Balika Vadhu 22nd August 2012 Written Update

Scene 1:
Location: Shiv’s house in jaitsar and badi masi’s place in london
Shiv is sitting wondering about anandi, trying to understand her,her likes when he remembers dadisa’s saying that the only person who knows her the most is sumitra,he is reminded that she had the same choice of ring that he had.He decides to call sumitra and talk to her about anandi,as it must be afternoon there in london right now.He apologizes to sumitra for placing a sudden call,sumitra replies that she herself had been thinking of taking his no from bhairo and calling him to thank him for taking such a big step wioth anandi and doing their family such a big favour.Shiv says its an honour and not a favour to have anandi as his life partner.Sumitra says that she is happy after hearing such nice words about anandi after such a long time.But she also advises him to be patient with her as she is a girl full of love and affection but time and situation are forcing her to behave in a strange fashion.She says that shiv knows her worth and would always keep her happy to which shiv says that is exactly what i want for anandi,sumitra again says that anandi is a girl who has affection even for strangers and people like jagiya who betrayed her so bad,therefore once she is married to shiv,she will perform all the duties of a wife and would make him complete.He just has to give her some time.For this shiv also forcibly requests sumitra that in return she will have to stop calling him “aap” and begin calling him “tum”.she hesitantly agrees and giving her blessings puts down the phone.

Scene 2:
Location:Jagat’s house in mumbai
Gauri is trying to get jagat out of the house as soon as she can so she makes up an excuse saying that she has to arrange things for her friend’s marriage that’s why she is in such a hurry.Jagat asks for some money to buy books,gauri seeing that she desn’t have enough offers him her card and he goes out.Then gauri calls up her friends to come soon to start her marriage preparations.

Scene 3:
Location: Jaitsar haveli
The haveli is being decorated and bhairo and basant and dadisa are seen in full swing taking care of it.Dadisa also confirms the mehndi arrangements for anandi’s engagement from gehna.

Scene 4:
Location:Jagat’s house in mumbai
At the same time,gauri’s house is also decorated for her marriage.Her father is happy seeing all of this and enquires about gauri,her friend says that she is getting ready inside.Gauri, dressed as a bride is admiring herself in the mirror and she notices jagat’s family photo’s reflection in the mirror.She Goes over to the photo and is reminded of her fight and challenge that sumitra had given gauri.She mockingly talks to sumitra’s picture saying that today she’s finally her son jagiya’s wife and that he ultimately chose his wife over his family and that nobody in the world can refute their marriage.Today jagat shall become all of hers and sumitra would have lost the challenge that she had given.

Scene 5:
Location: Outside a bank in mumbai.
Jagat coming out of a bank accidentally brushes past bade papa and is happily surprised to see him there.And asks him when did he return from kolkata as gauri had told her.But bade papa looks confused and scornful of jagiya and doesnt want to talk to him.Still jagiya tries to be nice and asks him to come home with his luggage now that he has returned to mumbai.Bade papa says that he will not do anything of this sort and does not want to see gauri’s face ever again.Jagat is shocked seeing such behaviour but badepapa thinks he is just pretending.But after knowing that he genuinely doesnt know anything,he reprimands him for giving gauri the liberty to talk to his own family like that and also hugely praises jagat’s family for their good deeds.When jagat is still confused,he goes on to explain the whole story,how after stopping his second marriage he had decide to pay for all expenses of gauri to give her a good education and life and wanted to remain anonymus for this,how when gauri knows about this she went to jaitsar and insulted everyone from bhairo to anandi to sumitra and then openly challeged sumitra.He is shell shocked after hearing this.The screen freezes on his face.

Underlying Message: Sometimes a small secret can be so bad for a relationship that it loosens the basic foundation of the relation and has a profound effect on the life of the people involved.

Precap:When an angry jagat returns home,he is surprised with showering of flower petals.When gauri puts the wedding garland around his neck,he throws it away.gauri is shocked and he replies saying that he was a fool to leave anandi and come to her and that he hates and never wants to see her ever again and that’s his final descision.Gauri is listening with tears in her eyes.