Jhanak Written Update And Episode Discussion thread No "126" - Page 85

Originally posted by: Dibya_C

Ah AYji!!! You are a party pooper!! 🤣🤣 I was enjoying Asmita's analysis of the Anirudh Bose we wanted to see all through, and you bursted the bubble by pointing out the lack of coherence in the story, the character and the entire weird experience called Jhanak 😁😁😁

Noooooooooo... 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️

Sorry for being the party pooper then 🤣🤣

Waise Ayji ...

We have a Odia version of Imlie, their it was Hema,Aditya and Malini...

And there in the end Malini understood her mistakes, apologized to Hema...and gave her blessings and Aditya her good wishes...

And went away with a happy ending 🤣🤣

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Waise Ayji ...

We have a Odia version of Imlie, their it was Hema,Aditya and Malini...

And there in the end Malini understood her mistakes, apologized to Hema...and gave her blessings and Aditya her good wishes...

And went away with a happy ending 🤣🤣

Yeh toh is kinda similar to Ishti Kutum only na. Where Malini backed off and let the ML-FL unite?

Only Imlie onwards they have normalized the PL turning vamp, raping ML etc 🙄

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Thanks, Asmita. Lol it’s sweet that you still have so much emotional attachment even to initial Anirudh

I understand where you’re coming from but I would still say that for a lot of these points you’re making about courage and conditioning, the writing really never backed them up for it to be effective for Anirudh’s character 🤷‍♀️

You are interpreting all these burdens that Anirudh apparently felt to manage his toxic family but how much did we even see that in the initial story? Most of the focus was on Ani’s obsession with Jhanak rather than fleshing him out more vis a vis his family interactions. Those were always kept pretty one dimensional as far as I can tell and only got more pointless with time. That is why people can only remember him as a coward now cuz his token rebellions against his family were rendered meaningless with him always returning to the same family and justifying/supporting them again. Then it’s not path of least resistance but cowardice only.

The writing stopped doing him any favors way back. Even the act of him trying to stop Tejas from marrying J in Kolkata was infused with 20 loopholes of AGAR main mandir waali Shaadi ko sach maan loon toh 🤷‍♀️🤡😂. And very next day reverting to Ofcourse I will still marry Arshi ….no reflection or follow up shown. Bas wohi roz ka schedule jaise yeh sab dikhate the and we were kept hanging with an offhand lingering look exchanged here or there

Aditya never had it easy with his family either. Ani atleast was the golden boy of his toxic family. Lol Aditya was treated like a stepchild even by his positive family. lol they all behaved like Malini was more their child than Adi and he was constantly pressurized to pacify Malini

I do admire characters who have convictions and the courage to stick with those convictions. Ani was barely given any convictions to start with and whatever little he had was also eroded by the writing after some time.

And I never said I need a character to have all defined and morally upright traits from the get go. Lol I have nothing against a character growing and learning but where exactly did that manage to happen with Ani ultimately? What did he ever learn? 🤷‍♀️😂. What point of the story should we stop at to make this assumption to satisfy ourselves? Kashmir night? Cuz even after coming back from Kashmir also he didn’t seem to have learnt anything and was only reduced to reacting stupidly to Jhanak hurting him and then continuing on with marrying Arshi 🤷‍♀️😂

There are just PHASES in the story where we were given false hopes of the characters growing. But it was all pointless only. Lol no one grew and no one learnt anything.

I completely agree with you on this thing — the writing never did justice to Anirudh’s potential, especially after a point. That’s actually exactly why I still feel emotionally attached to initial Anirudh.

Because the frustration I feel today is rooted in how much promise he originally had.

For me, Anirudh wasn’t compelling because he was perfect — he was compelling because he was almost someone extraordinary, but the story kept pulling him back right when he was about to grow.

He was not a man of honor like Aditya.

He was not decisive, not fearless.

And that’s exactly why his journey could’ve been legendary.

Because great arcs aren’t built from perfect beginnings — they are built from flawed men who stumble before they stand tall.

Aditya’s arc was about dignity maintained.

Anirudh’s arc — if written properly — was meant to be about dignity earned.

And that’s a rarer, riskier, but potentially far more rewarding story.

Was he weak? Absolutely.

Did he falter again and again? Yes.

Did he disappoint me by not growing? Painfully so.

But the fact that I still care means he had something real inside him.

He wasn’t fearless like Aditya, true — but he was written as someone who wanted to be brave and kept failing at it, and that internal conflict was fascinating.

In the early tracks, whenever his family pressured him, there was a visible silent storm — that struggle to break old conditioning but not knowing how.

Yes, he never completed his rebellions — but the attempts showed that he was capable of evolution, if only the writing had followed through.

Did he actually grow? Not really — and that’s precisely the tragedy.

Most people now dismiss him as a coward because the later writing flattened his arc into a loop of “Main Jhanak se pyar karta hun...and mat jao Arshi...” 😂

But personally, I can’t forget the version of him before the writing derailed him.

The man who stood trembling yet firm against Tejas.

The one who looked at Jhanak with genuine moral conflict instead of mere lust.

The one who wanted to choose the right thing but wasn’t equipped to do it yet.

That version of Anirudh — the one on the cusp of redemption — is who I’m emotionally attached to.

So yes, if someone judges only what he became, I agree — there’s not much left to defend.

But if you remember what he was initially capable of becoming — it still hurts that we never got the fully-realized Anirudh Bose we were promised.

Some characters stay with you not because of their victory, but because of their unfinished arc.

Anirudh Bose — for me — is one of those. 💔

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Waise Ayji ...

We have a Odia version of Imlie, their it was Hema,Aditya and Malini...

And there in the end Malini understood her mistakes, apologized to Hema...and gave her blessings and Aditya her good wishes...

And went away with a happy ending 🤣🤣

Only ITV not interested to show desired ending to their leads.... they're busy in PL bhakti only😂

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Yeh toh is kinda similar to Ishti Kutum only na. Where Malini backed off and let the ML-FL unite?

Only Imlie onwards they have normalized the PL turning vamp, raping ML etc 🙄

Waise Ishti kutum se yaad aaya....Rishi kaushik I.e our Tejas...that man never fails to surprise me waise ...

Male Lead in 4 Leena's show....still keep showing up as special appearances in Magic moments shows....Did he really enjoy the experience with Leena sooooo much 🤣

Originally posted by: Shalinim153

Only ITV not interested to show desired ending to their leads.... they're busy in PL bhakti only😂

Imagine how iconic some of these stories could’ve been if ITV had the guts to finish what they started!

But no — why give the ML a satisfying conclusion when you can randomly glorify a side character for TRPs?

In the end, it’s not the characters who fail.It’s the writers who abandon them.

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Imagine how iconic some of these stories could’ve been if ITV had the guts to finish what they started!

But no — why give the ML a satisfying conclusion when you can randomly glorify a side character for TRPs?

In the end, it’s not the characters who fail.It’s the writers who abandon them.

I started getting attracted from Jhanak show since their Kashmir wedding revelation track in party....I don't know why I end up watching that whole episode on Instagram (as fp uploaded whole episode and out of nowhere it started coming into my feed)... something was attracting me about Runak but I avoid it and then my IG feed didn't let me live in peace and constantly I started getting suggestions of Runak scenes only on my feed and I was helpless watching them as well though I was not having any idea about story till that time

I watched clips of Aniruddha helping Jhanak to eat from his hands as she cut her thumb then the way he gave puppy eyes to her when Apu asked Jhanak to feed him by her hands (I genuinely smiled seeing that scene) then again I tried avoiding it but my wicket finally got bold when I saw that Moh Moh ke dhaage scene on IG

I am like Shalini if you skip watching this chemistry then you'll regret because ITV nowadays not serving chemistries at all

I started watching Jhanak only because of Runak chemistry at first hand and you'll not believe whenever I start watching any show midway I continue from there only but to my surprise for the first time I decided to watch Jhanak from 1st episode to understand the story and each character nuance as I got the idea that this story is complex and to have a clear view I have to start watching it from start

And I got hooked completely and within 1 week I completed all 120+ episodes without skiping any scenes (I also enjoyed their hall drama at that point of time toh...used to laugh on their stupid catfights)....and after I started watching from 1st episode I fall in love with Aniruddha Bose, whatever he did for Jhanak during that phase was the only reason I wouldn't able to hate him at all even now after all the butchering of his character and also that chulbuli Kashmiri Jhanak

But I made of fool myself that I was expecting this story to be a general ITV pattern only where leads will struggle but eventually end up together and will fight all odds....but no Leena started her game from aag track and as it was my first show of Leena and first experience as well of seeing this sort of PL Bhakti....I am like ho kya Raha hai ye....why?????

To find the answers of these questions, first I tried X but there only toxicity and ML vs FL hota tha then I came to IF and started reading posts silently and then I understood the mindset of this writer and sudden realisation hit me ki ab kuch nahi ho sakta you're trapped now until KrusHi will not exit you also won't able to leave this show and will always be in depression as well seeing them in this mess.

But yeah story was bad and characters are not at all worthy to talk but in all this I am glad to see a good chemistry on ITV after so long jiska potential use bhi nahi kia Leena ne at all

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Waise Ayji ...

We have a Odia version of Imlie, their it was Hema,Aditya and Malini...

And there in the end Malini understood her mistakes, apologized to Hema...and gave her blessings and Aditya her good wishes...

And went away with a happy ending 🤣🤣

Leena has only one template - she tweaks the Aditya in one version, Malini in one or Ani in another but the common thing is making sure there is no sense of fulfilment in love for anyone

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

I completely agree with you on this thing — the writing never did justice to Anirudh’s potential, especially after a point. That’s actually exactly why I still feel emotionally attached to initial Anirudh.

Because the frustration I feel today is rooted in how much promise he originally had.

For me, Anirudh wasn’t compelling because he was perfect — he was compelling because he was almost someone extraordinary, but the story kept pulling him back right when he was about to grow.

He was not a man of honor like Aditya.

He was not decisive, not fearless.

And that’s exactly why his journey could’ve been legendary.

Because great arcs aren’t built from perfect beginnings — they are built from flawed men who stumble before they stand tall.

Aditya’s arc was about dignity maintained.

Anirudh’s arc — if written properly — was meant to be about dignity earned.

And that’s a rarer, riskier, but potentially far more rewarding story.

Was he weak? Absolutely.

Did he falter again and again? Yes.

Did he disappoint me by not growing? Painfully so.

But the fact that I still care means he had something real inside him.

He wasn’t fearless like Aditya, true — but he was written as someone who wanted to be brave and kept failing at it, and that internal conflict was fascinating.

In the early tracks, whenever his family pressured him, there was a visible silent storm — that struggle to break old conditioning but not knowing how.

Yes, he never completed his rebellions — but the attempts showed that he was capable of evolution, if only the writing had followed through.

Did he actually grow? Not really — and that’s precisely the tragedy.

Most people now dismiss him as a coward because the later writing flattened his arc into a loop of “Main Jhanak se pyar karta hun...and mat jao Arshi...” 😂

But personally, I can’t forget the version of him before the writing derailed him.

The man who stood trembling yet firm against Tejas.

The one who looked at Jhanak with genuine moral conflict instead of mere lust.

The one who wanted to choose the right thing but wasn’t equipped to do it yet.

That version of Anirudh — the one on the cusp of redemption — is who I’m emotionally attached to.

So yes, if someone judges only what he became, I agree — there’s not much left to defend.

But if you remember what he was initially capable of becoming — it still hurts that we never got the fully-realized Anirudh Bose we were promised.

Some characters stay with you not because of their victory, but because of their unfinished arc.

Anirudh Bose — for me — is one of those. 💔

Aww hugs for you yaar …we are all in various stages of Jhanak trauma rehab so I totally understand your emotions about the unrealized potential of Ani. I think the rest of us processed these emotions a while back through various stages of anger and frustration so now we are in resigned indifference zone

But your vision of Ani is deffo more beautiful than anything the show seemed capable of giving. It’s probably best savored in your imagination only. Lol