KRPKAB 3 REVIEW: Love NOT Lost but complacent; Shaheer and Erica remind us why we missed Devakshi

What happens when a relationship reaches complacency? When there is enough love but no efforts? Your favourite onscreen pair Shaheer Sheikh and Erica Fernandes reprise their roles as Dev and Sonakshi aka Devakshi to present you exactly that. Keeping up with their efforts to show different shades of love, Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi (KRPKAB) 3 went on-air from Monday, July 12. 10 years into marriage, KRPKAB opened with Sonakshi juggling between work and family as Dev, who had last taken a sabbatical from work to become a househusband, returns to work. While everything seems ‘normal’ on the outside, there is definitely a distance one can feel.

It is not us but also Devakshi’s friends who make them realise that. Remember the time when Sonakshi guessed Dev’s rather weird imitation for Titanic during dumb charades, effortlessly at that? This time around though the couple struggled to understand the hints keeping us a long overview of their relationship where there is love, yes! But efforts? None. In another scene, Natasha (Dev’s friend and the catalyst behind Dev and Sonakshi becoming Devakshi) is seen asking the couple if they did something special for their wedding anniversary. “We have moved beyond that phase of celebrating small things,” the couple reiterates. A reality of couples married for many years. Kudos to the writers and the makers for bringing to the foray the complexities of one’s relationship.

What hasn’t changed though is Ishwari (Supriya Pilgoankar) and her banters with Sonakshi. The generation gap between the two mothers is evident. In an episode of 30 minutes, Ishwari is seen reiterating at least thrice that a child needs his ‘mother’ the most. Like most households, Ishwari wants Sonakshi to balance work and family alike but doesn’t hold the same expectations from Dev. Of course, she doesn’t fail to remind Sonakshi how her son had taken a step back to support his wife. Of course, nothing has changed there. The strained relationship between them is still a work in progress but a healthy discourse is what keeps them going.

 

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There is also a big twist at the end that will form the premise for the series this season. In a shocking turn of fates, Dev and Sonakshi will have to take some big decisions with regards to their children, questioning their parenting and much more. But, I am not giving any spoilers.

Shaheer Sheikh and Erica Fernandes remind us exactly why Devakshi as a couple stands out. Their conversations, their distance, their forgotten love, them as parents, the arc is carved smoothly and it is hard to not notice the maturity the duo brings to the characters. Shaheer brings in the charm as Dev effortlessly while Erica highlights the struggles of a working mother, the frustration with conviction. There is so much more to a love story than just love, and this is them finding their ‘love story’ back as they march forward.

The first episode definitely gave us a glimpse into the new world of Devakshi, 10 years later, with love NOT lost but complacent. We will have to wait and be patient to see how the story progresses from here on.

Have you watched it as yet? Tell us what you thought.

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Bhavna Agarwal

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