Posted this shortly after NK ended but think it is still relevant all these months later Caveat this is just my opinion
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]Zain as Yuvi in TEI when his evil intentions were revealed was amazing. I think he has natural raw talent and as the negative male lead Zain really got to showcase and develop his talent. Frankly I enjoyed him more as Yuvi than Neil. He also got so much awards for his portrayal of Yuvi. He has mentioned several times that the turning point in his career came in TEI and also acknowledged that Naamkaran took his popularity to the next level. He said as an artiste he found there was more scope with a negative role but would want to play more positive roles for a while. I guess because the public gives more love to a positive role and lead roles are positive roles He also said he found an infinite show monotonous and did not know how such shows could run for years He said he would like to do a biopic or finite series or movies if he got the chance. Since TEI days he mentioned he was a big fan of Salman Khan and would want to enter Bollywood one day and even do action movies . He had also mentioned before that he is not a big fan of romantic roles. Anyway I am not from India and look at very few india soap opera serials on and off and find they are often not well written compared to many western shows which I am accustomed to . I admire an actor who does a role that is content driven if the script is strong and the character interesting whether the character is positive or negative . It helps him improve his skills as an actor and connect to a wider audience. So I really hope Zain with all his talent fulfills his bollywood dreams and even does a strong finite series or web series which could have a romantic subplot but maybe is more in the drama, mystery, thriller or action genre. I hope he is not stuck being an indian television soap opera actor but it is difficult to break into Bollywood and Indian tv unlike in the west seems to be dominated by soap operas so he may have to take another role in a soap opera as he will want to continue to work use his skills be relevant and earn a living. However I hope one day sooner rather than later all his professional dreams come true and he has greatvsuccess and fulfillment in his career.
PS being from the west I don't understand why most shows on indian tv are soap operas with esssentially a romantic plot Why this obession with romantic stories in indian tv and perhaps bollywood still And why is it so over the top overly dramatic overly sentimental illogical and poorly done To me soap operas generally and scriped reality shows are probably the lowest form of entertainment on tv and indian soap operas seem to take that to a whole other levelCan't there be a variety of drams thrillers mysteries sitcoms without any romantic plot or just as a subplot to the main plot Also why are so many teenage girls and young woman in India and other countries obsessed with these soaps They seem to essentially want to see a good looking guy who can act well in fundamentally a romantic role to give them feels. Some indian fans on social media who seem young and inexperienced even go so far as to say there isn't a guy like Neil Khanna irl That's prettyy sad What does that say about Indian sociiety male members of your family and male friends and your boyfriends if you have any i know lots of decent guys in my family friends and certainly my boyfriend who are faithful monogamous and treat women with respect It is an equal partnership Anyway just throwing these questions out there
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