Wonderful thread, Misti ... very beautifully written - you have captured a lot of the moments that i liked and a lot of the reasons why I really love the leads of this show and why they will always hold a special place in my heart. I have briefly watched a lot of other shows in the past 20 years and this is the first time that i have felt strongly enough about leads to watch a show just for them. A lot of the scenes that you described are also my favorites.
I'll start with Avinash ... he grabs your attention when he comes on the screen. It is a combination of his voice, looks, demeanour, smile, and overall personality. I think I have said it before - I would say that he has the "X factor" that makes him stand out . Love his voice and dialogue delivery - and he has the most expressive eyes in the industry. He has the capability to play a little boy (still remember the scene from Cb1 where he put his head on dadima's lap bcos he thought rads was too busy to be with him) and go full fledged into a difficult role like abhay's or a complex role like Dev's from Cb2. He also looks every inch the Rajpurohit and can easily carry off roles that require personalities that are larger than life. It is interesting how with very few dialogues he manages to tell a story. Imagine how much more powerful he would be if he had good dialogues to match.
As far as Rubina is concerned, I absolutely love the actress that she has become. She is extremely beautiful and like Avinash, has very expressive eyes. While I thought she was good in Cb1, she has absolutely excelled in Cb2. In Cb1 her soft innocent looks managed to hook me in the first part of the show ... but i was very impressed with how she played imerti. The contrast between rads and imerti was so vast that it was hard to believe that the same girl was playing both of them. In Cb2, she has done a wonderful job of emoting her pain and also her joy at the smallest of things.
Individually both are fabulous and together, they are dynamite ... the only comment i would make on their chemistry is that when i listen to or watch love songs, i think of them in those songs. Anyone wanting to see their chemistry in action has only to watch the episodes from 2 to 3 weeks back.
I would also love to see both of them in Bollywood ... in addition to talent both of them have the glamour and looks required to make it there. I would love for them to play more youth oriented roles. There is no reason why they could not have more fans on the forum - if only more people were not turned off from the show.
I really really hope they both get what they want - love the couple.
As far as the show is concerned, I truly think both Zee and DJs are very lucky to have them ... they would be stupid not to capitalize on the immense adoration that people have for both Avinash and Rubina
Edited by rajsri - 14 years ago