|| ❤️ Happy Swaron-Tanha Anniversary ❤️ ||

A lanky boy of charming disposition walked down the steps of St. Louis' auditorium. His eyes were dreamy and his face bore an innocence- he had a glimmer of hope in his eyes. They searched for a girl, the girl of his dreams. He even collided with a classmate and dropped his books as he was drawn in her direction. She was the flame to his moth. He attempted to talk to her but was soon put down by her scathing remarks and eventually driven away by her friends. Sadness was all over his face. But the glimmer of hope was not lost. A strange optimist that boy was.

Swayam Shekhawat was dreamy and delusional, and his lovestory was not going to be smooth. And we as viewers knew it from day 1. Especially when he contemplated the Diva of the college, Sharon RaiPrakash, quite foolishly so. But did he know that? Did he know that he endeavoured to achieve the impossible, attain the unconquerable and his advances would soon be nipped in the bud, literally so, with a slap! That he did not exist in Sharon RaiPrakash's world, that he was not only insignificant but also invisible to her, and his visibility would only earn him further insults.

It was an impossible lovestory, an absurd one, if a lovestory at all. SO had it seemed back then.

But had Swayam Shekhawat not mustered the courage to go upto Sharon and attempt to talk to her on the 11^th of April 2011, or thereafter even put up a dance performance in front of her after being insulted by her, to gain her approval, and bring about another session of public insult upon himself along with a slap, would we get this magical fairytale that we today cherish as SwaRon?

We had all pitied the plight of Swayam Shekhwat and shrugged and moved on without taking him into any serious consideration. We sympathised with him, but how many of us thought that SwaRon was possible?

D3 was a show about Rey and Kriya, and Sharon seemed more like a third wheel in their story with the typical vamp-like characteristics. She was meant to be hated. Who would like a woman who is mean, loud and constantly stomps on the heart of a sweet loverboy? Who idolises an impudent diva, who repeatedly creates trouble for the new girl in college?

Nobody.

But we did- we loved to hate Sharon and hated the fact that we loved her. And every time she softened when Swayam looked at her, the moment she for the first time acknowledged him enough to talk to him, when she would be all flustered and wouldn't know how to snap at Swayam , or she would snap at Swayam for making her so... so vulnerable, we felt her first goosebumps. Those quivering lips and doe eyes that gave away her inner turmoil, her colossal confusion and the profusion of mysteries that Sharon RaiPrakash carried in her breasts.

Sharon RaiPrakash was no insecure shallow Diva- she was as profound as the sea, as enigmatic as the night. And when she fell in love, it was not quiet or soothing. That wouldn't have been at all like Sharon. It was pandemonium!

Everything is extreme in her side of the world, everything is grandiose. For when she cried broken hearted for the first time, she was not the only one who cried. We all cried with her. And to think of it, that she was solely responsible for her own tragedy, makes the pain no more bearable. It is only expected of Sharon RaiPrakash that she would dig her own grave, orchestrate her own fall and yet be tremendously dignified, forthright, even in tragedy. It is her hubris that makes her so, and it wouldn't be her otherwise.

Had Swayam Shekhawat not been this optimist, rather foolhardy dreamer, and Sharon RaiPrakash not been this ruthless temptress with an Olympian temperament, we would not have this fairytale- imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, and yet it finds immortality in its incompleteness.

Two dancers began their journey together on April 20^th, 2011, two people who'd go on to become the finest actors on TV and immortalise Sharon, Swayam and SwaRon or as our friend Rafi likes to say, Swayam Sharon re-writing fairytales since April 20, 2011.

Sneha Kapoor and Shantanu Maheshwari were not the lead actors of the show, neither were they meant to be. They were important parts of the cast but the lovestory they were a part of was of secondary importance. But soon fans galore, and the makers too saw the potential in this story, the potential to draw in more viewers, more ratings. And Shantanu and Sneha, as we affectionately call them TanHa, soon became the second leads of D3.

It has been a while that Sneha quit the show.

There's a kind of disciplined, studied beauty in mowed lawns, porcelain dolls, and there's a beauty in wilderness- the kind that is destroyed by attention. Sneha Kapoor is the second kind, and that's what she took away from Sharon when she left- her free spirit.

The story has moved on, as the show must go on, it is but showbiz after all.

We like to seek solace in the warm memories of the glorious days and fictionalised accounts of the SwaRon that had once been.

All great love stories remain unrequited. So did this SwaRon, where Sharon drove away from Swayam at sundown, unable to return his affections and Swayam still waits for her with extreme forbearance. She will perhaps return to unite with him or not.

Sneha Kapoor and Shantanu Maheshwari- have delighted us with their portrayal of Sharon and Swayam and this is a small tribute to their journey of becoming Sharon and Swayam.

Something bothered her tremendously.

She had trusted Swayam. HE had broken her trust. Did he?

According to her he did. She was hurt indeed, but how much of that pain was caused by her own indiscretion?

Sharon RaiPrakash was never the first person to accept her fault.

Especially when she was mortified. Her ego was wounded.

It was Swayam after all- her Swayam.

She had a right on him.

She could crush him, give him all the pain in the world, she had done so before, many a time. Had she not?

And only she was his balm. Only she could comfort him.

So there she went, to vent her frustration, to drain her anger on Swayam.

Because she needed to. Because he had caused her to. So she believed.

Another public showdown.

In the canteen, in front of everyone, she had called him names, insulted him. She even went to the extent of disgracing his sister.

The old Swayam would meekly listen.

The old Swayam would accept and forgive.

But this one was not the old Swayam. He bore it all till she was way past that thin line.

That line was crossed and he let loose of that temper that had flared only once before...

"Tum apne aap ko devi se diva samajhne lagi ho! Purity ki missal!"

These words shocked her and the others. His eyes had utter contempt. Was it for her or for him too, for he too had fallen from grace, in that moment?

Nothing was sacred anymore.

The fire in her eyes had flickered momentarily.

He went on in his roughish way that stirred him not, at that moment. For he too had been blinded by, was it hate? Or Love?

Another kind of love. That brought nothing but Pain.

"Tum! Tumhare jaisi ladkiyan jo opposite sex ke saath bitaye huye har ek second se apne din ka hisaab lagati hai, wo mujhe kah rahi hai! Haan! Haq nahin hai tumhe!"

And he had painfully reminded her of her own follies- a sinful past.

The history that she had buried with much difficulty- he had brought it up from the dead. Only to hurt her more.

And then he had left her, walked away with that look that had nothing but hatred.

After all it is only hate that is as strong as love, or maybe another facet of it.

When we fell in love with them !

Sharon: "Sab kuch pata hai toh yeh bhi pata hoga ke tumhe yahan pe kyun bulaya hai"

Swayam: "Yeh toh nahin pata .. par .."

Sharon: "Par .. parr kya ?"

Swayam: "Mujhe itna pata hai ke aaj se pahle tum ITNI khoobsurat KABHI nahin lagi"

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IabNFboWbsI [/YOUTUBE]

RDX Sir's Party- they danced together.

For the first time it seemed SwaRon was not some farfetched dream, but a plausible conclusion. But it is not the conclusion that kept us hooked, but the dream journey

Pehla Nasha- the dream dance on the SwaRon anthem.

Scrapbook scene- The pain of love is greater than all of those.

This time she feels it too- her eyes are moist while he puts a bandage on her wound.

Haaye Rama- the dance of passion.

Pain and angst, rejection and passion come alive in this fiery dance that'll go onto become a milestone in the journey of SwaRon.

Gift Burning- Swayam puts on a straight face and burns all his gifts that he had once given Sharon.

She is shocked, hurt. The conflict between her heart and her ego is at its peak. After he leaves, she quietly tries to salvage whatever was left, from the fire.

Shivam's party

He looked on as someone else lays a claim on the one he adores.

He is broken. And he also realises that it's not easy to run away from love.

She is angry. How could she let something like this happen! How could she do that to Swayam? But who was Swayam to her? A bloody weakling! Was that all?

Both are shattered. The pangs of love were never so agonising than what these two estranged lovers experienced and what the two marvellous actors brought onscreen.

Slap him!

Yes slap him. The one slap that he knew would once again restore her faith in herself. She stands up against her enemy, and he guides her. For the first time, the two team up together, to face a challenge.

Lift of faith- a bond of trust.

Trust me and leave the world to me, leave all your worries- just have a little faith. Listen to your heartbeat and take that leap, for in your heartbeat, you'll hear mine too.

Confession- I tried, but bloody hell, hota hi nai!

There was a feeling of unrest. She was restless. She had to see him. She comes to his house in the middle of the night, to speak to him.

She tells him that she pushed him away but she doesn't like it. For the first time, she puts her guard down and says, I hope, I really hope, I hope you still love me.

Disillusioned, he had given up.

But when he hears those very words from her that he had been waiting to hear for an eternity, his happiness knows no bounds.

He tells her that loving her is not an option. He doesn't know how to do otherwise. For he cannot stop loving her.

One of the most beautiful SwaRon scenes which makes it what it is for the simplicity in its treatment. It is also the purest representation of love.

So we are a couple now?

A trial couple?

All the best

Tum bahat girly ho, he said as she blushed .

She gives him two badges- symbolising love and luck. But he wants more. She comes close to him and he can smell his hair and feel her breath. He anticipates as she places the badge in his palm and departs.

We empathised with loverboy here, as he anticipated their first kiss. :P

But a token of love from the diva was no less of a gift.

This was a list of handpicked SwaRon scenes as our favourites.

Among all the SwaRon scenes, as Shantanu himself said, his favourites are Abandoned Corridor and the Classroom Showdown, in his own words, there was scope for some acting there. And we say to that, excellent choice Sir! 👍🏼

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDESfax3vdg[/YOUTUBE]

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Happy SwaRon/TanHa anniversary people 🤗

This story began in 2011 but i started watching in mid june 2012 (around the time of the confession) i watched the entire D3 season in 3 days and i would say it was first sharon then sneha and then tanha who got me hooked booked and cooked to this show. I did start watching it coz of shaks and arsha but it was sneha and tanha that swept me off my feet. i Loved swayam well because he is fictional there are not many people like him who actually exist but i loved sharon because she is totally real and there are thousand of people like her. confused about there life adn i can totally relate to her this way. and though being this casual person Sneha made sharon Ultimately special for me. that innocence yet that attitude it was just perfect portrayal of sharon.

i would like to thank Sneha for making me known with so many emotions
and i would like to thank Shantanu for portraying this fairytale wala prince charming so perfectly

A diva and a boy next door...this love story could only have existed in ones imagination but was brought to the small screen by none other than tanha...after watching this fabulous love story tanha became a dream couple and a synonym of out of this love story...TanHa well it is impossible to put their dancing and acting skill in words as words are ditching me for they themselves might be feeling that they don't have the power to describe them...Sneha played role of a diva which is very opposite to her true nature and Shan did a fantastic job of depicting Swayam..."yeh sign hai ki mujhe yahan nhi aana chahiye tha... Par agar nhi aata toh usse dekhta kaise ",these were the first line Swayam spoke about Sharon and we all knew at that very moment that he was a majnu like no other...Their love story had insecurities of Sharon on one hand and belief of Swayam that he will break this icy shield on the other and thus we went from i hate u to a trial relationship...i was intrigued by Haye Rama and my journey with SwaRon began...when Sharon was hurt while dancing and Swayam came to her rescue her insecurities kicked in and she kicked him away but when she saw that Swayam was leaving her her heart gave in and she rushed to embrace him...this according to me is true love...and TanHa gave us this love story in form of swaron...