Bringing Shaan's Rajni to Life

I knew that Karan is a great actor with fabulous comic timing, but I'd never actually followed any of his shows until now. He has taken to the 'genius-yet-grounded scientist' role like a fish in water. His portrayal of Shaan is so endearing and I love how we've gotten to know a lot about his personality through his interactions with Rajni. Shaan's absolute dedication to Rajni is something that simultaneously warms my heart and intrigues me - she is his creation, but there are those instances where he doesn't treat her like a mere machine. He sometimes speaks as though she is a living, breathing being - "Main Rajni ko yoon marne nahi de sakta..." And so I am very curious to see how his view of Rajni develops as the show goes on.

In casting Karan and Ridhima, I think the BHR team has struck gold. They are fantastic actors and they work so, so well together! I really enjoy their scenes because the contrast in their characters' natures comes across so neatly in their dialogue delivery and body language. And what a comfort level they share! Physically, Ridhima never lets the machine-like demeanor slip...Karan can steer her, drag her around, play with her hair, poke at her face, hug her - and Ridhima doesn't bat an eyelid! Kudos to these two, seriously!

I'm really looking forward to seeing how this hatke relationship progresses!

Ridhima and karan are best as Shajni

I can never imagine anyone else in their place

Even I'm watching karan for the first time

And this show is just too good

Specially one liners

Loving the show

I love how naturally Shaan portrays his scene, calling out the others when they're being too overdramatic as well😆

As for Ridhima, I'm sold! I think what's great is not only does she stay true to being machine-like, but she also gives off a friendly air. Her natural state is a pretty smile, which makes it so much easier to watch her. Her Hyderabadi was too funny!!🤣🤣

The two act so naturally, and Shaan has no qualms putting his hands "idhar, udhar, aur idhar bhi" (acc to Rajni)😆 Looking forward to more of this!

@Dolly-heart: After the traumatic and dramatic experiences I'd had with other shows being pulled off-air abruptly, I was ready to call it quits as far as TV was concerned...But then I heard about this sci-fi comedy, and I was like, "What on earth is this about?" 😆 So yeah, I am here for the no-nonsense nerd and his robot, the one-liners and the tongue-in-cheek treatment of the family drama! And of course, Ridhima is fabulous!

Thanks! I came upon this show quite by chance, and so far I'm enjoying Shaan-Rajni's antics along with the chaos they are already leaving in their wake, haha.

I think Karan has a refreshingly natural way of delivering funny lines, so it all seems very casual and conversational. I'm grateful for that because it makes Shaan come across as one of those affable ordinary guys who just wants to tinker with his engineering projects in peace. Practical, probably a bit cynical, too. Karan also does a great job channeling Shaan's frustrations into his tone and gestures, and therefore his outbursts make me laugh and feel sorry for the poor guy at the same time!

Ridhima is remarkable! I totally agree about being unable to imagine anyone else in her place as Rajni - she's giving this role everything she's got, and I really think we're fortunate as an audience to have been introduced to her through this. There is tremendous scope for her to showcase her versatility...And as far as I am concerned, in such a short time, she has already proven how malleable she is as an actor. I am so incredibly impressed with her ability to control her body language and expressions to suit the "mode" that her character is in at any given moment. I think I remember her mentioning in an interview that she has theater experience...even more of a reason for me to be impressed!

I'm watching this too but the last few epis have fallen a bit flat for me...these cliched lame angles of "Romantic Rajni" drag the show down IMO.

Otherwise I am liking Riddhima and Karan's acting...actually I really like Papaji too...he's adorable😆...and Shaan's mega Bengali mom Surili has her amusing moments too.

The initial epis were quite good as they built up Rajni, showed some of the conflict b/w man and machine when Shaan banishes her...but the recent epis have been the typical soap fare of cliched romance dikhaao etc. etc.

Riddhima is good but they can do better than simply objectifying her for the sake of gimmicks...like these random item numbers they make her do and even when they are attempting to satirize soap cliches, they don't always succeed...I find her acting faltering a bit in such OTT bits.

Thanks!

Yep, I'm glad Karan and Ridhima were cast for these characters...such quirky personalities, haha.

I find quite a few of the one-liners to be fun, too! Oh, and Dhyaan's Nanaji ke muhavre 😆