Balika Vadhu 20th August 2012 Written Update

Scene 1:
Location: Jaitsar haveli
The episode starts with bhairon calling his wife, sumitra telling him about anandi’s engagement, that for a change is a good news, given that the last telephonic conversations that they had were all filled with bad and sad news.he tells sumitra that finally the dream that we had seen for our daughter anandi, haqs been fulfilled and her engagement to shiv has been decided on a date.This will mean a new life and start of a happy period in anandi’s and everybody’s life.Sumitra, due to not having met shiv, much discloses his doubt over his behaviour and personality as his future son in law,to which bhairo dismisses all her doubts saying that shiv is the ideal mate for anandi.He is the only person who can handle anandi with his calm and wit and will provide her with all the happiness that their son jagiya couldnt.Sumitra recoils at the mention of jagiya and says since anandi was alone and deserted after jagiya left, she was as sad and heartbroken as anandi,but put up a brave face so that anandi does not break down.Bhairo assures her that whenever shiv is with anandi, she is very peaceful. We all doubted dadisa’s intentions in the beginning when she proposed shiv for anandi’s marriage.But now in retrospect, they find that her descision was very wise and mature,and not just driven by love for anandi.Sumitra says she lucky to have a mother in law like her,to which bhairo jokes about he being the sole reason for sumitra and her luck rather than dadisa.Wishing each other well and asking to take care of each other,they put down the phone.

Scene 2:
Location:Sng hospital in mumbai
Gauri’s friends are teasing her about her second marriage and that with the same guy. To which Gauri replies that when they actually got married it was in such a haste that she couldnt enjoy it properly, but this time she is going to fully enjoy her marriage and that her friends are going to help her do so. In fact her friends already decide on the mehndi wala and the other decorations to be done.Everybody is excited.

Scene 3:
Location:Shiv’s house in jaitsar
Everybody at the breakfast table. shiv having finished his breakfast gets up to go, dadaji immediately enquires about his schedule to which he replies he has to go pick up anandi for a necessary meeting.Dadaji keeps pulling his leg demading that when would he return or he has to seek this information too from anandi. seeing this, shiv realises that his family is going on endlessly pulling his leg due to his concern for anandi.and he walks off smiling.

Scene 4:
Location: Jaitsar haveli
Everybody from the panchayat at dadisa’s haveli looking troubled so bhairo asks them to straight forward tell them as to what is boggling them.Sarpanch relies saying that the village people treat anandi as their daughter but these days people are seeing that anandi and shiv spend too much of their time together during work hours annd even after sunset and they are beginning to talk ill. to which bhairo reparcates saying that the reason anandi and shiv spend so much time together is for the welfare of jaitsar so that they come up with neww schemes and their effective implementation.Dadisa too joins in the conversation saying that as the daughter of the village and as a person who has spent her entire time in the welfare of the village, anandi has a right to live her life the way she wants to and deserves happiness after having seen so much in her life from such a yung age.Finally she breaks in the news of anandi’s engagement to shiv,having kept it a secret for so long to avoid any bad luck,but having failed at that.Just then shiv walks in and dadsa introduces him as her future son in law and calls for anandi.she comes down the stairs and meets the guests with a stoical face.Gehna too comes in with sweets.The screen freezes on anandi’s face.

Underlying Message: People generally believe hearsay and do not bother confirming their doubts by seeing for themselves and the vice versa. This is the baseless base for all rumours.

Precap:Choti maa is seen advising shiv on the institution of marriage and senses a kind of tension aand disrupt in between anandi and shiv.And finally asks him if he is truly happy with his descision to marry her.

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