Aru Shah Oneshots (2025)

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Who is Aru Shah's love interest? ›

Aru Shah and Aiden Acharya are two friends and love interests in the Pandava Quintet. Aru is the reincarnation of Arjuna, while Aiden is the reincarnation of Draupadi, one of Arjuna's wives. Aru has a crush on Aiden.

However, in Aru Shah and the City of Gold, it is very visible that Aiden reciprocates her feelings for him. Near the end of the book, Aru confesses her feelings for him, and the two kiss.

American writer Roshani Chokshi's young adult novel Aru Shah and the End of Time will be adapted as a film by Paramount Pictures, Deadline reported.

The memories of what he'd done were still far too fresh in her mind. Aru and Aiden began actually dating soon after their quest ended. They didn't tell their friends until a few days later, but everyone knew anyway.

Throughout Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, it is hinted that Rudy has a crush on Aru, such as when he invites her to his castle.

However, when she sees how sad Mini looks, she immediately regrets her excitement, as Mini has a crush on Rudy. In Aru Shah and the City of Gold, Rudy continues his streak of ignoring Mini until she finally stands up to him using her Death Danda.

Aiden marries Elsa Steel. He learns of the existence of his aunt—his mother's younger half-sister—Alicia Harper, and the King family finally learns the truth of Alicia's death and get closure.

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Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school.

How old is Aiden in Aru Shah? ›

As such, it's her destiny to save Otherworld, the home of the Hindu gods, from the wrath of the evil Sleeper. Aiden Acharya is a 15-year-old Indian American boy who is the reincarnation of Princess Draupadi, who married the five Pandava brothers.

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Arundhati "Aru" Shah is the protagonist of both the book and the series. She is a Pandava reincarnation and the birth daughter of the Sleeper and Kirthika P. Shah, a museum collector. She does not fit it at school, and causes the Sleeper to be freed while showing off a "cursed" lamp in the museum to kids at school.

In Aru Shah and the City of Gold, it is implied that Brynne has a crush on Hira, when she mentions that Hira is "Fine. Like, you know, she's okay, not 'fine' like..." and her cheeks turn red. During Aru's birthday party, Brynne and Hira wear matching chef hats and work on the food together.

Aru Shah's roots come from a living, active religion: Hinduism. One of the most beautiful aspects about Hindu mythology is that it is deeply intertwined with the sacred. As a practicing Hindu, I wanted to let my imagination take flight but also do my best to make sure it didn't stamp its feet on hallowed grounds.

Akise quickly falls in love with Yukiteru, and wishes for him to become the next God. He is also the main character of the spin-off manga Future Diary: Paradox, where he and Muru Muru replace Yuki and Yuno in the survival game after Muru Muru accidentally kills Yuno Gasai while Yukiteru is injured.