💔 “Raanjhanaa – The Love Story Where Losing Was The Only Way to Win”

Introduction:

"There are some stories which are never meant to be perfect. Some heroes who never win. Some loves that remain incomplete forever.

Raanjhanaa was one of those stories. And Kundan Shankar was one of those heroes."

Banaras ki galiyon se uthkar ek ladka aaya tha — dil se deewana, mohalle ka mastikhor, par pyaar mein ek dum sacha aur ziddi.

Usne pyaar karna seekha nahi tha, bas jee liya tha.

Uska pyaar Zoya thi.

Par uski kismet? Akela reh jaana tha.

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1. When Love Began With A Slap

Kundan didn’t fall in love silently.

He fell loudly, dramatically, almost foolishly — but purely.

One slap from Zoya, and his heart decided:

“This is it. She’s the one.”

From cutting his wrist to changing his religion, Kundan did everything people call “madness.”

But in truth?

It was just innocence refusing to grow up.

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2. Zoya Moved On. But Kundan Couldn’t.

As Zoya left Banaras, she found love again — in Jasjeet Singh Shergill.

Educated, progressive, a perfect match.

But Kundan was stuck in the same galiyaan, with the same old love.

He wasn’t growing with time.

He was fighting it.

And when truth came out, when Jasjeet’s reality was exposed, Kundan made a mistake —

He let his heartbreak speak.

And that mistake…

cost a life.

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3. “Abe koi toh awaaz deke rok lo…”

Then came the moment.

The moment where the whole world broke him.

He walked out, bleeding in heart, not body.

And said the lines that every broken lover will remember forever:

> **"Bas itni hi kahaani thi meri, Ek ladki thi jo bagal me baithi thi,

Ek kuch doctor jo abhi bhi is umeed me the ki shayad ye murda phir jaag pade,

Ek dost tha, jo kuch pagal tha!

Ek aur ladki thi jisne apna sab kuch haar diya tha mujhpe!

Meri Maa thi, Baap tha, Banaras ki Galiyaan thi,

Aur ye ek hamara shareer tha jo hame chor chuka tha!"**

> **"Ye mera seena jisme abhi bhi aag baaki thi,

Ham uth sakte the par kiske liye?

Ham cheekh sakte the par kiske liye?

Mera pyaar Zoya, Banaras ki galiyaan, Bindiya, Murari, sab mujhse choot raha tha!

Mere seene ki aag to mujhe zinda kar sakti thi,

ya mujhe maar sakti thi! Par saala ab uthe kaun!

Kaun phirse mehnat kare dil lagaane ko, dil tudwaane ko!

Abe koi to awaaz deke rok lo!"**

That was not just a monologue.

That was a cry for being seen, heard, remembered.

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4. The Last Breath Was His Victory

Even after being shattered, Kundan didn’t become bitter.

He didn’t seek revenge.

He helped Zoya rise in politics.

Helped her dream, even when she was the reason he lost his.

And when he died on the ghats of Banaras — smiling, with peace in his heart — he taught us the biggest truth of love:

> “Jeene ke liye wajah chahiye hoti hai,

Marne ke liye nahi.”

He didn’t get Zoya.

But he got his closure.

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5. The Legacy of Kundan Shankar

> "Ye jo ladki murda si aankhein liye baithi hai bagal mein,

Aaj bhi Haan bol de to Mahadev ki Kasam, waapas aa jayein!

Par nahi, ab saala moond lena, Aankhein moond lene mein hi sukh hai,

So jaane me hi bhalayi hai!"

> "Par uthenge kisi din usi Ganga Kinare, Damru bajane ko,

Unhi Banaras ki Galiyon mein Daud jaane ko,

Kisi Zoya Ke Ishq mein phir se padh jaane ko…!"

Kundan wasn’t a hero who won the girl.

He was a hero who kept loving, even after losing.

He was the face of every lover who was told:

“Move on.”

But his heart said:

“I’ll stay.”

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Conclusion:

Raanjhanaa will always hurt.

Because somewhere deep down, we’ve all been Kundan once.

We’ve all waited for someone to turn back, to say:

“Ruk ja, yaar.”

But when no one did,

We smiled.

Just like Kundan did.

And that’s why his story is immortal.