Balika Vadhu 27th November 2012 Written Update

Scene 1:
Location: Jaitsar haveli
The prep for mehendi going on in the haveli.Phuli gets the nehendi from shiv’s house for anandi.While dadisa tells heer to get anandi down,she starts inspecting the mehendi.When anandi comes down,and touches dadisa’s feet.she blesses her and also says that this mehendi might not be qas good as she made,but definitely it has shiv’s love and ira’s affection and should be put on her hands.She asks sumitra to mix this mehendi with theirs and start the programme.The lady is about o put mehenedi on her feet when she stops her saying they should wait some more,without giving a reason.but dadisa remembers her wish and tells her that she should not waste time as no one has the courage to go against years of tradition and come here or get their daughters here.Anandi is adamant that she would not put mehendi till they come and put henna on their hands,who are termed as outcastes from the society for no fault of theirs.She says that she has promised the Goddess that she would not put henna till she gets every unfortunate hands coloured with it.

While they are arguing over it,suman’s mother comes and tells anandi that she doesnt know what she did was right or wrong,but she had faith on her and left everything else on the lord.Anandi is very happy to see suman and hugs her and asks her about the other girls.All the others too came there.And anandi happily starts with the mehendi ceremony when she sees the girls with teary eyes to see henna on their hands aftre a long time.

Scene 2:
Location: Shiv’s house in jaitsar
Sanchi forcibly does the shagun on shiv’s hands but loses it whn ira asks her to put henna on her hands too,citing that she shouldnt be forced for everthing,as it is she is wearing an indian dress for their sake but she cant put henna as she is allergic to it.Ira too says that she too wont put if she doesnt.Mahi comes in and lightens the mood saying that he’s so interested but nobody’s asking him.Sanchi reluctntly agrees.Shvi intentionally draws crooked lines on her hands which prrompts her to get a proper mehendi done from the professionals.Ira too starts with it.

Scene 3:
Location: jaitsar haveli
Anandi who is happily watching the mehendi ceremony is joined by dadisa exclaiming on her win over the world and now that she got what she wanted,its time for her mehendi too.She sits and the lady starts doing her mehendi on the feet.Gehna,ssumitra,sugna,bhanwari and the otherladies too sit down for the ceremony.Seeing gehna look around for something,bhanwari assk her what does she need.she says she’s thirsty and wants a glass of water.Nandu is asked be gehna to get her water but he is too much into playing and doesnt pay attention.just then basant walks past,and bhanwari instantly seizes the oppurtunity to call him to say that gehna needs to talk to him.She is totally embarassed while others are amusedly asking her to follow on.She tells basaant her problem,he looks around for makhan but not spotting him,he himself takes her to the dining table,and gives her a glass of water.she shows her henna smeared hands and expresses her inability to drink herself.Conscious but still,basant feeds her water.Bhanwari seizes this moment to be brought to the notice of everybody and an embarassed basant scurries off from there and gehna too joins the ladies shyly.

When anandi’s hands are about to b put henna on,she tells dadisa that she has a wish that dadisa puts mehendi on her hands.Dadisa is shocked and says that now she is asking for too much as she has already put henna on the hands of the unfortunate girls but she doesnt want a bad omen on hr marriage by getting mehendi from a widow like her.Anandi stops her saying that she has been taught by dadisa that a whatever a noble person does is always good on luck,Then how can someone,who always prays and thinks about others’ happiness bring bad luck if she puts henna on someone’s hands.She asks dadisa that when she is responsible for all the colours of happiness in anandi’s life right now,cant she give her this colour on her hands.Dadisa is very emotional to hear this.The screen freezes on dadisa’s face.

Underlying Message: Women have been the victim of social discrimination forever.all kinds of social restrictions have been imposed only on her.Social workers who are aimed at reforming the society,therefore always try to free them from the cltches of such discriminations and taboos.

Precap: On anandi’s demand,dadisa enthusiastically decorates her hand with henna.Anandi then says that she got henna on every unfortunate girl’s or woman’s hands today except for one,hinting at dadisa herself.