Hi JWB, how r u and happy holi, wish u all the success in life and time to run this blog as well😉. I dont know if u watched ishqbaaz I wanted to ask aren't shivay and khushi a little similar. I also want to ask hoping u watched ishqbaaz that Anika career was completely removed, we see her as a house devoted to her husband which she wasn't her fin independence isn't there its diff with khushi she started working for family and then due to interest. What do u think about that. Love u be safe.
Hello Anon,
Thank you for your good wishes 😊 I hope the same for you!
I watched Ishqbaaz and the only similarity between Shivaay and Khushi is their fair skin and finesse in cooking (even though their cuisines couldn’t be more different).
Apart from that Khushi is similar to almost everyone else apart from Shivaay.
I didn’t watch IB completely so I don’t know why Annika doesn’t pursue a career. I don’t like comparing female leads for multiple reasons but I’ll say this:
- I do not like Khushi better than Annika cause the former has her own career post marriage. No. I respect both the characters regardless of their career choices. Housewife or company owner - they’re equally demanding and valid decisions and it’s their choice.
- I will be disappointed in the WRITING and not the character if they wrote out Annika’s career because they didn’t know how to write a woman with a career. But if she’s written as someone who chooses to be a housewife - love that for her.
People and priorities change over time. So if Annika has a more secure footing for her and her brother and is comfortable in her life post marriage - I can see her priorities and aims changing. Neither of the women are written better solely for having chosen career or husband.
And yes it’s important for women to have financial independence regardless and I don’t know how Shivaay treats money post marriage. But if Annika is unable to have her own money despite her wish to have so or Shivaay is controlling her finances - then it’s on him for being a shitty character, not on Annika.
Also, women in ITV are rarely written with flourishing careers. I was disappointed the way they wrote about Khushi’s Dabba service. Many of Khushi’s financial and career dreams (selling sarees, working in an office, operating a sweet store) saw ruin only so they could make her financially dependent on Arnav or his family. Likewise it is disheartening if many of Annika’s financial/career dreams are put on hold cause now she’s Shivaay’s wife.
The only work of Khushi’s I loved was her tutoring the kids. It didn’t exist for Arnav, it only existed to show how she maintains financial stability (which again they undermined by having Lavanya and Anjali calling her home repeatedly!)
Thank you for asking :)
- JWB
