Why the hate?

Which brings me to my question, why does Kashaf hate Zaroon so much? Why does she need to get into arguments with him? Is it merely an extension of her misandry and distrust of men in general, or is it person-specific? Like Zaroon, I too was wondering about the same. Does Kashaf dislike all men, or is her resentment specially reserved for Zaroon?

Would love a discussion on the same.

Zaroon as we all know, symbolizes all that Kashaf feels she can never attain or achieve. A privileged background, looks that grab every woman's attention & charm that floors them.

There is a self-consciousness & latent bitterness in Kashaf's attitude towards THEM, the rich, privileged class, that surfaces harshly whenever she interacts with Zaroon.

I completely understand the envy, jealousy & bitterness she feels, but I wish she wouldn't (beyond an extent) allow that to over-power her behaviour towards THEM. Her Us Vs. THEM attitude, is , on the whole, not justified.

Coming to her misandry, yes, she does have immense bitterness towards men in general, but can we blame her? She has only been bitterly & very, very harshly been let down by them.

With Zaroon, it's a mixture of her growing albeit passive attraction , which has a foundation of angry bitterness and, the fact that he is for her, the representative of the Privileged Class, the THEM.

When I see her sitting in that University class, it feels as if, she at once, wants to emerge & pale.

She wants to be known for her academic brilliance, her marks, yet, she wants to pale in front of these flitting, gorgeous, rich creatures, they, with their iridscent colours, and she with her pale beiges & sullied whites.

But if she wasn't the way she is, this show wouldn't be such a respite from the Jai Maata shows on Indian tv. 😆

P.S. I really like Kashaf, she is a great heroine, but I see what you're talking about, and since I saw a post by you, I couldn't stop myself from replying. 😳

The night Kashaf threw a fit on the street had more to do with Zaroon being with her that night than anything else. Kashaf's perception of Zaroon is negative, regardless. The thing with Kashaf is that she has this facade of being this tough girl yet she's really vulnerable inside. She perhaps never stayed out too long for a concert that night..and then needs a ride home and the guy whom she despises, is the only person to offer her a ride. Furthermore, I'm sure she freaked out a little inside when she realized it was just going to be her and Zaroon all alone in one car going home to her place. She probably took it one notch higher and came up with crazy scenarios of what might happen with her being all alone in Zaroon's car..especially when Zaroon persistently insisted that she sit next to him, in the front. 😆 .So, it's a mixture of her not trusting men but also her not trusting Zaroon in particular.

If you guys noticed..there's a difference between how Kashaf reacts to Usama and how she reacts to Zaroon. They're both good looking, rich guys..yet their personalities are different. Zaroon's attitude just makes it worse for Kashaf..and that night I feel she just freaked out thinking she was going to be all alone, late at night..in a car with a womanizer. 😆 She felt vulnerable and then threw a fit to counteract it. Kashaf has this facade of being all tough, but she's not as tough as she makes herself seem.

To answer your question generally..Zaroon and Kashaf both have huge egos. They both find the need to tear each other apart whenever they can. They even have this academic competition going on because they're two of the smartest people in their class. The fact that Zaroon is a guy just makes Kashaf take it a notch higher. As I said earlier, if you've noticed..she's not the same with Usama..she's in fact, nicer to him...but, that's also because he's nice to her despite being from the same class as Zaroon and being a guy. Zaroon on the other hand gave her the wrong impression from day 1 and the fact that he's a guy just makes it worse. And now, she can't seem to trust him at all...she even doubts his intentions and doesn't easily fall for the things he does. It's as if he's the perfect example of proving her notions correct about guys and the "cocky" upper class. And like I said, they both have huge egos..they tend to get personal with each other in their own ways. If Kashaf tends to bluntly degrade Zaroon then Zaroon also is being sneaky in his approach in trying to grab Kashaf's attention. It's just that neither of them understand each other or why they are the way they are..which of course doesn't help.

She does not like to be helpless, but she was.

She hates that Zaroon has everything she does not, things she would like to have. To top it off, he is very non-chalant about what he has since he takes it all for granted whereas she has to work hard in order to get whatever little they have. Worse of all, he even challenges the one thing that she prides in - her intelligence. He may not be as intelligent, but he is a close second. I would not be surprised if she accuses him of coming close to her in order to access her notes and study plans. She knows that the only way she will come up in life and better her sister and mother's life is by working hard at her studies and getting a very good job. Zaroon most likely makes her insecure with his know it all attitude.

Plus it does not help that she dislikes all men in general given how her uncle, father, brother all treat her family.

Switch in Zaroon's attitude has been sudden too.

Someone compared her treatment of Usama to Zaroon. Well Usama comes across as nicer, plus he apologized earlier on, and is not a general threat to her in the class or otherwise. He does not keep challenging/questioning her either.

And I do believe there might be some attraction involved and this is her way of fighting it.