So.. Aryaman Rathore. I cannot believe a look-alike of Anshuman is actually inspiring something out of me. Trust Iqbal Khan to make out-of-the-blue characters interesting enough to write upon. This man is so immensely talented. Aryaman may look like Anshuman's Xerox copy but that is where the similarity ends. I haven't seen Iqbal's work before this show (Rather unfortunate) but the way he owns both Anshuman and Aryaman is absolutely incredible. I honestly have so much respect for the amount of work he puts in a character. Okay this isn't meant to be a gushfest on Iqbal Khan this is supposed to be about Aryaman. In one word, Aryaman is... Interesting. He is goofy, filmy, manipulative, smart, shady and yet oddly transparent. He's not much of a talker, he keeps to himself... Infact the only person with whom he doesn't have his gaurd up is a child. He spends most of his time with Ayaan, who as we found out is someone he actually plans on kidnapping. He's such a quirky guy overall. What I find most interesting about Aryaman is his transparency. He's pretending to be a son of this family yet he makes no attempt in getting them to like him. He keeps them at a distance. He doesn't pretend to be something he is not. He is what he is. The rest of the world be damned. His flaws are not hidden from the family. He doesn't lie alot either. When he disapproves of something he voices it. He doesn't necessarily care too much about what everyone thinks of him for it. His transparency clashes so much with the ulterior motive he clearly has and I guess I find that interesting. Also, for someone who wants to kidnap Ayaan.. there are no dangerous airs about him. He actually comes across as very harmless. Like someone who simply lives this life because he has to. Not because he chooses to. For example, what he said about his smoking habit clearly indicates that the way Aryaman is, is more a product of circumstances not because of some kind of darkness that he carries in his heart. Atleast those are the vibes I get from him. There are lots of questions surrounding this guy and I for one would love to get some answers. I still want to know the story behind the coin toss.
Ofcourse... Iqbal... Uff what an actor you are. Be it the twitchy body language, the filmyness, the dialect, the furtive, calculating look in his eyes as he measures up people... Iqbal Khan pulls it off so effortlessly. He must have gotten a few days at the most to get under the skin of this character yet he makes it look like he's been playing the role for atleast as long as he's been playing Anshuman.
Thank you for sharing this incredible gift you have with all of us. I don't know if Aryaman is here on a temporary basis or he'll stay with the show till the end but thank you for making such a bizarre track interesting simply through your portrayal of the character. Its funny how you take roles I probably wouldn't like in the hands of a lesser actor and turn them into something worth paying attention to. You made me love Anshuman and I like Aryaman too. Thank you for being you. I love you lots!
-Maham.
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