Just today, while watching Vidya's Dil Kya Kare video mix (which is splendid), I wondered how would it have been if MICHI's love story were just a tad different
Scenario a: The proceedings until MICHI get married under duress are the same. They are strangers who are together only to further their own cause - Milind wants to avenge Ayesha, while Prachi wants to save her family home. However, instead of falling in love within a month or so (as depicted in the serial), they actually remain distant, although they slowly become very good friends. I have always found it a tad unbelievable that Milind fell in love with Prachi within 2 days of learning her good intentions, when he actually carried a grudge against her family for most of his life. Similarly, Prachi was in love with Neev all her life, but almost suddenly decides that her husband has stolen her heart, which led to umpteen speculations that she loved MIlind only because she HAD TO. I would have preferred if MICHI had instead used their marital status to forge a friendship. However, Neev soon learns of Prachi's 'drama to give him a good life', and decides to divorce Ayesha to get back to his true love. Ayesha is obviously ecstatic because she wants HER Milind back😡. This way, both the couples split up, only for MICHI to slowly, but surely realize that they had fallen in love. So begins a new love story - from strangers to friends to lovers. Now, either Neesha can fall in love or turn obsessive - but MICHI's love would have been a tad more believable than what was shown in the serial. Meanwhile, Alaap falls for Suyesha😳
Scenario 2: NEECHI and MISHA love each other, but as their lives intertwine, each finds themselves getting pulled towards the other couple's partner - Neev falls for Ayesha, Milind falls for Prachi....no one is bad here, but the people who were a couple only because they knew each other from childhood actually find their true love with a complete stranger, who has led a polar opposite life...NEESHA and MICHI live happily ever after😆 This scenario will not be a BT-favorite because no one turns evil 😆