They have done "hugs" before- accidental hi sahi. Infact in virats dream sequence of Sai trapped in quicksand there was a beautiful hug of Sairat. And they also had a scene where virat actually touched her lips to shush her but now as they are getting closer and spending more time with each other they are maintaining such a distance physically... doesn't make sense. In that alta scene also he didnt touch her lips. Today they are only using one finger to wipe tears. Khaana khilane ke aage we get nothing! And even in that we dont get any additional elements like khaana thoda lips ke side mein lag jaaye and one of them rubs it off and maybe licks their finger afterwards...ek dusre ka "jhuta" khana. Its cliche scenes but at least it builds intimacy.
So basically ya toh direction is very poor or something has definitely changed post offscreen announcement that the actors are staying so far apart. Because if anything with time neil-ayesha will only be more comfortable doing scenes together. Their chemistry was much better in the GC scenes and immediate post wedding scenes.
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