nyonika announces that the happy couple will marry next week, causing double-takes all around. manik had meant to marry after graduation, but she points out that there'll always be something to wait for — internship, residency, his army obligation — so they may as well do it now.
Nandini shares the news with her friends at the college place, which seems like a pretty insensitive place to do considering that harshad is nursing his broken heart by throwing himself into working there. As nandini starts talking a new girl makes her entry.
Her appearance throws everyone off because she's Caucasian. Everyone is anxious at having their precarious English tested, but as it turns out, she's fluent in hindi (her mother is indian).
Nandini and manik go ring and dress/tux shopping — or at least attempt to. nandini is excited about all these plans, and tries to convince manik to participate, but he grumbles at each step of the way.
Nandini urges him to get a ring as proof of their love, adding that he has to let people know that he's taken. He notes that she really means for the ring to act as shackles, and leaves the store. He balks at a photo shoot and buying a tux, because in his uber-logical robot brain, the ceremony is a waste of time and money. He tells nandini that even when they're married, he won't just bend over backwards to suit her preferences. She points out that he's never done that.
He starts to blame his mother for pushing, but nandini wisely sees that Mom's not the problem. manik doesn't know and sighs that he regrets it, then adds that they ought to reconsider.
With only a few days remaining until the wedding, nandini is dejected and confused. Her friends assure her that manik's just being his usual difficult self, but he doesn't mean to really call it off.
Sure enough, manik comes back to his senses and visits nandini's parents. To nandini's surprise, manik takes the two of them on a road trip to visit the graves of her grandparents.
Manik has come to pay his respects to them, and introduces himself as "son-in-law." He says, " I've already gotten in trouble for not listening to Nandini. But don't worry, I'll take good care of her."
Nandini's still feeling stung and mutters that she hates him, but then shakes her head and amends, "No, I like you. Thank you."
Now he's more willing to discuss wedding plans, and although he initially scoffs at the idea of a honeymoon, he relents and tells her to pick the place. She decides an island vacation would be nice (thinking of a beach resort), and manik makes her happy by readily agreeing...
On the eve of the wedding, shahid and navya come over for a sleepover and present nandini with pink lingerie for her honeymoon.
however, there are people who are having a tougher time of it. First is harshad, who looks up at nandini's window from outside. His mood is bittersweet, but he focuses on the positive, saying that he's happy, "Because you're really happy right now. If you're happy... I'm happy too."
Nandini's parents and rishab, meanwhile, have a lonely drink that night. Nandini joins them, and finds herself fighting back tears as she thanks them for raising her and always being her support system. Sanjana, rishab and mohin blink back there own tears as they urges her to smile rather than cry.
Wedding day. Nandini receives a few unexpected visitors as she waits for the ceremony, which include her high school teacher who is none other than pandit trilok chaurasia and raghav with princi.
alya is quite gracious in her well-wishes for nandini, telling her that she's glad that manik chose her; ironically, it's that very fact that makes her like him, as it shows manik has good taste in women. nandini's touched by this unexpected praise, and the two shake hands warmly.
And then, it's time for the ceremony. Things proceed smoothly as manik and nandini state their vows, followed by speeches by both fathers. nandini's mother is particularly heartfelt as she praises nandini for her snail-like steadfastness. SHe'd worried about her, but now feels relieved to leave her in the hands of a capable mate: "manik, thank you. Please stick with our Nandini through the end."
But it wouldn't be a true nandini affair without a mishap or several, and when it's time for the ring exchange, nandini drops manik's ring, which goes rolling under the seats.
It's found soon enough, but manik mock-grumbles that she's a dummy. Undaunted, nandini returns, "Don't make fun, manik malhotra — I know you liked me a lot, and from a long time ago." She's referring to their second kiss, which wasn't in the rain after all but at the villa. Manik shoots a look at his nyonika, who nonchalantly glances away with a "Who, me?" look on her face.
Nandini teases him for playing coy, then grabs him in a surprise kiss, to the surprise of everybody. She slowly sucked his lower lip but Manik pulls back in embarrassment, but she playfully sticks out her tongue at him.
Off to our married couple's honeymoon. At the resort, they run into another newlywed couple, whom you will learn to hate soon enough. The young wife, nina (I know guys she is not in kyy but added her to make the story interesting), eyes manik with interest while her own husband (he is none other than shahid couldnt think of anyone else) keeps his head bowed and obeys her every whim.
At first it's coincidence that keeps them in each other's orbits, since they're staying in adjacent rooms. The couples select the same dinner course, so Nandini uncomfortably sits through dinner while nina commandeers the conversation and boldly flirts with manik. Feeling put out, Nandini reaches for the wine and ends up hungover the next day.
Nandini and manik head out on Day 2 of their honeymoon, visiting the Museum of African Art... only to find that the other couple is also there. Nina has the brassiness to actually cling to manik's arm like a girlfriend (or wife, I suppose), leaving her own groom to trail behind with Nandini.
Nandini tells shahid to keep nina to himself, but incredibly enough, Mr. Milquetoast is actually blind to his wife's antics. He fears that manik will fall for her, whom he describes as innocent and sweet.
Hilariously, just as nina is moving to latch onto manik's arm again, a woman in a wig bumps into them hard, separating them.
That evening, Nandini gets out her pretty new underwear and nervously anticipates that this is the night she'll get to use it... until there's a knock at the door. It's the Pesky Pair, here with champagne.
The next morning, nandini is bummed, as this is their last day here and she's hardly had any time alone with manik. Plus, she doesn't even have any vacation photos — which makes him smile and tell her not to worry, since he knows Mom has got that part covered.
Manik agrees to spend today with nandini, just the two of them, and she gets prettied up excitedly. And then comes the knock on the door.
the urgency in the visitor's voice is too much to ignore and so manik opens it. Shahid bursts in and begs for manik's help — "nina is doubled over in pain."
Nandini's uncomfortable watching manik feel up nina, and her woman's intuition just may be making her a little suspicious as well. She blurts, "Stop!" and says that she hates seeing him with his hands all over another woman.
Manik assumes that nandini's being jealous for no reason and tells her in a hard voice that he's going to be a doctor. If she has a problem with that, well, then they can't be together.
In tears, nandini runs out and shahid heads out to follow her. At which point nina smiles and takes his hand, saying, "Finally, it's just the two of us." Having faked everything, now she makes her move, saying that she wishes he'd met her before nandini, whom she can tell he doesn't like.
Manik shoots her a hard look and rejects her advance coldly. He finds nandini sitting alone and joins her, but she, feeling wounded, scoots away. He asks if she's still angry — she is — but melts that away by telling her, "But you're prettier when you smile." Smooooth, I'll give you that. He adds, "When I see you smiling, it makes me feel good." manik starts to tickle Nandini, and her anger fades fast as she shrieks with laughter.
That night they sit awkwardly — both thinking of the night ahead but a little unsure how to get there. Nandini apologizes for being foolish and jealous earlier, and manik answers, "You're cute... sometimes. Sometimes you're beautiful, somehow."
Slinging an arm around her, he wonders, "But why do I like you? You're not that pretty, and you're cute only sometimes. Why do I always want to see you? What have you done to me?"
With that, he moves in for a kiss, then gathers her up in his arms and carries her to bed. Nandini pulls back, pausing to ask for a few moments to "prepare" a few things (thinking of her pretty lingerie), but he tells her not to bother: "I can't wait anymore."
Honeymoon over, the couple begin married life back at home, where manik's room has been redecorated to suit both of them. nandini manages to oversleep and rushes downstairs, where the others are already eating. Thankfully, nyonika isn't a stickler for those old-fashioned expectations and greets her warmly.
Nandini's intending to drop by the nursing department today so she can apply for a transfer, but she's got a few obstacles to overcome, like waiting for a spot to open up, as well as passing an entrance exam.
Nyonika reminds manik to take care of the marriage registration paperwork... but manik gets an idea and answers with a noncommittal, "We'll see. I'll think about it." nyonika is bewildered and nandini worried — does that mean he's reconsidering the marriage? They won't be legally married until they register, and dragging his feet after the honeymoon is awfully cavalier of him, nyonika argues.
Manik answers that he just feels like he's being shoved into everything, and comes to a "compromise" — that he'll register the marriage once nandini passes the nursing department exam.
nandini worries about what happens if she can't — say, for instance, a slot never opens up. Manik just shrugs it off, asking if she was only prepared to exert this (paltry) amount of effort to pursue nursing.
Clearly he is using this as motivation to spur Nandini to try hard, as he once did to provoke her into picking a future that extended beyond being his mate. And as he walks away from his stunned family, he smiles in amusement.