Vik softens up a little and tells her that if she sings from her heart and
soul that they will win this competition. He wanders off to get Banerjee, but
Mansi calls him back. She asks if it is okay for her to sing a song from her
village in the show tonight. Vik reminds her that they do have a whole orchestra
that's been rehearsing the previous selection for tonight. Mansi replies that he
said the one who sings from their heart and soul will be the one to win, and the
village song will help her do that. Vik stares at her for a minute, then agrees.
He orders the band to get ready to do a different song, and heads off. Mansi
gets teary-eyed and stares at her Coke bottle for a bit while the opening lines
of the next big song start up. This one's creatively titled "Ishq Bina Kya - 2,"
and is quite the elaborate performance.
A surprising amount of plot unfolds during this song. We see
Mansi having flashbacks to her time with Manav, as Vik listens to her on a
set of headphones. The song is very similar to the previous version, only
quite a bit faster paced. After the main vocal section is done, the lights
go down for a moment, then come up again to show the orchestra and lots of
backup dancers who all begin belting out one of Vik's remixed versions of
her song. Mansi looks back at them with a confused and somewhat disgusted
look on her face as they twist and change her simple folk song.
The show gets more and more elaborate as it goes, which makes me think that
Vik is the world's greatest showman ever if he can make a song change on zero
notice and then conjure up a lighting scheme, new dances, new orchestration, and
new special effects. No wonder he's the best! Things get weird here too... there
are moments where long flowing red sashes burn up, and a squad of guys in
flammable suits flail around while burning.
Naturally
Mansi is horrified by all of this. She disappears from the stage just before the
firey guys come out, and Vik takes the bow at the end of the song. We cut from
the show to Mansi and Vik at an outdoor cafe. Vik is on the phone taking
congratulatory calls from back home in India. He tells Mansi that she's a
multi-national hit, and that he's very happy for her. He comments on how her
tears during the song were a "nice touch," and that the "venom of Manav" needed
to get out of her. He reminds her that they're to be wed when they get home, and
that it's going to be the best day of his life.
Cut
to the airport. Legions of shrieking fans are waiting for Mansi's arrival. As
the celebrities make their way through the crowd everyone is asking Mansi if
she's happy and excited about the wedding. She replies with a rather deadpan
"yes," or "sure." Vik asks the security guys if Manav showed up. They said he
did, but the told him to go away and haven't seen him since.
Mansi hears a familiar voice, and sees her father having (sigh) a bottle of
Coke with Jagmo. She sends Shannu over to see what's going on, since the last
she knew those two guys hated each other. Tara explains to her that when friends
fight and then apologize, they become even better pals. Mansi is led away by the
entourage, and Tara goes back to talking with Jagmo. They make some cryptic
comments about "making a move," but don't reveal anything just yet.
