Saturday, October 29, 2011

International Segment: Rangmunch.tv Recommends Humsafar! Episode # 6 update



“She is actually quite different” ~ Ashar to his mother about Khirad

Discovering the person you have wed, your ‘humsafar’, can be the most exciting journey of your married life. Ashar sets out on this journey with patience, understanding, and hope prompted by overhearing her confession that her self-respect and pride are deeply hurt due to being forced on him. As Ashar starts spending quality time with his mysterious wife, Khirad unwittingly reveals different layers to her personality.




Ashar is pleasantly surprised and even thrilled about the fact that his earlier assumption about Khirad is turning to be far from the truth. He now finds her stunning, simple-minded, honest, and innocent with a mind of her own. To his utter disbelief and wonderment, she is also a graduate majoring in Mathematics wanting to continue her academic pursuits.


“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!”

Beware of the woman who does not get her man. And to lose him to another woman who she believes to be below her standards and unworthy of him, is an insult a woman can hardly bear. As Sara sees the changes in ‘her’ Ashar, and realizes, as only a smart, blindly in love woman can, that Khirad has begun to forge a foray into his heart, she begins to scheme to remain the most important person in Ashar’s life.

“Keep your friends close, enemies closer!”

Terrified of losing Ashar to the undeserving Khirad, Sara uses the age-old technique of befriending her ‘enemy’ to manipulate the situation and the equation between Ashar and Khirad.

Every time Sara hints at something more than meets the eye between her and Ashar, Khirad subtly steers the conversation away or plainly ignores her.

Will Sara succeed in using her ‘pretend’ closeness to Khirad in creating a wedge between Ashar and Khirad will be interesting to watch in the upcoming episodes.




Rangmunch Moment of the episode: Chess Scene

A scene that touches your heart, makes you smile, and compels you to rewatch it a million times gets to be the Rangmunch moment. Chess scene of this episode wins hands down.

During the chess match between Ashar and his father Baseerat, with Khirad and Ashar’s mother as spectators, Baseerat boasts of defeating his son without the slightest hitch. While making his move on the chessboard, Ashar steals a glance at his wife, and to his surprise, Khirad shakes her head to say that his move is not the right one. He quietly withdraws and looks to Khirad before making his move. She once again, with just a couple of subtle nods of her head, points him to the right move, which turns out to be the winning one.

The entire scene is well-crafted to peal away one more layer of Khirad and reveal her in a new light. The wordless interplay between the couple is delightfully intimate and leaves us wanting for more.


Rangmunch Performance of the episode: Naveen Waqar (Sara)

While Ashar (Fawad) and Khirad (Mahira) are busy getting to know each other and make our hearts aflutter, Sara (Naveen) walks away with the Rangmunch Performance of the episode.

Naveen Waqar excels in the scene where she calls up Khirad to subtly inform her that it is on Sara’s insistence that Ashar spends time with Khirad. Her expressions during the conversation are in direct contrast with the words she utters to Khirad on the phone. She has balanced the tone of her voice to reveal her feeling of superiority over Khirad, her immense belief that Khirad is an easy target for manipulation, and her confidence that she can win this game effortlessly comes out loud and clear to the audience while keeping Khirad in the dark about her true intentions.


Precap for episode 7:


I have no words to describe the precap. My heart starts beating faster and frankly, it would be unjust to capture the feeling in mere words.

All I have to say is ‘Watch out for Love’ and leave you with this video.


You can find the links for this episode @



What according to you are the highlights of this wonderful episode of Humsafar? Do you think Naveen Waqar aka Sara deserves to be the Rangmunch performer of the episode? If not, who else and why? And most importantly, what do you think of the precap?

More on Humsafar @ Rangmunch.tv:



Neeraja Unni


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Fida's Corner: His Wife, Mrs. Khurana!!! (Chapter 23)



Chapter 23


As the car drew up to Priya’s house, he wondered what kind of woman could love a man who had committed such heinous acts in the past.  He couldn’t help but wonder what was it about Dev that made women fall for him so easily, then grimaced inwardly as he realised that somewhere inside him he still couldn’t handle the fact that Geet had once thought herself in love with Dev.  His fingers tightened around hers as he tried to deal with his jealousy, then when she smiled shyly every angry thought left his head as love flooded through him.

He got out of the car, then walked round to help Geet out, taking her hand to lead her towards the main entrance.  As they approached, the door opened; an elegant sari-clad woman stood there, obviously having been watching for their arrival.

Geet took the lead, stepping forward to take the woman’s hand.

“Priya, aap kaisi hain.  Hum aise aagaye, maaf karna, magar yeh aap se kuch baat karna chahte the” “Priya, how are you?  Forgive us for visiting like this, but my husband wanted to talk to you”.

Stepping forward, he shook her hand, then followed the two women into the house. 

Before he could say anything, Priya Paatil spoke “Khurana sahab, I know why you’re here.  You’re wondering why I want to marry your brother, despite what he did in the past.”

He admired her for her forthrightness, and decided to be just as open about his concerns.

“Ms Paatil, let me be frank.  All I want to be sure is that you’re not marrying him because you have to, because you need money or support or help.  If you’re marrying him because you love him, as my wife thinks you do, then I will support you, but I need to know that there is no other reason”

She smiled “He told me you were a good man.  I see that he was right.”

She paused then took a breath before speaking “Khurana sahab, aap se main sirf itna kahoongi ke main aap ke bhai se shaadi karna chahti hoon.  Aap yeh bharosa karlein ke agar Dev ne mujhse shaadi karli to main phir kabhi usse kamzor nahin padhne doongi.  Kabhi phir ussko gunaah karne nahin doongi.” “Mr Khurana, all I will say is that I want to marry your brother.  You must believe that if Dev marries me, I’ll never let him be weak again, I’ll never let him sin again.”

Inviting them to be seated with a simple gesture, she rang a bell then watched as a uniformed maid brought in a tea tray.  As he watched Priya pour tea with a steady hand, he wondered again what this self-contained woman saw in his brother.

After a moment, Geet’s phone rang; as she took it out of her bag, she said “Dadi ka call hai; main abhi aayi.”


As Geet stepped away to take his grandmother’s call, he took advantage of her absence to ask, “You know what he did to Geet, and yet you want to marry him?”

“I know what he did, and still I want to marry him.  I truly believe that he has changed, Khurana sahab, I truly do. I think the realisation that he was capable of such evil shocked him, and made him re-evaluate.  Whatever he was, he isn’t the same person any longer.  And I promise that I’ll make sure he never is again.  Ever.”

Priya looked at Geet, who stood to one side talking on the phone.

“Khurana sahab, when Geet told me her side of the story, I wept.  For her to have suffered so much..........”  She stopped as she saw his fists clench.

After a moment, she continued “And then I looked at her, and realised that despite everything she had beaten him.  He means nothing to her now, doesn’t have any power over her anymore.  She has made her life a success, she has found someone who loves her and who she loves.  And she did that despite everything he did to her.  Dev means less to her now than an ant or a fly.”

She took a deep breath and said “And I love him.  He means a lot to me.  I don’t know why, I don’t know how, but he has become necessary to me.  Aur main uss ke baghair nahin rehna chahti.” “And I don’t want to live without him.  Whatever his flaws, I care for him very much”

He looked over to where his wife stood and thought about the way she still loved him, despite everything he had done to her.  Priya hadn’t experienced anything bad from Dev himself, she’d only heard about it. 


As he looked at the woman he loved, then at the woman who loved his brother, he came to a decision.  Geet was right, it was time to try and move on.

He looked back at Priya and said “Theek hai, Ms Paatil, main aapke aur Dev ke beech mein nahin boloonga.  Agar woh aap se shaadi karna chahta hai, to yahi sahi.  Magar Dev ko raazi karna aur usse samjhane mein na main boloonga na Geet; baat itni bhi purani nahin hai ke hum donon uss se shaadi ke liye raazi karoon.”  “Alright Ms Paatil, I won’t interfere between you and Dev.  If he wants to marry you, then that’s ok.  But I won’t speak to Dev and I won’t persuade him to marry you and neither will Geet.  What happened is not so far in the past that either of us would feel comfortable persuading him to get married”


Standing, he walked over to Geet, waiting until she finished talking to Dadi; as she turned towards him, he murmured “chalein Geet”. He put his hand in the small of her back to guide her towards the door and turned to find Priya watching them. Geet smiled at the other woman and said “Dadi ne aap ko bahut yaad kiya hai, Priya ji. Mere khayal se hum log jald hi milenge” “Dadi said she is thinking of you Priya, I think that we’ll meet soon”


As Priya walked with them to the door, he turned to her and said “Ms Paatil, main aap ke kaam aasakoon to mujhe yaad kijiyega. Dev aur aap ke beech jab koi faisla hojaye to hum donon uss faisle mein aap ka saath denge” “Ms Paatil, if I can be of any help to you, then please remember me. Whatever decision you and Dev come to, then we will both be with you, no matter what decision you make”


“Khurana sahab, aap mujhe abhi jaante nahin hain. Mere khayal se aap mujhe Priya kehne lagein, kyunki faisla to ho chuka hai, chahe Dev abhi maanne ko tayyar ho ya nahin; meri aur Dev ki shaadi hone waali hai aur aap mere Jeiyth Jethaani banne waale hain. Ab sirf yeh dekhna hai ke Dev kitne dinon tak meri baat taalte hain”
“Khurana sahab, you don’t know me very well yet. I think you should start calling me Priya, because the decision has been made, whether Dev understands that yet or not; Dev and I will get married and you are going to be my Jeiyth and Jethaani. Now all that is let is to see how long it takes Dev to listen to me”


As Maan and Geet sat in the car and were driven away, he turned back to look at the woman standing in the doorway. There was a smile on her face and he knew just by looking at her that she would get her way.


Turning to his wife, he said “It seems we had better start preparing for a wedding”


News Bar: The Week Back and Forth...!

With Diwali celebrations finally ending, Rangmunch.TV brings to you a quick recap of your favourite shows during the week.

Geet Hui Sabse Parayi (Star One): Love can make you win Life’s greatest battles and Geet is one fortunate girl who is blessed with a husband like Maan who not only makes life so blissful but also gives her the strength to face life’s hurdles. However, Maan goes to London for a business deal, leaving behind his Geet with an unsaid promise that he would soon return to be back in her arms. As the new promo suggests the coming of the unknown, we only hope that Maaneet’s love once again withstands this test of time.



Bade Acche Lagte Hai (Sony): Ram unknowingly has started to make way into Priya’s heart with his humble nature and kind gestures. But where there is Ram, Ravan cannot be too far away. So this week we saw a new addition to the Ravan Association, Priya’s ex-boyfriend Ashwin. Whether Siddharth succeeds in using Ashwin to create a rift between Ram and Priya to settle his scores with Priya is something that viewers need to wait and watch!!

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon (Star Plus): While Khushi’s heart continues to say “Dhak Dhak Go” in Arnav’s presence, Arnav’s heart freezed the moment he heard about Khushi’s marriage. Anjali accidentally gifting Khushi the red colour saree for Diwali only goes to show that Destiny is playing its cards well to bond these two lovebirds. What’s needed is Khushi and Arnav realizing that the magnetic force that pulls them to each other is nothing but “Love” and give us audience the most awaited Eureka Moment! The pre-cap might be yet another hit and miss case between Shyaam and Khushi or the writers may pleasantly surprise us. So fingers crossed!


Phulwa (Colors): Never read the book by its cover. Phulwa is deceived by the only Man she dared to trust and love. Least did she know that Shatrugan whom she considered to be her confidante was none other than ACP Abhay and the son of her greatest enemy. Phulwa and her entire gang are devastated by this shocking revelation. However, Phulwa’s lawyer Roshni, has now come in as a “ray of hope.” Will she succeed in restoring Phulwa’s faith in humanity and get her justice is a later story, but for now, it is evident that Roshni is no longer going to allow ACP Abhay to manipulate Phulwa. It was nice to see Rakshanda Khan back on small screen essaying the role of Roshni.



Choti Bahu (Zee): God always makes one pay for his/her sins. While Barkha thinks that, she has eventually cracked the Radhika puzzle and has found out her real identity, least does she know that she is digging her own grave from where there would be no return. It’s really interesting the way “GOD” who is disguised as Radhika, ruins every move of Barkha and instigates her further to react.

Navya (Star Plus): Love ke liye saala kuch bhi karega! Yes this is Anant’s motto in life these days. Anant knowing the financial condition of Navya’s father decides to help him without his knowledge. So he cooks up a plan with Navya wherein he tries to portray irresponsible behaviour before his family and gives them the impression that he probably needs more time to understand the seriousness of marriage and indirectly compel them to postpone their wedding. While Anant and Navya have succeeded in their plans to a large extent, but the Friday’s episode ended at a cliffhanger where the audiences are still guessing if the marriage will happen as planned or will the Vajpayee family fall prey to Anant and Navya’s plan and unknowingly ease the pressure off Navya’s father who has also lost his job.
  
Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (Sony): While the rain unmasked Dr. Ashutosh, Nidhi was amazed to catch a glimpse of the real Man behind the mask. At that point in time he was no different from her. He too enjoyed the rains, his heart also craved for “adrak wali chai” after getting drenched. Nidhi realized that Dr. Ashutosh is not the man he portrays to be. She informs Dr. Ashutosh about her holiday trip abroad with her father for a month. Is Mr. Sukhani, her father’s partner, scheming against Nidhi’s father by taking his signatures on blank cheques? The pre-cap showed Dr. Ranganath informing Nidhi about Dr. Ashutosh’s illness. Will Nidhi’s heart permit her to leave without meeting Dr. Ashutosh? We hope Dr. Ashutosh reads Nidhi’s “Nainon ki Bhasha” way before Dr. Mallika does.


Hawan (Colors):  To keep the fire burning, one needs to add loads of ghee to it. In Hawan this week, we saw the entry of a new character called Keerat. Keerat is now doing the job of the much-required ghee, trying to create complication in Atharva and Aastha’s life. With the Badi Bahu already trying to mess things up, we now have a fauji who has already started to sow seeds of doubt in Atharva’s mind. The authority with which he announces his arrival leaves all baffled. The coming week will see the unveiling of Keerat’s true colours. Will Atharva manage to save his lady in distress without maligning Baapji’s name? Viewers will just have to wait patiently for Monday to come.


Swati Ghosh
Rangmunch.TV

Watch the hearts unite again: Dill Mill Gayye Back on TV!!


He was what every girl desired, he was what every father dreaded! He came, he saw and he swept all our hearts away ! We are talking of Armaan Mallik played by Karan Singh Grover, the handsome young doctor, who ruled the hearts of women of all ages alike for over a period of three years before StarOne's Dill Mill Gayye bid adieu to its audience last year on 29th of October 2010. Everyone woman wanted to be Riddhima, because she knew no one would love them like Armaan. 

Starting the trend of a huge internet fan base all over the world, Dill Mill Gayye the hospital drama set in Sanjivani, talks of the story of 5 interns, from different walks of life. Dill Mill Gayye primarily went on to become an epic love story with Armaan and Riddhima almost becoming youth icons symbolizing love in the online TV fraternity. This heart touching tale went through a series of ups and downs before the two lovers united since this was the only couple who saw it all, pain, dejection, death as well as separation in marriage and circumstances!

Ironically, one year down the line, on the very same day, the show is back captivate the heart beats of its fans yet again! No No! we are not talking of a second season as yet, but the repeats of Dill Mill Gayye that are now airing on StarOne at 10:00 PM every night during week days. You may just have missed the first episode, but worry not, the tale from the looks of it, is here to stay! All those of you that missed it in the first instance, here is a chance for you to watch the show all over again and fall in love ! The magical tale of hospital love, that was a sequel to the hit show Sanjeevani on StarPlus is back!


Some do not miss sequences:


# The Jungle Sequence- where Armaan feels a certain something for Riddhima for the first time.






# Riddhima's break down post patient Aman's death, and Armaan and Riddhima coming close.







# The heart touching revelation sequence of who Dr. Atul is.








# The hot Salsa Number betweeen Armaan and Riddhima.







More updates in the coming week ! For now it was our duty to keep you informed as the show is back. So do go catch it ! Rangmunch.TV is open for discussions on the show ! You never know, you may see something, you never noticed the last time over .. after all, its never too late to fall in love ...

Humse Hasi Humse Khushi
Hai Humi Se Zindagi ...
Taare Hum Zameen Par Le Aaye
Hum Laaye Hai Roshni ...

Dil Jahan Dost Wahan
Aisa Manzar Aur Kahan ...
Hum Toh Chaley The Dost Banke
Jaane Kahan Dill Mill Gayye

Niharika Vidya Sagar
Rangmunch.TV

Friday, October 28, 2011

TOP 10 SHOWS ON TV THIS WEEK

Saathiya Saath Nibhana ( Star Plus )


The show has taken a jump to an all time high .
Television Rating : 6.50



Balika Vadhu ( Colors)


The show maintains its no 2 place .
Television Rating : 4.84



Kaun Banega Crorepati ( Star Plus )


Mr. Bachan cotinues to weave his magic spell
Television Ratings : 4.25


Bade Achche Lagtey Hai ( Sony)



The love story  of Ram and Priya begins
Television Ratings : 4.23



Sasural Genda Phool ( Star Plus )


The show has made a first time entry with hitting the no 5 spot
Television Ratings: 3.93



CID ( Sony)


Mystery keeps the viewers wanting for more
Television Ratings: 3.85




Diya Aur Baati Hum ( Star Plus)


Give way for the Sandhya-Suraj saga
Television Ratings:3.81



Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon ( Star Plus )


The clumsy and classy are finely coming together
Television Rating: 3.74



Pratigya ( Star Plus)


The twist keeps it going
Television Ratings :3.69



Crime Patrol (Sony )



The realism gets more scary and real
Television Ratings : 3.67


We will be back with fresh TRP next week. Take care and have a nice weekend !

Edited by
Navyanka Varma
Rangmunch.Tv

“WHAT THE F*$#%?” : EK KAUWE NE KK KO KHAAYA… !!

A very dear friend of mine who has this rather strange predilection of watching pretty much every Bollywood movie that releases and then bitching about them often asks me the same question – Why the f*$#% did someone invest so many crores into this shit? Interesting question which unfortunately throws up endless related questions of the same ilk… 

Paise ko paani ki tarah bahaana is fine but sinking 100 crores into a movie about a geographically challenged ship going from London to India that somehow manages to sink in the Bahamas? Why couldn’t they just shoot one song with Lara in a bikini and be done with it? 

And surely only a glutton for punishment would sacrifice 40+ crores in a movie about a widow who takes the idea of loving her spouse to death a tad too seriously - actually 7 times too seriously. (you’d think she’d have learnt her lesson the 3rd time around – masochist) 


And what forecast was the dude following, who sank 50 odd crores into a tale of a couple who met, parted, met again, parted again and so on through two more tortuous seasons. One probably needed a totally different MET department just to keep track of their comings and goings. Sheesh! And couldn’t they just take a hint – every time they met and cootchie cooed, catastrophe followed. If any Ms. India’s were serious about world peace they’d just take a gun and pop off this calamitous couple. Or better still maybe they should have just gotten the dude to hook up with the widow from the previous mentioned disaster. (BTW didn’t that happen in real life?) 

Anyway point being that producers follow a thought process that’s completely beyond the ken of normal mortals (meaning individuals who possess at least 1gm of common sense). Why they would opt for a 50 crore loss over a 5 crore profit is a mystery that must rank as high as the Bermuda Triangle or the optimism of flop actors who turn producers, cast themselves in the leads and imagine that the same audiences who till now were barfing at the sound of their names would now get super excited and cause maxi riots at the multiplexes. Yes Zayed, Amisha, Sushmita, Lara, Himesh et al, the only reason we never went to watch your movies is cause the produced by credit went to some dimwit loser instead of you… 

So while I have no insight as to what is the Eureka moment for these esteemed folks who make it possible for gems like Drona, Tees Maar Khan, Prince – It’s Showtime, etc to inflict themselves on the masses, I have had some absolutely WTF encounters with them that I must share… 

The first story is really short – but in terms of WTFness it’s right up there with the likes of Dolly Bindra and Pooja Missra becoming topics of conversation.  

I had essentially gone to pitch my kids film to this fledgling production house. But I never got to even doing an elevator pitch cause in the first five minutes the lady I met said something that had my head spinning faster than an Egyptian belly dancer’s navel ring.  

She insisted that before I said anything I needed to hear their company’s strategy – one that was radically different from that of every other studio and production house. I was fairly impressed by this, so I shut up and listened. And I suggest you do too cause these are truly golden words… 

“We’re only going to make films that make money.” 

I nearly fell off my chair. The simplicity of it, the sheer genius – they had stumbled onto something that even Spielberg and Lucas had probably never contemplated. Only making films that made money – what a winning idea!!! And here the rest of the industry in their stupidity and ignorance were only going about making films that lost them money. 

Wait a minute – Drona, Tees Maar Khan, Prince – It’s Showtime, Mausam, Blue, Saat Khoon - damn it the woman was right – they were the only production house that was clear that they would only make films that made money. Which could be the reason why till this day (3 years after my life changing meeting with them), they still haven’t made a single film… but that’s not the point. 

Anyway coming to my second story. This was with one of the biggies, one of the largest and most prolific studios in the country. And my meeting was with a fairly senior guy and had been arranged by a well known writer and director. Nevertheless having tried to peddle my sub 2 crore price tagged film for over 6 months now with absolutely no success, I wasn’t very optimistic. 

However everything changed within the first ten minutes of our chat. It so happened that the previous Friday three films had released – Phoonk, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam and Mumbai meri Jaan. And as it turned out Phoonk rocked the box office and the other two pretty much died. 

This phenomena became the topic of conversation for the first 27 minutes of our meeting. The man with the money found it super amusing that a film that was marketed around a crow had drawn more crowds than KK or Mallika or Paresh. 

Ek Kauwe ne KK ko khaaya.” 

This was his repeated refrain. I mean he must have said it at least 21 times. And of course he went on and on about how this was a 3 crore film and the others were all close to 9 or 10 and how this was smart film making and marketing and this was how business should be done. 

By now I was dancing on the ceiling. If this was how he thought, if this was what gave him the jollies, in another ten minutes I would have my contract and signing amount.  

Or so I thought… 

When finally we had finished with the Kauwa and its dining habits he asked me about my project. And with full gusto I launched into my narration, prefacing it with how this was a kids film and it would cost less than 2 crores, thinking that I had just played my ace. 

That was as far as I’d got. Said head honcho stopped my narration saying – “We don’t want to make small films, 2 crores and all no way!” 

WHAT THE F*$#%? What about the Kauwa and KK and… 

I do remember wishing as I left that I could summon the same Kauwa and have him feast on this man’s brains. But consider the guy’s statements and thought processes, poor crow would have probably starved… 

I’m not going to say which studio it was. But here’s a clue. They produced one of the masterpieces I talked about at the beginning of this piece… J  

‘Nuff said.

Anand Sivakumaran
Rangmunch.TV

Balika Vadhu: A Friend or A Foe!


Recently in Balika Vadhu we have seen the entry of a new character by the name Shravan.

Shravan is young, educated, and honest. On Anandi’s request, Vasant agrees to hire Shravan for his godown work as he was in need of a job. In a short span, he has become friends with Anandi even though the villagers are not too happy seeing them together.

Lately we witnessed that Anandi and rest of the family members were shocked to discover that the statue of Devi Ma was missing from their Haveli. Everyone was worried as to who could possibly break into their house and rob the idol.

However, Anandi gets a que from one of her student whose mother unknowingly had found the veil of Devi Ma near a close by riverbank. Anandi, along with that woman and her daughter rushes to the referred spot. Apparently, Shravan who was having a bath in the same river, on hearing about the veil being found there, also helps Anandi in her search mission. He pleasantly surprises Anandi by retrieving the Murti from under water and carries it back home.

While all were happy to get the Statue of Devi Ma back, thanked Shravan for his help, and applauded his honesty, Sumitra on the contrary seem to be worried. Even though she was happy that they found the statue, but she was unable to ignore the fact that someone had robbed it from their house and considered it to be a bad omen.

However, the latest promo suggests that Anandi will soon go missing.

So who can possibly abduct her? Is it a mere coincidence or are these chain of events related? Who is Shravan? Is there more to his character than what meets the eye? In Dadisa’s absence, will his entry in the household turn out to be fatal? Will Shravan be the FRIEND who will bring sunshine in Anandi’s life or turn out to be a FOE who will further push her into darkness?

To see how the story unravels and to get answers to all the above questions, keep watching the forth-coming episodes of Balika Vadhu on Colors.

Swati Ghosh
Rangmunch.TV