Shantaram Season 1
Episode No 3 Recap And Review
After being brought under control – just barely – Dale throws himself into the rescue process and provides medical care to the injured. Seemingly a leader of the people, Qasim complains of a lack of money and is unable to provide professional help to care for the wounded.
The next few minutes are quite tragic for Dale, personally and for the audience. We see the death of Lakshmi before us. None of the people around, including Dale, are able to help him properly. The Australian is burdened by the incident and feels partially responsible for putting people in this situation.
Finally, we see how he is caught in the act of robbery. The police were only able to catch him because Dale showed mercy when he tried to help the policeman who had been shot by Charlie and ran away. Ideally, he should have run with it, but as with fire, his conscience pulled him back and at least he tried. And it caught him. He still hasn't named Charlie, and it would take a big man to do that. Dale's angelic intervention in people's lives continues as people line up outside Prabhu's tent to seek help. Dale uses all the money Carla gives him for supplies.
Prabhu's integration into society is cemented when he helps Prabhu move forward with his proposal for Paravati. Lisa comforts Carla over Rujul's murder. He feels responsible for not being able to make the right decision. The confrontation between Khaderbhai and Walid finally takes place in this episode.
The new blood asserts itself and says its better financial muscle makes it better than the old gun. Khaderbhai is aware of Walid's more prominent work and withdraws. Instead, he goes to the Palace, where Zhou is told to side with Khaderbhai one last time. One that makes it easy for him and can close him at any time.
A rather interesting revelation here is that Zhou has no idea that Khaderbhai and Karla are working together. Although Khaderbhai has succeeded in maintaining the status quo, Zhou is not worried. He still believes that he has been sold short by Khader and despite his warnings, he continues his dirty ways by selling brown sugar in Khader's territory.
As expected, Khaderbhai heads to the Sagarwada slum to meet Dale. As Rujula mentioned earlier, this is not Kahderbhai's first visit to the area. He grew up in a slum himself, and constantly surveyed the area to make sure it didn't affect people's lives. Dale gets into his car, assured that he will be fine, and Khaderbhai just wants to talk.
It seems that this crime boss is truly a man with a heart of gold. It's a funny thing to say about someone who killed another person in the previous episode. Khader and Dale bond over each other's inherent goodness. It can be said that their instincts attract others without even knowing it. Khader even recounts an incident where he helped a poor man endure a wealthy tyrant who was chasing him for rent. Khader seems to like Lin and takes him to a club where they get high and discuss whether reality is an illusion, which Khader believes it is and Lin is not.
In Indian culture, playing a ghazal is considered as an evening spent rich in the comfort and harmony of the voice. Although the idea of performances is becoming less and less, we see one in the next episode 3. Dale is so moved by this that he almost cries. He also sees Karla at the club and is surprised to see two people he wants to be apart of. As he did with Khader Zhou, he claims to know or have any connection to Carla, in front of Dale, who unwittingly introduces his business partners. The dynamic between Carla and Lisa is at a delicate stage.
It's entirely possible that Carla deliberately left him alone so that he wouldn't get attached to her. He has distanced himself from everyone except Ahmed.
Perhaps this event changed him to a completely different worldview. The ending of the episode is a bit odd. He is devastated by her loss and cannot see clearly the consequences of what he will do next. Dale admits the mistake and apologizes.
Before the situation gets out of control, Wasim intervenes and lets Dale stay in Lakshmi's tent. Furthermore, she decides to adopt Ravi so that she can feel at home again. But what's interesting, Gasim says, is that Dale has been given the space to continue helping others and showing up for those in need when the situation arises.
Episode Review
You'd probably think Dale would be killed after what he did. It was indeed his fault, albeit indirectly, that so many people lost their lives and their only material means of livelihood. But in the spirit of the wonderful culture, the story is based, it is forgiven. Because this is a characteristic feature of our people.
Shantaram, the novel depicts many such instances where people come together to protect those who seem different from them. It is truly heartwarming to see the kindness and compassion brought to the screen with a skill and sensitivity often lost in foreign representations. The writers continued to let Dale redeem himself in the eyes of the audience.
It's nice to have a clean, morally upright hero who doesn't do too much wrong, except for the last episode about the fire. In Indian culture, it is said that the more good you do, the more karma you get. This is what happened to Dale.
Things are looking better for him. But the rivalry between Khaderbhai and Walid is just beginning to intensify. Perhaps the future will dictate circumstances, but the writers should try to continue the character development that has been good so far.
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