I am still conflicted about his portrayal. I think he is doing the restrained thing fairly well. We can see there is something more going on inside him. He is cold and calculating. That is also clear. How easily he accused Kabir of killing Meenu. Kabir was very hurt and reacted as expected.
The two characters are chalk and cheese. One wears his heart on his sleeve and the other...we dont even know if he has a heart?
So far Zayed has not impressed me a lot, but neither has he disappointed me. Vatsal I feel is portraying Kabir just as he should be. Loud, obnoxious, OTT but still semi-likable. He also has his own level of intrigue. We are left wondering if he is as obvious as he makes himself appear? Ranvir on the other hand seems to show less, but there is more going on which we have to wait to see.
One thing is clear he is very calculating. He doesnt say he wants to bring Anchal down, but that is what he wants to do. Kabir says it, and he will do it too. At least he will try!
But Zayed? Jury is still out for me. I wont draw a conclusion right now.