Akshu's Mehndi

At the end of today's episode, we saw two things: Akshu staring at her mehndi, yearning for Aarohi's presence in her ceremony and said mehndi dissipating in the water.

Now, the second thing is of particular interest to me for many reasons:

1. It's a parallel to Abrohi's mehndi where Akshu tried to remove Abhimanyu's face from her palm but was unable to. Abhimanyu had to force her to destroy it and it took effort, shattering the bowl. That's true to what happened afterwards as removing Abhi from her life turned out impossible - she opposed everyone who tried to separate the two. But here, it happened so quickly.
2. When her mehndi was gone, did it signify something else going wrong in the ceremony (besides the chandelier, something specific to Abhira) or did it foreshadow Akshu losing her sister in some way? Because it wasn't a full design, it was just Aarohi's dot. Was Neil being indirectly instrumental in removing the mehndi significant (it was his call to join the ceremony that jolted Akshu out of their bubble and lead to her hand falling in the water bowl)? We know Neil and Aarohi will form a connection later on so...

During the last mehendi, it was because of Aarohi that Abhi's face was stamped onto Akshu's hand. In a twisted way, all of Aarohi's kaands end up bringing Abhira closer together in one way or another. Even when Akshu rejected Abhi because of her, the more they tried staying away from each, the deeper in love they both fell.

The design being stamped was unintentional, and yet once it happened, Akshu wanted to preserve it with her entire being. No matter how hard she tried, she could not wipe it off. She was resisting so hard when Abhi was washing her hand. And yet, when he washed it, the color came out so dark. Like he said, he was already imprinted in her heart, and now on her hand too. To me, this showed that no matter how hard either one of them try, they are bound together. This was yet another small moment actually where Akshu's heart has chosen Abhi over Aarohi. Instead of wiping it off immediately and re-stamping it onto Aarohi, she protected the design. Because, she could not bare the thought of losing Abhi even in this way.

For Akshu, it has always been her heart that is in love with Abhi vs. her brain which has been conditioned to protect Aarohi and manipulated into fulfilling all her desires. But, slowly, her heart is winning over. Abhi's love is taking her out of that... and to me, the mehendi scene this time around symbolized exactly that.

She kind of tripped over Abhi's foot, which caused the mehendi to be washed away. The mehendi represents Aarohi, and Abhi wants to remove her toxicity from their lives. But, this time, Abhi did not do it with force. He in fact didn't even do it intentionally. It happened naturally in a way. To me, this shows that Abhi's love will eventually rid Akshu of the pain and burdens that Aarohi has created within her.

Abhi looked horrified in the precap, and I think he will get flashbacks to the last mehendi now. He is so deeply triggered by the way in which he treated her that day and her accident that followed. I think there is a strong possibility that he might himself call Aarohi to re-apply it, because despite his condition and Akshu agreeing, he cannot see Akshu unhappy under any circumstances. And if this is indeed what happens, to me, it will symbolize that through Abhi, Aarohi can re-enter Akshu's life in a future in a way that isn't toxic. Abhi's love is teaching Akshu to stand up for herself more than anything else, and once she can come to terms with herself and her own power, she can perhaps, down the line, have a healthy relationship with Aarohi where it's not just one of past guilt, traumas, and manipulations.

I felt majorly like in first mehandi she tries to shoo away abhi but destiny wanted to tell her you cant run away from the truth that you guys belong together.

Here akshu wants to keep aru with her but destiny hinting that you can never be together. She never deserved you in her life. 😆

But god knows what makers think🤣

Originally posted by: firewings_diya

I felt majorly like in first mehandi she tries to shoo away abhi but destiny wanted to tell her you cant run away from the truth that you guys belong together.

Here akshu wants to keep aru with her but destiny hinting that you can never be together. She never deserved you in her life. 😆

But god knows what makers think🤣

great analysis. but i dont think show makers/writers put in even a little of what you and others have beautifully analysed. The cvs probably just go by what will look more dramatic.