One shots and short stories from the 2025 movie Saiyaara and Ahneet

I loved watching their story unfold over three hours. But there was still something there, a quiet feeling that I hadn't seen enough. Not because I didn't have enough, but because I wanted more. More about how they slowly fell in love. More times when they were quiet, talked, and showed how close they were. That's why I started writing: to explore the depths I thought were still hidden beneath the surface. This fan fiction is just me following that feeling and thinking about what might have happened that we don't see on screen.

𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬. 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. 𝘈 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘝𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘪𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘚𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪

The Childhood best friends Manik and Nandini shared a bond as strong as the dreams Manik secretly harbored. While his money-obsessed mother, Neyonika, despised their friendship and Manik's artistic aspirations, Nandini was his unwavering confidante, the only one who knew about his hidden passion for acting and songwriting. When Manik's parents violently rejected his dreams, destroying his lyrics and CDs, he spiraled, failing academically and eventually running away. Nandini, ever his anchor, pulled him back, sheltering him and listening to his heartbroken pleas. A chance encounter led Nandini to secure Manik a small TV role through her father's actor friend. Manik seized the opportunity, his raw talent shining through even in a brief appearance. His self-penned lyrics for an album became a massive hit, catapulting him into the spotlight as a sought-after musician. Nandini rejoiced in his success, secretly cherishing her long-held love for him, waiting for their 18th birthday to confess her feelings. But success brought a chasm between them. Manik's burgeoning fame, new friends, and demanding schedule consumed him, leaving Nandini feeling increasingly marginalized. On their 18th birthday, when Manik chose a lavish party over her, her heart shattered. Her attempts to reach out were met with silence, and a humiliating rejection at his office by his PA confirmed her worst fears: Manik, now rich and famous, saw her as a "low-class friend." His cruel words-"Don't meet him from now! He doesn't want a low-class friend"-broke her completely, igniting a fury that shocked even Manik. Nandini, vowing to never love him, stormed out, forever changed. Seven years later, the once bubbly, innocent Nandini is gone. In her plaforce in the Bollywood industry, known to the world as a renowned director whose identity remains a closely guarded secret. Can love, once shattered, ever be mended, or are they destined to remain two powerful figures on opposite sides of a painful past?

A tale of love but no one said it would be easy. A beginning that feels natural soon turns into a natural disaster.

In a world where tradition and duty overshadow personal desires, Nandini and Manik's arranged marriage becomes the beginning of an unexpected journey. Nandini, a quiet and reserved young woman, carries the weight of a childhood trauma that has kept her distant from the world. Shaped by her past, she's learned to keep her emotions locked away, fearing vulnerability. Manik, on the other hand, is a gentle soul, forced into marriage by his family, yet from the moment he sees Nandini's photo, he feels an undeniable connection. As they navigate the delicate balance of duty, expectations, and slowly blossoming affection, Nandini and Manik must confront their pasts, face the challenges of their new life together, and discover whether love can truly heal the deepest wounds. Will Nandini ever open her heart? Can Manik break through the walls she has so carefully built? In the end, can two strangers learn to love, or will the shadows of their pasts forever hold them back? An emotional tale of healing, acceptance, and the transformative power of love in the face of life's toughest trials.

She is sweet, bubbly, kind and full of life. He is angry, uptight and an introvert. She always has a smile on her face. He doesn't smile often. Two very different personalities meet in college, a relationship that starts off with nothing but hate quickly develops into something so much more.

The past eleven months changed the lives of both Nandini and Manik and every one around them. Manik is colder than ever thinking that the person he loved the most betrayed him, his wife Nandini. Nandini on the other hand could not handle Manik's hatred towards her and the best option she saw was to run away. Will Nandini and Manik cross paths again and heal each other from their past which broke them apart?

#6 in Lifestory out of ~10K stories (June, 2021) When THE Nandini Murthy met Manik F*CKBOI Malhotra, during her undergrad days in New York, it was the Holiday season! Christmas trees, New Year celebration, chick-flicks on Netflix, everything promoted LOVE, and it was under the Manhattan starry nights and mistletoes they fell in LOVE! But. BUT Life isn't a feel good Holiday movie, right? What went wrong, why did the most perfect Christmas love story ever, need a HUSTLE? Would MaNan finally make a perfect New Year picture post card, or would they forever remain in each other's life as the name they would use as secret passwords! Join me to know more! ;)