She dreams of standing behind the camera. He arrives believing he already knows where he belongs. As their worlds collide in the heart of 1980s Madras, they find themselves confronting expectations, prejudice, ambition, and a connection neither planned for. This is not just a story about love. It is a story about dreams worth fighting for and the price of chasing them.

Safiya Shah has built her life on justice - fierce in the courtroom, fearless in the face of power. She never imagined her next battle would be with Zaviyar Khan, the cold, commanding Nawab of Azamgarh. Raised worlds apart yet tied by a hidden history, they are connected by a bond neither of them understands - and a darkness only Zaviyar remembers. When a family emergency brings Safiya back to Azamgarh, old secrets stir. Attending Zaviyar's grand wedding, Safiya watches in shock as his fiancée flees, leaving disgrace behind. But even greater shock awaits: a revelation that their late grandfather's dying wish was to see Zaviyar and Safiya married. For Zaviyar, it's the perfect storm. Behind his calm facade burns a deep hatred - a need for revenge for a tragedy Safiya doesn't even know her family caused. For Safiya, it's a battle of heart and honor - drawn to a man who wants nothing more than to see her broken. As promises are made under ancient vows, love and hatred collide. In a world where loyalty demands sacrifice, can a marriage built on vengeance survive the truth?

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 18+ 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 ꜱᴀʜᴇʟ ᡣ𐭩 ʜᴀꜰꜱᴀ Note: Shikanj is a dark romcom. If you are not comfortable with this theme, please do not read it, for your own sake as well as the writer's. And if you do choose to read it, kindly refrain from leaving disrespectful or hateful comments about the characters. They are my babies. Tracing her bangles up, he let the silence speak for itself for a while and then muttered, "Aapko choodiyan pasand hai?" He asked, pulling her body closer by her wrist, and now she stood almost between his legs. She was blushing, looking nervous and uneasy but he paid it no mind. "Ji, pasand hai." He hummed, nodding. "Agar mujhse ye toot gayi toh aapko acha nahi lagega na?" He murmured, lifting his other hand, puffing out another air of smoke.

With a dreadful senior year & a chaotic life in his house, 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐯 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐯, was barely holding onto a thread called his Sanity. All he sought was a refuge, a retreat from his reality. 𝙁𝙍𝙊-𝙇𝙄𝙏, the senior year's school trip, was one such opportunity that knocked his door, a hope of serenity was in his grasp, but all it took is a tiny rumour to turn things upside down and a girl who is the central axis of all of it. .. The inevitable changes going through 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐧's life is taking a toll on her. New people, different school, a rift between her parents. These novelties gets overwhelming, but still she remain focused on her goal of getting the scholarship from her dream university at abroad. The arrival of 𝙁𝙍𝙊-𝙇𝙄𝙏, changes the course of her life, in top of that, a mere boy who was an out-of-focus in her life took the spotlight of her mind, keeping her thoughts alive and distracted. the academic rivals who never once shared a conversation, will they exchange their hearts? Or the sparks which was ignited will turn into embers and fade into nothingness? Tropes: ◇ Desi High school romance ◇Academic rivals-to-lovers ◇North Indian MMC X South Indian FMC ◇infamous girl X nerd guy ◇School trip ◇Fake dating ◇(Ex) best friend's sister ◇gossips & rumour ◇Goofy banter ◇high school drama

"Happy Married Life, Shivya Pathak" I weakly smiled seeing my condition, mangalsutra dangling in my neck, vermilion in hair and both hands filled with gold bangles. "Come out quickly or do you want me to break the gate," my husband knocked again. My breath was harsh, collecting some courage I spoke, "I will come out but you will not touch me again, otherwise I will kill myself" My throat clogged up, the last word refusing to come out. He didn't reply, just chuckled. I knew what it meant. He was going to push me further, to break me. "I will not be your puppet," I said, my voice barely a whisper. "I will not be your toy." ••••••••••••••••••• Two persons who belong to two different world Tied in unwanted marriage Will they continue this marriage for life or will they free each other from this name sake relationship?

A Grumpy - sunshine romantic comedy Meet Mishti, a delightfully delusional bookworm who's convinced her life is a romance novel waiting to unfold. Her newest chapter? Winning the heart of Kairav, our bossy grump. Armed with her favorite literary tropes and a sprinkle of magic realism, Mishti launches Operation: Happily Ever After. She's certain that beneath Kairav's prickly exterior beats the heart of a misunderstood hero-if only he'd cooperate with the plot! Mishti tries everything she's read about to win Kairav's heart - from acting out romantic scenes to creating chance meetings at home. Her sweet but clumsy attempts often backfire, causing more trouble than romance. Kairav is left puzzled by this cheerful bookworm who can't stop quoting love stories and seems to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Will Mishti's bookish schemes finally write love into their arranged story? Or will her fairy-tale dreams need a dose of reality to find true happiness? Dive into this heartwarming tale where literature meets life, proving that sometimes the best romances are the ones we create ourselves-even if they don't quite follow the chapter outline! 💖TROPES💖 🌹Grumpy - Sunshine 🌹Meet - cute 🌹Office romance 🌹Clumsy heroine 🌹Both are virgin 🌹Rom-com 🌹Over the top drama 🌹No misunderstanding 🌹No separation 🌹Happily ever after

#Top 6 in India (19/04/26) 𝐀𝐚𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐤𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐣𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐡𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐮 ~𝐈𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 ︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵ ➺ 𝐈𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 x 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢 Dark Romance | 18+ Izhaan Khan, a cold eyed business tycoon and single father, who has sworn never to let another woman close again. After his wife abandoned him the day she gave birth to their daughter and ran away with her lover, his world hardened into steel-silent, ruthless, unbreakable. His only weakness is his 6 month old baby girl, Ayla... and he'll burn the world before letting anyone hurt her. Noorain Siddiqui, once believed love was enough. She married the man she fall in love at first sight, the one to whome she trusted more than anyone else and married him against all the odds, her high profile status, and family disagreement. Only to be abused, used and discarded - called a burden by the very person who vowed to protect her. Her life shattered when she her baby the day she was born. Broken but breathing, Noorain escapes the marriage with her brother's help, determined to rebuild herself from the ashes. What happens when fate ties Izhaan and Noorain together? What happens when protection turns into longing and two people who never swore to love again starts falling for the second time again? But some ghosts don't stay burried. When secrets from thier past claw thier way back to their present. Now, Izhaan and Noorain must decide: Do they let fear and scars from their past, destroy their second chance at love - or do they fight for it, no matter the cost?

"𝑴𝑶𝑯𝑨𝑵 𝑲𝑬 𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑵 𝑲𝑶 𝑳𝑼𝑩𝑯𝑨𝑨𝒀𝑬 𝑮𝑨𝒀𝑰 𝑹𝑬, 𝑩𝑨𝑹𝑺𝑨𝑵𝑬 𝑲𝑰 𝑪𝑯𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑰, 𝑹𝑨𝑫𝑯𝑨 𝑮𝑶𝑹𝑰-𝑮𝑶𝑹𝑰" ________________________________ 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒏... 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔, 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚... "𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒂" - 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒉𝒓𝒊 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒉𝒂 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒊... 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏. ________________________________ "𝑨𝑹𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑮𝑬"... 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆- "𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆" 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔. 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏... 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅... 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒅... 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚. ________________________________

* #1 in Top Ten in India on 05/02/25 * * #3 in Top Ten in India on 11/02/25 * 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐇 : ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏᴠᴇ This story revolves around Rooh Inayat Sharma who is a calm and not very talkative girl. She belongs to a rich family who loves her unconditionally. Her ambition is to become a fashion designer and wants to start her own company. Rahul Raghav Malhotra is a friendly, extroverted guy. He belongs to a rich family which is his priority. He always wanted to become a successful businessman. Rooh fell in love with his heart Rahul whom she always called 'Raah'. But he had a crush on their classmate Shreya. Will she be heartbroken? Or will he understand her love? Will they become sweethearts? Read their cute love story dears🥺❤️

"𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻." his voice dropped, eyes unreadable. "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲." "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗱𝗼?" I called after him. "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻... 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁?" He didn't turn back. "𝙄 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣." ---------⁽⁠⁽⁠ଘ♪⁠～♡～♪ଓ⁠⁾⁠⁾----------------- When I was little girl, I Admired the moths every time they were drawn to the flames . I wondered a lot that why would someone willingly burn themselves just to feel warmth for a little while ....I thought of them as foolish and naive. I never realized their desperation, their thirst, their fate. Not until I met him. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟 Owner of the most chilling shades of ocean blue Eyes. A Man who wielded his words like a sword , And owned the football ground like he is the king. The thing is...... I shouldn't have become the moth I once laughed at. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙! I fell for him. Deeply. He did too. He fell in love too. Even harder than I intended. Just not with me. He fell in love with______ 𝙃𝙀𝙍 ~~ They didn't joke when they called him. ''𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻.'' His Love ruined me. And I finally realized that. 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗢 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗.