8. Aahil Razaa Ibrahim: A Weak Hero?.............10.05..lnk updtd

😳Actually, this post has been inspired by some of the responses to my post on thurs episode- The Adventure and Misadventure'- which had been named that precisely because the dori scene was an adventure for Aahil, while it was a misadventure for Sanam. I came across few points about the inappropriateness of junoon' in that scene...I guess much has been written about it, and I might just be repeating what many have felt...but I come to the the forum...and frankly, all I usually find is FFs..not complaining...just that I feel lost on what discussion goes around in the forum, since I am not as active as before...

So please bear with my take...😃😆

I genuinely feel Aahil is a weak hero.😊

1. He believes he committed a murder and let someone else take the blame for it. It could be argued that he was a child...still, the act haunts him to this day, and makes him a willing slave to the woman who has used him in the past and will continue to do so. Rightly, someone pointed out that he is the Rashid of QH 2.👏..and indeed, it is so. He bears his gulit to such an extent that it gives him nightmares - all the same, it is a dirty secret he can never share with any one.

So, just as Rashid was not attributed any heroic qualities, Aahil should be treated the same. The only difference here is that he has not cheated on two women...nor neglected his family. That bit is very clear to us. Aahil sleeps around with women, but they all know what he is and are attracted to him. He makes no false promises, nor does he ever hide his true self from any of them.👏

2. Aahil is not an Asad or Arnav. Both Asad and Arnav were responsible human beings...in spite of the misfortunes of their past, both worked their way up the ladder...an admirable trait in a man. Not so, with Aahil. He was born into a rich family, let someone else carry his cross, and started living life loosely. If not for his faithful assistant who alerts him, he wouldn't attend half the meetings ...Rehan does all the ground work, so he can laze around with video games and women. Of course, all that matters is that he is successful', but he really cannot be called a self made man. 🤔

Continuing the comparison with Gul's other heroes...Arnav ans Asad were fiercely protective of their siblings. Arnav knew Anjali well, and her happiness was of prime importance to him. Asad might have laid down the rules for his sister, but he was wiling to sacrifice his happiness for that of his siblings..(I do hope we will not get into a debate over these two characters...)..Aahil does not get his sister at all...and he has double standards for the women in his family. He expects tehzeeb and tameez from them, while setting such a bad example before them. He does not even hesitate to bring women to his room...as he had clearly expected Sanam to have been one amoing them.😲

So, on the whole...Aahil is not a great example for a hero to begin with...😳

So then, what are the traits that make us love him? A sympathy for having fallen into Billi's trap?- does not make much of a differene to me. In fact, that makes him less of a hero.🥱

What I like about the guy is that he is human👏...he is not larger than life.👏 He makes mistakes- huge ones at that- but he swears by his beliefs. They may be right or wrong, could ruin somebody's life...but he does not apologise for what he believes is right👍🏼...the only glimpses we get into some relatable beliefs is when he stands up for the poor and down trodden👏(the peanut seler boy, in case anyone forgot...😆). He is mean to Sanam all the same, because he believes she crossed a limit, which she did. Slapping is not an acceptable answer to a man holding your hand in defiance.😲..you could get the same message across by pushing the guy away...Slapping is equivalent to spitting on a person, and Aahil did not deserve it at that point in time...🤔(my POV.)

Now, coming to the point of the post..(yep, you can heave a sigh of relief...done with beating around the bush!😆) ..THE DORI SCENE.

I loved everything about it.👏👏👏

It was a pleasure to watch Aahil's expressions change as he felt a connection...an attraction that had never occurred before...that made him want to see the person who made him feel something for the first time...and therefore, junoon' was very apt in that scene...it is the beginning of a connect from Aahil's side- something that was more than a meaningless pleasure trip... The boy who lamented that even death wouldn't want to befriend him, felt the soft awakening of an affection deep within him, that aroused his curiosity..👏

It was painful to watch from Sanam's side- and very rightly, as women...most of us get Sanam better in this scene...her expressions changed from surprise to fear to horror...looked like she even mouthed a no'😭 (why not nahi'?😕- I expected nahi' and not no'!)

The very next morning, when Aahil is in his full senses, he realises that it had been the wrong woman in his room👏...and he borrows a little bit of that horrified look from Sanam...it had not been intended to be.👏

However, that changes soon, as he catches the Cook snooping around in his room...a very suspicious act...followed by an even more dubious revelation of her identity... even if he believed she was there to steal his business secrets, or take revenge... no one could blame him.

The Face off (beautifully penned and done...really an epic scene👏...even with the lighter, he was eager to study her face, having felt that same connect again...until her identity expelled any budding felings he may not have even realised he had... )showed us the Aahil that makes Sanam judge him...his actions and words did make it look like he believed he was the center of everyone's world- the guy does not disprove it outside of his family either!He believes he is God's gift to women...and is arrogant to the core...what made him look like a little boy was the way he reacted when Sanam came back for the piece of paper🤗... The disbelief on his face😆- the same confusion he has when Shazia goes berserk😆...the discomfiture that he is not in charge...all these make me look past the weak hero, to see a boy waiting to be befriended and embraced to be given the confidence to emerge out of a shell, he himself knows he has created as a defence mechanism...That is what makes him different from Gul's other heroes... Aahil is not sure...of himself..at all... and he actually knows it at some level...👏

Precap: Aahil finds a quick way out of an embarrassing situation😡...unmindful of what calamities it would bring to Sanam...did she instigate him further? Weak or not, a very interesting hero indeed...👍🏼😆

Link to 7: The Adventure and Misadventure.

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/qubool-hai/4016115/7-the-adventure-and-misadventure-08-05

Link to 9. Naayak nahi khalnaayk hoon main.

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/qubool-hai/4024908/9-nayak-nahi-khalnayak-hoon-main-the-ring-begs-to-differ-may-15

U r right he is not asad or arnav he is ahil don't compare him with both of them he is also very gud ...

I'd have to agree with what you said. Aahil is unlike any other Gul hero. He is vulnerable, troubled and naive. While I see a lot people harping about how Sanam is weak, it is the other way around. It is Aahil who needs saving, not Sanam.

Hey Chick!
I often read a lot of your posts, you wrote this really well and I loved all your points!
What I don't understand is people complaining how Aahil's a womaniser and asking why Gul's showing him, a muslim, sleeping around with loads of women 🤔
But no one is perfect and there are plenty of Muslim men who behave as Aahil do! I'm not saying its right but I'm saying that it happens in the real world. I wouldn't even watch a show where the characters were perfect and prim from the beginning - because it's not real and we'll never see character growth

Anyway that's my 2 cents, once again chicksoup, great post!

Originally posted by: poojakondal

U r right he is not asad or arnav he is ahil don't compare him with both of them he is also very gud ...

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Originally posted by: Star_girl

I'd have to agree with what you said. Aahil is unlike any other Gul hero. He is vulnerable, troubled and naive. While I see a lot people harping about how Sanam is weak, it is the other way around. It is Aahil who needs saving, not Sanam.

- I like him. More than any other superhuman Gul heroes. He is easier to connect with, more human. Almost what I expect from an Ekta hero. Which is a good thing. His sexual misadventures, too, only goes on to hint at his deeper issues. He is damaged and surrounded by misery, himself is miserable. He needs to be saved more than anyone.

Originally posted by: t1234

Hey Chick!
I often read a lot of your posts, you wrote this really well and I loved all your points!
What I don't understand is people complaining how Aahil's a womaniser and asking why Gul's showing him, a muslim, sleeping around with loads of women 🤔
But no one is perfect and there are plenty of Muslim men who behave as Aahil do! I'm not saying its right but I'm saying that it happens in the real world. I wouldn't even watch a show where the characters were perfect and prim from the beginning - because it's not real and we'll never see character growth

Anyway that's my 2 cents, once again chicksoup, great post!

Originally posted by: Prags_Sociopath

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