Zoya - Unrealistic Characterisation

The character of Zoya is so unrealistic.

I think Zoya is the one character that they haven't revealed anything yet (whether its deliberate or not idk) but yeah her characterization is weird and a lot of it can be explained to how sheltered and naive she is. Her character is not as "in your face" like Aditya's is at the moment. Hopefully they will take their time in developing her, but yes as of yet her characteristics are very superficial and not as in-depth as Aditya is.

Yet she claims that Yash cannot cheat on her when she knows nothing about him. On what basis? Zoya-Yash look like roommates, not husband-wife. May be to know about her husband was not in priority list, still it sounds so bizarre that in their 5 years long married life she didn't even bother to ask which is your favorite dish?

I agree...poor characterization of zoya!

She claims she knew her yash very well and knows he wont cheat and refuses to believe adi despite heavy evidence (holding hands, 100 customer photo, ppl gossip etc)

But the same zoya easily believes mahi when she says yash bhaiya liked til...and she's like did i really not know yash?

^ I think that in the first week we did give Zoya the benefit of the doubt, her becharapan and the abla naari type mannerisms were due to her grief and naivety. But yesteday's episode when they revealed that she didn't even drive! Like how ridiculous is that. She's a woman in the 21st century and she's such a rich spoilt brat! She didn't even make an attempt to work? Or be independent. I find that total BS that a girl could be *that* dense. I found it very disappointing, so far Zoya is the most emotionally stable character, despite her grief she knows her limits and capabilities which is endearing. Her layers aren't revealed yet but this much helplessness and sheltered life is a bit ridiculous for me. I'm hoping that with Adi's taunts she fights back and transforms into a strong woman.

When they said Zoya was opposite of Maya then they went the literal opposite way and frankly Maya is a hundred times better than Zoya at the moment. Jennifer herself mentioned in one of the initial interviews that Zoya is annoyingly naieve.

She had weak characterization to start with and they are making it worse to justify it..

Even Iam also don't know how to drive. Some of my friends are rich and middle class status, They completed pg course but they did not go to job, their days passed by go to shopping mall and surfing internet .

Originally posted by: SRKisLove

@Tani91 I think Zoya's character is pretty similar to what we call 'trophy wives' in Delhi.

They are brought up in a rich household, they study but only because they need educational qualifications, then they get married to whoever their parents decide. And then they lead the same lives with their husbands. Wear good clothes, order their servants about, go mall-hopping and travel around the world.

They have drivers to drive them around everywhere. So they never have to drive.

I think Zoya has also been characterized like that. Frankly there are many women like that in our country. Most girls from rich, traditional families are like that. So I find nothing out-of-ordinary here.

I am not a fan of Zoya, but I think her character will improve as the days go by. Anyways, I would still prefer Zoya than Aditya. Because Zoya at least has the courage to accept that she is pain, she is not trying to run away from the pain. Aditya on the other hand is taking out his pain and anger on everyone, which is okay in the first week, but now its getting too much. Other people have done nothing to deserve his nonsense.

P.S. I also don't know how to drive properly. I have travelled through buses and metro and autos my entire life. I don't think not knowing how to drive (or not having enough confidence to drive) is a thing to be ashamed of. Public transport keeps the environment clean and green. Say no to pollution.😆

I agree, day by day Zoya is a trophy wife. I guess her crying and being helpless made it a bit annoying for me since she turned it to be like the other female leads of TV. For me when someone says trophy wife I think of someone who is snobby and Zoya isn't that, but I guess they should've paid more attention to her characterization in terms of that. Another character like Zoya is Suhana from Sasural Genda Phool, Albeit it was a completely different genre the similarities are there, she too was a spoilt rich brat who didn't know how to do anything, didn't even care for her husband, was very childlike and naieve but her mannerisms and characteristics and quirks were very aptly shown that the audience did sympathize with her and so did her in laws, that element is missing right now with Zoya, I know she just lost her husband and she's in shock/grief but still the writers need to show more depth to her, rather than the viewers dismissing her for her abla naari helplessness.

The only thing I like about Zoya is her courage, like I said she does know her limits and she's very self aware of her grief. She's more mature than Adi for sure since she's so calm and stable. With Adi, I find him much more endearing mainly due to the fact that he's just such a flawed, layered character and desi tv desperately needs that right now amongst the true MCPs and adaarsh beta types. Adi is neither and that makes him different, Zoya's love will change him and he will come out of that anger and grief from the betrayal caused by Pooja.

However I do agree that Zoya will improve! A girl who fought with her father to marry her husband, that girl definitely has some spunk, they need to show that side of her more. That's the scope for AdiYa's love story, both of them are so dense and delusional that they have to be grounded and come to terms with their grief and vulnerabilities and that's what I'm excited to see, these two effed up delusional beings being in love 😆

As for the driving thing - I live in America and over here if you don't drive then you're basically a sitting goose and completely helpless (especially if you don't live in a metropolis like NYC etc) so the driving thing is THAT ridiculous to me, over here in the US driving is the first skill you need to learn. But I do agree with you lol if Zoya is a trophy wife then she never would've learned how to drive. And yes I do have aunts in India who don't drive either due to them being housewives and all so I do understand that not everyone needs to learn how to drive in India 😊