A few weeks ago, it was a hot lazy afternoon. I was bored out of my mind and decided to watch something new. I had seen a few clips of Arylie on Instagram that piqued my interest and I decided to give this couple and the show a chance. I started watching from episode 309 because it was the Arylie story that I was interested in. Little did I know that I would end up falling head over heels in love with these darlings.
Just a few episodes into the show, I realised that I had something special in front of me. A male lead, who, although a little mean in the first few episodes, actually respected the female lead, encouraged her, and was even inspired by her. A female lead, who, although a little OTT, actually had dreams and goals and was willing to work hard to achieve them.
Here was a man who didn't look down upon the FL. A man who instead, encouraged her, challenged her to become better, recognised her potential and supported her in her dreams. How can you not fall in love with Aryan Singh Rathore? My heart stood no chance. Of course, Fahmaan being incredibly hot, also helped a lot. And don' t even get me started on his gorgeous voice.
Here was a woman who, inspite of going through so much at such a young age, still had kindness within her. Although broken she still had fire within her. She was gentle yet strong and she retained her child-like innocence even after facing so much. How could you not fall in love with Imlie?
The story was interesting and actually had substance. Along with the occassional trip, fall and catches, the leads actually had meaningful conversations with each other. The story gave the leads the time and space to really understand each other and develop a genuine relationship. The chemistry was through the roof, even the chemistry between AKT (Gashmeer) and ASR was a sight to behold.
The acting of the trio (Gashmeer-Fahmaan-Sumbul) was top notch, the cinematography was brilliant to say the least and the song choices absolutely perfect.
With each passing episode, Arylie made way deeper and deeper into my heart. There were so many meaningful moments and conversations between the leads. The conversation that they have in the middle of the road, in pouring rain, where Aryan motivates her to pick herself up and move forward instead of crying at her fate and waiting for someone to come along and pick her up; the scene where Imlie breaks down after being served the divorce papers and tells Aryan that she is not weak, but she needs to cry and let it all out; the episode where Imlie signs the divorce papers and apologises to herself for all the times she didn't stand up for herself, and Aryan for the first time realises just how much this 19 year old has gone through and still come out strong; the scene where 'THE ASR' obliges Imlie's request and sings her a lullaby and the masquerade dance that follows; the whole Pagdandiya sequence especially the sequence in the hut; their drunk conversation on Holi; the time when Imlie tells him that she is like a white saree that has been stained forever because of her past, and Aryan, defiantly, takes the saree from her hands, dyes it red and tells her that he will do the same for her, colour her completely in his love until no trace of the past remains; their love confession to each other; all beautiful gems that I could write whole paragraphs about.
I swiftly cruised through the episodes so that I could catch up and get on track, so that I could watch the episodes, as they are released, on time. I decided that once I caught up, I would come on here and discuss my now favourite ITV couple with people who shared the same love that I had for Arylie and maybe even make new friends. Over the last few weeks, I binge watched till episode 497 and had just about 50 episodes more to go before I could finally catch up. I was looking forward to watching SuMaan's journey as Arylie in real time. Although I felt like I missed out on a lot of conversations by not watching the show earlier, I was looking forward to new discussions. But then, I found out that the show was taking a leap and that would mean an end to Arylie. To say I was heartbroken is not an exaggeration. I am the kind of girl who gets emotionally attached to the characters pretty quickly if the story attracts me, be it novels or shows. And I am neck deep in the Arylie fandom now, not wanting my favourite ship to end so soon. I know that all good things come to an end but I wish there was something we could do to continue seeing Arylie on screen. There is so much story still left to tell. SuMaan not wanting to play parents is totally understandable and there are so many other tracks that the makers could introduce. At this point, I would even take a reincarnation track instead of ending Arylie. Or maybe they could do a redux like they did in Ishqbaaz and give Aryan and Imlie a completely new story.
With this news, I feel like I've lost something very precious to my heart. There was so much going on in my mind that I came on here in the hopes of finding some comfort in the company of people who share my sentiments. My journey with Imlie started with Arylie and will end with Arylie. No matter what the makers decide to do, even if they decide to kill off the characters to introduce the leap, I will gladly skip those episodes and keep Arylie alive and happy in my heart, always. As someone once said, The stories we love, become a part of our lives and I will always hold Arylie's story, dearly to my heart❤️
PS: Comments appreciated and welcome.
