- Smart guy
- Good at tasks
- Good at manipulating conversations to suit his needs
- Amazing screen presence
- Decent-looking guy when he cares to shower and put on some half-nice clothes 😆
But I also think a huge part of why his fanbase is so big is a lack of critical thinking skills. I am not blaming or calling Shukla fans dumb lol, many of the Shukla fans in this forum are super smart and I've had nice conversations with them. But a huge chunk of the Indian audience does not follow BB on social media or forums. To them, what you see is what you get. So, when Salman yells at Asim for poking all the time and they dump all his fun/positive footage in Voot, they actually think Asim pokes all the time. When Shukla gets heroic background music with cheesy daily-soap visual effects (AKELEPAN SE PHAT TI HAI TUM SABKI!) then they actually think wah kya hero hai kya dialogue mara hai. A very tiny % of the population are above these types of very basic mainpulations even today. The 'online elite' watch stuff like film companion, etc. so editing tricks etc are expected and kinda work against Shukla, but to a huge majority of audience, they only watch the episode so for them - Shukla is the hero, Paras is the loyal friend, Sana is the heroine, Asim is the villain, Rashmi is the vamp, Arti is the supporting act, etc.
Edited by NepaliArtist - 5 years ago