Originally posted by: Baarish_Sim
A part of it is also ek behan zaroorat se zyada insecure hai, woh bhi bachpan se (Aarohi never grew out of her insecurities like Amrita Singh in Aaina), aur dusri strangely secure hai (with all the neglect Akshara was shown, I'd expect her to be insecure about her family's attachment to her but she isn't - when Kairav was about to send her away to Pune on Bhai Dooj, she assured him that she knows he loves her a ton and is doing what he feels is best for both sisters).
I wonder where Akshara's security comes from because she is so habituated to taunts about her profession, lack of desire to be No. 1, panic attacks, etc. As we've seen, Akshara is appreciated by Abhi, Manjari, and slightly favoured by Manish. By the first two names just came, so is her security rooted in Sirat? Because Sirat respected Akshu more and that's what gave root to Aarohi's insecurities. For example, despite Aarohi's taunts, Akshu has shown to be so secure about her relationship with Sirat, despite being sauteli, and Naira (both of my moms are still with me Aarohi, and you can't take that away from me). It could also be Kartik but we never saw his interactions with Akshu post-Aarohi's birth (though we all know, Akshu papa ki jaan thi). Or a mix of both parents.
I say respect because, as people mentioned in the forum, Sirat did tell Akshu to look beyond Aarohi's taunts because Aarohi is insecure so she wasn't partial towards Akshu but she did see Akshu as the bigger person.
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