Jhanak Written Update And Episode Discussion thread No "126" - Page 84

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Gossip bhaiyya giving shady numbers for daily TRP of Jhanak. Bol rahe hain it was 1.2 every single day. Kuch bhi 🙄. Jhol hai back end pe pakka

https://x.com/gossipstv/status/1978780731225567731

Tea making sessions ka TRP

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Gossip bhaiyya giving shady numbers for daily TRP of Jhanak. Bol rahe hain it was 1.2 every single day. Kuch bhi 🙄. Jhol hai back end pe pakka

https://x.com/gossipstv/status/1978780731225567731

Puri ki puri daal hi kaali hai AYji! 😁😁 That AT is no more part of the show...then who is giving them consistent trp! 🙄🙄 Paid trp hai ye..

Originally posted by: sanfan

The former I assume had absolutely no reason to feel any kinship towards Imlie as compared to the Ani-Jhanak situation where Ani’s entire ambivalence/affinity towards Jhanak began as a result of the incident relating to the letter and the feeling of empathy due to his being involved with her situation closely. The similarities were in the two being in prior committed relationships when love blossoms and therefore the attendant messiness.

I am not going to write about happened in J but my question is was the messiness in Imlie due to Aditya realising that he has fallen out of love with Malini? You mentioned Aditya’s guilt which I don’t ever recall in Ani at all… Ani and Arshi weren’t in to the relationship…and Ani only ever remembered Arshi as an afterthought. which suited me as a viewer cos Arshi was presented to me as a manipulative person and so apart from the dignity of a break up I don’t think Ani didn’t owe Arshi anything. How different was this in Imlie? Sorry I rambled…

It’s not exactly true that Aditya felt no kinship towards Imlie.

The show started with Aditya Malini relationship being portrayed in a very formal manner. Aditya was a workaholic who was always busy with work and Malini was always complaining about how he is not romantic or doesn’t give her time. Most of their convos were about Malini guilt tripping him and Adi constantly trying to pacify her that I will make it up to you blah blah. It was portrayed as if they are together more due to Malini’s efforts than Aditya being that interested cuz he seemed more wedded to his work than anything else. He was going along with marrying Malini more due to her insistence and his family’s demand. Lol

Adi was shown intrigued by Imlie when he first met her. He grew to admire her for her courage and her aspirations to study and make something of herself. They both connected on values and idealism when they first met which was a stark contrast from the superficial Adi Malini equation.

The mess happened cuz the forced marriage made Adi feel like he had betrayed Malini and been stripped of his consent/agency against his will. So whatever he did after that majorly stemmed from this emotion of guilt that Malini won’t be able to bear the truth so he has to keep pacifying her. He was also shown feeling bad for Imlie and there was warring guilt inside him until he got clarity about his emotions after falling in love with Imlie. From that point on he was shown accepting all his mistakes and wanting to live his truth while being ready to face all brickbats and accountability. But Imlie and Malini ka lame sautan sisters mahanta drama got precedence and his character was sidelined.

In Ani’s case, his relationship with Arshi looked very shallow Page 3 types. But no explanation was ever given for why he never felt any guilt even though he kept mouthing empty ILU Arshi dialogues like a robot. The writing was just shallow from the get go 🤷‍♀️. Only Krushal managed to add some differentiation with his acting otherwise the story just wanted to convey Ani as a casual two timer only. Lol

Originally posted by: sanfan

Hmm I think it’s practically not possible for any character to have the arc of Anirudh in a realistic sense… I don’t know if any actor could have understood how to perceive the actor after a point. 🤣🤣

In the end Leena reduced Ani to being a person for whom J’s word meant nothing after rearranging his life around her… & she reduced J to not have any worthwhile part in her “love” story. What a joker!!

Haha yes, Anirudh was too senselessly flip flopped after a point for any actor to make sense of it.

But my point was a general one regarding the difference in how both actors spoke about their characters. Gashmeer spoke about Aditya’s POV so passionately and intelligently explaining the nuances of the character and what he is trying to convey through his acting. He fought for Aditya’s integrity even when writing started going haywire. He used to get bashed so much and people used to claim he is defending bigamy, defending “red flag” Aditya blah blah ….but I used to love reading about how he is viewing it all from a human lens and even had the guts to call out Aditya ka rape for what it was in clear terms rather than accepting the narrative of blind sympathy for Malini.

Meanwhile Krushal’s attitude from day one was more of disassociation ki I don’t like anything here toh I don’t want to talk about it….I can’t really recall if he ever spoke about Ani’s trauma or pain in anyway. He only ever talked about his flip flops or unpredictability. Gashmeer used to be able to explain Adi ka trauma or mistakes.

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Firstly as you said, Aditya and Anirudh were very different characters. The #1 difference between them was HONOR. Aditya had honor as a baseline even when his character got caught up in grey complications. Anirudh never had much honor to begin with and it was constantly eroded with every new track Leena brought.

Those of us who watched Imlie in real time used to lament that Adi ki sharaafat usko le doobi. So I got into watching Jhanak cuz I thought Ani is not shareef and seems to have capabilities to deal with witchy third angles rather than being servile towards them. But in the end he was reduced to a coward whose tall claims were all meaningless. So Aditya’s stock rose higher in my eyes again …..you say that Aditya walked so that Anirudh could run. Lol I say Anirudh fell lower and lower so that Aditya could become a saint even in the eyes of those who bashed him viciously during Imlie days - some people right here in this EDT 😂

Anirudh was a mirage in the long run. Lol people bash Adi cuz he was rude and mean to Imlie initially when she had the moral high ground. But even his meanness always had honor underlying it. Very unvarnished about his priorities and stance on the complex situation. He was never dogla like “confused” Anirudh who presented the persona of messiah but also jumped to CA-ing Jhanak immediately over Srishti saying random crap about her. lol Aditya never fell for Mrs Chaturvedi ki bakwaas. If he was mean and deemed the boor by everyone, he owned it. Meanwhile Anirudh raja beta banke ghooma but never had the guts to own up to his priorities.

Yeah he had showdowns with his family but never had the guts to defy them to the level needed. Meanwhile Aditya was always ready to leave his family for Imlie to do right by her when Imlie was the one who forced him to stay. Lol

Which brings us to the other major core difference between them which stemmed from their respective relationships with the FLs. There was a strong core of respect running through the Adilie relationship before it got butchered later. But that baseline anchored and gave texture to their story and characters. Meanwhile there was never respect in Runak ka relationship. Both viciously insulted and CA-ed each other at the drop of a hat but would then do weird monologues about how much they care for each other. lol especially Jhanak mouthing all kinds of nonsense that people excused as her “trauma” and frustration and the Ani who was supposedly her guardian figure saying such gandi things to her in his bouts of jealousy ….yeh sab wasn’t there in Adilie cuz the age gap added to a line of respect and regard.

People hated Adi for both the bigamy as well as the initial rudeness even though he had a lovely atonement arc accepting all his mistakes. He was candid and humble even when it came to atoning….cuz dialogues in Imlie used to have a CLASS unlike the gutter that is Leena ki gandi language.

Finally coming to acting…end of the day Gashmeer is a MAN while Krushal is still a BOY ….that shows in the caliber of acting also…Aditya came across as a man from day one, never a boy. Krushal was still growing into his acting skills during Jhanak and Anirudh always came across as a rich boy only rather than a grown man. His gestures are mostly boyish even now no matter how much style he tries to maaro.

Your compared them to a storm vs a fog. Lol well I like the CLARITY of a storm over the obfuscation of fog I guess 🤷‍♀️. And poetic toh nahin lagi mujhe Krushal ki acting as Anirudh ….he wasn’t exactly ELEGANT or SMOOTH in this role that I would compare it to poetry. He was good no doubt in showing nuance in Ani ki complexities many times but end of the day the script and dialogues were too cheap to manage to take it beyond a point and he was left with a blank expression only or one that didn’t match the scene 🤷‍♀️😂

Luckily for Gashmeer he managed to exit the show before having to deal with mouthing that kind of shit

Hey firstly Thank you for this explanation....felt so nice to read...it is ultimately the passion for storytelling and characters ,that connects us here❤️

First toh when I saw Imlie after I stopped watching Jhanak, I liked Aditya Kumar Tripathi but I definitely liked Anirudh Bose much much more than you did probably .I mean see... the order in which you meet characters significantly shapes your emotional alignment with them. For me, Anirudh Bose wasn’t a comparison — he was the default blueprint. He wasn’t “Aditya lite” or “inspired by Adi” — he was the original experience. So naturally, his flaws, charm, confusion, and evolution rooted deeper.

When I met Aditya after Anirudh, he felt more refined, more structured… but also more predictable. Whereas Anirudh, with all his emotional messiness and moral fumbling, probably felt more human — more discoverable.

So yes — my OG was Anirudh Bose. Not because he was objectively better or worse —but because he was my first emotional imprint in this archetype.....If you get what I mean.....

I feel as the story progressed ...Leena stripped both Anirudh and Jhanak of everything that made them Anirudh and Jhanak..So there is no point talking about it after a certain episode...So I am limiting it to initial Anirudh only...If we look at the initial structure only...

Yeah in the initial episodes,his brand of morality wasn’t loud, linear, or theatrically righteous like Aditya’s.But

Aditya’s honor was forged from absolutes — black-white principles, clear standpoints, and a life framework defined by truth above everything.He always knew what was right for him — truth, integrity, principles. That’s why his fall was dramatic yet dignified — because even when he broke, he knew what he was breaking away from.

Anirudh, on the other hand, was born into grey. He wasn’t raised with the clarity of conviction Aditya had. He was a people-pleaser by nurture — groomed to be a “family’s perfect beta,” where compliance was morality. His lack of defiance wasn’t cowardice — it was conditioning. He didn’t lack honor — he lacked permission to exercise it.He was never raised with moral clarity — he was conditioned for compliance.

And yet He still went against his entire clan to drag Jhanak out of every crisis — legal, social, moral.He stood in front of armed men in Kashmir, ready to die protecting her — not because she was his wife, but because she was his responsibility.He didn’t just shelter her — he educated her, clothed her, pushed her to dream again.He risked himself physically, socially, and emotionally for her. His honor wasn’t declared — it was practiced in quiet persistence.

Yes — Aditya’s mistakes were sharp and loud. Anirudh’s were messy and repetitive.

But confusion is not cowardice — it’s realism.

Aditya’s resolve came from being older, rooted, mentally fortified. Anirudh was still becoming a man while already being held accountable like one. He didn’t own his priorities because he was still figuring them out, forced into complex situations before he was emotionally equipped for them.

I agree Adilie had a baseline of respect — but that only existed because Imlie NEVER insulted Aditya the way Jhanak insults Anirudh. Their dynamics weren’t comparable.

For Jhanak who lost her whole world in the form of her mother,had to leave Kashmir to this completely new world where her own place was unsafe for her bcz of someone like Tejas,she landed in a house where she was tortured and humiliated brutally, in a world that constantly tore her down — Anirudh was both her shelter and her shock absorber.Anirudh functioned as her guardian and emotional punching bag, while she oscillated between gratitude and bitterness. And yes — he said ugly things to her too — but so did she. Their equation was written as emotional chaos, not mature partnership. It was raw survival-co-dependency, born not from fairytale conditions — but from fire and wreckage.

Then of course writing deliberately removed every sorts of dignity from their conflicts...

And yes.....I’ll agree — Gashmeer’s screen aura was masculine gravity. Krushal’s was youthful uncertainty I.e boyish charm . But that’s not a flaw — that’s texture. I will again come with "storm" and "fog" analysis...

Aditya was a storm — instant, powerful, overwhelming.

Anirudh was fog — unclear, inconsistent, but slowly enveloping.

Some viewers prefer clarity. Some connect more to raw vulnerability. Manhood isn’t only in strength — sometimes it’s in fumbling toward it.

Aditya was a man of conviction — he entered the story fully formed, with a moral compass already calibrated.Anirudh, meanwhile, was a boy learning how to grow into his own conscience.He wasn’t emotionally equipped to be anyone’s savior, yet life forced him into that role. He didn’t wear responsibility like a badge — he stumbled under its weight.

He wasn’t born righteous, he learned righteousness the hard way.He wasn’t naturally brave, he became brave when life demanded it.He didn’t “know better from the beginning” — he became better through experience.A man stumbling through morality instead of arriving with it pre-installed.

Aditya Tripathi was honor carved in steel — unbending, dazzling in his resilience.

Anirudh Bose was honor softened in flesh — bruised, hesitant, stumbling his way into morality rather than being born with it.

Then of course what Leena did with that character we all saw....and it's infuriating...She downgraded that character stripping him off his every character growth,traits etc....just kept introduced his few character flaws again and again as per her whims...so let's not go there...So I agree that Aditya left the show with still his dignity intact a bit while Anirudh...chodo...😭

I know many viewers met Aditya first and saw Anirudh through that lens. But for those of us who entered this trope through Anirudh Bose, he was the blueprint — not the imitation....

And I can never really dislike him ..

Originally posted by: AreYaar

One other point I would add regarding Gashmeer vs Krushal. Gashmeer didn’t seem to DISLIKE Aditya the way Krushal was always dissing and bashing Anirudh even till the last day. His own dislike for Anirudh was so apparent all along that it used to feel ironic that some of us as viewers gave more empathy to Anirudh than Krushal ever did 🤷‍♀️ …or maybe it was just his usual unimpressive articulation skills

Gashmeer on the other hand is way more verbose and articulate in how he describes his thought process and approach to the character, craft everything. His IVs describing his thoughts on Aditya’s POV, his situation, the story used to be such a good read. He was able to convey that empathy and understanding unlike Krushal who always came across as wanting to run away from and disown Anirudh. Did lead to a further disconnect at the end of the day 🤷‍♀️

Well I honestly don’t believe Krushal never had empathy for Anirudh. There were moments — small, nuanced instances — where his subtle expressions, pauses, and body language perfectly captured Anirudh’s internal conflicts, even when the writing utterly failed him. He conveyed the hesitation, guilt, jealousy, and confusion of a boy trying to grow into his responsibilities, and that takes emotional understanding , empathy, emotional intelligence— even if it wasn’t always visible in interviews.

The problem, as you hinted, is articulation. Krushal doesn’t seem to have the verbal finesse to explain the complex layers of a conflicted character like Anirudh. So in interviews, it often came across like he was distancing himself or even criticizing his own role — but I think that was more a failure of expression than of empathy.

Secondly,I assume we all know that his “I don’t care what people think” stance is a bit of a myth. He clearly does — and it’s possible that the backlash Ag got for defending Arshi or AniShi influenced how he publicly framed his own views. Maybe he overcompensated in interviews with harsh criticism, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t care for or understand the character.

And of course — once the writing itself went haywire, with flip-flops, inconsistent characterization, and tonal chaos, no actor could have made Anirudh fully relatable anymore. So the disconnect wasn’t entirely his fault — it was the script, the direction, and the impossible burden of salvaging a character being constantly rewritten.

At the core, I think Krushal did care about Anirudh, but he just didn’t have the tools — either on paper or in expression — to convey that to the public.

It's towards the end, I believe he just didn't care about the character anymore...and it was simply an assignment for him....

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Hey firstly Thank you for this explanation....felt so nice to read...it is ultimately the passion for storytelling and characters ,that connects us here❤️

First toh when I saw Imlie after I stopped watching Jhanak, I liked Aditya Kumar Tripathi but I definitely liked Anirudh Bose much much more than you did probably .I mean see... the order in which you meet characters significantly shapes your emotional alignment with them. For me, Anirudh Bose wasn’t a comparison — he was the default blueprint. He wasn’t “Aditya lite” or “inspired by Adi” — he was the original experience. So naturally, his flaws, charm, confusion, and evolution rooted deeper.

When I met Aditya after Anirudh, he felt more refined, more structured… but also more predictable. Whereas Anirudh, with all his emotional messiness and moral fumbling, probably felt more human — more discoverable.

So yes — my OG was Anirudh Bose. Not because he was objectively better or worse —but because he was your first emotional imprint in this archetype.....If you get what I mean.....

I feel as the story progressed ...Leena stripped both Anirudh and Jhanak of everything that made them Anirudh and Jhanak..So there is no point talking about it after a certain episode...So I am limiting it to initial Anirudh only...If we look at the initial structure only...

Yeah in the initial episodes,his brand of morality wasn’t loud, linear, or theatrically righteous like Aditya’s.But

Aditya’s honor was forged from absolutes — black-white principles, clear standpoints, and a life framework defined by truth above everything.He always knew what was right for him — truth, integrity, principles. That’s why his fall was dramatic yet dignified — because even when he broke, he knew what he was breaking away from.

Anirudh, on the other hand, was born into grey. He wasn’t raised with the clarity of conviction Aditya had. He was a people-pleaser by nurture — groomed to be a “family’s perfect beta,” where compliance was morality. His lack of defiance wasn’t cowardice — it was conditioning. He didn’t lack honor — he lacked permission to exercise it.He was never raised with moral clarity — he was conditioned for compliance.

And yet He still went against his entire clan to drag Jhanak out of every crisis — legal, social, moral.He stood in front of armed men in Kashmir, ready to die protecting her — not because she was his wife, but because she was his responsibility.He didn’t just shelter her — he educated her, clothed her, pushed her to dream again.He risked himself physically, socially, and emotionally for her. His honor wasn’t declared — it was practiced in quiet persistence.

Yes — Aditya’s mistakes were sharp and loud. Anirudh’s were messy and repetitive.

But confusion is not cowardice — it’s realism.

Aditya’s resolve came from being older, rooted, mentally fortified. Anirudh was still becoming a man while already being held accountable like one. He didn’t own his priorities because he was still figuring them out, forced into complex situations before he was emotionally equipped for them.

I agree Adilie had a baseline of respect — but that only existed because Imlie NEVER insulted Aditya the way Jhanak insults Anirudh. Their dynamics weren’t comparable.

For Jhanak who lost her whole world in the form of her mother,had to leave Kashmir to this completely new world where her own place was unsafe for her bcz of someone like Tejas,she landed in a house where she was tortured and humiliated brutally, in a world that constantly tore her down — Anirudh was both her shelter and her shock absorber.Anirudh functioned as her guardian and emotional punching bag, while she oscillated between gratitude and bitterness. And yes — he said ugly things to her too — but so did she. Their equation was written as emotional chaos, not mature partnership. It was raw survival-co-dependency, born not from fairytale conditions — but from fire and wreckage.

Then of course writing deliberately removed every sorts of dignity from their conflicts...

And yes.....I’ll agree — Gashmeer’s screen aura was masculine gravity. Krushal’s was youthful uncertainty I.e boyish charm . But that’s not a flaw — that’s texture. I will again come with "storm" and "fog" analysis...

Aditya was a storm — instant, powerful, overwhelming.

Anirudh was fog — unclear, inconsistent, but slowly enveloping.

Some viewers prefer clarity. Some connect more to raw vulnerability. Manhood isn’t only in strength — sometimes it’s in fumbling toward it.

Aditya was a man of conviction — he entered the story fully formed, with a moral compass already calibrated.Anirudh, meanwhile, was a boy learning how to grow into his own conscience.He wasn’t emotionally equipped to be anyone’s savior, yet life forced him into that role. He didn’t wear responsibility like a badge — he stumbled under its weight.

He wasn’t born righteous, he learned righteousness the hard way.He wasn’t naturally brave, he became brave when life demanded it.He didn’t “know better from the beginning” — he became better through experience.A man stumbling through morality instead of arriving with it pre-installed.

Aditya Tripathi was honor carved in steel — unbending, dazzling in his resilience.

Anirudh Bose was honor softened in flesh — bruised, hesitant, stumbling his way into morality rather than being born with it.

Then of course what Leena did with that character we all saw....and it's infuriating...She downgraded that character stripping him off his every character growth,traits etc....just kept introduced his few character flaws again and again as per her whims...so let's not go there...So I agree that Aditya left the show with still his dignity intact a bit while Anirudh...chodo...😭

I know many viewers met Aditya first and saw Anirudh through that lens. But for those of us who entered this trope through Anirudh Bose, he was the blueprint — not the imitation....

And I can never really dislike him ..

Thanks, Asmita. Lol it’s sweet that you still have so much emotional attachment even to initial Anirudh

I understand where you’re coming from but I would still say that for a lot of these points you’re making about courage and conditioning, the writing really never backed them up for it to be effective for Anirudh’s character 🤷‍♀️

You are interpreting all these burdens that Anirudh apparently felt to manage his toxic family but how much did we even see that in the initial story? Most of the focus was on Ani’s obsession with Jhanak rather than fleshing him out more vis a vis his family interactions. Those were always kept pretty one dimensional as far as I can tell and only got more pointless with time. That is why people can only remember him as a coward now cuz his token rebellions against his family were rendered meaningless with him always returning to the same family and justifying/supporting them again. Then it’s not path of least resistance but cowardice only.

The writing stopped doing him any favors way back. Even the act of him trying to stop Tejas from marrying J in Kolkata was infused with 20 loopholes of AGAR main mandir waali Shaadi ko sach maan loon toh 🤷‍♀️🤡😂. And very next day reverting to Ofcourse I will still marry Arshi ….no reflection or follow up shown. Bas wohi roz ka schedule jaise yeh sab dikhate the and we were kept hanging with an offhand lingering look exchanged here or there

Aditya never had it easy with his family either. Ani atleast was the golden boy of his toxic family. Lol Aditya was treated like a stepchild even by his positive family. lol they all behaved like Malini was more their child than Adi and he was constantly pressurized to pacify Malini

I do admire characters who have convictions and the courage to stick with those convictions. Ani was barely given any convictions to start with and whatever little he had was also eroded by the writing after some time.

And I never said I need a character to have all defined and morally upright traits from the get go. Lol I have nothing against a character growing and learning but where exactly did that manage to happen with Ani ultimately? What did he ever learn? 🤷‍♀️😂. What point of the story should we stop at to make this assumption to satisfy ourselves? Kashmir night? Cuz even after coming back from Kashmir also he didn’t seem to have learnt anything and was only reduced to reacting stupidly to Jhanak hurting him and then continuing on with marrying Arshi 🤷‍♀️😂

There are just PHASES in the story where we were given false hopes of the characters growing. But it was all pointless only. Lol no one grew and no one learnt anything.

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Thanks, Asmita. Lol it’s sweet that you still have so much emotional attachment even to initial Anirudh

I understand where you’re coming from but I would still say that for a lot of these points you’re making about courage and conditioning, the writing really never backed them up for it to be effective for Anirudh’s character 🤷‍♀️

You are interpreting all these burdens that Anirudh apparently felt to manage his toxic family but how much did we even see that in the initial story? Most of the focus was on Ani’s obsession with Jhanak rather than fleshing him out more vis a vis his family interactions. Those were always kept pretty one dimensional as far as I can tell and only got more pointless with time. That is why people can only remember him as a coward now cuz his token rebellions against his family were rendered meaningless with him always returning to the same family and justifying/supporting them again. Then it’s not path of least resistance but cowardice only.

The writing stopped doing him any favors way back. Even the act of him trying to stop Tejas from marrying J in Kolkata was infused with 20 loopholes of AGAR main mandir waali Shaadi ko sach maan loon toh 🤷‍♀️🤡😂. And very next day reverting to Ofcourse I will still marry Arshi ….no reflection or follow up shown. Bas wohi roz ka schedule jaise yeh sab dikhate the and we were kept hanging with an offhand lingering look exchanged here or there

Aditya never had it easy with his family either. Ani atleast was the golden boy of his toxic family. Lol Aditya was treated like a stepchild even by his positive family. lol they all behaved like Malini was more their child than Adi and he was constantly pressurized to pacify Malini

I do admire characters who have convictions and the courage to stick with those convictions. Ani was barely given any convictions to start with and whatever little he had was also eroded by the writing after some time.

And I never said I need a character to have all defined and morally upright traits from the get go. Lol I have nothing against a character growing and learning but where exactly did that manage to happen with Ani ultimately? What did he ever learn? 🤷‍♀️😂. What point of the story should we stop at to make this assumption to satisfy ourselves? Kashmir night? Cuz even after coming back from Kashmir also he didn’t seem to have learnt anything and was only reduced to reacting stupidly to Jhanak hurting him and then continuing on with marrying Arshi 🤷‍♀️😂

There are just PHASES in the story where we were given false hopes of the characters growing. But it was all pointless only. Lol no one grew and no one learnt anything.

Ah AYji!!! You are a party pooper!! 🤣🤣 I was enjoying Asmita's analysis of the Anirudh Bose we wanted to see all through, and you bursted the bubble by pointing out the lack of coherence in the story, the character and the entire weird experience called Jhanak 😁😁😁

Noooooooooo... 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️

Originally posted by: sanfan

I didn’t watch Imlie..but this was an interesting post and ofc your writing always makes it so special. While I haven’t seen Gashmeer but I have seen Gashmeer in movies and ofc he comes from great acting lineage…

While I now have no inclination to watch Imlie but I read up the synopsis and obviously that doesn’t amount to much… so I have a few questions beyond your post…hope you or some of you who have seen Imlie will answer this…

what I understood was one basic difference between Aditya and Ani ( of the phase that most of us connected to) was in the circumstances in which the basis of the relationship between the couple was established.
The former I assume had absolutely no reason to feel any kinship towards Imlie as compared to the Ani-Jhanak situation where Ani’s entire ambivalence/affinity towards Jhanak began as a result of the incident relating to the letter and the feeling of empathy due to his being involved with her situation closely. The similarities were in the two being in prior committed relationships when love blossoms and therefore the attendant messiness.

I am not going to write about happened in J but my question is was the messiness in Imlie due to Aditya realising that he has fallen out of love with Malini? You mentioned Aditya’s guilt which I don’t ever recall in Ani at all… Ani and Arshi weren’t in to the relationship…and Ani only ever remembered Arshi as an afterthought. which suited me as a viewer cos Arshi was presented to me as a manipulative person and so apart from the dignity of a break up I don’t think Ani didn’t owe Arshi anything. How different was this in Imlie? Sorry I rambled…

Well Unlike Jhanak There was no prior bond, obligation, or emotional tie — he has no reason to care for her, and she is wary of him.It began with chance, curiosity, and conflict. Basically Imlie, a small-village girl brimming with innocence, dignity, and simplicity, stumbled into the life of Aditya Kumar Tripathi, a journalist whose world revolved around truth, principle, and unflinching morality.Their first interactions are marked by curiosity, subtle friction, and hints of attraction, but it’s mostly shaped by situational dynamics — professional obligations, chance encounters...but they had a good time...he genuinely admired her strength, courage,intelligence and overall personality..

And then gun-point forced marriage..When confronted with the biggest truth of his life, he struggled immensely. He had to lie repeatedly, which clashed with his core values, leading to mounting frustration and self-loathing.Imlie, unintentionally, became a mirror of his own failings, which fueled his angry outbursts toward her...Post-marriage, his behavior toward Imlie was often harsh, irritable, and at times misdirected..he came in with a very strong personal code. Imlie was not his responsibility at first — he had no reason to empathize or care deeply for her. Yet, over time, through observation, shared experiences, and the gradual unraveling of his own truths, he developed both affection and accountability. That’s where the messiness stems from: Aditya was already in a committed relationship with Malini while he married imlie forcefully and later married and falling for Imlie created a profound moral and emotional conflict. His guilt wasn’t superficial; it was rooted in the tension between his prior commitments, his obsessive adherence to truth, and his growing feelings for Imlie...

So yes — in Imlie, the emotional turmoil was anchored in guilt and moral dilemmas, whereas in Jhanak, Ani’s ambivalence was driven by closeness, empathy, and gradually evolving feelings. The stakes were different: one was a conflict of conscience, the other a conflict of experience.

And if you are asking about Adi-Malini relationship...well it's a very complex and intricate one....

From the outside, Aditya and Malini were the ideal urban couple — educated, progressive, polite, and deeply compatible on a surface level. He was principled and serious, she was soft-spoken and understanding. Their relationship ran like a well-rehearsed script, filled with routine affection and mutual respect. But that was exactly the problem — it was too rehearsed, too polite, too picture-perfect, almost as if sustained more by habit than soul.

Malini Loved the Idea of Them; Aditya Tried to Live Up to It.Malini wasn’t wrong in her love — but her love was often idealistic rather than individualistic. She didn’t see Aditya in all his raw complexities; she saw him as “the perfect partner”, and expected him to stay framed within that image. Aditya, in turn, was trapped in the role she had assigned to him. He cared for her — deeply even — but there was always a sense of duty overshadowing emotional intimacy.

Where there should have been conflict, honesty, and evolution, there was avoidance.

Ironically, their biggest flaw was that they were too good to each other. Instead of arguing, they suppressed discomfort. Instead of confronting incompatibility, they maintained emotional diplomacy. That “mature understanding” eventually became emotional suffocation.

So when Imlie entered the picture with her unfiltered truth and instinctive honesty, it exposed everything the Aditya–Malini relationship lacked.

Even after emotionally detaching, Aditya still clung to responsibility, not love. He wasn’t indecisive because he loved both — he was guilty toward Malini and honest toward Imlie. That paralysis made the dynamic frustrating yet startlingly human.Aditya and Malini were ideal, but ideal isn’t always real. Their relationship was like a beautifully painted glass — aesthetically perfect, but one sharp truth shattered it..A bond that looked perfect on paper but collapsed the moment life tested its foundation.

And Aditya understood it and conveyed it to both imlie and Malini as well later...

That's what I could gather from whatever I saw ....Though may be people who watched it meticulously,in detail while it was on-air have different perspectives...

Originally posted by: Dibya_C

Ah AYji!!! You are a party pooper!! 🤣🤣 I was enjoying Asmita's analysis of the Anirudh Bose we wanted to see all through, and you bursted the bubble by pointing out the lack of coherence in the story, the character and the entire weird experience called Jhanak 😁😁😁

Noooooooooo... 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️

Ahhhh.....

Bold; this phrase is quite viral, I must say....

And yeah .....the experience was so weird that I actually want to only remember the initial Anirudh and Jhanak as characters and forget the storyline around it🤣