
Everybody needs a refuge, sometimes just in the heart. In “Geeta’s Guide to Moving On,” Geeta’s fiancé breaks up with her on the day of their engagement, and she desperately tries to seek refuge in her family, her best friend Akua, and the divorce dialogue group.
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What happens after break up? The can’t-get-on-with-life, the unhinged feeling after the end of a relationship is an all-too-familiar scenario. Will Geeta Gidwani be able to pick up the pieces and move on?
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The lovely Geeta Gidwani, played by the show’s writer-creator-director-actress Puja Mohindra, is a believer.
When Dani dumps her on the day of their engagement, Geeta feels untethered and flails about helplessly. For Geeta, the coziness of being in a relationship, not being alone on “sweetest” day, watching endless TV shows with Dani is her world. When that perfect world comes crashing down, she becomes defensive with her new boss, has a meltdown during the family game night, and becomes desperate enough to land at Sanjay’s doorstep in the hope of a second date.
Things happen.
There are unmistakable instances where the imagery and symbolism hit hard. The last box dropped off by Dani is akin to getting a pink slip, and Akua reminding Geeta “not to compare and despair” is a brilliant nugget of advice spoken matter-of-factly. Her parents who play rock paper scissors to decide who will open the door, or Geeta over-dressing for a date deliver just the right dose of amusement.
With her emotional tide subsiding, Geeta meets Dani at a wedding who proposes to her again.
“Geeta’s Guide to Moving On” resonates with everyone who goes through a breakup, and especially with those who, like Geeta, are believers.