Anupama 16 October 2022: Anuj/AK’s assistant informs him that architect informed that he will finalize hotel design only after finalizing a land for hotel. AK asks him fix his meeting with legal team. Assistant says work has started on license formalities and walks away. Anu asks Devika to leave if she is done as she is tired now. Devika says she is afraid and should remember how she fought with the society and came till here; she wanted to make an identity of herself and show her worth to her children and in-laws and should do so; she should explain Baa and if her son doesn’t agree, she should warn him to be in his limits. Anu says its easy for Devika as she doesn’t have to answer anyone. Devika says even she has many questioning, but she cannot live if she doesn’t give them a befitting reply; its a question of women who are talented like her and cannot get out of house to prove themselves, she will be an inspiration for such women; if she didn’t have courage, then why did she go to AK’s office and pitch in women empowerment idea; she has Bapuji and Samar’s support, what about other women who needs support; Anu is ready to help; when she she has started running, she shouldn’t stop and fight; problem is not AK, problem is her saas and ex-husband’s ego and its their problem, not hers; its enough after 26 years. She gives her contract papers and says woman gets betrayal 100 times, but chance only once. She then walks away saying she is also working with AK, rest is up to her; calls Samar and says she did her part, its up to Anu now; thinks Anu should think of herself at least professionally.
Anu looking at contract papers remembers Devika, Vanraj, Baa, Toshu’s words and keeps them back. Vanraj watches her from his cafeteria and thinks he knows she is not that courageous to sign papers. Devika visits AK’s office and fumes its waste to befriend stupid people. He asks what did he do. She says Anu as usual is adamant and unexplainable. He asks if she said no. She asks him to speak to her once. He sasy he will not as men usually control women and he will not make that mistake; if this is Anu’s decision, then he will honor her decision. He recites shayari. Anu is unable to concentrate on her dance class. Bapuji searches something. Baa asks him what is he searching, let her help him. He angrily says its waste to talk to her. She blames Anu that she ruined her son’s hardword, he is still on her side. He walks away fuming. She says things were getting normal after much difficulty, Anu ruined it. Kavya says when she said same, Baa shut her mouth; now she also accepts that there is more than friendship between Anu and AK. Baa warns her to shut up and thinks she will not let Anu ruin her family’s peace.
After dance classes, Anu walks towards home holding contract papers. GK sees AK sad and asks what is wrong. AK says he thinks he made a mistake returning to India; he wrongly hoped so much; he wanted to see Anu moving ahead in life, but he was wrong; Devika warned him, but he had false hope after seeing Anu after 26 years. Anu messages Devika to send AK’s phone number and address. AK continues venting out his anger. He opens door hearing door bell and receives sweet box from courier boy. GK says he will get even good news with sweets. AK tastes it smiling. At Shah house, Kinjal serves rasgullas to family. Baa asks who brought them. Anu enters and says she brought them, picks pen from Vanraj’s pocket, signs contract papers, and says she decided to go ahead with partnership. AK shouts how dare she is to take this decision. Anu warns to lower his voice as she is not his wife to get afraid of him. He threatens her that she will not work with AK. She says they both are here, he can dare try to stop her. He tries to snatch papers, but she pulls them away. Baa asks her to take decisions thinking of others. Anu says she thought of others her whole life; she made kitchen as her house for Baa’s sake, went 10 steps behind for Mr Shah, pleaded Rakhi for Toshu’s happiness, and forgot herself for family’s sake; she entered this house 26 years ago as Anupama and was left as Toshu’s mother; Baa is asking her to think of others; its okay if mother sacrifices and wife sacrifices herself, but not okay if a woman thinks of herself. Baa asks if she thinks she didn’t do anything wrong. Anu says she did wrong to herself and asks if her daughter doesn’t have a right to live life and continues. Vanraj with grinning face her old crying started again. Anu says even his taunts are old; Baa performed aarti and performed garba even with knee pain when his cafe was opened, even she is Baa’s daughter and why can’t she be happy. Baa adamantly says she will not work with AK.
Anu asks her why not. Vanraj yells she is so shameless and wants to prove herself as heroine. Anu says she is a heroine of her story and will always be. Baa, Mamaji, Samar, and Kinjal clap and praise her. Baa says she doesn’t know what is in AK’s mind. Anu says she doesn’t want to know and what is in her mind is important for her; only her wish, her thinking matters to her.Bapuji warns Kavya when she tries to humiliate Anu. Anu says when an opponent is shameless, she needs to give a befitting reply; she asks Kavya if she saw AK and her, then how can she think something can happen between them; she herself told that AK is fit and handsome and looks like Toshu’s elder brother. Kavya says AK is handsome. Anu says though she is a heroine in her life, she is a mother and MIL and AK looks like a film star; maybe he had crush on her in college, but its 26 years ago, and when a pickle doesn’t stay for 26 years, how will thinking stay same; she can’t understand how they get such weird thinking. Kavya shouts she can do anything she wants but cannot do this partnership when V denied once. Anu warns her to keep quiet and asks why can’t they accept that she is also worthy and talented which AK saw in her. Vanraj says AK is just favoring her. She says outsider’s favor is better than family member’s taunts and she is happy that she will help women in need. He says she should think what he is seeking in return. Anu asks if he is having an affair being already married or roaming with girlfriend being a 3 children’s father or is jealous of seeing his ex-wife’s success; maybe they must have understand what AK is in 2-3 meetings, but Baa knows her since 26 years and doesn’t she trust her. Vanraj shouts no. Anu says she trusts herself and her decision is she will accept AK’s partnership. Kavya shouts if she can’t see them. Anu says no, she is seeing only her goal and will reach it at any cost. He says she will fall down after 2 steps. Anu says people who walk fall down and not one who sit at home, she would be happy even to lose. Vanraj taunts she got wings after meeting her old crush. Anu replies to see her flying and not her feathers. He says he will not let her fly. She asks him to try and fail and tells Bapuji that she will visit AK’s office tomorrow. Bapuji praises her and says his blessings are with her. Kinjal says her best wishes. Samar says he is always beside his rockstar. Anu walks away leaving Vanraj burning in jealousy.
Anu returns to her room and cries remembering Baa and Vanraj’s words. Kinjal and Samar try to console her. Anu says there are no stages in a woman’s life, she has to fight the same battle repeatedly and can’t tolerate such shameless allegations on her and pointing at AK after he did so much good for them; when they couldn’t see her goodness since 26 years, how will they notice AK’s goodness; she lived here as wife, mother, and daughter since 26 years and didn’t break anyone’s trust; loving someone is Kanhaji’s blessings, but when there is nothing in her life, why they are humiliating; anyways, she will not give up and will fight whether she succeeds or not. Kinjal says they will support her. Samar says AK is a nice guy, he is too classy for all this nonsense, and they are with her.
Vanraj exercises to vent out his anger. Kavya shouts that he is exercising here instead of retaliating outside and worries that if Anu becomes her boss, she will take all the revenge at once and they will look around like losers at her. Anu irons her sari and selects her bag for tomorrow and thinks its a new beginning tomorrow and prays for Kanhaji’s help, says she will work so hard that AK doesn’t repent his decision. She then goes to bed thinking she needs to wake up and finish house work first and then go to AK’s office, she will not hide away from any of her responsibilities.AK smiles looking at his and Anu’s dancing pics and then looking at his old rose writes down in diary with a background song Bahut Khoobsurat Ghazal Likraha Hoon, imagining all recent meetings with her. GK taunts him and says he has already read his diary but couldn’t understand it, he is studying Anu’s idea there and AK is writing down his diary here. AK says he wants GK’s expertise as he wants to execute the idea once Anu says yes. GK jokes if there is a competition of hiding feelings, AK would get platinum medal. AK says that is a talent of one-sided lovers, Anu considers him as businessman and there is nothing in his heart for her, he wants to keep her trust or else his heart will break. GK asks if his heart says Anu will come tomorrow. He says time will answer this question. GK goes to sleep while AK continues thinking.Next morning, Anu and Kinjal serve breakfast to family. Baa asks Kavya to serve her breakfast and thanks her. Toshu also ignores Anu. Anu informs Baa that she submitted bhog to Kanhaji and prepared evening bhog and snacks also. Baa taunts that she did a big favor on her. Kavya starts next and asks Anu not to bother about family as she will handle it. Kinjal gives her a betting reply. Kavya taunts Anu next for wearing sari to meet AK instead of any formal dress. Anu replies that sari is Indian woman’s formal dress. Kavya continues yelling. Vanraj starts next and shouts hearing Anu’s befitting reply. Samar warns to behave with his mother. Toshu backs Vanraj. Their argument starts. Vanraj shouts at Samar. Bapuji shouts at Vanraj in reply. Baa blames Anu for all the problems.
