The shows are connected somehow, cause I saw IPKKND shown in SNS once.
Gopi's mami was watching tv and guess what was on --- IPKKND.
It was right after the poolside contract marriage scene and that scene was on her tv screen.
And today I found Arnav's mom's lost 😉 jewelry box in SNS (the blue one that was shown first time, Arnav talking to Khushi about stars epi)
And they are not mocking anything, US tv serials do that all the time, if they are from the same channel/ producer or linked any weird way.
In a way it shows fraternity, remember, just because you don't like them they are not your enemy out there to kill you and you are not expected to return the favour same way.
And you can be best of friends even when you are competing, otherwise this world would be a slaughter field.
Somehow both shows are scratching each other's back or otherwise backing each other.
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