Fifteen years ago, I used to rate Sonali's beauty over Aish and acting skills on par with her (both average to below average). When the serial was announced, it was more of curiosity, less of expectation. There was a change with the announced male lead as well. So did not start to watch the show from the beginning. But with friend's recommendation, I ditched my old show and moved on to this. I am pleasantly surprised (partly because, I had no expectation).
Sonali's acting is impressive too. As her character is supposed to be classy, it might be less of a challenge for her to portray (she anyway is). But if her role demands her to be more raw, I am not sure. But frankly I don't want to watch any OTT tracks in the show, where she is going to be a sacrificial woman crying in buckets. I would just hop on to another show, if such a thing happens.