A step back in time when Appa Sahib had sent Gauri away with her parents... he had cast away his near ones.. never to return.. He was woken up from his thoughts of the past by his daughter-in-law,Gayatri...
A shrewd woman who makes conscioious efforts to be in Appa Sahib's good books... She cleverly finds out the reason behind the frown lines on the former's forehead..
With assurances that she will take care of the issue.. Gayatri is on her way to retire for the night when a chance meeting with Aai Sahib...brings out few more skeletons
about the Bhonsle family for us..
A matriach who is not unaware of the scheming mentality of her daughter-in-law..
she know the weakness of her son of lending an ear to unsolicited gossip.. which often has a bearing on his actions...
She reprimands her daughter-in-law for always being on the lookout to manipulate situations for her advantage with instructions to make arrangements for the much awaited return of Gayatri's son...
Moving away from the comlplicated familial affairs of the Bhonsle's in Kohlapur,India...
is the uncomplicated world of Gauri Bhonsle... Siddharth manages to diffuse Gauri's anger
that his words created at their engagement ...Sid invites Gauri for an evenng out with his cousins...
An evening where the young brigade engage in fun, frolic ..
In all this masti we get a peek into the girl called Gauri.. A girl who is far away from her motherland..
but carries the spirit of the Indian legacy in her heart with pride..
Her philosophy to Sid's cousin "clothes doesnot make you modern your attitude does"..
Sid gets smitten with her a little more as he hears her admission...
As the couple walk back home..
Gauri shares with him the desire to enjoy her happiness with her own cousins...
of an undescribable pull she feels for India and that the reason for it is unknown...
As Gauri excitedly shares her innermost thoughts with Siddharth..
She unknowingly walks ahead creating a distance between them...
When she realizes his absence she turns around questioningly..
Sid replies dreamily still lost in his world of love..."tum toh wahan chali gayee Gauri mein toh yahin rehgaya yaar'...
Gauri assures Siddharth she will never go away from him.. rather she will take him wherever she goes.. a promise to be tested in the future maybe?
I loved the background score.. which enhanced the sequence more...
Finally two worlds meet when Gayatri calls up Pratap and Ashwini(Gauri's parents) residence...
Ashwini is shocked to know Pratap had indeed spoken to Appa Sahib...It does not take her long to understand the response her husband got in return for his request...
A visibly angry mom at the turn of events..questions why her daughter's wish for the family's blessing on her D'day is not worthy of being entertained..
Her frustration at Appa Sahib's descision and her husband's resignaion to his will speak volumes ..
She finally decides to tell Gauri the truth about the world of Appa Sahib..
of freeing her daughter from the bubble of lies that had been carefully built around her since childhood...
The heated argument is abruptly interrupted with the entry of Gauri..
The intriguing built up continues.. as yeh Khamoshiyaan continues it's whispers with Gauri...
