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I have been watching a few episodes of this show and it seems to me that there is some similarity between the storyline (atleast the way it has unfolded thus far) and that of Pride and Prejudice.
Of course, I am a P&P buff so I could be seeing similarities that don't really mean much! Then again, P&P is a timeless romance classic that has been adapted in part or whole the world over.
If the show were indeed inspired from this classic novel, this is how the characters and plot lines map-
1. Khushi, main protagonist --> Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bennet (spirited and independent and is also the younger sister to a shy girl)
2. Arnav --> Mr. Darcy ( similar haughty disposition, rich, scornful of "middle class" women and families)
3. Akash - Mr. Bingley (In P&P he is Darcy's friend. SImilarity is that he is also shy and cannot express his feelings and likes Lizzy's sister)
4. Shyam - Mr. Wickham (in P&P he is a poor family acquaintance, one who resents their money, especially Darcy. He appears to be friendly and nice as opposed to Darcy's haughty demeanour that is misunderstoof but actually Darcy is the better man)
5. Payal - Jane Bennet (shy and likes Mr. Bingley)
If this story were to follow the P&P plot, then -
1. Payal and Akash will like each other but will find it difficult to expresss
2. Arnav will not approve of this relationship and will counel Akash to not go ahead. Against his wishes he will fall in love with Khushi (this is a no brainer and we already know this) but
3. She will misunderstand him basis what Shyam has to say about him and will mainly hate him for ruining her sister's life (discouraging Akash-Payal relationship)
4. She may initially lean more towards Shyam because she is yet to discover that Arnav is the better man. While Shyam may appear to be friendly, he is actually a grey character and Arnav is the opposite (appears not so nice but is actually good)
5. She will reject Arnav's advances for this reason and this will make him despise her as his ego will be hurt
6. Finally she will let go of her prejudice when she knows all the facts and he will let go of his pride
Phew a long first post from me! Does anybody else see the similarity?
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