Originally posted by: sanfan
Like you Maya, I write about Ani more than Jhanak…it’s easier to write on Ani 😂😂
simply becos Ani’s motivations have been very rather clear ( except in the few places where suspension of logic was required)
Jhanak’s motivations are expedient 😂😂 coz it is written with a tilt. My hunch is Leena has to do a bigger tight rope walk with a female lead. To show her as one pursuing her heart alone or always being mahaan would have made Jhanak really a stupid character. The problem while annalysing Jhanak is I don’t get the strong conviction of her motivations cause it sways with knowledge not doubt. Which in itself is not bad at all. That way you are giving a glimpse of the fact that you are aware of the complexities of the situation which Jhanak is… her clear understanding that Arshi being in the equation will always be a problem. It’s just that what Jhanak wants to do with that situation isn’t clear as she sways with this knowledge without doing anything revolutionary
Like I said in my post… she is able to load on the guilt to Ani ( ofc I understand that too coz uske alawa uska koi nahin- she behaves with Ani like that wife giving silent treatment but only thing here is it is not silent) A case in point… there are many instances but one I can immediately recall. She is all set to leave for Kashmir for her exams and comes to give Ani his gift… He tells her to keep the gift for herself and give it to her husband. She is immediately upset/angry and she turns on him that she is not like him giving her gift to someone else… 😂😂😂 with that sindoor FB loading…Ani is wondering maine aisa kab kiya? Madam is treating that sindoor as a gift while always mouthing exactly the opposite.
For me, I genuinely did not find anything wrong in what Jhanak did even though I can see her two faced perspective coming through
Well, the only thing I must add is I am not that exasperated by Jhanak like some here cos I kinda understand her predicament too… Leena has actually made her the original do naav main savar… Agar paas aaye toh dur jaane kahegi aur dur jaaye toh paas aane kahegi…With Ani, Leena was able to show him a bit clueless as a male character but I don’t think she had the liberty to show Jhanak clueless about the moral dilemma so instead she showed her as deeply conflicted about her desires. Not an easy sketch but interesting in its own way if we get past the irritations
in simple terms, she hasn’t the courage to own up to the relationship yet beyond I will take care of you when you are ill etc and claiming him when in extreme danger ( self or Ani) this too she gained after a huge paradigm change with the baby track, she expectantly comes to Ani with hope in her heart that Sirjee will accept the baby. Hopes dashed and she reverts to her original avatar. That avatar again surfaces as she is scared of losing her life only to revert to her original avatar as her past misgivings surface. Similarly seeing Ani in danger her wifely instincts are on alert to recede when he is well. Except that she has taken some baby steps this time around.
The courage that Ani showed to claim the relationship - is yet not there in Jhanak. Her graph is different, having lived with the dilemm longer. With this ML track my hopes are receding, am confused where this is going unless they are able to give her the courage of conviction in this avatar. It’s like Leena is in a cage and wondering how to get out.
I always wanted to do a character sketch for Jhanak but always keep it on hold thinking can I get more hints 😂😂 but let’s see I may take a short break and see where this is headed…
I dont write about Anirudh because he is way too easy write !!!!!
I write about him as I can understand him, relate to him, I feel suffocated with his feelings, he haunts me with his emotions... He is there right beside me pouring his heart.. I can feel him 🤗🤗
I can understand Jhanak.. She is a young girl, who went through downs in her life until she met Anirudh .. Its he who made her feel worth of her existence. From telling her how talented she is to taking a swear on his name for her exam he made her the priority.. The feeling of someone cares for her. She might not have experienced it after her maa... Sorry to say maa is different, maa is love. But Urvashi as maa always cut her wings, when Jhanak had the confidence of making their future bright . Its Anirudh who gave her the wings to fly even when she was hesitant.
The scene which you mentioned, I have an entirely different perspective, even though she kept rejecting the shadi as nakli she has expectations from Anirudh... But he on the other hand didnt feel it right to assert the haq as he valued her consent in it. Her anger when he said is due to this.. and he immediately connected it to the closeness with Arshi and was spot on in giving her the haq... Giving the nod with head to try the ring on his ring finger .. And that is why I feel if Jhanak was with him and gave him the slight indication of her feeling when he tried, he would have fought the world for them ..
I am irritated with Jhanak unlike you, after the aag series .. Specially in the haq ki ladai track.. She is a 22 year old girl, she is not that innocent to think she can walk away making her relation invalid , and coming back for the ladai. It makes no sense . More irritated with the shouting and way of expression the haq. It didnt match with her character. And then the tumour, and her brutal verbal killing of Anirudh, making him feel he is the most disgusting human being on earth. Did he deserve it, absolutely NO. I am irritated to the core with her in that track as she did it on purpose , sealing it with her thoughts, I know you love me , Sirji..
Many of the viewers didnt take it seriously claiming the writer misplaced it as she is the female lead. But that is what the writer showed us. The thought of Jhanak when she rejected him cruelly. If we can chose to discard the characters dialogue, why is Anirudh not being spared of accusation, the same way suggesting the writer misplaced it....!!! 🤔🤔🤔
Well I know, the pregnancy track was brought to uplift the titular character , who was shadowed under Anirudh till then. But unfortunately it didn't click as they changed her tone and expression. She behaved as if Anirudh was her enemy. Whereas Anirudh portrayed his disbelief, nervousness, tension, and above all the shock of how could Jhanak accuse me to trap me .. because he had no memory of such a night...
And the last who is patni drama was the end of her dignity. She has no clarity of what she wanted. She was busy in making everyone belief she is the one who can sacrifice her love for Anirudh's happiness , whereas it came out as she is the home wrecker or Dusari aurat in his life.....
I dont think she lacks courage, she has it..To publicly declare that I will come in between Arshi and Anirudh if he is in musibat requires courage...!!! But she is confused for no reason... The promise she made to her maa , the fear of home wrecker tag, above all her love for Arshi didi... She is not realising all her excuses has already become meaningless, with her baccha track.....
I loved Jhanak till aag series... Her ladna, kya haq hai, exposing Anirudh truth, their arguments ... I could at least get her...
Anirudh's pain haunts me, it leaves my heart heavy, it makes me feel suffocated... Where as Jhanak pain I can relate to it.. But, I cant feel it....
Why I have no idea...
Krushal Ahuja makes him so real that I feel Anirudh exists.... Some where...
Edited by MayaFruitbae - 9 months ago
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