Favorite Top 10 Scenes: Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? was undoubtedly the most popular show on Star Plus at the time. It captured our hearts with the heart-wrenching love story of business tycoon Arnav Singh Raizada and the fun-loving Khushi Kumari Gupta. Ever since the first time they met, Arnav and Khushi aka ArHi or ArShi developed a connection. Arnav tried very hard to deny it but always found himself drawn to Khushi. On the other hand, Khushi tried her best to hate Arnav but couldn't make her heart go against him. Over the course of the show, ArShi had several moments that ere etched in my memory. Needless to say IPKKND made Barun Sobti and Sanaya Irani overnight stars! After a long struggle, I was able to narrow it down to my top 10 favorite scenes of IPKKND. So without further adieu, here they are in chronological order...

1. Arnav and Khushi meet for the first time

Arnav and Khushi meet for the first time at a fashion show hosted by AR Designs, Arnav Singh Raizada's fashion house. Khushi comes to venue to speak to Payal's fiance about the dowry demands made by his parents. In stead of making her way to the fiance's room, Khushi ends up at the fashion show venue. In the confusion, they dress her up and push her on the ramp. Khushi is shocked and doesn't know how to react. When she turns around to run off the ramp, she falls off the ramp right into Arnav's arms. The chemistry is undeniable.

2. Khushi tells Arnav about herself

Khushi tells Arnav that she sympathizes with him when she finds out that his parents passed away when he was young. Arnav gets irritated and yells at her telling her that she doesn't know how it feels to see your parents pass away. Later Arnav finds out that Khushi's parents also passed away when she was young. He decides to apologize to her for his harsh words but isn't able to say so. When he finally apologizes to her, he ends up hurting her even more. Khushi retaliates by telling him about herself and her past. This has got to be the most touching ArHi scene. 

3. Arnav and Khushi's dance to Teri Meri

Arnav and Khushi have a bet about who will win during Payal and Akash's sangeet. During most of the sangeet, the Raizadas have the upper hand. Khushi's final performance would decide the winner of the evening. It so happens that Khushi's final performance was meant to be a duet but when her partner doesn't attend the sangeet, Khushi is stuck standing alone on stage. Arnav steps on stage and stuns everyone by dancing with Khushi. ArHi's performance was absolutely breathtaking! The song, dance and the moment was just perfect. 

4.1 Arnav kisses Khushi

During the mehendi, the lady accidently writes an 'A' in Khushi's mehendi instead of a 'K'. Arnav sees it when they have an argument but before he can get a good answer out of her, NK comes to take Khushi away. Later Anjali asks Kushi to get the shagun ke kangan from Arnav's room, Arnav gets his chance!

4.2 Possessive Arnav & Khushi kisses Arnav

NK helps Khushi select bangles. Arnav returns to Shantivan and sees Khushi and NK together. He goes over and sits with them. Khushi notices that Arnav doesn't like it when she is friendly with NK so she obviously tries to push Arnav's buttons by being extra flirty with NK. When some bangles fall down, Khushi goves over to pick them up and NK looks at Khushi and smiles. Arnav watches and gets  upset. He pulls Khushi's hair loose so that it covers her back. Later when Khushi sees the pool side decorations, she becomes happy and ends up hugging and kissing everyone there- including Arnav! 

5. Arnav and Khushi after Holi

During Holi, Anjali tricks Khushi and makes her drink bhang. In her drunken state, Khushi almost tells the family what happened between her an Arnav. Arnav comes in just in time to stop Khushi from spilling the beans. To pacify Khushi, he promises her that he will drink thandai. Khushi tricks him and makes him drink bhang. In their drunken state, Khushi asks Arnav why her heartbeat increases whenever she is with Arnav. Arnav replies by telling her that his heartbeat joins her heartbeat which is why it is so fast. How romantic!  

6. Arnav asks Khushi to move forward with him

After the whole kidnapping plot, Arnav is convinced of Khushi's innocence and Shyam's guilt. He finally starts to show his feelings for Khushi. I just like the tenderness of this scene.

7.1 Arnav tells Khushi that he loves her, dammit!



Arnav tells Khushi that they will start following all of the normal wedding events since they didn't follow any before they got married. He tells Khushi that they will start with the suhag raat and work their way backwards. Khushi stops him and tells him that their marriage isn't complete because they didn't take the saat pheras. Arnav gets irritated and takes Khushi to the terrance of the house and creates and fire there. When Khushi argues with him after Daadiji witnesses everything, Arnav finally confesses his feelings for Khushi.

7.2 Khushi tells Arnav that she loves him



The next morning, Daadiji creates a ruckus in the house. She tells everyone that Arnav and Khushi are not properly married. She even calls Buaji to take Khushi home. Arnav comes in at the right moment and saves the day. He tells everyone that he is ready to marry Khushi all over again just so everyone is satisfied. Just before Khushi leaves, she comes back to tell Arnav how she feels about him. I just love the way Khushi tells Arnav how she feels by repeating what Arnav told her the previous evening. She is just too cute!

8. Arnav steals Khushi away from the engagement party

Daadiji informs Arnav that he will not be allowed to see Khushi after the engagement. So Arnav steals Khushi away amidst the engagement party to spend some time with her. What results in pure ArShi romance with a hint of comedy!

9. Arnav and Khushi spend some time together

Khushi forces Arnav to have a bachelor's party without fully understanding what it entails. When Khushi finds out about the things that happen at bachelor's parties, she decides to gatecrash Arnav's bachelor's party. Arnav assures her that he didn't do anything wrong. He tells Khushi that he has a surprise for her. He takes her to a projector room and shows her pictures of stars. Khushi is touched by his gesture. ArShi get to spend some time together before they finally get married. The chemistry in this scene is just off the charts!

 10. Arnav and Khushi get married

As a final stroke of her master plan to separate Arnav from Khushi, Daadji tells Arnav that it was Khushi's aunt, Garima, who ruined his parents' marriage. Arnav is in shock when he finds out. He leaves the house in a storm. Daadiji makes her way to the wedding venue and creates a ruckus. She tells everyone that Arnav will not marry Khushi. Khushi is adamant that Arnav will not abandon her. She stays on the mandak and tells everyone that she will wait for Arnav till he comes. Just when it seems like Arnav will not come, he appears and stuns everyone when he announces that he wants to marry Khushi.

Honorable Mention

After I came up with my top 10 scenes, I realized that were a few more scenes that left an impression. I watched a whole of ArShi love scenes, fight scenes and emotional scenes and finally narrowed it down to these four scenes. Here are the scenes that I feel need a place in this post. So in no particular order here they are...

Khushi in a red saree



Khushi comes to Delhi and starts working for Arnav's company. During a photo shoot, Khushi unknowingly messes things up. Arnav punishes her by making her model for the company's calendar. He gives her a skimpy outfit just to insult her further. everyone is shocked when Khushi comes out in a beautiful red saree. She makes an impression on everyone present including Arnav. In fact, Arnav keeps thinking back to this moment whenever he thinks about Khushi!

Arnav almost kisses Khushi


During the Diwali celebrations at Shantivan, Khushi sprains her ankle. Arnav leads her to the pool side and proceeds to massage her ankle to relive her pain. After her pain subsides, he then goes on to remove her missing payal from his pocket. Khushi is surprised to see that Arnav has her missing payal. Arnav puts the payal on and just when he is about to leave turns around and makes his way to Khushi. He almost kisses Khushi but is snapped back to reality when his phone rings. Oh the tension!

Flirty Arnav

After dancing with Khushi during Akash and Payal's sangeet, Arnav goes to see Khushi. Khushi thinks that it is Payal who came to call her and tells her that she doesn't understand why Arnav helped her. When she turns around to face Payal, she sees Arnav standing there. Arnav is amused by her behavior and tells her to make her way down quickly. It was really nice seeing Arnav's flirty side!

Arnav & Khushi sleep on the same bed for the first time

After getting married, Arnav and Khushi go over to Buaji's house for a few days. Khushi tries to show Arnav her world and watches in amusement as Arnav tires to adjust to the drastic change. Finally at night, they are forced to sleep on the same bed for the first time. What results is pure ArShi comedy!

So here you go. These are the scenes that made an impression on me. For all of you who want to watch IPKKND all over again, make sure to watch it in English on Life Ok...

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