.: Nafrat se Mohabbat ke kahani ~ Celebrating 10 Years of IPKKND :.

Hello Hi Bye Bye phellow IPKKND phankas!! Welcomes, Welcomes to the ten year celebration of Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?

It has been ten years since Arnav Singh Raizada and Khushi Kumari Gupta's love story found a way to be immortalised in our hearts! June 6th, 2011 will forever be etched into all of our hearts, for this was the day or the fateful night if I may, which started it all. Our Khushi fell into the arms of the rakshas who was her rajkummar in hiding! This was the day, since Arnav Singh Raizada couldn't stop thinking about the girl who he never thought would be the one, to one day make him dance like Salman Khan, and make Jalabais!! 400+ episodes later, just like Arnav ji, we all are awestruck by the love this show has managed to keep alive for itself!

Here's a beautiful poem that throws us all back into a loop of what Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? brought all of us, written by DurgaS;

Why is there still a faraq?

Why does it still matter?

Arnav wondered when he saw Khushi

the questions ripped him inside

Khushi was puzzled with a similar query

with feelings she couldn't hide

Why is there still a faraq?

Why does it still matter?

for him, she was a cheater

devil incarnate, he was for her

they hated with all heart

or at least that's what they thought

Why is there still a faraq?

Why does it still matter?

a separation, they couldn't bear

hatred, on verge of despair

life just turned into a song

dammit, it was love all along

Why is there still a faraq?

Why does it still matter?

the questions though still remain

the fans ask again and again

their hearts are not yet done

a magical spiral that IPK has spun

Why is there still a faraq?

Why does it still matter?

it's pointless to ponder anymore

a decade may come, a decade may go

hey hey... the music vibrates hither and thither

Rabba Ve... this tale will go on forever and ever

Yes there will always be faraq!

Yes it will always matter!

Nafrat aur Mohabbat ki Kahani, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?

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faasle meloon ke hain, dono hain alag disha

[the distance is of miles, they both are different directions]

kabhi yeh mil pain ge, nahi kisi ko hai pata

[are they ever going to meet, no-one knows]

tu hi bata mere maula, tu hi bata mere raaba

[pray tell my lord, pray tell my lord]

The kahani starts June 6th, 2011 on the night of Payalia's barat but Bua ji had already proclaimed that it was not Payal's, it was Khushi's day! "Aaj Khushi ka din hai" *cue Khushi Kumari Gupta running away with dowry papers on a stolen bike to Sheesh Mahal where her rajkummar had gotten off a chopper to buy back his ancestral home and host a event*

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? is a story of how Devi Mayyian planned the fated milan of Arnav and Khushi. One of India's most eligible bachelor, a fashion mogul and Lucknow ki galiyoon ke jalebai bai did not know how intertwined their lives had been, and were going to be. Their hamesha was just about to begin!!

Arnav and Khushi's first meeting is followed suit by Khushi managing to fall directly into Arnav's arms. Angered at his ruined event, Arnav holds Khushi hostage which leads to her sister's wedding breaking and starts a series of challenges between the two over their belief in whether fate can be toyed with or everything that happens is predestined. Arnav and Khushi's second meeting at a dargah is facilitated by Arnav entering the dargah to fulfil his Di's wish. Anjali Di, whose desperately prayed for her Chotte to fall in love led both of them to a place where the result was Arnav vowing to ruin Khushi's reputation, which led Khushi to meet Shyam Manohar Jha, and eventually follow Arnav to his new city. Delhi.

Obsessed from the first glance, Shyam follows Khushi to Delhi and lands her in Arnav's office. Devi Mayyian worked hard by letting Khushi's dupatta keep finding Arnav's face every now and then, but Shyam Manohar Jha worked harder to make sure Arnav and Khushi were around each other at all times. After Khushi's attempt at continuing Bua ji's sari sales venture flops, she ends up at AR Group thanks to Shyam Ji where Arnav and Khushi find themselves pushing each others buttons through most absurd and petty challenges towards one another. We are allowed a peek into Arnav's personal relationships further in this duration. He is close to his sister, is a confidant of his cousin-brother, and has a secret girlfriend from Nani ji, and has a Nani who like every other desi woman, has made marriage of her naatin a mission of hers.

While Khushi and Arnav are engaged in a consistent verbal spat, their siblings Payal and Akash find themselves at odds when Akash ends up falling for his Payal ji in the first glance.

Khushi eventually quits working for Arnav after a life-thretening misunderstandings and decides to leave Lucknow however Devi Mayyian had other plans. After leaving Mr. Raizada restless with the news of leaving his city forever, she finds herself facing him while hiding out in his closet. While the two bicker behind everyone's backs, Anjali decides that Khushi is the perfect person who can give her Chotte's live-in girlfriend a makeover, unintentionally bring Khushi and Arnav under the same roof.

Khushi ends up forming a friendship with Lavanya by Diwali where Arnav, smitten by titaliya tries to kiss her. Khushi and Arnav embark on a journey to prove if there existence makes a difference to each other. In between both of their engagements breaking off, neither knowing the reason of such, both of them joining hands to bring Payal and Akash together, and Guptas finding out about the duplicitous nature of Shyam, Arnav and Khushi end up dancing together at Payal and Aakash's sangeet. The growing closeness between the two is observed by everyone including Shyam who does his best to push the two apart by creating a misunderstanding with Arnav regarding Khushi having an affair with him while leading Arnav on.

Unfortunately for Shyam, Arnav decides that the best course will be to make Khushi his legally wedded wife in order to avoid his newly pregnant sister's marriage and happiness from crumbling

While Holi's lets loose some of the repressed feelings between the two, the two do their best to fulfil their relationship of nafrat towards one another otherwise. It is not until Khushi reaches the conclusion of Arnav perhaps marrying her for some kundali ka dosh, and attempts suicide to clear his way that she founds out that Arnav is aware of Shyam's intentions towards her however misunderstands the intentions she had for him and Shyam respectively.

Despite doing her level best in her attempt at explaining herself, Arnav and Khushi separate from one another with broken hearts.

Arnav finds himself kidnapped and Khushi finds herself in distress in duration of this separation. Eventually with the help of Mami Bond, Khushi is able to locate Arnav however their mini reunion is short lived when Shyam's goons track the duo down.

NK and Khushi team up to find evidence against Shyam in order to free Arnav. Khushi ends up finding Arnav with the help of NK after coming across the receipt with laad governor scribbled on the back. Any qualms in Arnav's mind cease to exist as time and time again Khushi's actions have spoken to her about her undying love for him.

Arnav and Khushi have only settled into their newfound relief of knowing they both reciprocate their feelings however Anjali's isolation and heartbreak looms over them through their contractual wedding done with pheres. Shyam who had been kicked out from Shantivan finds his way back through bringing back Arnav's paternal grandmother.

The trials and tribulations do not end for Arnav when he sits through all the rasams, and even performs as Salman Khan on his own sangeet for his Khushi when the repressed past of the fourteen years comes back to face both Arnav and Khushi on their wedding day. Dadi ji reveals Garima to be the other woman in Arnav's father's life and the reason his parents are dead. The horrorstruck Arnav wanders into his mother's garden to find some solace while Khushi waits for him until the last flame of the agni remains lit. It's happily ever after for the two as Arnav choses his love for Khushi and lets go of the weariness that the past baggage has weighed upon their relationship.

The couple following their wedding are able to once and for all kick Shyam out of their lives by making him confess his own sins. Their domesticity falls into place until Khushi manages to crash into another one of Arnav's exes who manipulates Khushi into thinking that she's mothering Arnav's abandoned child. After learning how Sheetal was hoping to exploit Khushi's nativity and Arnav's politeness, they duo end up adopting the child that Sheetal had tried to use as a pawn. Their arguments over parenting results in both ending up bickering of Khushi's naivety and undying optimism for the world which leads Khushi to enter into a Mrs. India contest. Arnav and Khushi, while often at odds found themselves intertwined in a love that was beyond their imagination for themselves.

iss pyaar ko kya naam doon?

[what do I call this love?]

Arnav Singh Raizada

maybe a bit emotionally stunted, cynical, arrogant and ruthless Arnav Singh Raizada is an acute businessman whose journey spans from being ASR in front of Khushi to becoming her Arnav Ji. Arnav Malik Singh Raizada is the only son of his parents, and Anjali's protective younger brother who loves those he dares to love, with all his heart! Arnav is eventually lovingly referred to as laad governor by his dharam patni.

Khushi Kumari Gupta (Singh Raizada)

bubbly, overtly extroverted, and talkative Khushi Kumari Gupta always manages to find herself at the wrong place, at wrong time, with even worst circumstances than she imagines. Nicknamed Titaliya, Sanka Devi, Parameshwari, and Phatti Sari, Khushi betiya is jovial, lively, and finds her rebellious streak shining through when she finds herself around ASR. The overtly dramatic Salman Khan fan wants to fall in love but is riddled with confusion when she finds her heartbeats going dhak dhak around that rakhshas laadgovernor!

Khushi stands out for her friendship with Devi Mayyian and her commitment to those she loves. She, like her husband, loves everyone around her with a love that is beyond any limits

Anjali Malik Jha Singh Raizada

The ever pious, soft spoken, looking to find happiness in the smallest things there could be, and carrying motherly affection for her Chotte, Anjali back to being Raizada gives all of herself to all her relationships! She is warm, inviting, and forgiving. Despite all the lies fed to her by her husband, her hopeless romantic ideology shines through whenever she praises the couple of her Chotte and Khushi ji!

Shyam Manohar Jha

A lawyer by occupation, Shyam ji would do anything besides standing up for justice. The two-timing, two faced, hypocritical a**h*le is marries Anjali Raizada for her wealth but spends the latter half of his marriage lusting after a girl he happened to save in Lucknow.

Manorama Singh Raizada

The Raizada's oldest daughter in law, Manorama is fiercely protective of her niece and nephew after they move in with them. She stands up for whatever she perceives to be injustice, however spends majority of her time touching up her make up, and browsing through catalogues of saris and jewellery. Initially unhappy with her son's choice of the bride, Manorama begrudgingly comes to accept the Gupta sisters' as her bahurias! She's married to Deviyani Raizada's son Manohar with whom she is insinuated to have eloped.

Manohar Singh Raizada

The oldest son of the Raizada household, Manohar does his best to keep peace alive in the household especially between his always warring wife and mother. He is protective of his children, kind and compassionate towards every person he meets, and readily accepts Khushi and Payal as his daughters instead of his bahus. He is often seen as a voice of reason in tough situations however he ends up moving away in the latter half of the show due to work related propositions.

Aakash Singh Raizada

Manohar and Manorama Raizada's one and only son, Aakash is calm, cool, collected and serene. He is for level headed and fond of all things simple. Akash's love and concern for his siblings rises above everything else. He is also seen to share an understanding bond with Khushi ji and the Guptas. Aakash is perhaps more loved for his ability to lose his heart in one go after meeting Payal.

Payal Gupta Singh Raizada

Shashi and Garima's betiya, Bua ji's favourite bhatiji, Maa ji's bahuriya, Aakash's Payal ji and Khushi's jiji; Payal is a sweet, protective, sometimes mischievous, older sister of Khushi who often finds herself covering for Khushi's antics. Payal is respectful, demure, and one of the most kind hearted individuals.

Garima Gupta

A mother who became a mother by only raising two daughters. Garima Gupta is a selfless, caring, and warm woman whose hopes and dreams for her daughters aren't different than any other mother's hopes and dreams for their daughter. Although cheated in love, Garima remains steadfast in her belief in love for her daughters.

Sashi Gupta

An astute businessman and halwai, Shashi Gupta stands out for his commitment and care towards his family and his shop which he ends up losing in between because of mortgaging it. Shashi Gupta unconditionally loves his Khushi betiya and Payalia. He stands as a beacon of support for his wife and calls out his sister's remarks when need arises.

Madhumathi Gupta (Buaji)

Bua ji is a tough nut but full of love for Nandkishore (not NK 😆), and her family members. She treated Sashi and Garima's daughters as her own and lovingly has pet names for both her nieces. She often finds herself rivalling Manorama Mami in dance and wittiness.

Devyani Singh Raizada

Ratna and Manohar's amma, Arnav and Anjali's nani, and Akash's Dadi, Deviyani Singh Raizada is notoriously known for her love of kathak and everything lucknowi. She is rough and harsh from the outside but jovial and fun loving once you're able to get past her exterior. She is fiercely protective of her family members, tries to uphold family traditions and customs, and even after all these years, she only plays holi with her late husband's water guns.

Subhadra Malik (Arnav's Daadi)

Arnav's dadi, Subhadra Malik is Deviyani's childhood friend, overall pious and orthodox who spent the last 14 years as seen on the show in an ashram after her younger son kicks out her grandchildren from their ancestral home. Subhadra is staunch believer of traditions, and her own interpretation of what is right and wrong. First impressions are a big deal for her. She is not find of Arnav removing his father's name from his name and usually tries blaming others for the flaws of her own family members.

NandKishore/NK

Akash's cousin who grew up in Sydney and a man known for broken Hindi. NK was a true delight who found his strengths in being a friend to everyone around him. He is one his Masai's favourite nephews. in the beginning he finds himself running behind Arnav's Khushi however when everyone opposes Arnav and Khushi's elopement, he stands in support of them and helps them through thick and thin!

Lavanya Kashyap

Arnav's ex girlfriend, and personal secretary, Lavanya Kashyap was a force to be reckoned with. She knew who she loved, what she wanted and she went after that unapologetically. Stylish and suave, Lavanya was sweet, kind, and caring to all around her. She found herself alienated from her traditional roots but Chamkili's friendship gave her an insight into the world of traditional values and how tradition doesn't always mean something regressive. Lavanya loved ASR with all her being, loved him enough to recognise his true love before him.

Khushi didn’t know that the place she went to meet her sister Payal's fiancé regarding the dowry, would turn out to be the childhood residence of Arnav Singh Raizada.

And it would change her life forever.

When Khushi entered Sheesh Mahal, she was mistaken as model and pulled out to the ramp. Nervousness evident in her eyes, she couldn’t decide what to do and how to react. The moment Khushi turned, her dupatta came in her way and she fell straight into Arnav's awaiting arms and was mistaken to have been sent to sabotage his event. His eyes were filled with fury, seeing her wearing green in a theme of red.

Their gazes had so many questions that wanted to be answered. They never knew they will one day be so madly in love with each other that Arnav would love to carry in her arms forever to make her feel special.

When he laid his eyes on Khushi, Arnav’s heart skipped a beat. She was doing photoshoot in AR wearing a gorgeous red saree, it was his favorite color.

When their gaze met, the audience yelled, "Oh yeah, you love her!"

As the wind blew her hair, he could not take his eyes off her. Trying to hide his feelings from himself, Arnav decided to ignore her. Little did he know that Khushi was going to be the reason why he would live again. And it was everyone’s most favorite, first Rabba Ve moment!

She was standing in the rain crying silently, unaware that a car was going to hit her. Suddenly two strong arms held her and carried her away, saving her from the accident.

She slowly realized she was in someone's arms. She raised her eyes to look at her savior, only to get shocked to see her boss's face. They stared at each other drenching in that rain. He could see her tears even though it was raining heavily.

Unknown emotions were raining in their hearts.

She realized she was still holding onto him. She released her hands from him. That was when he came out of his trance, not liking the way she moved away from him, nor he liked how he was getting attracted to her. He pushed her away with a jerk.

When he started to move, he saw her shivering. Removing his coat and thrusting it into her arms, he rudely told her to wear it.

She politely told him that she didn't need his coat and covered herself with her shawl. He was angered by the fact that she had the audacity to reject his offer.

Taking his coat he went away leaving her teary eyed.

And she looked back at his retreating form with hurtful eyes.

And it was, our second Rabba Ve Moment!

From the moment she entered the temple premises, Arnav looked at her mesmerized, he was lost in her.

Khushi looked at him as if annoyed, she herself didn’t know the reason but the audience did. It was her strange jealousy seeing Arnav and Lavanya together, little did she know it was very soon going to turn into pure love.

She was fasting, her head spun and she fainted but her Superman was there to save her. As destiny played its trick, Arnav ended up breaking Khushi’s fast. As expected, she picked up a fight with him. Annoyed with her constant bickering, as usual, Arnav held her again. It was way too magical yet appealing - the smoldering hug, the proximity, both of them looking into each other’s eyes intently.

Khushi is at hospital, all shocked and despaired by seeing Shashi lying on in the bed hospital, paralyzed. Was she on the verge of loosing her dad another time? Life has already taken her parents away, her happiness away. It couldn't happen one more time. She will break completely if it happens.

Arnav comes at the hospital and a comforting whisper escapes from his mouth "Khushi".

Khushi doesn't think twice and runs to him and eventually hugs him tightly...as tighter as she could with her fragile hands. Arnav is puzzled and stands there not being able to hug her back. Yet Khushi stays in his arms, as if she found her peace and solace, as if she knew that everything will be fine.

Aspiring desires were pulling two hearts towards each other to be with each other. The longing and yearning were creating havoc on both sides and this attraction was compelling and creating intoxicated avidity in between them moment by moment. He gets frozen at that moment and here she is sitting around the tiny twinkling dias which are increasing her glow and reflecting her red avatar more and more riveting and enchanting, the magic of which is gripping his heart They both felt each other's presence and that compels him in this spell to fall for her completely.
His heart is thriving through his smile and her smile and his feet have no control over here and are heading towards her.

They both are lost in this mesmerized and enchanting moment unaware of their intoxicated surroundings. He is completely drawn by this red alluring, bewitching, tempting, riveting, and compelling beauty which arousing his desires with tenderness and the indulgence of which is making him inebriated with perplexed and mixed emotions which are circling both of them and pulling in this vortex. She gets scared with his burning yearning breathing over her face and steps back but Arnav has no desire to come out of this dwindling moment. His hold never loses its grip over her as Hamesha...

His guilty over her "payal" which is from her mother and who knows more than him the value of it. He wants to remove that distress from her face over this missing piece of her smile.
He follows her moves in the party and that makes her moves shaky. His burning gazes on her making her hide but he's right on her is not letting her do so. But their sense of feeling each other's presence is totally unaware of surroundings just like the new groom wants to be with his bride he is as anxious as he could be with her alone.

These arousing desires make him step forward and she hits the wall after the rhythmic walk. The moment is full of hankering and longing inclinations and cravings which takes both of them towards uncontrollable and undeniable magnetized pull.

Love, genuine passionate love, was his for the first time like his heart was screaming that When I am with you, the only place I want to be is closer to you. The time I spend with you I look upon as sort of divine one, a dim twilight under the stars one, as it is singing a song of life to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. My heart beats faster when I am near you, my love grows stronger as you touch my soul. I felt the heat and the passion when you fell in my arms and since then I started to love and trust this growing feeling of LOVE in me...and I wanted to give myself to it...All of it: The desire is consuming me and I know you feel the heat in every beat too. Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away, and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart. There's this place in me where every touch of you is printed, your breath has kissed it many times, and your whispers softly echoed whenever you have called me... It's the place where a part of you will forever be a part of me. We efface the bitterness by passionate love, without twists, without an aftertaste. When it is finished, it is not finished, as we are still here in each other's arms lulled by our love, by tenderness -- sensuality in which the whole being can participate.

Fingers clasping each pair of its mate... captivating each others' eyes ... and all the colors of the world pass through our bodies like strings of fire. I can no longer think of anything but you. In spite of myself, my imagination carries me to you. I grasp you, I kiss you, I caress you, a thousand of the most amorous caresses take possession of me.. My heart to you is given: give yours to me; We'll lock them up together throwing the key of all bad memories. I want to forget my very existence in a deep kiss of you... just let me kiss you forever...Can I???

When finally, Arnav and Khushi realize their love for each other, Arnav faces a heart tearing situation when he hears Khushi asking Shyam to break his marriage with Anjali in rage. This misconception leads Arnav to believe that Shyam & Khushi have been having an affair and Khushi is the one trapping Shyam. It was a war between his mind and heart. It was frustrating for him that Khushi was having an affair, but he was more raged as Shyam was cheating on Anjali with Khushi.

Not left with another choice, Arnav blackmails Khushi to marry him for six months, thinking this is the only way to salvage this sister's life and keep Shyam from divorcing his sister at Akash and Payal's wedding. He sets down his own path of vengeance and hatred. Not a man to do anything in half-measures, Arnav's thirst for revenge blinded him so completely that he decided to break Khushi in the worst possible way - by playing with her emotions and making her life hell, and leading her to believe that he hated her, before breaking her completely. He filled her hairline with vermilion in rage.

"Ab tum meri patni ho, par sirf duniyaki nazron mein, aur sirf 6 mahino ke liye."

Khushi was shattered, she cried. Cried for her love, for her broken dreams, on her unfortunate and her unlucky love. She never thought of ending up with Arnav like this. But also, she believed that may be some love stories leave incomplete. Maybe all love stories do not have a happy ending.

They colored each other with the family’s insistence, but little did they know they were already colored in each other’s love.

They intoxicated, they were on Bhaang, they told the truth. They completely besotted by one another shredding their egos and pride and found happiness in each other's presence and arms.

Arnav's tear made the audience choke when he stated,

“Jab tum mere pass aati ho, mere dil kidhadkane bhi badh jati hain, humari dhadkane....”

“Ek ho jaati hain.” Khushi completed him and the audience fell in love with them all over again.

There was no confusion, no acidity but pure and unconditional love.

Arnav entered the stage reluctantly, not only because of Nani's blackmailing, but also because he never wanted his wife to be ashamed by public.

Right when Heer falls down taking a bite of the poisonous sweet, Ranjha makes entry to falls on his knees beside his love, asking her to get up. He eats the poisonous sweet too and confesses. It's Ranjha confessing, but they were Arnav's words.

Jab jo bura kaha, uska koi matlab nahi.

Jab jo bura kiya, uska koi matlab nahi.

Iss pyaar mein sahi aur galat ka koimatlab nahi.

Bas ek cheez ka matlab hai, ki main,hamesha, hamesha tumse...

And then Ranjha dies.

He lets his feelings out finally, even if in the disguise of Ranjha, Heer's Ranjha. No- he was Khushi’s Arnav.

Dhaga humne Pakra nahi

Dhaga Hume zabardast thamna para

Angry Arnav doesn't want to see Khushi. He steps back but the needle hits Khushi. Arnav comes towards her and Khushi stops. Her words affected him. Khushi sewing Arnav's button. He softly looking in Khushi's eyes . Khushi too is lost in Arnav as if their eyes are questioning each other. Khushi comes close to Arnav to torn thread . He feels her. Khushi tears melting Arnav hearts but he remembers her words and steps back.

Nafrat paas ane naa Mohabbat door jaane naa de.

Arnav, after blasting the ultimate truth behind the marriage to Khushi decides to leave. His Mother's birthday is also coming so he doesn't think twice before leaving his Khushi behind.

Khushi tries her level best to stop him but he enters that fatal door of the airport. Khushi is awestruck, shocked and broken. Her very own Arnavji left her alone and that thought that he is thinking bad about her is eating her up. How could she proove that Shyam has abused her and her family, that everything has been only lies? How would she get her Arnavji back?

Khushi realizes that there is not only Nafrat but a ray of Mohabbat in their relationship. Both feel for each other, both know when they are not in a safe situation, both feel and both need each other as much as human needs air to breath.

Khushi starts investigating and she was right. Arnav did not take any flight for London. Her suspicions start getting clever when she eventually finds proofs slowly slowly, that Arnav has been kidnapped by Shyam.

3 words 8 letters say it and I'm yours.

Arnav Singh Raizada declared his love to Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada. Circumstances could have been different but he just felt like saying it on the phone. Quite unusual yet beautiful and heartbreaking moment. After days of not hearing his voice, she hears him uttering few sentences, telling her he's ok, he's fine. How could he? He's not. He's far from his love and he knows that if he says anything, his life or any of his member's life would be in danger. Arnav is shown as weak and vulnerable, sitting in his chair, with his hands tied, powerless. He is crying desperately for help inside him and Khushi heard him and his despair, with these 3 magical words said.

Arnav could only stare at his wife, bemused as she looked mesmerized in red. He hugged her close to him, sweeping her off her feet, he was the prince every princess dream of. Khushi didn’t refuse, her love for him didn’t let her.

Until her morals and upbringing stopped her from going forward in the relationship because of their incomplete marriage. But for Arnav, nothing mattered more than him and her and their beautiful togetherness.

Her only problem was the fact that their marriage was incomplete, and he decided to give her that so that she doesn't question their marriage anymore. But she failed to understand him somewhere.

“The rituals and customs have no meanings. The wedding proceedings have no meanings. So, tell me, what is meaningful?” Khushi had asked.

“THAT I LOVE YOU, DAMN IT!”

His possessiveness was evident in the gripped shoulders, in the intensity of his voice, in the passion in his eyes. She was stunned. She knew he loved her, of course she knew!

Trying to control her heart that was beating in the fastest pace, Khushi let Arnav go, watching him walk away from her, his words still rang in her ears, a smile finally bloomed on her face.

Khushi mujhe chod kar mat jana ...main tumhare bina jee nahin paoonga

He just verbalizes it today, but he never had the courage to leave her at any moment...I don't need anything anymore Khushi... Meaning I just want you and only you beside me, with me ...

Even though she tried many times she couldn't stay away from him either. She has thrown the blanket of fears of any doubt about him and his love and is grown up in this relation in such a way that her own heart is yearning for his embrace ... my own heart didn't listen to me even though I didn't want to love you, but I do...Yes, she is ready when he asks last time her permission ... Khushi main... and she submits herself...hum jante hai.

Two beautiful souls who were just talking about their mothers and what they will be talking about them ...about their pure love ... sacha pyar have finally become one... The dori...The Dhaga when she said Jab bandh liya hai tou... then...there is no turning back...and she proved it tonight...but he was angry and dishearten that day. Today he opens it with her respect and permission to tie his soul with her for eternity.

She kisses him, brushing off all of his worries and fears without hesitations and with her right on him with all of her love which she only has for this man, for her Arnavji...and finally goes for his lips which she was quivering for on Diwali night and he takes charge and moves along with the soothing sounds of Kangan ...his mother's which always brought him at peace...today that noise is throbbing him to reach for that soothing peace with immense love...he removes the kangan, the earrings, the waist belt while caressing, kissing and nuzzling till she gives in and he joins his lips with hers ...under the stars for eternity...

Karva Chauth where a wife was fasting for her husband... last time when she kept the 'Teej' fast .. buaji had forced her to do the same ...and she got her Rajkumar .. last year .. she tried her best to eat .. & all the time buaji kept moving the food away from her ..

But this time .. she is being tempted with food all around her ... he is challenging her , tempting her... as he does not believe in this ritual .. but today .. she overcomes all the temptations ..

she walks into the poolside .. to look for the moon .. looking stunning in 'red' saree .. looking like a bridal .. but couldn't find the moon .. and hallucinates for food .. where another side, her handsome husband .. looking resplendent in a blue avatar lands his eyes on her ..and gets arrested .. on a vision in red .. loses his thoughts .. his speech .. stunned but jolted back by Aman .. he tries to concentrate .. but his eyes keep going back to the lovely vision .. his mind drifts to her while his senses are enveloped by her which makes him cut the call.

He walks up to her .. offers her the sweets she craved for.. telling her .. no one is around .. still in his mischievous mood ... well he loved to see her nose turn red .. when she got miffed .. .. only then he could come close .. caress her nose and tell her .. tumhari naak laal ho gayi ... flustering her to lose her train of thoughts just like her presence was doing to him ..

she opens her eyes .. looks at him hurt.. she knows he wants her to lose the challenge .. but this was not a game for her .. this was not a challenge so that she cud win .. she looks at him full of hurt .. and tells him .. she was doing this for his happy and long life .. and above all, for us to be together forever.

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rabba mere, kya hai teri marzi

Aisey wo miley bichadne ke liye

Par wo miley ,phir miley

[ They met like to be apart]

[But they met again and again]

Aur likh di pyarki ek dastan

Kahani Arnav aur Khushi ki

[and they wrote a new tale of love]

[The story of Arnav and Khushi]

Ek baar phir, Ek Jashn ki Tarah.

[One more time like a celebration]

The announcement of Arnav and Khushi, and our beloved show IPKKND to be back on screen brought smiles, screams, and excitement around. The thrilling news of the return of our beloved show IPK through Ek Jashn was like a dream come true. IPKKND Team shot a few episodes especially keeping the audience and their love for this show in mind. The magic which never was forgotten by any of us, sprinkled the pixie dust all over our hearts one more time.

When first time the promo of Ek Jashn was aired, it felt so unreal, like a dream. Hearts leaped with joy. The forum got flooded with old and new members. Old Arshians returned to the forum with stories, news, edits, and much much more. The reiteration of Arnav-Khushi with Barun and Sanaya brought excitement around. The same off-screen, onscreen masti again.

It matters dammit!

Ek Jashn started with the prince charming Arnav who royally woke up by calling his queen, Khushi. Well, Khushi was nowhere to be near him but their new and refined HP welcomed him with his tea and video call of Khushi Bhabi. The moment he turns the message on, Oh, well, Laad Governor finds out the reason for her absence.

Wedding Anniversary?

Yes! He didn’t remember, Did he?

Now time to make it happen or else. This time Arnav was forced to put in efforts of making it up to his wife as she threatens him to go to Lucknow.

Remember or Ta Ta!

Through the preparation for the wedding anniversary, our prince charming Arnav took us down the memory lane of their love story. Besides creating “What the” moments by dressing up in white, playing with balloons, wrapping the gifts, decorating the place, preparing bhang, and planned all for Khushi, she was nowhere to be found.

What the-!

Mamiji, Anjali, and even HP didn’t disclose her whereabouts. Akash came to visit him with Khushi’s true wishes if you ask. Everything was delivered but Rabba Vey didn’t happen until the last episode and when these two came together on the screen, something felt right. Oh, way too right.

We love them dammit!

His soft touch while holding his lady love was showing the power of love. So he thoroughly showed us that one cannot take pleasure without giving pleasure and that every gesture, every caress, every touch, every glance, every last bit of the body has its secret, which brings happiness to the person who knows how to wake it up. She taught him that after a celebration of love the lovers should not part without admiring each other, without being conquered or having conquered, so that neither is bleak or glutted or has the bad feeling of being used or misused.

His care and love for her stood out the most in between silly stuff and that’s all it mattered. The last scene with falling pictures of them left a mark in hearts for many years to come. Ek Jashn carried more or less the same unforgettable ambiance. It showed us how Arnav and Khushi are living happily ever after in a parallel world.

Started from 24th November 2015, suddenly, Tuesday and Saturday became our favorite days for some weeks. If you ask any IPK fan, one thing felt terribly the same, and that was the short episodes. We the loyal fans of IPK never felt satisfied when things are related to IPK. Right?

The show still lives in our hearts and it's a blessing that it's accessible via Hotstar. Barun and Sanaya as Arnav and Khushi and not just them, but all the other characters of the show with IPKKND and Ek Jashn are on Hot star for us to cherish.

As the celebration is where IPKKND is..!!!

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Hum toh Laad Governor ke pyaar mein pare the

[I was in Laad Governor's love]

Hum toh Khushi ki Khushi mein pagal hue the

[I was happy in Khushi's happiness]

Akash-Payal

The iconic couple that truly fell in love at the first sight, and didn't spent more than two weeks playing cat and mouse over whether they had feelings for each other or not. If Arnav and Khushi's passion shone across as sun's striking rays, then Akash and Payal's love shone for it's serenity and calmness. Both, incredibly protective if their families found themselves having much more in common than they anticipated!

Akash-Arnav

The Raizada brothers are if anything, each other's best confidants. Regardless of their differences in faith and opinion, both respect each other to unimaginable extents and will do anything for each other. Akash holds his bhai in the highest esteem, which he shows when he decides to wait for his brother to show up during his wedding. This respect and earnestness is reciprocated by Arnav in making sure that his brother is able to marry the girl he wants to marry.

Arnav-Anjali

Toffee se meethi hai...

Chooran se khatti hai

Khatti meethi hai teri kahani

Anjali di hai sabse sayani

One of the most defining relationships of the show was between Arnav and his beloved Di. The extent he would go to to erase any indication of sadness or annoyance from his sister's face was present from the get go. She is the only person allowed to tease him, allowed to play pranks on him, whine to him, and get anything done by simply pouting sadly at him.

Anjali is Arnav's life. She is the person to whom he gives the rights reprimanding him, who he sees the reflection of their mother in. Opposite in their temperament, the sibling duo understand each other better than anyone else, and in moments of crises would only pay heed to what the other one wants rather than anyone else.

Papad ka tukda hai

Jab dekho ukhda hai

Deta hai apne di ko aansoo mote mote

Who hai gussewala, hamara Chotte

NK-Khushi

From the very first instance, both Nandkishore ji aka N.K. and Khushi ji find themselves perfect partners in crime for one another. The Sari wale and Dance masterni ji mesh well and join hands to ruin Arnav's cocktail party! While usually it'll be Khushi goofing up, NK's Hindi goof ups were more than enough to always make Khushi laugh whether she was in a good mood or not.

The duo's friendship is put to test when Arnav is kidnapped and both join hands to expose Shyam. After the air settles down, NK is the first Raizada to wish Khushi a Happy Birthday and reprimand Arnav for ruining Khushi's birthday by giving up ideas to make up. He's also the most excited for their wedding festivities, going as far as to throw Arnav a bachelor's party which ended up never taking place!

Their friendship stood out as a bacon of hope during grim times and a lovely distraction all throughout!

Payal-Khushi

Sister's related to each other through love, and infinite love for one another! Khushi and Payal are each other's first confidants. From teasing Bua ji to complaining about Laad Governor to being teased about Laad Governor, Khushi and Payal cover all the grounds they possibly can for each other. The sister's have each other's backs from Day One!

Payal goes above and beyond to keep reminding Khushi that her first wedding breaking isn't her fault. She is protective of Khushi when she finds out about Arnav's treatment towards her but also is the one to point out when Arnav helps Khushi during her sangeet! Their sisterhood is defined through their chemistry and comfort with one another all throughout. The last thing Payalia asks is for Arnav to take care of Khushi and her khurafati dimag!

· SHYAAM MANOHAR JHA

Lawyer by Profession. In the beginning, Shyam was shown as Gentleman who could be a potential prince charming for Khushi Kumari Gupta with that Salman Khan Bracelet in Hand. But his true colours got revealed later when we got to know he is the husband of Anjali Raizada whom he trapped in his love web for money.

He tried to get married to Khushi keeping her and her family in dark, tried to kill Anjali many times but failed. then became the reason for Arshi’sFirst Marriage by feeding lies in Arnav’s mind tried to separate Arnav and Khushi. He kidnapped Arnav and tried to kill him and Khushi too. Later he killed his own baby. He is the worst person you have seen, a Snake in the true sense.

But His obsession for Khushi and Raizada Property led him to his downfall in the end.

First Seen: Rescuing Khushi Kumari Gupta from Goons in Lucknow.

Last Seen: Slapped by Anjali, Kicked out from Shantivan and handed over to Delhi Police.

SUBHADRA MALIK

Grand Mother/Dadi of Anjali and Arnav. Extremely Orthodox and Misogynist. She abandoned both of them after her son killed himself along with his wife and went to the Ashram. She never bothered about her grandchildren till one day she came to Raizada House to separate Arnav and Khushi (Shyaam fed her lies) and helped Shyaam to enter the house again. She tried to brainwash Arnav by telling him the truth about his father and Garima on the wedding day and tried to stop the marriage.

First Seen: In Raizada Mansion got drenched with dirty water thrown by Khushi

Last Seen: After failed to convince Arnav and her Family to stop Arnav and Khushi's iwedding on Mandap, feeling humiliated left for her Ashram.

· SHEETAL KAPOOR

Ex-Girlfriend of Arnav Singh Raizada from Harvard. She looked sweet andInnocent in the beginning, But Evil can’t hide forever. She adopted a boy named Aarav from Opranage and Trained him to behave like Arnav Singh Raizada. So everyone believes that Aarav is the son of ASR to get her place in his life and property. She started to feed doubts in Khushi’s mind, But later Arnav exposed her in front of Everyone.

First Seen: In Delhi streets, looking for her son who was lost.

Last Seen: After Slapped by KKGSR, She got arrested by Delhi Police.

Iss Pyaar Ko xfactors;

besides the story and plot of Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, the show wouldn't have made it's place in our hearts without it's xfactors!

we can't imagine all of our favourite characters without their iconic one liners! This is a shout out to Mami ji's Hello Hi Bye Bye and Bua ji's Haye re Nandkishore which has made a way into our hearts and perhaps even our vocabulary in the past ten years! We cannot forget Arnav ji's iconic 'what the-' and 'unbelievable' at all of Khushi's antics, and the eventual placement of 'Hamesha' between Arnav and Khushi as they recognise the extent of their love

while IPKKND was not on-air long enough to partake in every single award season, it managed to reign over the hearts of people from the get go! the show was quick to snag awards for best Jodi/couple at all the award shows they were nominated in. We cannot forget the chaos the entire cast brought to Star Parivaar Awards 2012 when they swept every best Jodi award along with best brother, best naya sadasya, best villain (dayye ho!) and was nominated in each and every category there was!

today, the show continues to win the award of our love and a cult following spanning more then 25 countries and 60+ languages!

ten years ago not only did we fall for the characters but also the actors behind those characters who brought us some of the most hilarious moments enriching the watching experience! Arnav and Akash, played by Sobti and Dogra respectively our credited with two amazing versions of Balwant Kaur which has managed to live in our heads till date.

Version One:

saadiyaan bebiya aaiyan

balwant kaur na aai

ooti kendi se mein bara baje awan gi

ooti kendi se mein bara baje awan gi

ethe baj gaye tai

balwant kaur na aai

Version Two:

saadiyaan bebiya aaiyan

arnav singh na aya

oote kenda si mein meeting karde awan ga

oote kenda si mein meeting karde awan ga

kidnap hogaya bhai 😆

arnav singh na aye

the thread wouldn't have been possible without all the hard work and volunteer time put in by the following people! thank you to every single person who helped make this thread a possibility and allowed all of us a space to cherish the intricacies of this show;

Writers:

Dramebaaz.af

MysticalDivine

Serpensortia

JIYA_22

Dreamybutterfly

xMIC.Dropx

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Katelyn

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mysticaldivine

A decade of utter madness and joy ...

IPK is not just a show. It is an integral part of life whether we feel it or not, it is there because every celebration, every element reminds us IPK . There has never been another show that even crossed ten years of mileage, and still on the chart like this... We still watch it every single day. We love its characters- we even act and sound like them whenever it is needed, we even chat with each other hello hi bye bye... qasam nand kishore ki...Hey Devi Maiya, What the! You made this whole globe doing Rabba Ve all the way...Youtube never seized reigning love and in so many languages.

The countless Rabba Ves are still in our hearts. The show has become our obsession, something we cannot forget easily. Even today, we write about it, discuss it, and make creations. This is one of the most loved and brilliant shows of Indian Television History. Onscreen and off-screen, we fell in love with these characters and the story.

Never again! can this magic be created? This show will always hold a special place in my heart and it will be a show I will watch for as long as I live. A show can never be forgotten.

Happy 10th Anniversary IPKKNDians across the Globe.

Regards,

Mysticaldivine

DreamDesignz

PriyaArshiSarun

We all know there are never ending list of Arshi moment. The intense of their moment is that still we all crazy about Arshi. So here are some gif of Arshi moment from my side. Happy 10th Anniversary of Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?.

xMIC.Dropx aka Priyanka

Still can't get over the fact that IPKKND is turning 10 !!!! It seems like yesterday when the promo appeared on Star Plus and forced me to watch the show because of their Chemistry and Story. Man, I don't regret it at all. this show ruined my ITV shows experiment and I could not watch ITV shows completely or fangirl over them as I did with IPKKND. I am happy that the show is continued to rule the hearts all over the world. Happy 10th Anniversary everyone. Even the show will turn 50, we will continue to keep in our heart always. Rabba Ve Hamesha...

-Priyanka

Katelyn

Happy 10th Anniversary to IPKKND! The love story of Arnav and Khushi will always be in my heart. Ten years flew by fast. I'm glad to be celebrating this occasion with all the fans here. Cheers!!

- Katelyn

itcreations2017 (from instagram)

Happy 10th-anniversary IPKKND friends!!

A show which brought this globe together and sang Rabba Ve together cried together laughed together. can't be something forgotten so easily. This fandom and its presence here, the life on the forum itself is proof of it.

Life has changed, the world has changed, but IPK doesn't make it feel like our lives have been changed on many occasions... Over these 10 years, we met many people here on this forum and on different platforms, who came and went by but some became lifelong friends. We share this silly craziness of IPK and at the same time the nostalgia over the show and the cast. Sometimes it feels good to be childish.😆

I am thankful for the show, creators, actors, and everyone in between who made the unforgettable moments of our lives. It takes us in a dream world for some time.

A warm thanks to all the contributors to this thread.

Happy Anniversary🥳