Sony’s Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaage brings a different love story of Mukhi and Aru. They are from different generations. Aru is nearly half of his age. Their aspirations, perception of life, and ideologies do not match. They meet and respect each other for their thinking. They show that they hate each other by the numerous misunderstandings created between them.
Aru finds him rude and over smart. She does not like him, as he is very slow in every work. She values his good qualities. Mukhi finds her a good person. Though from different backgrounds, Mukhi and Aru became friends and understand each other. Their love story gradually develops. They are a mismatch, yet perfect for each other.
Main Characters:
Raidhan Raj Katara/Mukhi:
Mukhi is a simple, sincere, hardworking and determined person. He is the village head of Amboli, and nicknamed Mukhi. He does not like to change himself and is happy in his own world. He gets very stubborn at times. He holds good values. He never mends his decisions. He wants to secure his village pride. He is protective about his family. He looks rude at times, but is very sensitive and soft hearted. He is difficult to understand kind of man. He is in his mid 40s and still a bachelor. He is very proud of his traditions and culture. He does not want any life partner, but heads to find one on his sister’s insistence.
Arundhati/Aru:
Aru is a young, smart, sensible and independent girl. She stays with her parents and sister. She has big dreams. She is very energetic, sharp-tongued, spontaneous and a career driven girl. She does not dream for a romantic husband. She has no time to think for herself and marriage. She has high career goals. She is a multi tasker and manages many works together to fulfill her dreams. She does not like to compromise on her ambitions. She can do anything to get best results. She works as a matchmaker, a part time guide, manages her mother’s tiffin service and runs her own dupatta making business. She wants to become rich and buy a dream house for her parents.
Cast:
Eijaz Khan as Raidhan Raj Katara/Mukhi
Niyati Fatnani as Aru
Benaf Dadachandji as Saanvi
Jia Mustafa as Dharmishta
Neha Narang as Rupa
Mugdha Shah as Rasika
Story So Far:
Mukhi’s sister Mishri is going to get engaged. She sends a letter to Mukhi and hopes he agrees to her condition. Mukhi is much respected in his village. Some youngsters make fun of Mukhi. Mukhi chases their car on his camel. He gets ahead of them, while the car tyre punctures. He removes the veil and shows his face. Mukhi is seen as a stubborn person, unlike the stereotype heroes. Mukhi asks the youngsters not to ruin the village as they spoil their city. He makes them clean all the junk they have thrown.
Mukhi wishes for Mishri’s happiness. Mishri guesses whether he read her letter. Mukhi reads the letter and thinks how to accept her demand. Mukhi meets Mishri. He takes her for engagement. She asks him to agree to her condition, else she won’t get engaged. Mukhi agrees to her. Mishri’s engagement happens. Mukhi agrees to get married as per her condition. Later on, Mishri suggests him that they would go Ahmedabad to find a suitable bride for him. She tells him that he will get a girl, as no girl can refuse to him. Mukhi does not wish to love anyone.
Aru is introduced. She gets late for her work. She is seen with her family. She gives a tiffin to an old lady and takes blessings. She wishes to turn rich soon. Mukhi and Mishri arrive at the matrimonial bureau. Mukhi does not want to get inside and goes somewhere else. He prays seeing Gandhi’s idol at an ashram. Mishri meets the lady and gives Mukhi’s details. The lady finds it hard to find a match for Mukhi. Mishri wants to get him engaged before she gets married. Mukhi and Mishri arrive at the hotel. He does not like staying there and goes to ashram, considering it as temple. Aru comes there to earn a bit as guide. She sees Mukhi’s dirty shoes and trashes it. Mukhi spots her doing so. They have an argument. He gets his shoes from the bin. He wears the shoes and leaves.
Rasika asks Aru to higher the house rent. She counts her favors on Aru. Aru tells Rasika that she has no money to give more rent. Rasika threatens of giving house to someone else for rent. The matrimonial bureau owner talks to his staff. Aru comes late. Boss asks her to handle Mukhi’s case. He tells her to meet the guy. Aru gets to know the guy Mukhi is 42 year old. Aru goes to meet Mukhi, unknown that she has already met him. She reaches Mukhi’s place. She gets surprised seeing Mukhi. On seeing her, Mukhi hides his shoes. She asks about Mukhi.
He introduces himself as Mukhi. She introduces herself. He finds her very young. She tells him that she is 21 years old and does not need parents for this work. He assumes she came for alliance and asks her to call her parents to meet him. He finds her very modern. She clears to him that she works for the marriage bureau. He laughs thinking she is the prospective bride. She finds it hard to find a match for him. Aru meets Mishri. Mishri asks her to confirm about fixing Mukhi’s marriage with a nice girl. Aru assures she will find someone good for Mukhi. She tells her that boss chose her as she is best in her work.
Mishri gets hope. Aru decides to get Mukhi married and get dupatta making order, so that she can buy a house for her parents. She meets property agent Sudarshan and checks a house. She likes a bigger flat. Sudarshan tells her that flat is bigger and has two balconies. Aru likes the spacious flat and dreams to buy it for her family. She tells Sudarshan that she will manage the amount. She thinks to show the flat to her parents once. Mukhi talks to Mishri’s inlaws. Dipindra’s father asks Mukhi to fix marriage date soon. He tells about some old relative marrying and losing respect in society. Mukhi worries that Mishri wants to get him married in this age, if her inlaws know this, it could be a disaster. He thinks to return to village and get Mishri married soon.
Aru gets sweets for her family. She shows the flat brochure. She gives the good news to her family about their own house. They get delighted. Aru gets her boss’ call. Her boss asks her why did Mukhi remove her from work. Aru gets in financial tension and fears to lose her choice of house. Aru goes to confront Mukhi about his decision. Mukhi gets worried seeing her at night. He calls Mishri to be present with them. He asks Aru to leave, as its late night. Aru finds him scared to talk. Mishri asks the matter.
Mukhi does not disclose anything. Aru tells Mishri that Mukhi dismissed her from work. Mukhi calls Aru inefficient to hide the matter from Mishri. He does not wish to talk anything. Aru asks him how can he judge her so soon without seeing her work. Mishri tells Mukhi that she is confident about Aru. Aru is hurt that Mukhi does not belief in her work. She does not want to give him names of her clients for her profit. Mukhi likes her thinking. Aru finds it good that she lost Mukhi’s case, as it was tough for her to manage. She is very confident to get better cases on hand. Aru gets to know Mukhi has come office.
Aru thinks Mukhi came office to complain about her. She goes to boss’ cabin to argue with him. She asks Mukhi why did he come. She tells him that she is not scared of anyone. She asks him why did he not marry on time. Mukhi gets silent. Her boss tells her that Mukhi came to give her work. Aru gets surprised. She feels sorry to jump to wrong conclusion. Aru takes her parents to show the house. Her parents get emotional seeing her efforts in fulfilling their dream. They worry about the advance money arrangement. Aru tells about aged Mukhi’s alliance.
She is confident that she can get Mukhi married and then fulfill her dreams by the commission she gets. Aru meets Mukhi. She asks him about the girl he likes. He tells Aru that he does not want beautiful girl, he wants a good hearted girl, but its tough to see someone’s heart. Mishri describes the qualities she is finding in her sister in law. Aru tensely looks at Mishri for the long description she gave. Aru sees Mukhi’s irritating habits. She self encourages herself to find a girl for Mukhi.
Our Take:
The show brings a love story with a twist. There is no love between the two leads, who are very different in terms of generation and perception. Mukhi and Aru are poles apart. They still respect each other’s thinking. Their differences make them take a step for their unusual relation. They make a bond of lifetime. The show brings the rustic look of Gujarat. The colourful village setup bring brightness and genuineness to the scenes. The show is a peaceful visual delight. There is no loud drama or heavy costumes. The leads characters are sketched beautifully. The instances where they like each other’s perceptions are well thought.
Eijay Khan as Mukhi Raidhan Raj Katara shines in his portrayal. Eijay looks great in the typical Gujarati attire. He has filled a natural earthiness in his character. He surprises with every scene. Mukhi’s character looks custom made for Eijaz because of his flawless acting talent.
Niyati Fatnani is fairly cast as Aru. She brings freshness in Aru’s character, which connects by the ambitious and career driven approach, yet being rooted to her family. The story is much realistic. The USP of the show is Mukhi and Aru’s unusual pairing. The leads’ chemistry has been good so far.
Overall:
Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaage is much different from the supernatural and family politics concept shows. Anyone can relate with the characters and their practicality. The show raises interest by the leads pairing, chemistry and the love story forming between them. A good family-entertainer.
Our Rating:
3.5 out of 5
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