Thipkyanchi Rangoli – Weekly Episode Review – 232- 238

Roses and thorns – what a strange combination!
But exists to remind us that perfection is nothing but deception.
Imperfection exists with its own beauty,
At times, relationships can turn sour and salty.
The decision lies with you if you want to give up or hold on,
Who knows if this conflict is just a temporary fog that, in no time, will be gone? 

S U M M A R Y   O F   T H E   W E E K

| Avantika inquires about Kanitkars to Mai and Apurva and the trio shares a beautiful time together. She shares that she is happy with her husband and in-laws. Mai promises to make PuranPolis and Besan Laddoos for her while Apurva promises to deliver them to Avantika. 

| Shashak reminds Netra to focus on the work, making it clear that he does not come to the institute to discuss his personal life. She goes ahead to ask him what impresses him about someone the most. He responds by saying that it’s honesty. He claims that he doesn’t have an issue with mistakes as long as the person is willing to genuinely accept them. He adds that he can’t stand liars, saying that if someone were to break his trust, he wouldn’t look back at that person again. 

| Netra plans to scheme against Apurva, believing that she would give her such an opportunity soon where she can twist Apurva’s act to make Shashank kick Apurva out of his life. 

| Avantika expresses her firm belief that Kanitkars – especially Dada-Kaka would have loved Chinmay had they given him a chance. Mai tells her that Dada-Kaka trusted her the most and she broke his trust. Avantika accepts being wrong but shares that Chinmay’s parents were rushing for his marriage. Her displeasure is evident when she says that Dada-Kaka did not even try to see if her choice is right or not. 

| Avantika and Mai thank Apurva for the beautiful moment that she has brought into their life. 

| Mai fails to hide her happiness and excitement at home which gets everyone suspicious. Kukki figures out that Apurva took Mai to meet Avantika and he asks Apurva to take him to Avantika as well. 

| Kukki and Avantika meet at the cafe and get emotional, reminiscing the good old time they have spent together. 

| Shashank plans to gift something to Apurva for being so nice to him and everyone and for keeping the promise that she has made to him. He takes suggestions from Sumi. The Kukki Gang catches him planning to buy a gift for Apurva and they tease him. Shashank decides to give chocolate to Apurva. 

| Apurva tells Kukki that she will bring Dada-Kaka and Avantika in front of each other someday, assuring him that everything will be fine. 

| Suva-Aai and Aparna Kaku make Mai spill out that she indeed met Avantika. Mai reveals that it was Apurva who made it possible. 

| Suva-Aai and Aparna Kaku urge Apurva to take them to meet Avantika. She agrees, telling them that they would go to meet her with the excuse of taking a morning walk. 

| Shashank gives Apurva the chocolate and expresses that he is happy with her behavior lately. He asks her what has gotten her so happy lately. She lets him know that she cannot tell him what it is at the moment. He wonders if she is referring to her feelings for him and is too shy to talk about them. He tries to get her to talk about it but she says that she will tell him later.

| Apurva acknowledges that she is breaking the promise that she has made to him but believes that he wouldn’t be mad at her after seeing his family happy. 

| Apurva, Suva-Aai, and Aparna Kaku stumble upon Dada-Kaka while leaving to meet Avantika. His questions catch them off-guard but Mai handles him and the trio leaves. 

| The trio meets Avantika. While Suva-Aai questions her why she did not come home if she was missing them, she reveals that the doors were shut for her. Avantika shares how Dada-Kaka has broken her trust by not giving Chinmay a chance. Suva-Aai makes her see that it was Avantika who broke their trust first by secretly getting married, keeping everyone in the dark. She makes her see that it was very hard for Dada-Kaka to say what he did and it breaks him till the date. 

| Avantika acknowledges her mistake and confesses that she did want to come back but… Suva-Aai completes her sentence by saying that her ego didn’t let her come back to them. Suva-Aai asks her to call Dada-Kaka or meet but apologize, assuring her that he will forgive her. 

| When the trio returns home, Dada-Kaka interrogates them. Apurva makes an excuse and handles the matter but receives a subtle warning from Dada-Kaka to think before doing anything that can disturb their home’s peace and unity. 

| Shashank and Apurva share some sweet moments. While Shashank wonders why she doesn’t express what her heart holds for him, she seems clueless about what has been going on in his mind lately. 

| Kanitkars end up accidentally confessing to each other that they have met Avantika. Apurva confesses to breaking the promise that she has made to Shashank. While everyone stands unsure about Dada-Kaka’s reaction to Avantika, Apurva stays confident that Dada-Kaka and Avantika will forget their grudge once they stand in front of each other. 

| Shashank pours his feelings into a letter in which he confesses his love for her but Netra changes the letter. 

| Apurva reveals to Kanitkars that she has called Avantika home the coming Sunday. She tells them that she has assured Avantika that Dada-Kaka won’t be home. Kanitkars express their fears and try to stop Apurva but Apurva is determined to bring the father-daughter duo in front of each other. 

| Kanitkars convince Apurva to share it with Dada-Kaka first. She agrees. 

| Shashank gives Apurva his letter but she tells him that she will read it later. 

| When Apurva tells Dada-Kaka about Avantika, he blasts her. Shashank struggles to accept that she has actually stepped into the matter, breaking the promise that she had made to him. 

| Kanitkars speak up, expressing their longing for Apurva, upsetting Dada-Kaka even more. He feels targeted and accuses Apurva of having turned his family against him. 

| Apurva relentlessly tries to explain herself but all in vain. 

| Dada-Kaka takes back Mai’s rights as his wife as he asks her to be Avantika’s mother. 

| On Apurva’s insistence, he agrees to forgive Kanitkars if they accept their mistake and promise him not to see Avantika ever again. 

| Apurva refuses to oblige, stating that she does not feel that she has made a mistake, making it clear that nobody would make any such promise to him. 

| Shashank crosses his limits in his anger and ends up calling Apurva the biggest mistake of Kanitkars. She stands in disbelief, hearing his words. She asks him if he really feels that she is a mistake. He nods, saying that he is firm in his opinion. 

| A hurt Apurva vows to correct the mistake and announces that she will leave that house. 

| When Kukki confronts Shashank, Dada-Kaka supports the latter – saying that Shashank did the right thing. Apurva crossed the line and he will never forgive her. 

| Apurva calls Dr. Kaushik, asking him to take her back. Dr. Anjali receives the phone and leaves to bring Apurva back. 

| Kanitkars stand helpless when Shashank refuses to stop Apurva. They try to stop her but all in vain. She leaves. 

M Y   T A K E

S T O L E N 

A ] Stolen Happiness 

Meet our very own Apurva Chor Kanitkar – the sweet thief who stole the happiness for her family that was snatched and kept away from them for years! The happiness they intensely longed for! For years that seemed no less than ages to them! Our sweet chor got almost caught but the chor had set her eyes on her target and there was no way our Chor was going to back off.

One by one, our Chor brought everyone to meet their happiness – the happiness named Avantika!

Such beautiful episodes… these were, weren’t they? Mai was the first Kanitkar after Apurva, of course, to meet Avantika followed by every other Kanitkar apart from Dada-Kaka. And oh… their overwhelming emotions upon getting to see her after years though! Could tear up anyone. 

Every single meeting was beautiful but Suva-Aai and Avantika’s one was the most significant one because she was the one to show the mirror to Avantika that she could not blame just Kanitkars. She has to blame herself as well. She has to call herself out as well. She has to… accept that she was wrong as well.

And Avantika did acknowledge… which was nice. Hearing her admit that the realization had dawned upon her years ago was more significant because as Suva-Aai pointed out – ego – the perpetrator. 

Relationships can be so beautiful if you choose to keep this enemy away from them.

There is no evil eye that one needs to fear but the evil eye of the ego certainly needs to be feared because it alone can eliminate the existence of the beautiful relationships that you hold so dear. 

Why I particularly liked Avantika’s track because of how smartly it addressed how relationships and bonds are ruined by our ego. I am sure most of us can relate to it. 

Ego is something that a lot of us do have. It is so important to keep reminding ourselves that our ego – has never been, can never be, and rather should never be bigger or more important than our people and our relationships. 

There is no place for your ego in your relationships. There shouldn’t be one. 

A lovely message beautifully brought to the viewers!

B ] Stolen Grief

Again – the Chor is Apurva Vartak Kanitkar. At first, this Chot stole happiness from fate for her family, and then… she stole their grief that they had been living with for years. 

By making them meet their daughter, she gifted them their lost happiness while stealing their grief for herself. 

Dada-Kaka vowed to never forgive her. 

Shashank said aloud that marrying her was the biggest mistake of his life.

While she was stealing the grief from her family, she hadn’t quite thought that the grief was here to stay. Here to stay with her for a bit longer than expected.  

While she might haven’t seen Dada-Kaka’s outburst coming, she did not really have a hard time dealing with it because she knew that it was temporary. She was as sure as she could have been about her belief that Dada-Kaka was going to melt the moment he would see Avantika.

The stay of heartbreaking grief was extended by her husband who broke her like never before this time, by calling her the biggest mistake of his life. 

She hadn’t seen it coming. She… was a mistake? Their marriage…. was a mistake? Whatever that they shared… those moments… that comfort… those gestures… all of it that was so special to her… he saw it as a mistake? The biggest mistake of his life that he regretted like no other?

Who had thought that her robbery was going to bring that brutal misery her way? She definitely didn’t.

C ] Stolen Dreams 

Shashank Kanitkar has never been of the kind to dream while asleep. He has seen his every dream with his eyes wide open and his mind, wide awake. He had not just seen those dreams but also turned them into reality with his sheer hard work and admirable dedication but ever since the flower named Apurva Vartak Kanitkar stepped into his garden, things started to change. Every time he went to take a stroll in that garden, he would fall into a peaceful slumber and watch the kind of dreams that he had never quite imagined himself to be seeing. 

The dreams of Apurva Vartak Kanitkar. 

The dreams of a beautiful life with Apurva Vartak Kanitkar.

The life that he desired to fill with just enough roses to make her forget the thorns that had pricked her in her childhood and still continued to return to prick her every once in a while. 

But… but – he forgot that he was incapable of making his every dream come true. He forgot that certain things were just beyond his control and that’s what happened. 

Fate came, stole the beautiful dreams that he had held so dear to himself, and walked away. And all that he could do was – watch fate steal his dreams.

He might struggle to verbally admit it but his heart knew – nothing that had been stolen from his life hurt as much as watching these new dreams getting stolen did. 

It hurt and though he may not have the liberty to let anyone see but… it hurt. 

B R O K E N 

A] Broken Demeanor 

I am sure – most of us if not everyone – did remember how Dada-Kaka had advised Apurva to choose calm and silence in Netra’s matter, telling her that no matter who does what – our minds should stay calm and stable but where did that advice go when he got stuck into some matter? 

Why did he react so aggressively in Avantika’s matter? How could he go to the extreme of actually verbalizing that he is taking away Mai’s right as his wife and actually watch Shashank utter the kind of words that he did to Apurva? He was the one who had brought Apurva to the Kanitkar house and he quietly watched her leave? Does that not make him a hypocrite? 

It doesn’t. Sure, what he did was hypocritical but that doesn’t make him a hypocrite. And a lot of us – a lot of times – act hypocritically in the same way that he did. If you have been reading my reviews for a while, you should be remembering that I had said the same for Suva-Aai. 

How firm was she in advising Apurva and Babi Aatya regarding the apparent third person in their relationship but what happened when she stood in the same situation? Couldn’t apply her own advice, could she? And that’s just fine. Most of us struggle with that thing. The only difference is that some of us accept while some of us cannot. 

Remember when was the last time you gave a piece of advice to someone but couldn’t apply it when you yourself fell in that situation? It is always easier to give advice when you are not in that situation because you are a detached observer then but when you encounter that very situation – you are not detached. Why acting on that same advice doesn’t really seem possible to you in those moments! Because you are too attached to the situation to think with a sorted mind. 

All of us have different things that trigger us and break our demeanor. Here, in Dada-Kaka’s case, the trigger wasn’t Avantika but rather the hurt of the trust that she had broken years ago. The trigger was too triggering for him to keep his sanity intact and he… lost it. 

B ] Broken Promises

I am sure, in these episodes, Shashank made you say at least once – stop chanting that stupid promise chant and just stop getting on my nerves, will you? 

It’s okay. He did not make me say the former but he definitely did make me say the latter. Not in these episodes though but in almost every other episode following Dada-Kaka and Avantika reconciliation. 

Why is that broken promise so significant for Shashank? 

As viewers – rather than just outsiders who are watching and analyzing him as an individual – it is very easy and possible to refuse to stand his you broke my promise, you broke my promise chant but every individual has reasons why they believe in something and why they absolutely cannot stand something. 

Shashank cannot stand lies. It’s one of the values that he lives by and he has been extremely honest about it from the very beginning. Time and again – this conversation has come up where he had put his foot down saying that – no, this is not what I can tolerate. 

Now, what happens is that we have different definitions of things the way they are convenient for us. Like some people can’t stand lies at all like Shashank. For some people, lies spoken with good intentions may be acceptable. For some people, a certain set of lies can be acceptable. Lies are lies but the acceptance of them is different for everyone. 

It’s just how people are. To give you an example, I have a sister. There are certain things that just infuriate her. She just cannot stand lies. Intentions may matter to her but she still cannot let them go. She can’t be the one to say – oh, it’s okay. You lied but you had a good intention. She cannot. 

Her brain only stores that you lied to her. Her brain does not get into seeing what circumstances led to you lying to her. She’ll just see that you lied to her. 

On the other hand – I can let go. Though I have my own issues with lies and liars, I do see the intention. The intention does matter a lot to me so if spoken with a good intention – I can excuse that lie but my sister cannot. 

Now, I cannot roll my eyes and ask my sister – why can’t you just let it go, dammit? It’s not a big deal. 

Now, that’s the thing. It may not be a big deal for me but it is. For her, it is a big deal. 

It’s very personal really. It’s about personality. It’s about individuality. 

I am sure, by now, you are getting what I am trying to say. 

Dammit, why can’t this man just let it go? It was just a promise. 

It may be just a promise for you, I, and everyone else but that promise was significant for him and so when it broke… it broke the trust and faith that he had shown in her. 

I personally believe that lies weaken relationships. For me, lying to outsiders is just fine. I can do that if and when needed but lies in relationships don’t work for me. The moment you speak a lie and it gets exposed – it lands the other person in the pool of insecurities. 

How is that person supposed to trust you the next time you say something? Sure, they can forgive and forget but what are you going to do if it stays in the back of their minds like it does… most of the time? They are going to have a hard time trusting you if you go on to lie to them every once in a while. 

Regardless of how noble your intentions may be… you just do not know how the other person’s mind is going to store your lies. Even if they try their hardest to bring themselves to trust you – it’s going to be very hard because they will fail to judge when you are being honest and when you are lying. 

After this broken promise – Shashank’s mind would automatically wander back to those memory lanes that he had abandoned. 

If she could break this promise, could she be lying when she swore on Dr. Kaushik to prove to him that she did not push Netra?

You see how it is? Lies make things messy. Especially in a new relationship that is still blooming. 

C ] Broken Hearts

Marrying you is the biggest mistake of my life. You… are the biggest mistake of my life. 

Words! Awful words! Venomous words! 

In all honesty, this one was way more brutal than saying time and again that he wouldn’t be able to love her ever in his life. Way more brutal. Making someone feel that their very existence in your life is the mistake that you regret is heartbreaking, to say the least. 

I have said this time and again that Shashank’s anger may seem justified and understandable a lot of times but his words are inexcusable. Inexcusable, I repeat. 

A lot of people want Apurva to return to Shashank but just stop for a moment and consider this – if you are in a relationship or married – consider your partner saying to you that you are his/her biggest mistake that he regrets making?

If you are single – consider one of your family members saying that they regret your very existence in their life. 

Just for a minute – consider them saying it with the sheer disgust in their eyes like the one Shashank had in his while saying it to Apurva. Now, think about it. Can you let it go as easily as you expect Apurva to do so? Can you even get it out of your mind for that matter? Do you think you will be able to let it go, considering it a mistake? 

A lot of us can admit that it’s… hard. 

Netra’s track did not get closure. I believed that they kept the closure on hold so that they could address it better in this track but it hasn’t happened so far. 

So if we look back – the build-up has been solid, pretty strong, and valid. Ever since Shashank began to see Apurva in the manipulated light that was shown by Netra, all that he has been doing is – hurting Apurva. All along.  

Right from considering that she could be evil enough to deliberately harm someone to accusing her of sick acts! From saying that he is ashamed to have her as his wife to confessing it aloud in front of everyone that he wouldn’t love someone like her. From calling her the biggest mistake of his life to… letting her go. 

Shashank’s awful words make it hard for me to sympathize with him. The man needs to learn that you have to be delicate while handling your partner’s heart. No matter how mad you may be – if it makes you say that you regret marrying her – then you should be okay with living without her. 

Mistakes. Anger. Words that he claims he didn’t mean. 

It doesn’t work that way, Shashank. It doesn’t work that way! Every time, you cannot justify your words by saying that you blurt them out in anger and that you don’t mean them. You have to learn to take accountability for what you say and do. You being mad doesn’t allow you to scar someone’s heart.

It’s… awful. 

Broken Relationships 

Dada-Kaka and Mai.
Dada-Kaka and Apurva.
Apurva and Shashank. 

Sigh.

Dr. Anjali Vartak’s presence made the episode a lot more bearable for me. I find her funny. I like her screen space. She legit made me laugh with that small happy dance of hers when she heard Apurva say that she wants to go back to the Vartak’s residence. This woman so does not like Kanitkars and it’s… kinda funny for me in a way. Her frustration is quite genuine, consistent, and amusing.

This week was quite good in my opinion. 

Kanitkars meeting Avantika, Apurva scheming to make Kanitkars meet Avantika, their efforts to hide it from Dada-Kaka, Shashank deciding to gift something to Apurva and eventually coming up with the idea of giving her chocolate, Shashank penning down his feelings in his love letter – a whole lot of sweet moments. 

Of course, there were bitter moments as well and they’re just fine long as they don’t overpower the sweet ones. 

Visually Stunning Moments In This Week !

|  The Sweet Intimacy 

The towel scene! Sweet. Sweet. Sweet. I just couldn’t figure out how Apurva could sit so oblivious. One of those scenes that make me say – arey isko kuch kuch hota bhi hai ya nahi? xD.

| The Perfect Gift

Chocolates.

It’s great to see that he has come to understand her at least that much to know that she seeks joy in simple, small things. The scene made me feel slightly bad for him. The broken promise bit hit the most in that scene.

He was rolling in euphoria. Almost sure that she has acknowledged her feelings for him. For him – everything was about them in those moments. Everything. 

| The Honest Confession 

It was such a relief to see Apurva being honest in telling him that she has been indeed hiding something from him that she could not tell him at that moment. She accepted that it was because she didn’t know how he was going to react to it. She was honest and I loved that.

| The Subtle Warning 

Shashank reminding Netra not to touch his personal life in the institute was a great scene for me. Reminded me of a similar scene where he had called out Netra for taunting Apurva about her capabilities. 

| The Heartfelt Letter 

It was so good to see him struggling to express his feelings for her in that letter because it was true to his character. He has never done these kinds of things. He isn’t too vocal about his feelings in general either. The scene highlighted his personality once again. One of the dialogues that stayed with me from this one is that – I wouldn’t let my nature become an obstacle in expressing my love for Apurva. 

| The Dreamy Dream 

Sach mein… kitne haseen sapne dekhta hai ye insaan! 

The dream sequence was beautiful. I loved how even in his dreams, he knows that she has been waiting for his confession for so long. 

The letter. The confession. The hug.

Just perfect! 

इतकी नकोशी झाली असेल मी तुला ,असे कधीच वाटू दिले नाही तू मला…
पण आज जाणवतेय की किती त्रास होतोय माझ्या तुझ्या आयुष्यात असल्याचा तुला!

कारण जर नसते तसे तर आज जेव्हा मी हे घर सोडून… तुला सोडून जायला निघाले,
तेव्हा तुझी पावलं माझ्या दिशेने असती पण ती नव्हतीच.

ना तुझी पावलं माझ्या दिशेने होती ना तुझं मन,
म्हणुन आज तुझ्या बागेतून कायमचं निघून जातेय तुझं हे हरण!

PS: It is हरिण ( deer ) but some people pronounce it as हरण in casual conversations. I deliberately used the casual form because it was rhyming. 🤗

Disclaimer: This has been written solely on the basis of this week’s event. I had to temporarily forget that I know what has happened in the next week. There might be certain things that I wrote in this one that will be changed in the review of the next week so just know that.. I did stick to this week only in this one.

Thank you for reading.