Today's episode of Ishqbaaz starts with Om and Gauri trying to knock sense into Shivay(Nakuul Mehta) and Anika(Surbhi Jyothi) respectively. Om says that Shivay is just trying to get over his guilt by trying to get Anika and Nikhil together.

He asks Shivay if he ever thought about what Anika really wanted. Anika, on the other hand, gets counselled by Gauri who tells her that obviously, Anika cares for Shivay and not Nikhil.

Anika says that she has decided to leave it to fate. Shivay prepares for the wedding busily as he keeps repeating that Anika is coming. Om and Priyanka enjoy Shivay's restlessness as they wonder what will be his state when she is actually getting married.

Shivay sees Anika walking inside, and they get lost in each other. Om is happy to have Gauri around and leaves no chance to flirt. Priyanka enjoys herself teasing the two.

Later Nikhil and his family arrive as Anika too prepares for her mehendi. AS she sits for it, she is asked the name of her future husband, and she is lost watching Shivay.

She sees a ladder falling on Shivay and calls out his name, but Khanna saves him in time. The mehendi woman puts Shivay's name on her mehendi. Nikhil confronts her for this and Anika runs to clean it.

Shivay helps her, but it does not go off. Om once again confronts Shivay for trying to marry off his love. Later Nikhil's mother finds sindoor on Anika's forehead and creates another scene.

Anika almost confesses to her marriage with Shivay, but Shivay senses this and burns his hand. Anika worries over Shivay's hand, and as everyone attends to him, she sneaks away to the room.

Shivay asks her why she wants to ruin her happiness with something they both do not believe in. Anika stops him from rubbing off the vermillion from her forehead.

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