Age: 25 years

Height: 5'6" (167cm)

Profession: Architect (recent graduate and professional, spent five years studying and working abroad in Paris)

Personality: Strong-willed, fiercely independent, defiant, and passionate about pursuing her dreams. Emotionally guarded due to a toxic upbringing but carries deep resilience and longing for personal freedom. Loyal but cautious in relationships, resentful of control and traditional expectations.

Siblings: Amaya has one elder sister, Isha Malhotra. Isha embodies the traditional family values and carries the role of both a guide and enforcer within the household. As the eldest daughter, she shoulders significant responsibilities like managing family expectations, caregiving, and setting an example for younger siblings. This often creates a complex bond between the sisters, blending respect with rivalry. Isha’s alignment with their parents’ traditional views adds emotional distance and tension in her relationship with Amaya, who is more rebellious and independent.

Family Relations: Estranged from her parents due to their controlling, manipulative behavior. The family is steeped in toxic traditions, with high emphasis on conformity and honor. Amaya’s relationship with her elder sister is complicated by the latter’s alignment with parental expectations.

Friend: Amaya’s one & only best friend is Kiara Mehta, also 25 years old. Like Amaya, Kiara shares a rebellious, independent spirit, refusing to bow to family and societal expectations. While Amaya studied architecture in Paris, Kiara pursued law in London. Their friendship is built on shared defiance and mutual support, keeping their bond strong despite the physical distance. Kiara is outspoken and fiercely loyal, providing Amaya with unwavering emotional support and a trusted sounding board as both navigate the pressures of toxic families and traditional constraints. Together, they embody a sisterhood rooted in resistance and empowerment.

Status: Recently returned to India after years abroad, shocked to discover her parents have arranged her marriage without her consent, an act seen as a betrayal that ignites her fierce desire to break free from familial chains.

Romantic Life: Single, with no prior serious relationships during her years overseas, having prioritized independence and education over romance, and wary of romantic involvement given her family’s oppressive control over her personal life.