On August 17, 2024, tensions escalated among the characters in the latest episode of Jhanak. The day began with a heated conversation between Jhanak and Aditya. Aditya, having arrived early outside the hotel, was eager to take Jhanak to a party. However, Jhanak was hesitant to join him. Aditya, wanting to ensure she looked her best, asked if she had a beautiful dress for the occasion. But Jhanak, who didn’t possess any expensive clothing, was reluctant to accept any gift or help from him. She didn’t feel close enough to Aditya to consider him a friend, which made her uneasy about accepting his offer.

Aditya, however, was persistent. He wanted Jhanak to attend the party looking presentable and tried to convince her to let him buy her a dress. But Jhanak was firm in her decision. She refused to accept any gifts from him, wanting to maintain her independence. Aditya’s insistence made the situation tense, but in the end, Jhanak decided to buy a dress with her own money and agreed to go to the party with him.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Aniruddha was dealing with his own issues. He wanted his wife, Arshi, to look stunning at the same party and encouraged her to buy a gorgeous dress. Arshi, however, couldn’t help but compare herself to Jhanak. She asked Aniruddha if he wanted her to outshine Jhanak at the event. This question embarrassed Aniruddha, who quickly assured her that he had no feelings for Jhanak. He was determined to prove to Arshi that Jhanak no longer held any significance in his life.

Arshi, however, was not easily convinced. She suspected that Aniruddha was still hiding his true feelings for Jhanak. This suspicion was fueled by her belief that there had been a relationship between Jhanak and Aditya when they were in Kolkata. According to Arshi, Aditya had even helped Jhanak escape from Kolkata, leading her to think that Jhanak was using Aditya to her advantage.

This line of thought upset Aniruddha. The more Arshi criticized Jhanak, the more uncomfortable he became. Despite his efforts to prove his loyalty to Arshi, her doubts lingered. She even questioned whether Aniruddha had rigged a dance competition in her favor, just to ensure that she won. This constant questioning angered Aniruddha, but he managed to keep his composure and tried to reassure Arshi, wiping away her doubts. To ease the tension, the couple decided to head to the market to buy a new dress for Arshi.

Back at the Bose house, another subplot was unfolding. Appu, a young girl living in the house, was desperate to meet her friend Lalan. She had asked her caretaker to bring Lalan to her, as he had promised to visit her every day. Appu’s mother, Ajanta, was concerned about her daughter’s obsession with Lalan and tried to get her to eat, but Appu refused. She didn’t want to do anything until she saw Lalan. When Ajanta expressed her disapproval of Appu’s friendship with Lalan, Appu confessed that she was in love with him. This revelation shocked her mother, who became angry at the depth of Appu’s feelings for someone she considered a “slamboy.”

The episode’s climax occurred when Arshi and Jhanak found themselves in the same market, shopping for dresses for the party. The shopkeeper welcomed them both, unaware of the underlying tension. As fate would have it, Aniruddha was also there, and he was shocked to see Jhanak with Aditya. The sight of them together caught him off guard, leaving the audience to wonder what would happen next.

The episode ended on this note, leaving viewers eagerly anticipating the next developments in the tangled relationships of the characters. The interactions between Jhanak, Aditya, Aniruddha, and Arshi are becoming increasingly complex, with misunderstandings and suspicions threatening to unravel the bonds between them.

Episode ends.