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Hi, Jalebi! When Arnav broke up with Lavenya she, though broken hearted, acted with grace and maturity. Given that it was he that ended things and given his dominance in their relationship do you think she could have manipulated it to get him to marry her anyway? I think the impression was given that it was a mutual decision. But, I watched the show as a non Hindi speaker so only got bits of the dialogue and analysis from blogs such as yours and Phati Sari’s among others. What are your thoughts?
Hey!
Arnav is really good at recognizing people and unlike male leads nowadays - he is extremely hard to manipulate.
Yes, at times he gives in to what his sister wants but that's out of love. He will happily construct a temple for his family in his house (despite him being an atheist) and he will accompany his family to go to a temple because he feels it is his personal responsibility to care for them.
He will happily have religious events and festivities in his house, he won't mind Akash marrying young nor mind multiple marriage rituals for Khushi because he's trying to fulfill her vision of a dream marriage.
Doing something you typically won't do for love is different from getting manipulated.
His family pressurizes and attempts to manipulate Arnav MULTIPLE times to get married. He doesn't. And it doesn't even wear him down.
Lavanya's inital secretary tries to catch Arnav's attention - he doesn't bat an eyelid.
Khushi tries to influence his mind about Lavanya and his relationship with her several times and he ONLY responds in anger, cuts off the conversation - and is never influenced by what she does/says.
His own perception of goodness, his own emotions might make him act in a behavior more aligned to what his family/Khushi expects and it might appear they're influencing him.
In fact, Arnav even uses Khushi's line of elders forgiving their younger ones to Khushi not because he's influenced by Khushi, he knows Khushi has a better vocabulary when it comes to things like this. He's well aware his blank one worded apology or him feeling bad does not even acknowledge the extent of which he has hurt his sister.
And I'm saying all of this because Lavanya is good human being, hence Arnav feels the guilt of breaking things off. However, the minute Lavanya changed intent, no matter how twisted things were, no matter if Arnav was responsible for Lavanya going bitter - he WOULDN'T be manipulated into getting married. He'd straight up call things off and show her the door.
Then the question is why was Shyam able to manipulate Arnav? One, Arnav's past trauma resurfaced that clouded his judgement. Shyam is extremely intelligent - he's a villain who is matched up to Arnav on every level. Three, Shyam played into Arnav's viewpoint as opposed to challenging it.
Had Shyam said anything ludicrous, anything out of Arnav's existing skepticism - then Arnav would've seen through Shyam (and Shyam was in Arnav's blindspot - Anjali).
Nobody can actually manipulate Arnav. He's too set in his ways.
Sometimes for the good.
And sometimes for the bad.
Best,
Jalebi
(you should be able to find subtitled/dubbed version of IPK online)
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IPKKND SS: Fall Out of Love
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When days got tough, and nights tougher, Khushi shivered on the poolside floor wondering what did she do wrong. In her religion, everything was a repercussion for a deed done.
The man she loved grew stranger everyday. At one point his anger was in his words, now they lived as impressions on her arms.
God, wouldn't she give her whole life if she got a day to see the softness she had seen when he had danced his way straight into his heart.
At this point she wondered if that ever happened, or if it was product of her crazy mind. Maybe Arnav had never loved her, maybe it was all a result of her obsession with him.
Her sister had been right, Khushi had been fixated far into Arnav, ever since the day she saw him. Even when he wanted nothing to do with her.
At first it was anger, then disrespect, then curiosity, then infatuation and finally...
A cold had settled into Delhi, the winds chilled her bones. Her thin salwar was no match. She could not find herself to take the blanket on the floor.
This time, it was not self preservation. It was insects.
If she tried to get it washed, questions would be raised. The househelp was familiar with the bedroom linen. Why would it be in the garden long enough to get infested? Mami had been suspicious, and Khushi could not bear Arnav directing another play of them being happily married.
She could never see the difference between his acting and reality.
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The blanket was washed, dried, and neatly packed. The floor was cleared, and an outdoor bedroll was in the corner of the garden.
Tears of joy rolled down her cheeks as she smelled the fresh blanket. Her body cried in relief as she laid down in the mattress.
It was the first time she slept for more than three hours in a month.
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"Slept well?" Khushi was caught off guard. Not by the question, but the person asking it.
Shyam Manohar Jha.
Khushi ran away, her mind coming to a conclusion it didn't want to.
She bumped into Arnav, anger blazing in his eyes.
Her question of the blanket being washed remain in thin air as Manorama commented on their proximity as lovebirds being unable to separate, not noticing the soft bruise that began to swell in her arms once he left her grip.
In another time, she would've thought she saw true concern in Arnav's eyes over the mention of insects.
But for now, her mind worried over other details.
Over who got her bedding clean and washed.
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A/N: Thoughts? XOXO (Please ignore any typos/grammar errors)
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Hey I absolutely love your page and IPKKND is literally the only Indian serial I've watched a multiple times. I moved on in my life and not once thought about this show until recently when I saw some clips on Insta and bro the chemistry is truly something. I know this serial had so many of us in a chokehold in childhood but what I am surprised at is that it still has similar effect on me and still stands the test of time for being the best TV romances from ITV. What are your thoughts?
Hello hello,
Thank you so much for your love <3
See a few things happened, one is that Indian television has not improved. In fact, gone downhill. To a point that I truly appreciate things released prior 2019 far more than anything else (exceptions being half of Chand Jalne Laga, Channa Mereya and half of Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum).
So storytelling, tbh, was far more active in that era than now.
Second, when it comes to angsty love stories, IPK is perhaps one of the few with a really good compelling structure for plot and an excellent male lead characterization. Arnav is the limit of what can be accepted for a grey character. Khushi's character, in hindsight, is a weakness that's largely forgiven and forgotten because of Sanaya Irani's brilliant acting.
The world building was very strong in IPK - from Shyam to Anjali, Lucknow to Delhi, the family structures, the side plots - it was just a very very rich world.
Also the show had some excellent set ups and brilliant executions of tragedies. I love how messed up some of the characters got and just the show's on delay in romanticizing the relationship between Arnav and Khushi.
And the show is GORGEOUS to look at. We were coming to cusp of the way technology began to change in ITV - HD cameras, aesthetics, etc.
And IPK was the first to take the risk and spend a lot of time and energy to bring that on the table. Visually the show is STUNNING.
If you are a consistent tv watcher, you'd be shocked the visual difference delivered in 2011.
Here's a list of all the shows and how they looked on 4th November, 2011
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This was IPK in 4th November, 2011
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The difference is visible
That's why it is so watchable even now. Romance wise, my fondness for Khushi has been affected over time, however the chemistry that Barun-Sanaya shared, with both really fitting in what the characters needed (Barun is better in layered roles, Sanaya almost always captures the attention on screen) and given they both just have beautiful, evocative eyes, makes all the sense.
If not for these actors, or if, to be honest, the show didn't end when it did (right after Arnav-Khushi achieved their happily ever after) then this show would have NEVER developed the status it did.
Some shows have a right time to end, and this one did at the right time. And we have a LOT of good stuff to remember. A lot of romance to enjoy. The show indulged its viewers by giving us romance that mattered.
Once Arnav and Khushi are sure about each other's feelings - they're actually kind of solid as a couple. Legit 1/3rd of the show is them being in love.
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And when a show has spent sustainable amount of time showing your leads being in love, without any major misunderstanding or separation in between - the fondness and escapism remains :) I feel peace watching them because they just spend a significant amount of time being a couple.
That's it.
Best,
JWB
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hi jalebiiiiiii! @phuljari here! anon cos main account is different. i loved the barun sobti interview! idk if it's been asked before but i wanted to know if there's more to the interview? something which was probably edited out? he's so sweet and inspiring! i listened to it on spotify btw incase different versions exist
hope you get to do more interviews with him in the future :)
also, can you pretty please add me to your permanent tag list? 🫶
Awww thank you!
Thank you so much for liking the interview! *hugs*
But yes the full version is below (and I have added you to my permanent tag list!)
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This is pretty much it :)
Thank you for your good wishes.
Love,
Jalebiiiiii
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Hi Jalebi, I remember you had an ipk vm on rab rakha on your YouTube channel. I had loved it so much, but not able to find it now. Could you please share it again? Thanks 😊
Hi,
It got taken off but I will reupload it on Instagram soon :)
Best,
Jalebi
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So someone here has just finished writing a darker, sad fic and I don’t know why 😂
Let me know if you’re interesting (I’m inflicting it on you all regardless).
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Stitch— an arshi ff.
( 4k, e, 2/9) ....leave comments pls <3
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Sometimes I feel I’ve discussed the show so much, made edits and analyzed so much, that what if I’m seeing the show just in terms of what the characters mean to me as opposed to what they are?
Like how do I know what is established character and what’s deviation? What’s the line between character inconsistency and what I dislike?
And it’s actually been so long since I’ve seen the show in entirety, the way it was made 🤔
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Another ask!!!
Missed u for long so here u go!
What do u think how arnav's proposal wud turn out when he went to confess his feelings for khushi if shyam fiasco dint happen...as khushi already expecting it n feeling happy thinking about it what arnav wud hv said what she wud do whether they wud hv sum steamy sequence?wud arnav hv announced it to the world or they wud keep this affair as secret from family wud they start thinking of mrge???
Thanks
Maansi
Hello hello,
Missed you too :)
It would've been very much on the lines of what he had in mind before opening the terrace door - today I'll tell Khushi why she/it/everything matters.
Like this one shot
Best,
JWB
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ArShi OS: Kyun Farak Padta Hai
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Khushi waited by the terrace with bated breath. The fairy lights, the reds, the stage, the beauty in the darkness - it all had one name to it.
Arnav Singh Raizada
But since when was Arnav so expressive? Khushi chuckled at the thought of Arnav, in his three piece suit, fixing the stage up. And that's when one niggling thought crossed her mind.
Could Arnav really do this?
But they hadn't even shared a word of what they shared in between them. But today he wanted to.
The door swung upon and Khushi closed her eyes tight, wringing the corner of her dupatta.
Arnav did not know what was more endearing - the fact that Khushi decorated the whole terrace by herself, perhaps knowing what he wanted to say, or that she was standing in the middle of her own decorations where her eyes closed.
Bilkul pagaal hai
"And I thought I was uncomfortable with my feelings but you amaze me Khushi Kumari Gupta. You can barely watch what you're doing?"
Khushi colored at the familiar snark, she was about to reply but his face was so soft, the smile so mischievous, that she found herself shy again.
"Dekhiye-" She said.
"Dikhaaye,-" Arnav quipped, taking two confident steps towards her.
"Suniye-"
"Sunaiye-" Arnav stood by the stage, him and Khushi eye level at this point. Khushi bit back a smile.
"Hum yeh kehna chahte hai that I am not uncomfortable with my feelings unlike someone who smiles as frequently as the blue moon's appearance. I don't hide anything at all." Khushi, proud of her speech, looked away.
Arnav laughed. So much for her directness that she couldn't even meet his eyes?
"Please Khushi, you know you're good at hiding truths." Khushi was caught aback. The words hit closer than expected. Arnav had never been more earnest in life.
And Khushi had never been aware of just how much she cared for this man until now. The truth of Shyam Manohar Jha, one that felt like acid in her heart, must be revealed to this family.
But it would come at the cost of her and Arnav's... what were they? It wasn't a relationship. She was scared to call it love. It was nameless yet potent.
God, couldn't she be selfish for once?
"What happened?" Arnav frowned, brushing his fingers against her bangs. His bravado was wavering. Khushi had no idea that his entire being was resting on her acceptance of him. It was silly that someone could mean so much that despite all accomplishment their yes could be the most validating moment.
Was it ok to surrender so much to someone in love?
Khushi's eyes fluttered shut as he continued to play with her hair.
Yes
"Khushi, I want to tell you something." He stepped up the stage and Khushi, for once, did not step back.
"But before that, I must admit, all of this is very pretty." Arnav pointed to the decoration. Khushi frowned, was Arnav Singh Raizada such a Laad Governor to praise his own decorations?
Arnav Singh Raizada was unbelievable!
"What? No, you did-" Arnav clarified and they both realized that neither decorated the place.
Then just who did?
Di?
"Di-" "-Anjali ji-"
Arnav and Khushi burst into chuckles. To think they were setup by the ever sweet Anjali Jha! Khushi laughed till her stomach hurt and she clutched his shoulder, resting her head to calm down.
Here they were, unable to tell three words, while the whole world had caught onto their poorly kept secret.
Arnav held Khushi in his arms, and after a moment as their laughter subsided, he wrapped her in a gentle, tentative hug. Khushi looked up, her own hands locked around him, her cheeks flushed from laughing.
"Khushi, mujhe farak padta hai." Arnav confessed.
"From your smiles to your tears, har cheez se farak padta hai." He continued.
"Because-"
"-me too." Khushi confessed.
"Hum aapse, hum aapke bina..." No word could justify the extent of her confession.
"I love you." Arnav said, wiping the slight tear of joy from the corner of her eyes. Khushi gave him the biggest smile and squeezed him tight in a hug.
With a force that nearly toppled him over.
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"You didn't say it back-" Arnav whispered as they tried to make an invisible, dignified entrance towards the living room where the marriage proceedings had begun.
"Read my mind for a change," Khushi whispered back, slapping his hand away from her waist.
"What the-"
"Not now! Everyone's watching." Khushi shushed him.
"So?" Arnav grabbed her hand, pleased at the sight of his gifted bangles chiming.
"Arnav ji, we're in the middle of a wedding. Our families are here. It will take them one second to place us in the mandap and get us married as well." Khushi reasoned.
Arnav stopped on the stairs, and for once marriage didn't frighten him. Khushi kept muttering something on the side - which he didn't quite pick up on.
"Don't tell me you're ready?" Khushi asked, her eyes as round as saucers.
Arnav shrugged.
"Pinch me."
"Gladly," Arnav chuckled and pinched her waist. Khushi shrieked and all heads turned to her side. And, miraculously, when she glared at him - Arnav Singh Raizada was found ten feet away checking out the quality of curtains Shantivan had.
"Woh, woh, JIJI I AM SO HAPPY YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!" Khushi yelled and ran down the stairs, shooting him a quick wink before nearly toppling her sister off the mandap as well with a fierce hugs.
Anjali watched her brother gaze fondly at Khushi from on top of the stairs.
Finally!
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A/N: Sometimes I like writing happy things. Image credit @phati-sari
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"These fatal fantasies
Giving way to labored breath
Taking all of me
We’ve already done it in my head"
- Guilty as sin? by Taylor Swift
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Hey s!!!
Maansi here..thr was sumthing wrong with my Tumblr got 0 notification about ur updates hence missed lots of them finally i was just opened tumblr to know about ur whereabouts..having one question while watching reeeerun of ipk,what do u think about holi scene whether khushi remembered their talk or not bcoz we never get any flashback of holi from khushi???as arnav remembered it why arnav never tried to find more about khushi's feelings or reason behind shyam n her relation when he knew she had feelings for arnav???
Glad to know u r well n active!!! 😊
Hello hello,
Sigh, I guess the story too had too much of bhaang because no one remembered Holi right until when the god awful suicide track happened.
And also, like the Holi should've forwarded the pace of the show because it was evident that there are heavy feelings.
So by not remembering Holi there was space to add filler episodes, I guess. Because almost until Holi the show was very on track with emotions and feelings and revelations.
And not just ArShi right, Shyam became aware of the truth and he was going use it against Arnav and Khushi but he... doesn't? Instead he gets on a side quest with property papers.
Like a lot of things were set up at Holi and then forgotten... which I don't know why? I do know they decided to go filler due to IPL season so they wanted to hold off on anything important after the IPL.
But like... they didn't? Sometimes I have no idea what happens behind the screen no matter how much I try to.
Best,
Jalebi
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Hi Jalebi! How are you? Glad to see you active on Tumblr again, your posts always put a smile on my face (even if we are discussing deep angst!). Speaking of deep angst, was re-watching some of the Payash wedding episodes, culminating in the misunderstanding of course. And I noticed that the "6 month" dialogue part is very oddly dubbed in all those blackmail & forced marriage scenes. Clearly it was not shot in the original scenes. This is such a mystery to me, its such an odd error! In these super emotionally loaded, well written scenes, suddenly this weird dubbing. I find it difficult to believe this was a mere writing/continuity error they fixed in editing...no one can be that careless right??? Feels more like they had a different direction for the story, then they changed at the last minute and dubbed in to fix it. Do you have any theories about the original planned track and why they changed it? Sorry if you have discussed this before! Thanks for listening as always :)
Hey Anon!
I do think the marriage was just meant to be a religiously invalid wedding and the six month drop was a voiceover that they later added to give a specific timeline to things.
Like maybe they had the the six months thing in mind but realized later that none of the dialogues actually insinuated that? And it doesn't make sense post the wedding to tell Khushi (and the audience) that it's for six months?
And it's also unlike Arnav to withhold all the terms and conditions on the table. The only reason that I believe he hid the marriage truth from Khushi was because that's his power move over Shyam and Khushi - he already lost by confronting Shyam, and if Khushi stops fearing him or is aware of what Arnav knows, she might drop her act and he might be on the losing end, again.
Knowledge is power, information is power.
Also, this adds a slight urgency to plot and making sure the audience is hooked to when and how things are going?
Such as Khushi is in Delhi for only two weeks. The contract job is only for 15 days. What will happen at 12am on New Year's Eve? What will happen on 14th Feb? This marriage is only... six months.
This timeline, I guess, helps set the pace of the show.
Much love, as always :)
Jalebi
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Hello, Jalebi! With respect to your answer to Gold Anon about Arnav’s softer behavior after over hearing Khushi lying to friends and Garima about him and their wedding: as you mentioned, could this confusion have been the final straw that drove Khushi’s irrational thoughts and then led her to try and commit suicide? Also, why do you think the suicide was never a flashback when Arnav looked back at all the wrongs he committed against Khushi?
Hello Anon!
I, to be honest, do not understand Khushi at that point because the show is absolutely daft in portraying a mental health crisis, especially when it comes to their female lead.
I find it infuriating how Arnav's every emotion was validated and Khushi's drive to suicide was invalidated.
To be really honest, I have NO idea on how the show even viewed the suicide. Cause, clearly it was comedic to them. The last time this was referenced was in Ek Jashn with Arnav chuckling over how irrational Khushi could get to write a suicide note.
So... it's probably meant to be a 'funny' scene of how silly, dramatic and over the top Khushi is to believe a news report and believe a stupid thing of Arnav marrying her for birth chart issues.
So how do you expect a flashback of a scene that the main creatives probably didn't even write/direct/see as a horrid thing Arnav pushed her to?
It's very much from the POV of the audience that we see how horrifying it is. Not to them.
So a flashback of an error Arnav did will never include the suicide scene because it is presumably presented as a moment when Khushi is being her ridiculous self, not a result of the traumatic marriage Arnav put her through.
Best,
jalebi
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hey jalebi i know you’ve completed Farak but I’ve wondered what you had imagined would happen one khushi woke up, would Payal leave and try to take khushi with her? Would arnav step in?
Hey Anon,
So Payal can't quite leave as much as we'd like her to at this point because:
she comes from a traditional patriarchal family
she has no job/money to her name
her family would absolutely refuse to let both their married daughters break their relationships at once
the Raizadas might just not let their next generation out of their hands
I know it sounds very very depressing but I can see Payal doing what she can do best - virtually cut herself off from the family. She won't interact with her husband or in laws at all beyond what is expected from a bahu.
Also, she might 'move' to the hospital and spend all her time being Khushi's guardian. I don't think Akash or anyone else would have it in them to prevent her from doing so.
Ironically, Arnav might be the one who helps Payal stay at Gupta house with Khushi for an indefinite period of time - giving her a soft separation from the Raizadas that she desperately needs.
Arnav would step in to assist Payal, out of guilt of making her a ploy and wrecking Khushi's life in a way, and given just how the house never has a win against Arnav - this would be one of the situations as well.
After all Akash never tells no to his brother, right?
And Akash might be forced to step up and fix his relationship with his wife considering he will get little to no support from the brother who made the relationship happen in the first place :)
Best,
Jalebi
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Hi. So this is a rather creepy stalkerish silent reader(but please don't compare me with that Snake Manohar Jha tho) this side. I have become a fan of your writing although haven't even completed reading all of your writings rather just started with one of your FF - There's more to her.
Actually I had a question regarding a line you wrote in Chapter 9.
"......She had seen fate play on someone’s goodness, it was surprising to see someone’s goodness move fate......"
This line was for Payal, I mean, she was thinking this. So, the first part of the sentence, was she thinking about Garima taking in Khushi as her daughter and how she got a sister like Khushi for her lifetime because of 'Garima's goodness' ? Is it this or something else? Please do tell...
Thank you so much for this and for all the stories and overall content that you have been creating for all these years...
Lots of love from India...
And also Happy Mahashivaratri and a very happy international women's day to you. Hope you are doing fine now...
Hello hello,
Thank you so much for loving my stories!
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The first line of means that she had seen fate 'play' - as in take advantage - of someone's goodness. Be it her failed wedding, the dowry hassle, Khushi's pictures going live - just everything that went bad that can be blamed to nothing except fate.
Khushi was naive. Shashi only hoped for a good proposal. Payal tried to to be happy.
Yet fate preyed on everyone's goodness. Played with everyone's goodness for just no apparent reason.
Yet with Akash's small gesture, Payal is truly moved. Akash did not give the dupatta to Khushi out of a greater play of fate. He had no idea that it was Payal's birthday right until the very end.
He was just being kind, just being soft.
And the dupatta is so important in their relationship because it plays a key role in Payal developing a positive image of Akash. Payal has never had the fate of wishing something quietly and having it happen to her - that's what has happened with the dupatta and Akash.
She's a cynic. Much like Arnav.
So if Akash hadn't felt kind, hadn't felt generous, she might've simply not fallen for him and their fates wouldn't have been this intertwined.
Lots of love to you too,
Best,
Jalebi
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