Misti, thank you for starting this thread. I completely agree with you about the acting skills of Avinash and Rubina. Also, you have quoted scenes that stood out for me too.
I started watching parts of CB1 around the time in April 2009 when Dev was appointed RP. I think probably that was the scene that was very striking to me as he looked happy for Arjun before the tilak, bewildered and confused when his father put it on him, then looked betrayed and angry while he was being hoisted on shoulders of supporters and taken around the temple. As you said, he has amazing screen presence and that scene was very intriguing while Radhika was looking at him in confusion and amazement.
I didn't watch anymore episodes until I saw the funeral scene where he broke down in front of Radhika. It was after that I became very curious and started watching it on and off.
Rubina to me seemed more talented in the beginning than Avinash because probably she was doing that difficult role. Her look of this simple beauty with very little makeup stood out for me because before that I had always seen all the female leads decked up in heavy jewelry and heavy sarees as well as heavy makeup regardless of their social status in the story.
I started thinking of Avinash as a talented actor from that Haridwar episode onwards where he looked hurt and betrayed that a girl whom he had loved so intensely was the one who had deceived him so badly. Then I searched on internet and watched as many back episodes as I could find and I was addicted to the show based on Dev and Radhika's characters that came alive because of Avinash and Rubina.
By the end of the show, both Avinash and Rubina came across as talented with Avinash ahead of Rubina as he had a wider range and his voice modulation is very good.
But Rubina has impressed me immensely with her acting skills in CB2. As much as I disliked Friday's episode, Rubina is the one who stood out for me in her scenes. Her broken act and her helplessness were so evident.
As you said, serious intense roles suit Avinash the best and he is good at playing the roles where he shows dry wit. He is also great in romantic roles. Besides the scenes you mentioned, I liked him in Thursday's show especially when he regained consciousness. That defeated, broken expression where he realized that Radhika is at a mercy of a psychopath and he couldn't do a thing to help her was so nice. I just wish they had spent more camera time on him.
I also liked him in that confrontation scene with Rohan or when he was sarcastic with Rohan. I do hope that they give him good scenes in the Mahaepisode because that is supposed to be Dev's day. So I hope they don't short change his role.
I liked Rubina in the chunri scene and also in the temple scene where she looked with dismay, disbelief and hurt at Kanha when Dev did not agree with the child marriage, dashed her hopes so badly and walked out on her. Among all the tracks, her best had been in last one month when she had been alone with Dev (that lifeless look when Dev got shot first time or dead expression on Friday when she was forced to return without Dev). But I did like her burning look when Dev touched her on the shoulder. That look would be enough to freeze anybody. And Dev responded with a sheepish look that he had crossed a certain boundry with this girl.
Agree that her voice modulation was the weakest point for her. She was shrill in Goa scenes in CB1 when she was expressing excitment. But there has been tremendous improvement in that area. I don't remember any scene in CB2 where she sounded shrill. Her voice suits the character of Radhika. One can easily believe that this girl would have a sweet singing voice.
In future, I would like to see her in comedy roles as she was very good as Imarti. In fact, if she ever again is given a chance to act with Avinash in future, it would be fun to see him as his serious reserved person and Rubina as his partner who lightens him up. So I would like to see them together in a comedy.
Hoping to see them again in good roles in future in either movies or other better TV soaps. I will definitely watch the show that stars these together or separate.
Edited by why6 - 14 years ago
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