him move heaven and earth to
keep them both alive. He can bring in the best medical specialists,
make any amount of sacrifice, shake the gods of all religions - all to
hold on to the two most precious things in his life- his wife and his
baby.
- Varmala scene - Apart from the fun element of it all, I thought there
was some symbolism in the actions. When Geet approaches Maan to garland
him he is lifted up high. Have we not seen enough of the pompous
Maan with a king size ego? In fact that is his hallmark. He is
elevated to this high position by the people around him and he enjoys it
because we see Maan smiling proudly. Geet tried once, then twice. The
third time she pretended to give a damn about him and what do we see?
Maan meekly bend his head to get the garland much to Geet's delight.
So unless he bends and matches her level, she will not oblige him.
Coming to Geet, we see her friends pulling her away. Have we not seen
enough of the flight prone Geet? She was always trying to escape his
overtures, weighed down as she was by her past. What does Maan do? He
appears to withdraw, leaving her confused and when she least expected
it, he garlands her. This shows that their union will always retain its
freshness because Maan always will keep sweetly surprising her.
As though he was not done with the surprises, he whisks her away from
the crowd, which was distracted by the photo shoot, to have his last
private moments as a lover before he turns husband. Maan had earlier
mentioned that they always manage to find their private space even in
the midst of people (the first bath tub scene). Today was no different.
Although Geet initially resists him, she soon falls prey to his charms.
Man oh man, does our Maan know how to seduce his girl. He makes love
with his sexy eyes. When his eyes caress her lips, she gets transported
to another world altogether. We have seen Geet totally out of control
around him when he is at his seductive best and she keeps leaning in for
the alluring yet elusive kiss. So Maan has some surprise for her. What
is it going to be? He put his hand behind his back and was reaching for
something. Would he sprinkle water from the flower vase placed there or
is there a hidden gift behind the vase? We'll have to wait till
tomorrow to see that.
Edited by Opti - 13 years ago
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