Habs: Feroze Khan*Ushna Shah (ARY drama) DT#4 "Khwabon Ki Mala" - Page 39

Originally posted by: DelusionsOfNeha

😆 my friend shared a video on Abhay-Piya from PKYEK by same creator and this one showed up in recommendation right after the video ended. So I thought y'all would enjoy it. I watched tiny bit of it 😆

Awwww...hope you will give this show a shot at some point. 😆

Originally posted by: twerping

The very first time Ayesha saw Basit, you know she is noticing him. The seed of attraction might have been laid right then and there. Same for Basit when he looked to his side and saw this frightened girl standing in his office. It is a moment rife with undercurrents of emotions.

I think for Basit we see his feelings for Ayesha grow over time...the first moment when we see him feel admiration for Ayesha is when he finds the money in the car. Then when he drops her home, there is again another layer added to it as he hears how Ayesha is a breadwinner for her family. When he comes back after the deal with Qudsia, that is most definitely when he sees her in a new light, as his wife to be, his life partner. Since that moment, Basit despite wanting wanting ignore or sideline her in his life, cannot help but pay attention to what she says. I think the first realisation of affection if not love in Basit for Ayesha is at the end of ep 12 when Basit enters his room and sees Ayesha working on the laptop. From that point onwards, Basit is hyper attuned to Ayesha, what she does, what she says. But I think he is yet to fully embrace what he feels for Ayesha as love. Since Mansur uncle pointing out that Basit is in love with Ayesha, Basit is shown pondering over that. Perhaps he has sort of understood that he desires Ayesha's presence in his life. But he is not comfortable with the idea still. Or else he would not have told Soha that when he thinks of Ayesha's mom, he wants to divorce Ayesha.

As for Ayesha, I think she felt admiration for Basit while she worked for him. After marrying him, I feel initially the whole thing might have seemed like some kind of fairy tale for her. But Basit's behaviour put her on guard. Since then she has been very wary about showing her emotions before him.

I think Ayesha and Basit for the first time admitted that they want each other when they were shouting at each other on the street in the darkness. Ayesha was saying, I fought with my mother to come to you.

Basit was saying, And you think it doesn't matter to me that you came!?

Wow Twerps! Love your analysis as always ❤️

You’re right, there was an instant spark between Ayesha and Basit when they met, however it was very subtle which is why one could only feel undercurrents.

Admiration is the right word for what Basit felt for Ayesha when he saw the money in his car being untouched especially when she was in such dire need of it. Add to that how she helped locate his medication and saw him in such vulnerable state but showed exemplary behaviour must have impressed upon Basit. I think this is why he was curious about her in the car ride when he asked who the main breadwinner in her family was. I feel in that moment he empathised with her, for him the idea of not having a male guardian (considering Basit’s own family dynamic where his father was his only support system) must have been shocking.

I believe this is what inspired Basit to choose Ayesha as his wife. As he said in that argument with Ayesha on the stairs, he could’ve chosen anyone and he chose Ayesha, for this very reason. The first time I felt Basit’s attraction was when he spoke to Qudsia and fixed his marriage to Ayesha, which is the first time he must’ve seen her as simply more than his employee, as his future wife.

As for episode 12, I never understood why Basit was smiling away (he looked adorable though). It felt extremely random. However, in hindsight I feel the whole purpose was to show Basit slightly softening towards Ayesha, his growing awareness and affection of her. For me the one scene that really validated Basit’s growing attraction was when they share a bed for the first time. Basit looked at Ayesha with what one could call “the bedroom eyes”. Also I couldn’t help but find the argument between Ayet on the stairs extremely passionate. The way Basit yelled that he didn’t want to know what happened between Ayesha and Fahad gave the impression that he couldn’t even bear to hear Ayesha speak herself and another man. Then came the hospital scenes and the aftermath which showed Basit’s deep yearning for Ayesha.

Regardless of all of this, I do not believe Basit is truly in love as yet. He needs Ayesha but he doesn’t think much about what Ayesha needs from him. His love, if we can call it that is slightly selfish. The way he spoke about divorcing Ayesha because of her mother to Soha shows that he isn’t ready to bend his ego. If his love was deep, he wouldn’t have thought of divorcing Ayesha even if her mother said some very crude words to him. You cannot punish Ayesha for what comes out of her mother’s mouth especially when Ayesha has been sensitive about this. He could have told Ayesha that he doesn’t appreciate what her mother said but the idea of divorcing her shouldn’t have occurred at this stage specially when he’s been pining for her.

My friend has a theory though. She feels that Basit has since childhood led a very privileged life, he’s a taker and not a giver. Which is why expects everybody else to bend backwards for his needs and we see Ayesha not relenting, which is new for him. I believe that Qudsia’s stance must have been a shock to Basit considering she was his staunch supporter. I think he always had in the back of his mind that Qudsia would coax Ayesha to return to him but the tables turned with Qudsia opposing him so vigorously.

Coming to Ayesha, you’re right I always felt that she greatly admired Basit as a boss. It must have been truly been a dream come true for her, especially with Basit telling her that she’s very valuable in his eyes. However, this illusion broke quickly with Basit’s disinterest in their marriage. I believe that it was at the night of the walima where Ayesha’s vulnerability and attraction for Basit were openly on display. I feel after the night of the walima we always see Ayesha with her guard up. The one time that she cried for Basit in the hospital was when I knew that she definitely loves him. I feel Ayesha has genuine feelings for him, however the recent misunderstandings have made her seem defeated. The first active step she took was in the last episode where she told off Qudsia and came to Basit.

Cappa! 🤗 These posts are such a delight to read...the way you explore the nature and motivations of characters is so thought-provoking. Loved what you wrote about Basit's shock on hearing of Ayesha's family for the first time. It had never occurred to me to think of it this way so I had read it as a kind of patriarchal mindset of Basit's that had him so shocked on hearing Ayesha's family has no male figure of authority or care-giver. However, now that you mention about the difference Basit sees in his personal experience and that of Ayesha's makes it more interesting. That Basit's own idea of family dynamics which is centred on his father's role in managing the house, the business and Basit's life is faced with an alternative in Ayesha's experience of family life.

Would you write more about Basit's reasons for marrying Ayesha? I would love to read that. Even in the show, I wish there will be a conversation between Ayesha and Basit where they revisit the reasons why Basit married Ayesha. I hope that once Basit understands that what he feels for Ayesha is love he might also realise that what he had felt for her in the early days of their acquaintance was attraction.

So true about the bedroom eyes scene and the staircase scene! Both of these I have played over and over again and it is so true that there is so much passion in the latter scene!

Btw that bedroom eyes scene also makes me think of another thing. That scene itself was such a short one but conveys so much in terms of the desire for intimacy. In the last ep, 25 too we see this playing up of these small changes in terms of Basit's desire to bring Ayesha physically closer to him. In the 3 Ayet segments in the episode, Basit captures Ayesha's hand in his in order to simply come closer to her (unlike in ep 14 or 19 where he takes her by the hand to take her away from a place). All three times Ayesha moves away, takes her hand away from his. But in the final segment, he doesn't let her go but reaches out and takes her hand back in his. I don't know how to interpret this...is it Basit stepping into the role of Ayesha's husband and asserting a sense of entitlement to come closer to her or to bring her closer to himself, forcefully in this case, since he is running out of ideas to bring Ayesha back in his life. Or is it his confidence as he realises the depth of Ayesha's feelings for him and wants to show more assertively his own desire to be physically closer to her? In the hospital too, Basit had taken Ayesha's hand to prevent her from leaving his side. But anyway, what I am also thinking is that since the show is making such a big deal out of this manner in which Basit is coming closer to Ayesha, I feel that they will certainly play up the intimacy that will come out of these two finally accepting each other as husband and wife in every sense.

I loved what you said about Basit's selfish love! So true! And could you give your friend a hug! Her/his/their observations are always so interesting! Basit's feeling of helplessness, when faced with an unrelenting Ayesha, makes so much sense if you think of it this way. And very true about his reaction to Qudsia's refusal! In fact even when he apologised to Qudsia for his tone and behaviour towards her when he had spoken to her about divorcing Ayesha, it lacked the warmth and genuine feeling of remorse that had been in his voice when he said sorry to Ayesha. His apology to Qudsia was quite high-handed in tone, like he was apologising because he had to so as to sort out this mess. Voice modulation can make such a difference in tone and emotions expressed! And yess, he must have thought that the only obstacle before him was Ayesha alone so his anger towards Qudsia (expressed later before Soha) was quite high. When he told Soha that I don't know what Ayesha's mother has told Ayesha about me...that came from a genuine feeling of loss of control since he had no way of stopping Qudsia from telling Ayesha about what had happened between them (Basit and Qudsia) and now he was facing the possibility of Ayesha never returning to him. He thought he had run out of all options to bring her back. In fact, his angrily telling Ayesha that everything would have been over had she not returned to him was probably provoked by that feeling of helplessness because that is one feeling that does not sit well with Basit. He is that little prince who has never faced a refusal in his life, never wanted something he couldn't have (apart from his mother's presence in his life, a fact that has created such incredible levels of insecurity and trauma in him that it has left him with deep resentment against his mother for not giving him what he had wanted from her).

Ayesha fighting with Qudsia and returning to Basit was her literally throwing all her self-defence to the wind and leaving her feeling completely vulnerable before Basit. Which is why she is so ready to simply end her life because hearing him talk so casually about leaving her/divorcing her must have been like the very ground beneath her feet slipping away. For Ayesha to stand up to her mother is a really big deal. She among the sisters is the one who has the most faith in Qudsia. I am really looking forward to Ayesha finding out about the money that Qudsia had demanded from Basit.

Him not being able to face her tears...

Okay so... I've been a little busy and I still didn't find the opportunity to read your wonderful analysis. As for when Ayet fell in love, I believe the answer is a bit complex. First of all, I think that since the beginning there was mutual attraction. It was evident by the way they were always staring at each other at the office. If you remember Ayesha's interview, when she first walked into his office and saw him for the first time, we can clearly see she was attracted to him since day one. Although, she seemed intimidated, there was something about this guy that pulled her in. Then she started feeling gratitude towards Basit. His understanding of her financial problems when she asked money from her salary in advance, the phone he bought for helping her cope with her tasks and finally Basit punching Jawad for spreading rumors about the two of them...She was genuinely appreciative of all the things he's done for her during the time they shared together as boss and employee. The second stage of Ayesha's feelings was compulsion...After the initial shock of Basit announcing that he was married to her though he was lying and his mother's visit to her house in order to meet her family, she felt obligated to accept this marriage. This situation was reinforced by Sadia's request that she takes care of Basit and helps him deal with his childhood trauma and heals his wounds. Nonetheless, her idea of fulfilling a relationship trapped her in that exact relationship and the natural progress of all these feelings combined in Ayesha's case was love. As for Basit, I can't really tell if he fell in love with her yet... He surely was impressed and attracted by her since their office days, the circumstances forced him to marry her, he held onto her after his mother's demise, he misunderstood her relationship with his best friend and ousted her out from the house so this whole situation made him feel guilty and at some point their separation made him realize that he is lonelier than ever so he decided that he wanted her back in his life. So in Basit’s case I believe it's more of an urge to have somebody in his life especially after his mother's death rather than really being head over heels for Ayesha.

Originally posted by: Feroze_addict

Okay so... I've been a little busy and I still didn't find the opportunity to read your wonderful analysis. As for when Ayet fell in love, I believe the answer is a bit complex. First of all, I think that since the beginning there was mutual attraction. It was evident by the way they were always staring at each other at the office. If you remember Ayesha's interview, when she first walked into his office and saw him for the first time, we can clearly see she was attracted to him since day one. Although, she seemed intimidated, there was something about this guy that pulled her in. Then she started feeling gratitude towards Basit. His understanding of her financial problems when she asked money from her salary in advance, the phone he bought for helping her cope with her tasks and finally Basit punching Jawad for spreading rumors about the two of them...She was genuinely appreciative of all the things he's done for her during the time they shared together as boss and employee. The second stage of Ayesha's feelings was compulsion...After the initial shock of Basit announcing that he was married to her though he was lying and his mother's visit to her house in order to meet her family, she felt obligated to accept this marriage. This situation was reinforced by Sadia's request that she takes care of Basit and helps him deal with his childhood trauma and heals his wounds. Nonetheless, her idea of fulfilling a relationship trapped her in that exact relationship and the natural progress of all these feelings combined in Ayesha's case was love. As for Basit, I can't really tell if he fell in love with her yet... He surely was impressed and attracted by her since their office days, the circumstances forced him to marry her, he held onto her after his mother's demise, he misunderstood her relationship with his best friend and ousted her out from the house so this whole situation made him feel guilty and at some point their separation made him realize that he is lonelier than ever so he decided that he wanted her back in his life. So in Basit’s case I believe it's more of an urge to have somebody in his life especially after his mother's death rather than really being head over heels for Ayesha.

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Great exploration of the journey of Ayesha's feelings for Basit. Very true about the attraction right off the bat. That moment when she is sitting in the lobby waiting to be called in for the interview and she sees him walk out. You can see the girl is hooked. She wanted to talk about him even when she was with Bano. But she must have felt like he was way out of her league at the same time. Like even if he was interesting and good to her, he was not someone she could think of.

Basit's love for Ayesha..yes, I absolutely agree that he is not quite there yet. I think he is at a point where he finds himself wanting Ayesha specifically. It is not that he wants Ayesha simply because he is lonely and needs her care. He is missing her. He is thinking about her. Had he simply been lonely he would have been warmer towards Soha. But with Soha, we see he is cold, polite but lacking in any genuine interest. When he tells Soha about Ayesha and her mother, it is almost like he is thinking aloud and Soha by prodding him has paved the way for him to talk. He doesn't show the same pleasure in Soha's company that he does when Ayesha is with him. So I would like to think Basit is at a point where he has realised he wants Ayesha in his life or else Soha would have served the purpose for helping him to deal with his loneliness.

Btw I'm rewatching ep 25 😍 I've lost count of how many times I've watched this already... I guess out of 5 million views about a hundred must have been mine 😂

Originally posted by: Feroze_addict

Btw I'm rewatching ep 25 😍 I've lost count of how many times I've watched this already... I guess out of 5 million views about a hundred must have been mine 😂

I am right there with you girl!!! Ouff! Am trying to prepare myself for the next episode which I am sure will be low on Ayet. They always do that.

Originally posted by: twerping

I am right there with you girl!!! Ouff! Am trying to prepare myself for the next episode which I am sure will be low on Ayet. They always do that.

Seriously these people can't grasp that we only care about the couple... I really wish all episodes were focused on Ayet rather than Qudsia's schemes, Zoya’s bullshit and Soha's bitchiness but I guess it's not gonna happen 😂😭

Originally posted by: Feroze_addict

Seriously these people can't grasp that we only care about the couple... I really wish all episodes were focused on Ayet rather than Qudsia's schemes, Zoya’s bullshit and Soha's bitchiness but I guess it's not gonna happen 😂😭

Had they kept Zoya's track a little light hearted and included a genuine love story for Bano, then would have still been somewhat okay with this balancing. But with the rest of the story nosediving into plain negativity, it makes for a poor watch. Leaves us dissatisfied.

I miss those beautiful feelings that the scenes of Ayesha with Sadia gave us.