Balika Vadhu 19th December 2012 Written Update

Scene 1:
Location: Jaitsar haveli
while gehna is expressing concerns over dadisa’s erratic behaviour, sumitra calms her saying that its her pain thats finding its way through tears in her eyes. She tries to exxplain her that dadisa had an intense relation with anandi and hence cant forget her so easily. Gehna understands and calmd down. just then dadisa comes again, and asking about her rudraksh mala again scolds gehna unnecessairly for being so careless. When she leaves, sumitra says that her anger shows how much pain she’s in. gehna says that she doesnt feel bad when dadisa scolds her.

Scene 2:
Location: In the bus
While everybody is waiting patiently for udaipur to come, ira and alok suggest sanchi sternly that once they reach the haveli, there are a no of rituals that she is also going to be a part of, hence she shouldnt do anything that could hurt anandi or insult them in front of people. Sanchi stays quiet.

Scene 3:
Location: Udaipur haveli
Everybody is enjoying the cultural programmes while waiting for shiv and anandi to come. They reach finally and shiv helps anandi step out of the car. ira covers anandi’s face with the choli, saying that she doesnt want anyone to see her adughter in law’s face without the proper rituals. Anandi comments that the haveli is very beautiful. Then the rituals for the GRAH PRAVESH of anandi with shiv starts. At the doorstep, however everyone searches around for sanchi for the traditional ritual of the sister in law stopping anandi and shiv and blocking their path and asking for something in lieu of letting them go. When sanchi doesnt appear, alok is angry and tells ira that he wouldnt let sanchi get away with this kind of behaviour even aftre explaining to her in the bus. while ira tries to explain the situation to them, saying sanchi would come any minute, mahi too tries to keep the crowd busy by his humour. Sanchi finally arrives and stands half heartedly at the entrance for the ritual. She condescendingly demands for an airplane to let them go. finally shiv calms her down by gifting her a new cell phone, whic instantly cheers her up but she loses her cheer when he says that anandi chose this for her. The relatives and friends gathered, comment on how understanding anandi is, that she understands completely everybody’s wishes and wants. while sanchi hears on impatiently. mahi too, frivolously stands in the way, and asks for his demand also to be fulfilled if they want to go inside. On shiv’s saying, anandi pleads mahi to let them go, and he gives in to this emotional blackmail. they finally are about to enter, when ira makes anandi wear an anklet to let the goddess of wealth too to come along with her, as she steps in the haveli. As she dips her feet in the vermillion waters, she remembers dadisa’s instruction at vidaai to put the right foot forward. She does so and enters the haveli leaving her footprints behind as she walks ahead while thinking about everyboyd in her jaitsar haveli and their last words to her when she left. The screen freezes on anandi’s happy face.

Underlying Message: On one hand, remarriage instills in a bride new hopes and aspirations of happiness, while on the other, it also does raise loads of doubts and anxieties in her mind for her life ahead.

Precap: She begins another ritual with shiv, in which he keeps passing her plates full of things that bring good luck with a stick, and she has to pick all of them without a noise. At one point, she almost loses her balance but she catches herself in time. When she finishes it successfully, ira blesses her that just as she did this task without noise, she would take care of all troubles that would come on this house and tackle them before they can make noise.