On a serious note, I think that playing Abhimanyu is a challenge for Gaurav the actor since it is a role completely different from Samay, the role that he played earlier. And it is a role where there is a very thin line between the serious and the comic, so its not an easy role.
Also, i think becuase the people here at the forum are very upset about Rajeev leaving the show, they are not in the right frame of mind to try and make sense of Abhimanyu. (This is my opinion, no offence) I read posts where i wonder if people actually saw the episode in question or not... people write things like 'i havent seen the episode but i read your update and this is so boring'... how can you let an update decide that?... people shut out Abhimanyu's lines... they never try to make sense of them... See, i agree that his lines are bad... but when i say that, i have heard each and every one of them... i have not switched off mentally and then said 'oh the lines were bad'
This is not to blame anyone... if Gaurav were to doing a show where i loved his role and he were leaving it, i would be upset too... if my fav show changed overnight, i would be upset too... as upset as all of you are.
i just wish, sometimes, that people would give the character of Abhimanyu a chance... he's not Rajeev's replacement... he is a new character... he is interesting... we still dont know if he is a hero or a villain... we dont know if he loves Naina or not, if she will love him or not... rather than sit and wonder 'is abhi the villain', which has been discussed at least 10 times, 'will Abhi love Naina / will Naina love Abhi?', which has been discussed at least 20 times, perhaps we should discuss other things.
Again, my post is not to offend anyone... i am just saying things that i have observed over the past three weeks. 😊