' Anupamaa ' opens with Anupama bringing Jaya home from the hospital. Jaya flinches at the darkness as they enter, but the moment the lights come on, the house is covered in decorations. Banku has arranged a welcome with uncle and aunty, who have brought a cake. Jaya looks at it with wide eyes and asks if the whole cake is really for her. Uncle says yes. Banku asks her to cut it. Jaya refuses until Digvijay is back. She sets the cake aside for him, and everyone in the room quietly takes note.



The neck chainAnupama pulls Banku aside and asks if he took Digvijay's permission before decorating the house. Banku says Digvijay had already left before he could ask. Anupama tells him they need to be more careful with Digvijay, who is carrying a great deal of pain. Banku notices Anupama's neck chain is gone, and his eyes fill up when she tells him she sold it to pay for Jaya's treatment. She asks him to leave it alone and moves on.