I really hope that Riddhikara break-up does not happen due to this stupid reason but lets see
Rudra was being mocked like anything, only his mota friend seemed to be concerned, I am liking this guy now, but making a crime a joke is not a cool think at all
Shivika was cool, but I really did not like the surname gyan at least today, Shivaaye was not asking her surname to judge her today (he anyways knows that she is from a lower middle class family and whether her surname was Malhotra or Sharma it would hardly make any difference to his thoughts), he genuinely asked because in the cheques you shall write the complete name on which the account is open, and no sane person would give a bearer cheque for salary, it would have been account payee. Her irritation was just irrelevant
But anyhow I didn't feel the episode was filler, of course we did not get Obbro moments (just a few minutes may be), but the episode was critical from the Ishqbaazi perspective, all the love stories did move forward