~*~ The RaizadaMansion ~*~
As TeamSarun planned its visit to meet the IPKKND cast, a trip to the Raizada Mansion wasn't on our itinerary but as we reached India, we couldn't stop ourselves from paying a visit to our beloved RM/Shantivan. After all it wasn't home just for the Raizadas, it was our home too for almost 1.5 years & that's how Shantivan became the first place TeamSarun
As TeamSarun planned its visit to meet the IPKKND cast, a trip to the Raizada Mansion wasn't on our itinerary but as we reached India, we couldn't stop ourselves from paying a visit to our beloved RM/Shantivan. After all it wasn't home just for the Raizadas, it was our home too for almost 1.5 years & that's how Shantivan became the first place TeamSarun
visited.
As soon as we entered the driveway to RM, we felt as though we were entering a deluge of 1.5 years of memories. How could we not think of the innumerous off-screen moments of Sarun & IPKKND cast that were captured there... we almost saw the white SUV of our ASR parked in its spot as always.. we stopped ourselves and came out of our wild imagination and continued with our exploration.
As soon as we entered the driveway to RM, we felt as though we were entering a deluge of 1.5 years of memories. How could we not think of the innumerous off-screen moments of Sarun & IPKKND cast that were captured there... we almost saw the white SUV of our ASR parked in its spot as always.. we stopped ourselves and came out of our wild imagination and continued with our exploration.
We reached the main door of RM & as we entered all we could think of was the first time Khushi entered Shantivan, the times when Arnav carried Khushi over the threshold after their marriage & remarriage, all those times when Khushi used to peep at the door to see if ASR was coming in. It felt as though we were about to enter a place of tremendous historic importance, coz Shantivan is a standing monumental symbol of our love for Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon.
Soon we were moving inside RM, room to room and each place held an aura of nostalgia in it. The places looked so familiar; it was like walking through our own home where we had a lot of good memories... many of them bittersweet just like the star-crossed love story of Arnav-Khushi.
We met a few people who have had worked on the IPK sets and all of them had the same thing to tell us that, this was the best cast ever with whom they have worked and that, Barun and Sanaya were amazing human beings. We couldn't stop ourselves from smiling. To hear such amazing things about the people you love and admire brings with it a sense of pride and that's exactly what we felt.
Moving on, we soon found ourselves in a place that stands as the most beautiful place in all of RM,our all-time favourite place, THE POOLSIDE & ARHI'S BEDROOM!!
So many memories yet we couldn't ignore the pain of missing IPKKND, ArHi's bedroom, their wardrobes, mirror everything was still there... yet so empty; the same room where we have
witnessed a lot of romantic moments.
Here is a fun fact for all of you about this bedroom. The door that supposedly opens to the bathroom in their room, well, we couldn't resist peeping in. One of us walked over & turned the door knob, the rest of us felt our hearts going dhak dhak, maybe rabba vey was playing in the background too but as soon as she opened it and we saw her expression, rabba vey turned to ArHi's music during their comic scenarios. She burst out laughing and we all rushed over to see what was so hilarious. LO and BEHOLD, there was never a bathroom there! It was just an exit door from the room! (but I guess most of us already knew that since Arnav was shown entering from that door in one of the initial epis ).
Don't know how to convey our feelings through words, no amount of words can do justice to what we felt while we looked all around the place, so many memories, not knowing what to feel or think or recollect.
The pool was there but there was no water...
ASR's garden had been removed, no fairy lights...
the balcony over the poolside from where Mamiji often used to spy on our ArHi..
the stairs from where we have often seen Arnav & Khushi walking down...
the corner where the almost kiss during Diwali happened...
the spot where Khushi threw hot tea on Arnav... Arhi's Karvachauth...
The entire house had been stripped, yet we could still feel each and every scene that had been filmed there.
The kitchen where we got the sensuous Aloo-Pakhode scene...
all the times when Khushi fell into Arnav's arms...
the place where ASR made jalebis for his Khushi...
We were told by the people on the sets that the kitchen was also used to keep the sound systems used by the crew.
On a lighter note a secret about RM that was shared with us by Akshay, initially there was a Buddha statue in RM. Due to religion sensitivity associated with it, the crew decided to make it appear like a piece of art so that they could cover it up as well as prevent it from getting destroyed.
Another fact not to be missed, you must all be wondering what happened to our Gupta House, [that gifted Arnav & Khushi a lot of privacy, that was denied to them in Shantivan,] well GH got dismantled soon after the remarriage track, sad we know... but that's another true fact for all of you.
Each and every nook and corner of the house had so many stories to tell, so many jokes to share. We were caught in their web of enchanting memories of IPKKND & their off-screen moments.
None of us wanted to leave, we wanted to stay on, we couldn't stop wishing that all this is a bad dream and when we wake up, we will still have our IPKKND back with us every day @ 8pm.
The people there told us that the sets were going to be dismantled within 3 days so we can say we were really lucky. It was like Shantivan was waiting for us to come and bid it a final adieu on behalf of the entire IPKKND fandom and we are glad we made the trip or else we wouldn't have been able to convey our final farewells to the Raizada Mansion that became our personal heaven.
Credit:Team SaRun..♥
Here is a fun fact for all of you about this bedroom. The door that supposedly opens to the bathroom in their room, well, we couldn't resist peeping in. One of us walked over & turned the door knob, the rest of us felt our hearts going dhak dhak, maybe rabba vey was playing in the background too but as soon as she opened it and we saw her expression, rabba vey turned to ArHi's music during their comic scenarios. She burst out laughing and we all rushed over to see what was so hilarious. LO and BEHOLD, there was never a bathroom there! It was just an exit door from the room! (but I guess most of us already knew that since Arnav was shown entering from that door in one of the initial epis ).
Don't know how to convey our feelings through words, no amount of words can do justice to what we felt while we looked all around the place, so many memories, not knowing what to feel or think or recollect.
The pool was there but there was no water...
ASR's garden had been removed, no fairy lights...
the balcony over the poolside from where Mamiji often used to spy on our ArHi..
the stairs from where we have often seen Arnav & Khushi walking down...
the corner where the almost kiss during Diwali happened...
the spot where Khushi threw hot tea on Arnav... Arhi's Karvachauth...
The entire house had been stripped, yet we could still feel each and every scene that had been filmed there.
The kitchen where we got the sensuous Aloo-Pakhode scene...
all the times when Khushi fell into Arnav's arms...
the place where ASR made jalebis for his Khushi...
We were told by the people on the sets that the kitchen was also used to keep the sound systems used by the crew.
On a lighter note a secret about RM that was shared with us by Akshay, initially there was a Buddha statue in RM. Due to religion sensitivity associated with it, the crew decided to make it appear like a piece of art so that they could cover it up as well as prevent it from getting destroyed.
Another fact not to be missed, you must all be wondering what happened to our Gupta House, [that gifted Arnav & Khushi a lot of privacy, that was denied to them in Shantivan,] well GH got dismantled soon after the remarriage track, sad we know... but that's another true fact for all of you.
Each and every nook and corner of the house had so many stories to tell, so many jokes to share. We were caught in their web of enchanting memories of IPKKND & their off-screen moments.
None of us wanted to leave, we wanted to stay on, we couldn't stop wishing that all this is a bad dream and when we wake up, we will still have our IPKKND back with us every day @ 8pm.
The people there told us that the sets were going to be dismantled within 3 days so we can say we were really lucky. It was like Shantivan was waiting for us to come and bid it a final adieu on behalf of the entire IPKKND fandom and we are glad we made the trip or else we wouldn't have been able to convey our final farewells to the Raizada Mansion that became our personal heaven.
Credit:Team SaRun..♥
Bye Bye IPK.....
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