After Rajeev, If there has been any actor that I liked, I mean considering the character portrayal, I would go for Harshad. Specially his portrayal of Prem before his death. Man he had became a craze after that episode where he saves Heer from getting slapped from her Aunt. His rage, his dialogues, his expressions were spot on. That character was such amazingly written. I find that character to be the best one till date, written by Ekta. Sujal was somewhat a grey character, not meant to be loved. But its Rajeev's portrayal that made him a household name. But Prem was to another level. He was loved by his family , by his girlfriend and he took stand for the girlfriend, even against the family where needed. What would the girl want more. Love ..respect a slight hint of possessiveness and anger where required.
He was though played with as a character later on , but you can still justify his actions.And after the leap he somehow redeemed himself. Prem was my first love and since I was a teenager adulting by then I would say , I wanted a man exactly like him. He did not humiliate Heer ever specially in the first season.
One thing I would give to Ekta ,,,she makes her man redeem unline GUL. However she does no such thing with her female lead. SHe justified every action of her female lead. EIther buy showing her mahaan or by butchering the male leads character. Its just that if you cant write a character that is loved by audience, play with the surrounding character. Gul does it with her male leads, no redemption, everything justified in the name of his past experiences/struggles.
Prerna was such a doormat as far as it came to Bajaj. Sati savitri when its Bajaj. All her sassiness, boldness, empowered woman avatar came the moment ANurag dropped a pin. I dont remember Baja redeeming himself. Its just that Bajaj was like any other Gul man. Though Gul man makes less mistakes after being in live. Bajaj started making more. I despise Preraj. Not that i was in love with Prerag, but yeah just to give a priority to Bajaj's character, they did not pay any heed to Anurag's, which I felt was wrong. I dont know what the part-2 of this show is doing with these three characters. Both male leads are famous in their own way. SO as writers it will be difficult for them to take a side. So probably Pendulum way is the best way.
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