I have't read the whole thread but I did read the original comment and @Sammy17, you're absolutely correct.
Fans do go overboard- being demanding of the actor's time. It's not fair. This is their job. Zain's job is being Neil and after the shots are done, he goes back to being Zain. Who he hangs out with, or what he does with his own time cannot be dictated by anyone.
Speaking of his time, I personally had a feeling that he was being pressured into doing a live chat, and he wasn't comfortable with it. And maybe he did lie about being sick, so what? You're being overly demanding and that's not fair either and no, it's not a requirement of his job. His job is literally acting on camera and maybe doing a couple of interviews with a reporter. Not to be live on his personal account and say hi to random people and say their name.
That being said, I think the drama that was happening off screen was little bit of everyone's fault.
I hate that Gul, Bharka, but specially Nalini and Purvi get bashed for hanging out with him. Why are only the girls getting bashed? Why not Zain himself? He's there too. He's in the pictures with them. It's not like anyone is twisting his arm and forcing him to be in the picture. He's an adult and clearly capable of making his own decisions.
I would say that Zain was being immature on social media, in my personal opinion. Like someone mentioned ( possibly in another thread), Zain's actions on social media can affect his career and right now, he's probably doing his best on TV, and acting immaturely may affect his career. But again, that's his decision to make. Though, if he wants to be childish ( because sometimes you need that outlet), then maybe don't post it on social media. Keep your life under wraps.
Coming to Nalini, her words " let's put it for the haters" is again very immature, and very petty. I would think that as actors, they would understand that the jobs title comes with bashing from fans. Not that that justifies the action of fans. However, if she's going to go around bashing the fandom in turn, I can't say that I'm surprised that people would throw it back in her face. The fact that she deactivated her IG account, just goes out to show that she can't handle what she's been served and what clearly she's been egging on.
I do not condone people bashing Nalini for hanging out with Zain. I wish she would have the courage to own up to what she has sown instead of hiding out.
As for Jahan, I'm not even sure why he would get himself involved in a fight that didn't involve him originally. And then go about to deactivating his IG account as well.
I find that people in general love to post things on social media where they want people to know what they're up to and for people to comment on their lives. The actors could have chosen to spend a Friday night out being who they are without posting anything on IG/Snapchat, and just enjoyed their night between friends. They chose to post things online and get comments; and unfortunately some of those comments will be negative.
It's situations like this that makes you appreciate Aditi more for being sensible and more reserved. She may be younger than the rest of the NK cast, but she seems to be wiser. She clearly has a life, but it's never splashed all over social media for everyone to comment on. She does her job on set, mingles with her co-workers and then heads on to her own life, where none of us are allowed in, because that's her personal life.