My IB journey with amazing IBians

My ISHQBAAZ journey started with a fight in some other forum and I taunted IB fans that I don't care who the leads are and what the story is about and what not. What intrigued me about IB were few statements made by fans and people against them.

I started watching IB in December 2018(HOTSTAR) from 1^st episode (by that time even REDUX was over and DIB started). I was going to watch 5-10 episodes before thinking to continue it or not. I had watched GEET and IPKKND and nothing after that. On insistence I watched BEPANAAH and loved it to the core but IB I started on my own. To this day I have watched IB 10-12 times with redux on repeat mode. Not a single day goes by when I do not watch it. You can say I am obsessed, totally, madly, unabashedly, irrevocably and unapologetically in love with IB, the cast and the forum members. I have been silent member, came and read what the beautiful thinkers and writers used to write about it. I totally understand what you all must be feeling after sharing your 2 and half years with IB, cast and fellow IBians. How hollow it feels. If I can feel it with this intensity, don't know what you all must be going thru.

I have read analysis-interpretation by

Rimi(doc)Hriju321 on DIB(Doc you have made me smile/laugh so much...thanks)

Nihara,

AreYaar (Please do keep the banter thread alive)

UjjuSoulSisIndy,

Thwisha617'sIB chronicle,

ithihaas.

StayStrong Mallu (I know you from GEET forum)

These are few people who made me read all the pages they have ever written in IB, all the analysis, their point of views, their way of thinking was so deep...Thanks all of you amazing writers. I got to see things so differently after reading it all.

I have read few stories on SHIVIKA and loved them too and want to thank the writers though most of them are unfinished. They have written so beautifully that you fall in love the characters more if not feeling the love already. Everything touches your heart, pulls the strings, makes you go weak on knees, at the same time to hope, believe in love, destiny, sacrifice, passion, emotions...you feel the hurt, anger, ego, disgust towards some...these writers made me see and feel their stories...

Illuminati07 IF YOU KNEW ME NOW (The Illuminati Magic- An Index)

anamika_writes Still Mine(many stories by you)

Shelma I'll love you better now

Aafrah-SA Love will Remember

LilyJames0194 An ishqbaaz rising

-castaways- SS || What Happens In Switzerland

nuckts Shivika OS-50 SHADES OF GREY

Priyanka12345 the good,bad and ugly

amberose Shivika - The Royal Rejection

Shivika - Perfectly Destroyed

writerff Ordinary

napstermonster navin---loved naval tata so much and I hoped that she would go with him A Romantic Divorce

Khidki Ishqbaaz Musings

Carpe_diem Fighting a losing battle

Felicity_Khushi I have read almost all Shivika/narbhi AT threads and special contributions by

Roshreb,

Ithihaas

WinterStar and others

Thanks for all the pics you all upload...

I am not a seasoned writer like others but wanted to share my emotions which I felt while watching IB, being on this forum. I was tempted to write replies on so many posts but I wanted my 1st post to be this. Hope the writers come back, stay and keep the forum alive...not sure we would find something this engaging in near future...

Haha its interesting to know that your journey with IB started with "I don't care who the leads are and what the story is about and what not." ..etc., to ...Finally you ending up loving the characters!

Originally posted by: ...Nihara...

Haha its interesting to know that your journey with IB started with "I don't care who the leads are and what the story is about and what not." ..etc., to ...Finally you ending up loving the characters!

Originally posted by: Hriju321

You are late but better late than never!

Glad that Shivika has this amount of attraction. 😃

And you found my DIB analysis good ???😕 😕 For DIB,I have always been so negative! I LOVE Shivika and when Ishqbaaaz was on I was a happy soul which was reflected on my musings. What a gala time we used to have on our EDT (Episode discussion thread)! Those were the hey days! DIB was a bad dream.

Like you,I am still watching the old golden episodes of Ishqbaaaz daily and revisiting the old memories.😊

This is such a sweet post :) Firstly, it's nice to read a new viewer's take on the show...the way the show grew on you really reflects in the warmth of the narration of your post, and it's rare to find warmth in this forum thanks to the many ups and downs it's seen...lol

Yes IB and Shivika are unmatchable and i admit i am not enjoying any other show now. We will keep this forums active.

Originally posted by: AreYaar

This is such a sweet post :) Firstly, it's nice to read a new viewer's take on the show...the way the show grew on you really reflects in the warmth of the narration of your post, and it's rare to find warmth in this forum thanks to the many ups and downs it's seen...lol

Glad you were able to discover the show and understand what it meant to the fans who followed it despite many crazy ups and downs...lol many ppl dismiss IB and it's fans on a surface level as a rinse/repeat of previous Gul shows but it was quite beyond that. It's nice to read that you as a veteran of other Gul shows recognize that too :).

Originally posted by: KALVIN

Yes IB and Shivika are unmatchable and i admit i am not enjoying any other show now. We will keep this forums active.

If anyone hasn't already, try rewatching an older Gul Khan love/hate romance show. Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon S1, Qubool Hain, Geet, Humsafars are all good (Humsafar has the advantage of having Harshad Chopda in long haired psycho poet mode as the lead; so it's always really sexy and well acted even when it makes no sense). Bepannah is also really good if you want to see a Shivika type of affectionate romance.

NM's older show, Pyaar Ka Dard, is a bit a slow compared to IB lol but is beautiful at the beginning; but the plot is basically underwritten by his character's stupidity and so it becomes really frustrating to watch.