Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: Pookie now calls the woman in Armaan's life her mumma?

Samridhii Shukla and Rohit Purohit's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai recently took a dramatic seven-year leap. The story, which had seen Abhira and Armaan welcome a baby girl, took a sharp turn as their marital relationship fell apart. Post-leap, the narrative now shifts focus to the Poddar family's life after the time jump. Abhira is seen living a modest, middle-class life with Kaveri and Vidya, who are now running a saree business. While Armaan's post-leap life was partially revealed in the promo, showing him as a radio jockey, he is now seen living at Mount Abu with a young girl and an unidentified woman, raising questions about his current family dynamic.

In the upcoming episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Abhira is seen missing her daughter deeply. On Pookie's birthday, she decorates her home and cuts a cake in her memory. Holding a childhood photo of Pookie close to her heart, Abhira breaks down, questioning what went wrong in her life that led to this separation and loneliness.

Meanwhile, in another scene, the young girl shown in the promo calling Armaan "papa" appears again, this time chatting with an elderly man she fondly calls "Dadu." While viewers suspect she could be Pookie, there's still no confirmation. The girl, full of spunk, slings an umbrella over her shoulder like a gun and confidently marches forward, chanting "left-right-left." Reaching a corner, she asks Dadu if he's ready for business. They then lay out umbrellas on a cloth, trying to sell them. Dadu, unsure about the plan, asks how they'll make money, to which the little girl cheekily replies, "Jugaad se." Soon, customers begin arriving, and the girl is seen collecting money from sales.

The scene takes a heartwarming turn when the mysterious woman from the promo, seen living with Armaan, arrives. In a playful mood, she taps the girl on the head, and the girl immediately runs to her, calling her "Mumma" and hugging her tightly. This leaves viewers with a burning question: Who is this woman? And is the little girl truly Pookie?