I saw many posts calling this new 'accidental' nikha of Ahil and Sanam 2 as Zoyan version 2.
But is actually both are similar or not?
ZoYan wrote the beginning of destruction of QH1, it was disliked by both TRP audiences and online audiences. Though there was angst, intensity yet it was largely overshadowed by the Zoyan track itself. I would say CVs miserably failed to justify the track, may be if handled well it could have been different, just may be!
Now the accidental nikha of QH2, the TRP audience reaction is not yet out, unfolding of angst and intensity is yet to be seen, treatment of the track is yet to be seen.
But I feel AhNam is a little different and 'may be' accepted by the TRP audience, the biggest reason is here a man is getting into a accidental nikha and having to deal with two women, whereas Zoyan it was a woman who had to deal with two men simultaneously. I know Ekta has shown multiple marriages of women in the past in her shows and they have become hit too, but there the scenarios are different, either it would be marriage on rebound or once married the woman will be shown to fall in love with the husband by moving on from her ex-lover, or trying to keep up the duties of wife strictly though deep inside the heart there is still love for the lover.
But in Zoyan case Zoya didn't fall into any of these categories, she didn't move on and try to be Ayaan's wife, she didn't try to be a dutiful wife but instead was forced by badi bi to do some duties. She always longed for Asad quite openly and worst thing was she was married to Asad's brother not any random guy.
These things didn't go well with the audiences and add to it the pathetic treatment of the track, it seemed like CVs themselves were disinterested in the track.
In AhNam case, it's man who gets into a accidental nikha and she is not his lover's sister, if Ahil longs for Sanam openly and doesn't show any interest to fulfill the duties of husband to his new bride, then I doubt audience will reject it the way they did for Zoyan, because how much ever women empowerment we talk deep within we are all still patriarchal, so a man trying to be closer to his love though he is married to the other woman won't disgust the people as much as it did by a woman trying to be closer to her love though married to other man. This is where CVs have learned from their past debacle.
Also the way Zoyan happened was beyond stupidity, just by saying haan haan over the phone the two get married accidentally! I guess it's so illogical that even the TRP audience proved they aren't so dumb either. But AhNam nikha is more logical than Zoyan, though there are glitches.
Zoyan was done to lead to the abbu track but somehow it lost all it's charm, I feel AhNam is done to reveal the nawab murder track and Tannu's revelation to Ahil.
Plus there will be a lot of angst and junoon and misunderstanding between SaHil. I feel it's not just Ahil who will be angry on Sanam for running away on wedding, but also Sanam will be angry on him for not seeing beyond his mother and now that she knows Tanveer has ruined her whole family her frustration towards Ahil's blind worship to his mother will reach it's peak. So technically SaHil can't get together till nawab truth is out and Tanveer's real face is out infront of Ahil.
If treated well the track has a lot of potential drama wise and also love story wise, if the crispness in the track is maintained then show will do good.
Let's see how CVs are going about this time around. Right now with the flying leaf, Dilshad's super healing and cliched torture of Sanam from hired goondas of bankrupt Razia leaves me with low expectations from CVs fair treatment of the upcoming track.