TUESDAY UPDATE ON STRANGE LOVE - EPISODE 360/361 Shyam admits to the family that he is indeed bad and evil as he killed his own child....
TUESDAY UPDATE ON STRANGE LOVE - EPISODE 360/361
Shyam admits to the family that he is indeed bad and evil as he killed his own child. He goes up to Arnav and tells him that at least he should have known how bad he was as he was lucky to escape during the kidnapping. Shyam states that he will kill anyone just to inherit the money and property and bursts into an evil laugh. Seeing and hearing this, Anjali grabs holds of her mangulsutra. She flashes back through the film footage she just saw and then rips off her mangulsutra, throwing it to the ground and ending her marriage. When she drops to the couch, the family surrounds her and Arnav asks if she's okay. Suddenly, Shyam realizes what he's just done and begins to panic. Khushi apologizes to Anjali for revealing the truth to her in this manner but she says that they had no choice as they knew they had to get Shyam to confess to his own misdoings for Anjali to believe them. Knowing his back is against the wall, Shyam tries to talk his way out of it, saying that this is all a master plan done by Arnav and Khushi who have played games with his mind to get him to confess to things that he didn't do. Anjali then gets up and begins to walk aimlessly towards the stairs. Shyam walks with her, apologizing to her. He tries to convince her that he's not lying and then blames this all on Khushi, stating that she has had bad intentions since the beginning. Khushi goes to Anjali to make her understand that Shyam is lying to her and that everything she saw and heard was true. Shyam then states that he could never kill his own child and this causes Anjali to turn and face him.
Staring right at him, she slaps him across the face, making the family proud of her. She tells him that the child was her daughter and would never have a relation with a person like him, calling him a murderer. She asks him why she should not believe her family so that he can keep taking advantage of her. She says that they kept warning her against him, yet she chose to believe and stand by him when all the evidence was against him. She says that all she wanted was a little bit of love but he could not even give her that. She tells him that she hates him more than she ever used to love him and tells him to get out of her life for good. Taking his cue, Arnav goes upstairs, grabs Shyam by the collar and drags him out of the house, handing him over to the cops. The cops inform him that they have been told everything by NK and will take it from there. Arnav then heads back to Anjali and the two share a hug with him telling her that the bad time is finally over.
Anjali heads to her room alone. As she looks around her room, she is reminded of the good times she spent with Shyam. She remembers the promises he made her, the gifts he gave her and the times he was there to comfort her. She then flashes back through all the good memories along with the videos she just saw downstairs. Unable to take it anymore, she puts her hands to her ears and screams for the flashbacks to stop. Hearing her screams, the family comes running upstairs.
As the family runs upstairs, Anajli begins to gather Shyam's things; from his clothes to his books to the pictures and gifts. The family comes in to see her putting all of these things into a suitcase. After placing his things into the suitcase, she drops her wedding ring into the pile. She then proceeds to pour kerosene over the items. Knowing what she's about to do, Nani tries to stop Anjali but Arnav says that she needs to do this. Anjali then lights a match and drops it, burning his things and all the memories associated to it.
Highlight: Anjali. From finding out that her husband is a murderer to her standing up for herself and throwing him out of her life, Anjali was at her best today. Today, Anjali decided to take her life into her own hands and for a change, make a decision on her own. She realized how much Shyam had used her and for what, money, property and a lavish lifestyle. With her breaking off her mangulsutra and burning his things, she officially ends her marriage with Shyam. It took a lot of courage, a lot of strength and a lot of bravery for her to do what she did and she found that courage, strength and bravery from her family; her biggest support system. Daljeet was amazing today, displaying Anjali's emotions perfectly. Not only did she portrayed a broken hearted wife perfectly, she portrayed a scorned woman brilliantly. I'm very interested in seeing how Anjali's character progresses from here on and if we get to see a much stronger and independent Anjali.
Nani asks Arnav to put out the fire before the whole house catches fire but Anjali tells her to let the stuff burn as she does not want to keep a single thing of his. Arnav approaches her and she asks him why Shyam did this to her; what was her fault. She states that their father did the same thing to their mother so how could her fate be any different, asking if she has any right to be happy. She says whatever happened to her happened but why was her unborn child punished. After the items have been burned, Anjali states that she will no longer shed tears for that man as he is no longer part of their lives. She tells Arnav that he lived up to his rakhi promise and protected her from harm. She thanks the family for protecting her from falling into his trap again and saving her from further heartbreak. She says that she now realizes what family love and support is and promises to never forget what they've done for her. She states that the black cloud that was over their family is now gone and now everything that will happen will be good. Later that night, Anjali goes to talk to Khushi. Khushi asks her if she's okay and she replies that she is, with her than asking if Khushi is alright. Khushi apologises to Anjali for everything that happened, stating that she never intended to hurt her. Anjali tells her not to ask for forgiveness as she saved her from further harm. She states that her relationship with Shyam was never real and a marriage built on lies and betrayal could not last long. Anjali tells Khushi that she actually came by to apologize to her. She asks for Khushi's forgiveness as she had tried many times to warn her about Shyam yet she chose to believe him over her. Instead of listening to Khushi, she got upset with her. Khushi tells Anjali not to ask her for forgiveness as anyone in her position would've done the same. Khushi promises Anjali that she will get her share of happiness and that she should continue to smile and be happy as the world gives us many reasons to do that. As the two share a hug, Arnav watches over. Arnav asks her if she's okay and she assures him that she is. She tells him that not only has she burned his things, but also every memory of his stating that Shyam no longer has any place in her life. She tells Arnav that as long as he is with her, nothing bad can happen to her.
When Arnav asks her what she wants to do, she suggest they go watch a movie and he quickly says no. She defends her movie idea stating that a lot more happens in movies, like romance, dance and action, while none of this occurs in his horse racing idea. He agrees to go watch a movie but states they are going to see and English film, making Khushi upset. Khushi states that Hindi films have music, dance and romance incorporated and the action is all done by the hero, not by machines or robots but Arnav retaliates with the fact that English films are more precise, only last two hours and have action in them. Knowing how to change his mind, she sits down on the bed and begins to make him feel bad by agreeing to go see and English film even though she hasn't seen a Hindi one in a long while but has to comply as it is her wife duty. How feeling bad, Arnav agrees to see a Hindi movie and Khushi goes off to make preparations. As they come downstairs, Arnav notices the family running around packing things and getting ready. He asks them what is going on and Nani tells him that they are going for a picnic. As he tells Khushi to come with him to go to the movie, she tells him that they can't go without Mami and just then Mami arrives downstairs. Arnav soon realizes that the rest of the family is also coming with them to the theatre and that this was all Khushi's idea. She tells him that she needed someone with her to whistle during the movie, indicating Mami. At the theatre, the guard tells them that they can't take their food inside as it's not allowed. Khushi, along with Mami, Nani and NK, start with some antics, such as Arnav's sugar problem and Nani's old age, to convince the guard to let them take their food inside.
The guard still tells them that they can't take their food inside so Khushi states that Arnav is a big fan of Salman Khan. The whole family gets in on it to and back up the story of Arnav being a Salman Khan. Khushi tells that guard that after years of marriage (which causes Arnav to repeat her sentence) he's asked her to go see a Salman Khan film. Soon, the other film goers become restless as the movie is about to start and ask to go in. Khushi then pretends to cry and the guard finally lets them go in.
The family walks into the theatre and begins to take their seats. Arnav pulls Khushi to the side while everyone else takes their seats. Arnav tells Khushi that the two of them will sit together and when they go to take their seat, they notice only one seat. Nani asks Arnav to sit by her, on the other end. Arnav asks NK to move his seat but he refuses, asking for them to take their seats. Khushi sits beside NK and Arnav makes his way down the row to the other end to sit. As the movie begins to play, he looks at Khushi with an angry look.
Highlight: Khushi convincing Arnav to go see a movie. How cute was their conversation? Today, Arnav got a taste of how his married life with Khushi is going to be: he's not going to be able to win a single argument. With the way Khushi was able to convince him to see a Hindi film, without any force or threat, he's in for a fun ride. They have finally begun to act like husband and wife, each defending their own position and then him giving into her idea just to see her happy. It was a return to the old days in how they fought; without so much anger and hate and just challenging and wanting to prove a point. Each of them defending their own idea continues to show us that just because they have each changed a bit and have are married doesn't mean their opinions are going to take a backseat. Right now, there's no telling who's in the driver position of this relationship. What was a shock to him was that the rest of the family was joining them too. I guess Khushi didn't get the memo that Arnav wanted to spend some time with her alone.
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