RuMya|LeeHa|AT#9|Drunken shaadi then takkar ki ishqbaazi

"Wo ladki nahi hai, angel hai." - Rudra

As cute and innocent as Rudra is you wish for his love story to be equally so, and the little taste we have gotten of the real dessert that awaits us in the future did not disappoint! It was deliciously sweet with the slightest of hints of a bitter aftertaste - mainly created due to the fact that these two instantly connected through a similar form of pain. The pain of having lost an older brother and the pain of being on the brim of losing your brother. We do hope, sincerely so, that their story will have a healthy dose of bitter angst and hurt!

Soumya saw Rudra sitting on the hospital floor in front of a Ganpati statue, crying and in pain, and felt her heart go out to this complete stranger. The kind soul that she is, she reached out to him with a bottle of water, indulged him when he asked for a black coffee instead and even offered her paratha to him. She listened when he poured out his heart to her, and opened up about the scars marring her own soul in return. You could feel the purity of these two in this scene, who innocently shared their feelings with someone they didn't know but felt were good human beings.

And the moment Soumya became Rudra's angel: When she gave him a thread that belonged to her brother to tie on Shivaay's wrist for protection, and assured him with a sweet smile on her lips that his brother will be fine. Soumya and Rudra are similar in many ways, the most glaring trait they share: wanting to make others' smile. And our Soumya even left a lasting impression on Bhaiyya and O - whether due to her utterly endearing behavior like singing for Shivaay and caring for him or due to the confusion about her gender and angelic tendencies, is another question completely. Fact is, she would blend wonderfully into the lives of the Obros.

Who said that only opposites attract? Their dynamics seem like a fresh breath of air, right now. Sweet. Adorable. Innocent.

Though, unfortunately, we had a phase and it might still be on-going, to a certain extent, where these two could not stand each other. It started with Rudra denying that he knew Soumya in college due to peer pressure - and when Soumya, the grand-daughter of dadi's best friend, came to live with them in O mansion, she did the same to him. These childish game escalated somewhat when Soumya wanted to take revenge for what Rudra had done... Though, at the moment they seem like friends, again.

Right now, their marriage track is going on and it seems as if Rudra Baby is falling first for her!

Soumya, portrayed by talented actress Neha Lakshmi Iyer, had her first appearance in the show on July th 2016 in the hospital where Shivaay was admitted after being poisoned. She entered the scene with a smile and disappeared by leaving a smile on the viewers' faces and a hopeful glimmer sparked inside of Rudra. She is a sweet and bubbly kind of girl we all would love to befriend in school.

Her heart goes out to a complete strange whom she sees crying on the hospital floor, and without a second thought she approaches him. She listens to him open up to her in a moment of vulnerability, allowing her own wounds to be aggravated by the sheer pain and fear that this boy feels upon the possibility of losing his older brother. Soumya, too, has gone through the tragedy of losing her older brother, she knows how it feels and thus, wants to give hope to someone whom she understands.

Furthermore, she also rushes into the lives of the other Oberoi brothers like a breath of fresh air. She comes, distributes black coffee and a sandwich, befuddles and amuses through her liveliness, lightens up the mood with a sweet song and vanishes as quickly as she appeared, leaving behind a vibrancy of positivity.

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Neha Lakshmi Iyer, born on November 8th 1991, had started her acting career very early at the age of six. She has been seen in various shows ever since going from Banegi Apni Baat, Hum Paanch to Na Aana Iss Desh Laado, Sassural Simar ka to Qubool Hai. Most famously known is her character Najma of Qubool Hai who was the younger sister of the male protagonist Asad, and whom Asad lovingly called his tomatar.

Now, she is starring as Soumya in Ishqbaaz who will be seen opposite Leenesh Matto as Rudra Singh Oberoi. Although Soumya has had only two scenes till now, these scenes have already touched the hearts of the viewers and sparked an instant liking of her character. Her entry was a simple, sweet one and we are waiting to see more of Rudra's angel soon!

In real life, Neha is a little adventure seeker. She likes to push herself out of her comfort zone and to feel the adrenaline rush. "It's like adventure pumps life into me," she admitted in an interview. Hence, why she has already tried all kinds of sport from rappelling to skiing, mountain biking, parasailing and a lot more.

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