Hello everyone I am new to this forum!
One thing about the discussion around Arohi that confuses me. I always see posts saying things like "let's hope they don't turn Arohi into a negative character," "Arohi is a more complex character" etc. Now, while Arohi might not be the typical ITV vamp (right now) who is plotting to throw the heroine off a bridge or something OTT and extra like that but she is most certainly a negative character. Other than her ambitious nature and competitive streak she has zero good qualities. From childhood till now let's take a look at the things she has done ....
- In childhood called Akshu a commoner and herself a princess and had a general haughty attitude (ok, this can be excused by saying maybe she's a spoiled brat but this was BEFORE she finds out akshu is not Sirat's biological daughter).
- Once Arohi knows the truth about Akshu's real mother she starts wishing that she was the only real daughter of Kairat and just generally starts behaving absolutely horribly towards Akshu.
- She is the sole reason behind Akshara leaving her own home for so many years and having no contact with her family also because she blames her slightly older sister for her mother's death. Now, everyone can argue that Arohi saw her mother die she was traumatized etc. etc. but Akshara was in that exact position as well and not only did she lose Sirat she was told at a young age that Sirat (the only mother she knew) was not her real mother and her whole life was a lie. She lost both Naira and Sirat and still manages to be a decent human being.
- In present day, Arohi verbally abuses and gaslights Akshara several times and says awful things to her like she was happiest when Akshu was gone all those years and that's all she ever wanted and she has ZERO self-reflection or guilt for any of these comments. In fact, she can clearly see that Akshara is distraught by these words and all she does is sit there and smirk. She doesn't say these awful things out of anger most of the time, it's calculated and she knows what she's doing. At this point, she's even moved towards being physically aggressive with Akshara.
- Even if we disregard this sister confusion engagement mess the only time she has ever been a halfway decent person is when she's scared that Abhi will realize how she treats Akshu so she pretends to care about her. Even when Akshara was having a severe panic attack Arohi's only concern was how she had to pretend to care or Abhimanyu would realize that they have a bad relationship and look down on her.
Do any of these qualities or scenarios sound like anything a positive character would have? The beauty of morally grey and ambiguous characters is that even during times where they make awful choices and do awful things there is always a hint of inner conflict about their actions and there is usually a deeper meaning behind their words. It can be as subtle as a conflicted expression or hints of guilt after doing/saying something awful but in Arohi we see none of that at all.
I'm not saying she can't change or become a better person in the future, but at the moment she is quite simply an awful person who doesn't have much going for her other than her profession. She has full potential to be something more but that is definitely not possible without some kind of redemption track for how she has treated Akshara. And this is something the Goenka family has been ignoring for too long as well so it's definitely their fault too.
I'd love to know what everyone thinks about this and their opinions!
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