My first scene was HS describing Imarti to Mini and believe me when I say I literally saw Imarti's tasveer that was printed in his heart and HS ki tasveer chaap gayi mere dil mein. Isi wajah se show se rishta bana mera.
I had never seen such powerful delivery of dialogues in my whole life. Then I went back and watched all the episodes starting from his entry. Every single scene of HS was played to perfection . The only thing that has remained constant in the show is this perfection. I can bet there isn't even a second when AD was not HS in all these near 250 episodes.
Absolutely right. There has never been a false moment, or a single second when I didn't believe he was HS.
And yes, that Imarti scene left the same impression on my heart and mind as it did on yours. It was so so powerful that when Imarti actually appeared on the show, I was again astounded by how well it had been done in the first place. In that one scene, HS described his family history, and what made him who he was today. So so brilliant.
He's meant for greater things. I am not kidding when say he belongs with the likes of Pankaj Tripathi ji.