He was also very good in the first passionate love gothic story arc in Kis Desh Main Hain Mera Dil back when his character was supposed to be just a normal boy in love against his father's wishes.
In Bepannah he wasn't allowed to show the full gamut of human emotion. The love (and hate) scenes with Zoya and Pooja (and himself and all of the mother characters) were beautiful but I never really believed the softer / subtler or happy moments. This was probably an intentional move by the writers but if you compare HC with BS in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon or the lead in Dil Hi to Hain (all playing similar characters), you can see how lacking Aditya as a character really is. We never get to see his development in any way shape or form.
Jennifer, by contrast, was allowed to show the softer and subtle emotions as well as Zoya's transformation but we only really got a glimpse of what she does best fire. Those scenes where Zoya is angry at Aditya were amazing but there weren't enough of them. "
Since the abrupt closure to BP I have been catching up with Harshad's entire work profile and have discovered an actor with immense talent and one totally dedicated to his craft. Jennifer I have been watching since her Sneha days and never missed any of her shows but Aditya was Harshad's first role for me.
DSDKD..SB , Tere Liye were not the kind of shows I normally watch but I did for his sake and was impressed with his nuanced performance in both the shows. KDMHMD which I am watching right now is too lengthy but again I have seen it only for him. There are sections in this serial where he certainly excels ...as Gaurav and then after the leap. He kind of came into his own with this show and exhibited the entire range of his ability to perform...tragedy, comedy, angry young man, simple soul ...he did everything. But have to admit it was Sahir that I appreciated the most from his repertoire before Aditya...though I have liked him on screen in every role from LRL...even Mohan Gala grew on you.
Suffice to say that Harshad has a rare screen presence and chameleon like he can mould himself to every character and is always trying to stretch the boundaries for himself.
I think he was excellent as Aditya ..definitely his best performance till date.
Wish him more accolades ahead. Certainly a talent to uphold.