YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL (Completed)

part-15

**** YOU ARE BEATUFUL ***
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Part :- 15

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After Manik storms off, Nandini cries as Dhrov looks on, unable to go to her but not turning away, either.
Nandini prays to Mother Superior, “Because of my father, he was abandoned .Because of his mother, my mother and I were both abandoned. I could not say that it was okay, that I didn’t feel heartbroken. I could not hold on to him. I cannot see my star anymore.”
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Manik’s reaction is more hurt than anger, although he tends to express hurt (and lots of other things) AS anger. As he sits in the dark studio, he tells himself, “If it’s dark, I can’t see anything. I’ll just think that I can’t see anything because it’s dark.”
(Aw, sad! Implication:I can’t see her because it’s dark, not because she’s gone.)
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The pesky Reporter Harshad guesses that Nandu and Nandini are the same person. Aliya, to her credit, says she knows nothing about it and insists, “I don’t know. Why are you asking me? If you want to know, ask them yourself.”
He isn’t surprised by her denial; he expected her to distance herself from the whole situation. He doesn’t believe her and tries to appeal to her fear by saying she’ll inevitably become linked to the story if it gets out. How are the A.N.JELL guys involved? He vows to find out the full story, and presses her to confirm how much the others know if she wants him to leave her out of it.
With no better way of getting him to back off, Aliya fakes a faint. (HA!) This makes the reporter look around nervously, since he doesn’t want his actions to be misconstrued. He tells Aliya, who is lying on the ground as though unconscious, that based on her actions, he’ll have to assume that there IS something going on. He proposes, “Let’s make a deal.” If she lies low while he confirms the story, he offers, “When I catch A.N.JELL for sure, I’ll leave you out of it.” Still on the ground and with eyes closed, Aliya gives a small nod. Her dilemma now is whether she should warn Manik that the reporter is sniffing around. If she does, she won’t be able to escape being implicated, but she does care for Manik and worries about what will happen to him if word about Nandu’s impersonation gets out. She tries thinking of a way to get Manik out of it (leaving the other three A.N.JELL members to face the scandal), “But if that goes wrong, it’ll really hurt me.”.
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Thinking of reporter Harshad’s request for an interview with both twins, Dhrov tells Abhi that they have to get Nandini away quickly to avoid such a scenario. Abhi decides that the group can do a fan signing in Goa, which they had previously declined.
Dhrov relays the plans to Manik: since Manik wants to follow separately, Dhrov and Cabir will take Nandini to Goa first. Manik curtly acknowledges Dhrov’s words, acting as though he couldn’t care less about Nandini’s plans. he’s feeling upset, but to the rest of the group, he’s cold and silent.
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As Nandini packs for their Goa trip, Abhi informs her that her return from Goa will coincide with her brother’s return from the States. That will mark the end of her stint in A.N.JELL, so she can consider her Goa trip “a farewell trip.”Seeing that she’s packing all of her belongings, Abhi tells her she has plenty of time to take those things later. She can come back with her brother after the Goa visit. Nandini answers that she would rather pack everything at once — which suggests that she’s planning on leaving sooner than she’s letting on.
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Manik continues giving her the cold shoulder, and when he runs into her in the hallway, he walks right by without acknowledging her. As with their big blowup at the end of last time , he only goes a little distance before he stops and looks back — which she doesn’t notice — and watches her struggling with her luggage. Doubted  he would have helped her with her bag, but it seems like he’s conflicted about it — but then Dhrov comes along and helps, as he watches. The tension in the house and Nandini’s  glumness are palpable, leading Cabir to ask Dhrov if something happened. Dhrov advises that they feign ignorance.

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Goa –
Everyone has this first day off, so the group separates to enjoy some relaxation time. Abhi’s always a step behind everyone, so he doesn’t know about the big rift and wishes that Manik had come, because he would have pushed Manik and Nandini together.
Mukti is surprised that Nandini fell for Manik, because he’s not the best as marriage material: “When thinking of marriage, women like cute and fun guys like Cabir.”
Abhi wonders if that means he should push Nandini toward Cabir instead. Fantasy sequence time!
They imagine a courtship where Cabir serenades Nandini with a song whose lyrics go, “Nandini likes Cabir!” Nandini responds in a baby voice and the two are nauseatingly cutesy.
Abhi and the Mukti shake off this possibility — it’s too childish.
Then what about Dhrov — isn’t he better, since he’s more mature and romantic? This leads us to — HAHAHA! — a Movie  in coffee CF!  In the Movie , Dhrov offers a cup of coffee that will taste special because he made it. To demonstrate, he kisses her forehead — that’s what other people’s coffee is like. He kisses her mouth — that’s what his coffee is like.
Nandini replies, “You’d better not make anyone else coffee.”
Abhi finds that way too saccharine, but the Mukti contends that it’s still better than Manik:They imagine what Nandini’s future would be like if she were to marry Manik, and picture them at the altar about to be married.
Manik says his vows in his curt, gruff way: “I give you permission to marry me. You should feel honored.”
She replies happily, “Thank you,” and bows.
She asks, “Then should I call Honey?”
Scowling all the while, Manik answers brusquely, “I’ll decide our nicknames. Don’t butt in.”
Then he stalks off down the aisle, leaving her still at the altar. She chases after him (still calling him Big bro ) and he says, “I’m a busy person. I decide our schedule.”
Now feeling miffed at his treatment of her, Nandini pouts that she won’t marry him, tossing her bouquet to the ground.
Manik calls her bluff, and he kicks her bouquet away: “The end! You’re out.”
He leaves again, while Nandini calls him back in vain.
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The guys take a jaunt to the beach, unaware that the reporter has followed them all this way, determined to get to their secret. He keeps a close eye on the group members, angling for an incriminating photo (of Nandini looking obviously like a girl, or the others  treating her like one).
Nandini comments that this is her first time seeing the ocean in real life. Dhrov asks if she’d like to take a yacht out on the water, but she answers, “No, enjoy just looking at it like this. Seeing something so vast, I feel like if I were only to cross this ocean, I can be so far away that I won’t be seen.”
Cabir says, “The world is round, so no matter how far away you go, like with the bus, you’ll return to your place.”
She agrees, but adds, “But since it is so big, it would take a very long time.”
Nandini takes a step forward toward the water, and Dhrov reaches out to hold her arm. He understands her underlying meaning and tells her, “Don’t go. Don’t go farther away on your own. I’ll be behind you, holding you.”
She removes his hand, saying, “Don’t hold on to me, Dhrov .”
The dual meaning is clear, and then she brings the conversation back to the moment, explaining, “It’s my first time seeing the ocean. I’ll just get my feet wet.”
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Happy with Manik’s demo of the song, Neonika meets with president of A.N.JELL. However, her good mood abruptly turns when President of A.N.JELL mentions off-handedly that he’d heard the song wasn’t originally intended for her. The producer clarifies that the song was supposed to be given to a new singer, but before he can explain further, Neonika snaps, “Don’t say such ridiculous things! This song was written for me from the start!”
Next, she drops by Manik’s studio to make the excuse that she was drunk the other day when Nandini came by. If she hadn’t reminded her of her mother, Neonika wouldn’t have gone so far.
Manik asks, “Do you know her mother? Did you tell her who she was?”
Neonika realizes that she may have said something wrong, so she tries dismissing it by saying, “Do you think she’d listen to what I say?”
Remembering how devastated Nandini was to hear her mother had died, he stops his mother from leaving the studio, and asks her to explain it to him — in a surprisingly gentle tone, considering. If she doesn’t want to discuss it, then at least give him her name: “She said she knew nothing about her. I should at least let her know her name.”
After Manik gets the woman’s photo and name, he heads to Goa, earlier than scheduled.
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Nandini looks up a church where a certain Sister Maria lives, and figures that she can take the train to see her. She wonders how long her money will last her in Goa, giving  another indication that she’s planning her post-A.N.JELL life.
A phone call from Dhrov  draws her to the hotel’s chapel, and when she meets him inside the glass building, he points out the clear nature of the structure and says, “You must have seen what expression was on my face from outside.”
The same goes for her — he could see she was feeling sorry, that she still felt unable to accept him.
He asks, “Do you know when I first knew you were a girl?”
She thinks it was the day of the press conference, but he reminds her of their fake romance story, and his story of the clumsy girl who didn’t know her secret had been discovered. He now explains that it was his story: “After I found out that you were a girl, I kept watching over you, and as I tried to help you along, at some point I started to like you. The girl I liked who I wanted to introduce to you was you.”
Nandini is stunned, and tries to process this.
Dhrov tells her, “I showed you everything today. Even if you try not to see it, I showed you everything. I’ll look over you like I have till now. So don’t try to hide yourself somewhere that you can’t be seen, and look at me.”
Naturally, this is what Manik sees when he comes upon the chapel in his search for Nandini. The guys lock eyes for a moment. Nandini, not seeing Manik, starts to move away — and Dhrov suddenly draws her to him in a hug. This is a deliberate move to keep Manik away, so first thought is, Evil Dhrov !But can’t hate him, because it’s relieved that he’s actually taking some initiative. There’s a refreshing assertiveness to his behavior in this  that  very glad to see, especially since he manages to be firm without being pushy. He isn’t demanding her feelings in return, but he’s making sure she understands clearly what he’s telling her.
After an extended beat when the guys exchange long looks, Manik walks off.Similar to the way Dhrov shows some firmness here, so does Nandini (and in both instances).
She asks Dhrov to let go and steps away. She thanks him for helping, but in an even tone, she makes it clear that this isn’t what she wants: “It makes me sorrier, and that hurts, but my answer hasn’t changed. Please don’t hold on to me anymore. I don’t want to make things hard for you anymore.”
After she leaves, Dhrov tears up and says, “I took it all the way. Now I don’t have anything to hold onto.”
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After the scene he witnessed, Manik doesn’t want to see Nandini in person and instead chooses to leave the photo of Nandini’s mother at the front desk. He calls Abhi to make sure she gets it, saying it’s important to her. Abhi, however, seems to be making good on his matchmaking desires — he tells Manik that if it’s important, he’d better leave it with him, and directs him to a meeting point.
At the same time,  Mukti finds Nandini to tell her happily that Manik has been looking for her, and takes her off to meet him.
At the dim aquarium, Manik struggles to see the approaching figure of Nandini, first thinking it’s Abhi. Both feel awkward when they realize who the other person is, and Manik assumes his businesslike demeanor as he says that he just came to give something to her.
In a similar formal way, Nandini tells him she’ll take it and leave quickly.
Manik asks pointedly, “You must be busy. Is someone waiting for you?”
She reminds him, “You don’t want to see me, so I’m trying to disappear quickly.”
He mutters, “You sure are being thoughtful. If you’re not busy and nobody’s waiting, you should look around here before you go. There are a lot of fish and lots to see.”
She wonders what he’s getting at, and he changes his mind and tells her to go. No need to concern herself about him.(like that Nandini is standing up for herself now — she’s not rude, but she’s not a pushover, nor does she grovel for wrongs she hasn’t committed. She has accepted Manik’s answer and intends to observe his wishes. Of course, Manik’s style is to want to linger while using excuses to prolong the encounter — as he did at the movie theater — while she tries to end the encounter because she doesn’t want to inconvenience him.)
Manik hands her the envelope and tells her, “That’s your mother, Nandita Murty.”
At that, she starts to tear up, emotion overwhelming her as she processes her mother’s name — she’d never even known that. As she cries quietly for a moment, he stands there uncomfortably .
He takes out his mp3 player and hands it to her, saying, “This all happened because your father wrote this song. Because of this song, my mother almost became your stepmother. Go make friends with the woman who was almost your stepmother and ask her about your mother.”
Having delivered that parting shot, he starts to leave, but she says vehemently, “Don’t speak so lightly.” Nandini speaks with an impassioned voice that grows more heated as she continues :
Nandini: “Yes, because of this song, my mother was abandoned. You were also abandoned by your mother, so you must been very hurt. But my mother also felt such a huge pain that she gave birth to me alone and died. ‘Go make friends?’ How could I make friends with your mother? Are you so busy thinking only of yourself that you cannot bother to see anything else? I’m sorry that I knew about your mother and didn’t say anything. You looked so sad that I could not let on that I knew. I’m sorry that I knew you were remaking my father’s song and didn’t say anything. I did not know the story behind it. You told me not to show myself to you. But it’s hard for me to see you, too. That’s why I’m going far away, where I won’t be seen. So there will be no reason for us to feel pain as we see each other any longer.”
This time, she leaves.
Manik takes an involuntary step as though to follow, then stops himself, his regret showing on his face.
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The group holds their fan signing, after which Manik returns home first.
Aliya finds him at the agency and asks if he’d like to accompany her on her shoot to Maldoho.
He retorts, “Do you think I’d go with you?”
She explains that she’s speaking out of concern for them both, since they both stand to get dragged into the kerfuffle if the Nandu mess were to go public. But if his image as her boyfriend is strong, then it won’t cause problems for him even if everyone finds out that Nandu is a girl. Otherwise, hearing that he protected Nandu while knowing she was a girl would be bound to get twisted around in the press.
Manik tells Aliya that she doesn’t have to worry since the real Nandu is arriving today.
With that, they can also break up their fake relationship: “If you end things with me, you don’t have to worry about our business. I’ll let you escape cleanly, so just go your way.”
He agrees to go along with whatever break-up story she decides on .As he turns to leave, Aliya shouts after him: “You knew right away that I was being fake, so why couldn’t you see my true feelings at all?”
At that, Manik turns to her — with a look that is for once more sympathetic and less derisive than usual — to say, “Maybe you don’t get embarrassed about being discovered when you’re faking, but being discovered when you’re being real will make you embarrassed.”
It’s touching as he tells her, in a gentler tone, “Goodbye, Aliya.”
After he’s gone, she continues to call out threats that she’ll make up lies and ruin him. But this time, her words have no bite, since she’s spilling tears as she makes her empty threats about turning her fans on him.
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The reporter Harshad continues following around the band members, angling for a definitive shot that will prove his thesis. However, he suffers from a lack of luck and his own stupidity, since he ruins his fancy camera and has to chase the guys around with a disposable one.
Meanwhile, Nandini is preparing to part ways with the group, and takes photos with her instant camera to remember them by.
While Cabir tries to decide on a cool pose, she takes a candid shot and says, “You are most handsome when you look as you normally do.”
She gives Dhrov hot coffee and soft cake, telling him, “You always comforted me warmly and softly. I’m really sorry that I cannot give you that comfort.”
He’s looking better today, and answers that’s it’s okay. Even if she didn’t know it, he’d been rejected 100 times already, so he’d had practice recovering.
They’re able to resume their joking camaraderie, and Nandini takes another candid photo of Dhrov.
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Neonika meets with the other songwriter (who had previously met with Manik and the producer) to get the story straight. She confronts him about the song having been taken away from Nandita Murty and given to her, and it seems she’s trying to downplay her part in this. (Or partially trying to forget the details because she doesn’t want to see herself as the bad guy.)
However, the songwriter sees through her and calls her out, saying that Nandita Murty had misunderstood Jake tylor’s feelings for Neonika. He had written the song to convince her that he loved her and had planned to give the song for Nandita Murty to sing.
However, Neonika had used her money to steal the song away. Neonika tries to convince herself that the story she had maintained all this while is true, and repeats to herself, “I’m the person he loves.”
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