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As a general rule, aside from TOI and the actors that are due to make an entry on the show, all the spoilers that come out have all been wrong or way off the mark. In the past couple of days we have had the following rumours:
- Saumya's boyfriend makes an entry. Wrong. Her ex and literally it is to move the RuMya story forward. Pretty certain the Chhabras are done on the show. They made it sound like it was some major track.
- Aanika sneaks Dev in to meet Priyanka and Shivay fires her (and this was TOI). Aanika didn't sneak in Dev. She even advised against it. She was trying sneak him out to help Priyanka. Shivay firing her was only part-true because Aanika was ready to quit before he even uttered those words.
- Omkara and Rudra plan to conquer Shivay's heart with Aanika. That literally makes me roll my eyes so hard that I think they might fall out!
- We've had rumours about Om and Aanika getting married, categorically shot down by Gul.
- Rudra is supposed to be in love with Saumya after he realises she is Love Angel. Gul's response suggested the opposite of that.
So while I am not completely sold on the swapped phones theory (though a valid and plausible situation), I categorically don't believe the one night stand story. More than anything else, we need to remember characterisation:
- Aanika's characterisation won't allow for it. When Aanika didn't wipe the floor with Shivay after his pre-Quickie-Marriage-to-Tia-ridiculous-rant, the fandom erupted. They wanted to know why Aanika had tolerated it. Quick response from Surbhi explained that she hadn't heard any of it. The subsequent episodes proved that and judging by Aanika's reaction in the last two episodes, if she had heard it, she wouldn't have taken it lying down. She would have said something. Aanika doesn't insult Shivay when he starts on his BS commentary, she generally berates him, politely but firmly. The royal dismissal, basically. When she took that cheque, she had literally backed into a corner with no support because of Shivay. As it stands, Aanika is not in a corner; the house is in Sahil's name and she has power of attornery, so at this moment, her problem is finding a job so she has no reason to put her dignity on the line. Aanika will not sacrifice her reputation and self-worth for Shivay, especially right now. She isn't willing to do that for him even on a good day, let alone after his outstanding douchebaggery in the last two episodes.
- Shivay's characterisation won't allow for it, either. His public reputation, image and his marriage to Tia is on the line if this becomes his alibi. He cares more about public perception and business deals than anything else. Plus, we have seen that Shivay didn't resort to any underhanded dealings to clear his father's- and- uncle's names, why would he accept an alibi that could be easily disproved? Wouldn't, oh-I-don't-know, Bua be asked to give her testimony and wouldn't Sahil be questioned? There may be some confusion regarding phones but I don't think we are getting a one night stand.
The writers haven't gone against the characters they have written in the past, chances are they won't now. We, the audience, just don't wait for the next episode or clarification from TPTB before losing our minds.
Next, we need to consider what GK, herself, has said to fans. She responded to an IG post, explaining that there will be major Bhabi-Devar bonding and that Omkara is getting a prominent track, which will explore his past. Today's 3-minute scene does not qualify as 'major bonding', so lets take the rest of our cues from the episodes themselves:
- Shivay's loose cuff link is probably what's going to incriminate him. He was in that makeshift jungle, wandering around in the dark, and probably lost it there. Maybe it was monogrammed or it was one of a kind, making it traceable, which would possibly be the reason the ACP came to see him.
- Omkara came to speak to Shivay after he went to visit Aanika, and the call about Gayatri came after he tried to reason with Shivay.
- For Shivay to receive the call about Gayatri, he need to have his phone otherwise he would be talking to Sahil about Fokat Raja. If he had, Aanika's phone, you have to wonder why she was getting a call about Gayatri? Edit: So he received the phone call on the landline, which adds credibility to the phone swap idea and that it might clear him initially of the murder charge, but the rest of the theory could still stand. If the police decide to investigate further and don't accept Aanika's testimony as enough completely clear Shivay of suspicion. Thanks for the heads up Crazy4Mayur!
- Also, if they do track the phone, then they will know that Shivay's phone was with Aanika since the moment she arrived at home, which means the phone evidence would be inadmissible. Shivay stayed at home and didn't leave until Omkara returned. Plus, Omkara was at Aanika's home right after, so he can also confirm that Shivay was not at Aanika's.
- This also means that Shivay only has an alibi up until the time he left to see Gayatri.
- More importantly, Omkara tells the truth, always. That is his fatal flaw. So even IF Aanika was to claim that she was with Shivay, we know he would tell the truth. Omkara was at Aanika's place when the phone would place Shivay in her home, and he also knows Shivay went to deal with Gayatri.
- However, since I don't buy into TC's masalaydaar spoiler, I am going to go by what I saw. Omkara's principles are a major problem here because he will not lie, and I would not be surprised if Shivay is further incriminated because of Omkara's testimony. Omkara saw Shivay receive that call and mention how he wanted to end this whole Gayatri situation. (Good call on the phrasing, Shivay!)
- If this happens, it will undoubtedly cause a rift in the family and Omkara would want to help Shivay clear his name. We've seen him investigate before with Rudra, when they wanted to clear Aanika's name and he knows Shivay is innocent so he will do what he has to, to get to the bottom of the truth.
- We know Rudra is busy with his storyline with Saumya and might even be angry with Omkara for not supporting Shivay, so I don't think he will be of any help in this situation. Omkara will probably recruit Aanika's help and the investigation might take them to a place where he has to confront his past, which would be in keeping GK's comments about the major bonding between Bhabi and Devar.
As for TC, in recent memory, the only piece of news reported correctly was after the fact. They reported that Riyaan was Saumya's ex and the confusion about the brothers' identities, all of which was after the episode aired. And no, Aanika did not hide in a trolley. In simple terms, Basically, we all need to calm down, look to the episodes for clues and ignore all spoilers unless SBS/SBB/UMTV/E24 are involved and there is visual confirmation.
NB. I know Gul replied to a fan about Shivay's track heading towards marriage, followed by three heart emoticons and called Omkara and Aanika devar and bhabi, which all implies a hate-marriage. However, I have my own ideas:
- Basically, we know that marriage for Shivika is where the story is eventually heading and I honestly don't think she'd be so foolish as to give away a major upcoming track on IG. It feels like reassurance more than anything else, especially in light of what is happening on the show. My guess is that this reply is precisely what the IF users are basing their predictions upon (since none of the spoilers have actually mentioned marriage and its the fandom that's melting down).
- I also believe her comment is in reference to Shivay's namesake, Lord Shiva, who is considered the most ideal husband amongst all the avatars. Ultimately, that is what Shivay's track is about, him learning to love and be a good partner.
Secondly, IF fans have been referring to Aanika and the brothers as bhabi and devars, respectively since Day 1, so I am not putting much stock in it other than to implicitly confirm to fans that there is no marriage track on the cards for Omkara and Aanika, even if they are working together to clear Shivay's name.
As for the possibility of a Shivika hate marriage, I think it is unlikely (though not impossible). At this moment, the plans are to focus on Omkara's back story and RumYa, and if there is a hate marriage, those stories will get no screen space.
Though the PH has garnered a reputation for hate marriages, truthfully, they haven't actually had that many hate marriages between their leads:
- Maan and Geet from GHSP had a love marriage, though there were complications during the initial engagement days.
- In QH, S1, Asad and Zoya had a love marriage and Ayaan and Zoya were a giant mistake (AKA Muqaddar ke Khel),
- In S2 of QH, Aahil and Sanam had a hate marriage and after they resolved their feelings that it was all just chaos.
- In QH S3, we got a convoluted mess but technically SaHil had an unknown marriage, since Sanam was an amnesiac who though she was Jannat was under the impression she was marrying Shaad but was actually marrying Aahil (I just re-read that sentence, and yeah..).
- In QH S4, Mahira and Azaad had a forced marriage but both were in love and it was the villains who forced the wedding. Finally, we had Armaan and Mahira, which was admittedly a hate marriage but Azaad's heart "cured" him. Whatever.
- In AKH, both marriages were love marriages.
- Suvreen Guggal and O Gujariya had no marriage tracks, per se, so the discussion here is moot.
- In HYMAEA, Arjun's his wife was dead. Definitely a love marriage, though. It's kind of why he spent most of his time brooding like Batman's younger brother.
The reality is that hate marriages cannot be sustained as storylines unless you are planning to pull a DAK, which is not the case here. The only logical choice here is to build up all the relationships effectively before marriage. The most important point of consideration here is that unlike the other 4Lion heroines, Aanika is an active ward to Sahil, and marrying Shivika now means displacing Sahil, which I don't see happening. I mean she won't leave him with Bua as his guardian and she won't conveniently send him to boarding school like Mahira did with her brother on QH.
There's far too much actual evidence against the spoiler and the hate marriage theory, and the only thing that backs up the TC article are our overactive imaginations!
Advocate Anjali Awasthi
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