But such is the magic of MohitРІР‚в„ўs strong portrayal: If he wants us to believe that God can be pitied, he does soРІР‚В¦and with remarkable easeР”В«y the time, he takes back his role of Mahadev on SatiРІР‚в„ўs insistence, we have spent various nights awake, worried at his condition. This homeless wanderer is a mere shadow of the God that he was and creates sympathy and pity in our hearts, emotions we never though a God could entice in us. The God whose one tear could move the world, is now screaming in agony at one moment and sobbing in despair the next. The ever encompassing, all pervading Devon ke Dev suddenly becomes pitiable in his sorrow. It is here that Mohit Raina makes slipping into different characters seem as easy as slipping into different clothes.

And then begins the maha degradation of Mahadev as he quits his РІР‚СљDevatwaРІР‚Сњ and transcends into the mortal realms to suffer all the pain like a human. The unattachment and indifference to everyone else around him is portrayed impeccably by his lost and hurt eyes, which remain fixed on the corpse of Sati even while he carries her lifeless form out the door.Р”Р„nd as we watch the grief stricken Mahadev helplessly and wonder about his state of shock, he gives us and the culprit gods all answers in three words: Shiva sans Shakti is Shava. Now thereРІР‚в„ўs an actor who expresses copiously without even uttering a syllable. The Rudra Veerbhadra is like a split personality of the ever patient Mahadev, who, even though representing emotions extremely opposite to his creator, reflects the essence of Mahadev completely, even through vengeful anger.Р”Р„fter Daksh РІР‚Вs slaying, when Mahadev walks in at the РІР‚Сљcrime sceneРІР‚Сњ, the unimaginable extent of his grief is conveyed by a heavy silence, a betrayed pair of eyes and a broken walk. The juxtaposition of the mourning Mahadev preoccupied with Sati РІР‚Вs death with the eager blood thirsty Veerbhadra about to go on a killing rampage, is perhaps another reminder of why Mohit Raina is known today in our circles as the Master of Expressions. The sequence where a deeply sad Mahadev, almost lost in an agonizing trance, orders a very wrathful and destructive Veerbhadra to kill Daksh is MohitРІР‚в„ўs second winning moment. I think it is a very daunting task for an actor to display different emotions at once. Mahadev is definitely personally taking interest in MohitРІР‚в„ўs portrayal: how else do you explain such an authentic representation of an abstract God who has only been felt, but never seen?Р”В«ut that is just one of the examples of how he has mastered impeccably the character he is playing. Mohit Raina looks like he has the Mahadev living within him.РІР‚Сњ Oh yes. Amish Tripathi, the now famous author of the Shiva Trilogy tweets right after: РІР‚СљJust saw the 1st sight of Lord ShivaРІР‚в„ўs righteous anger in Devon ke Dev. We cry along with Mahadev and take a moment to feel for Him, someone who had just been a wishing well for us till now. ThatРІР‚в„ўs when our own grief, having just witnessed this scriptural tragedy, dawns on us in entirety and we donРІР‚в„ўt hold in the tears anymore. But the exact moment when we viewers realize the actual impact of the just witnessed tragedy, is in the scene that follows: Mahadev, the ever calm, sublimely controlled God, lets out a blood curdling scream and every tissue on his face wreathes in agony. The sight of her burning body leaves us shocked and breathless. So when after a heart wrenching attempt at making the arrogant Daksh see the folly of his ways, Sati realizes the futility of her birth, she immolates herself in protest of the insults heaped on her husband by her father. This Monday, LetРІР‚в„ўs look at MohitРІР‚в„ўs best moments as an actor after SatiРІР‚в„ўs immolation: The assertive scenes where yet again Mr Raina proved effortlessly that much like the God among Gods that he is playing, he is the Actor among actors.

Testing times for Mahadev but an extremely fruitful period for Mohit Raina, the actor : The opportunity to showcase the versatility he can bring to a character even as ambiguous and contradictory as Mahadev, who hasnРІР‚в„ўt been figured out in his entirety by anyone, has been fully utilized. Right from the day He lost Sati he has gone through vivid and extreme experiences.

The last few weeks have been a roller coaster ride for DKDM viewers and Mahadev.

Devon ke dev mahadev 12th july 2012