Originally posted by: sanfan
Abruptly jumping into this discussion and I hope you pardon me for this
The fact that Ani is 28 years old, definitely privileged and has no major backstory to cut him slack for this churlish behaviour….makes it difficult for most to empathise with this turn.
He was known to be erratic but also deeply empathetic which was the first draw for this love story. He felt for Jhanak’s circumstances and knew how far she had traversed to reach this point
so, while I understand that the refusal from Jhanak to not allow him to draw new boundaries is making him flip/sad/suffiocated but what the creatives are erring greatly is in how the viewers will read Ani now——only a spoilt brat; I wish they had explored better
In contrast, they have kept Jhanak’s characterisation steadfast; she is behaving exactly as expected
Jhanak’s anger is post his meddling with her life( Rahul alliance) and his delirious confession. She had accepted to come to BH but never accepted to be part of any arrangement that would cause Arshi grief!! That her heart desires or desired more is evident but the writer has not messed with her characterisation even under great duress..
for me the conflict angle in the story and therefore Ani’s arc always been about how Ani will understand Jhanak’s vulnerabilities and empower her to take up a position.
Ani gave a small glimmer of hope yesterday when he said “ Why are you now standing mute”?
This is key to Ani’s character graph change but I guess the writers want Ani to act like a spoilt brat before he understands Jhanak’s predicament.
This track had potential to shine the light on Ani… but creatives have missed a trick in not keeping Ani a bit more stable…or maybe he needs to go to the wild side before he comes back 😀😀
Btw Rekha here…..sorry for butting in to the discussion 😊
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