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Morning and here are my thoughts of AsYa growing up from 2013-2021 copy paste qh DT .

I don't believe AsYa grew up or anything like that. 2013 Asya was a prime time tv show that came with loads of censoring unfortunately. During that time you could only show a limited amount of stuff knowing it may blow up the next day due to controversy and everything so many things many things couldn't be done especially Gul's symbolic marriage which she usually does. Like in a fit of a moment the leads get married, and then there is a grand wedding at the end. But they couldn't do that with QH. Nor show intimacy as it wouldn't have been appropriate for the TV audience.

Coming to 2021 AsYa they are of this age, the show is more 2021ish and being a Webseries intimacy is required to be shown. When I saw +18 and A rating by Zee I was like adult intimacy hai kya 🤣 then I was like no they can't show wedlock or they will not show Asad with another girl unlike other things 🤣 theme is eternal love, Asad cant romance anyone else 🤣 but still the girl wants what she wants 🤣

Jokes aside, I felt those intimate half french kisses were required for the AsYa2.0 buildup very much infact, one for Asad, and one for Zoya. I am so glad they had both their share of "expressing their love". ❤️

Everyone is talking about the kisses but can we please also talk about the hugs?😆

All of them Zoya had initiated, and only one from Asad's side for pretense. Zoya initiating was so refreshing to see. She loves to hug people. But her hugs were mostly out of "need"

The first hug with Asad that came right from the ledge was like to assure her own self that all was okay. She was so scared to death and she couldn't just but to express her gratitude that way. Awwing at that. Kaysee the singer of QH loves that scene a lot. Me too, Because K was looking fluffy boi ☺️

Next hug was the farewell hug 🥺 it was more out of goodbyes and I shall miss you types. Asad was going in for a handshake but she hugged him tightly. Aww the man had to comeback anyway. ☺️ It was cute too. ☺️

Then came Mr Honey, 🤣 that was more of K than Asad 🤣 and the hug aww so sweet though full of pretense 🤣 but still so cute

What are you doing Mr Khan 🤣 haha more than the hug his presence shocked her 🤣

Last one was a very sad one. 🥺 Zoya had lost the father figure of her life hence she found refuge not in her brother but Asad asking I don't know how to react and she hugs him seeking for assurance 🥺 but Asad drowning in guilt unfortunately couldn't hug her back 🥺 sad.🥺

I loved them all. ☺️

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Asad's what even 😆 has a separate fanbase 🤣

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Indian actor resurrects popular character in web series 'Qubool Hai 2.0'

Last updated on March 15, 2021 at 12.57 pm

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Actor Karan Singh Grover loved his character Asad Ahmed Khan from the television series Qubool Hai so much he couldn’t quite let go of him, even after almost a decade. The hit show which centered on a romance between Asad and Zoya Farooqui (played by Surbhi Jyoti) debuted in 2012 and the attractive lead pair was a hit with audiences.

While Karan quit the show at the height of its popularity in 2013 (Qubool Hai ran till 2016) leaving fans shocked, he has resurrected Asad for Qubool Hai 2.0, streaming now on ZEE5. Surbhi too is back as Zoya.

In a Zoom chat with City Times prior to the release of the series, Karan expressed his happiness about the return of a screen character that means so much to him.

“It feels good as Asad is a character that I worked hard on, a lot. The show is very close to my heart - it has been for all these years and still is, so, excited!”

When asked how the characters have evolved since their inception, Karan reveals that the new show features “Asad and Zoya in a brand new world.”

“My character, his family and his back story are the same. Zoya is the same but her family and her back story have changed a little. So we’ve taken Asad and Zoya and they’re in a different universe now. It’s got nothing to do with the 2012 series as it’s a brand new story.”

Opening up on the enduring appeal of the show and its lead characters, Karan gives credit to Qubool Hai creator, Gul Khan. “She is a master at what she does, evolving every day, learning new things, doing different things, she doesn’t settle for a 99.99 she wants the 100; she worked so hard on us and because of her we worked so hard on our characters - you can’t be ‘awesome’, you had to be ‘awesome-est’, then she was happy! So I think the reason the audience connected with us and the show so much is the sincerity and passion towards the work that she had and we had as actors also .”

Did the same crew get on board for Qubool Hai 2.0?

“Myself, Surbhi and my family. Everyone else is new. Gul is the one who had spoken to me about this version of Qubool Hai in the beginning, but by the time we started she wasn’t part of the show. But Mrinal Jha, who is producing the show, was the writer of the previous version as well. We had the same stylist, and the same creative team except for Gul.”

Karan says he approached the idea of shooting during the Covid pandemic with a mixture of trepidation and eagerness.

“We shot in Belgrade, Novi Sad (a city in Serbia) and Mumbai. We flew to Belgrade around December 3 and (I experienced) two emotions - one was that it was a light in a very dark world. You know, that things are coming back to normal. The second was fear because the world is infected by a virus and you don’t want to get infected and bring it back home and spread it to your family. There were a lot of precautions and mandatory protocols to follow and things to do. I did get Covid by the end of it. We had two days of shoot left so I had to stay back extra in Belgrade.”

The pandemic also led to an OTT boom and Karan - a popular television star who has featured in shows like Dill Mill Gayye and Kasautii Zindagii Kay - believes “the move to a digital space was inevitable.”

The focus now, he says, is on “creators, content, audience.”

“Everyone has evolved rapidly and at the same time. I think it’s a wave of evolution that we’re all in; Covid has just forced us to evolve faster even if we didn’t want to, or didn’t mean to.”

Karan admits that this period is a “great time for all creative people.”

“‘People are privy to a lot of international shows as well and are open to a lot of newer things that they weren’t earlier, because, what are you going to do? You can’t go out of the house. You start watching and you have an open mind… necessity is the mother of creativity.”

Despite the convenience of watching content in your own home especially in pandemic times, the actor who has been a part of Bollywood films like Alone (with wife Bipasha Basu) and Hate Story 3, believes the big screen experience (which was hit hard by Covid) is one that cannot be replaced.

“I think content is a different thing and an experience is a different thing. As human beings we have the need to be joyous and sometimes that does not happen inside your own home. It probably happens when you go out and you have the whole experience of the theatre - you buy the popcorn, the soft drinks and you have samosas; it’s a big place where your whole tribe is together. That is an experience which I don’t think has anything to do with content. Not very nice films get made and people go and watch them - the whole experience is enjoyable except for the prices of everything that has gone up like crazy! (Laughs)”

“Content at home, at your own convenience, on your own device, that cannot be matched with the theatre (experience). Because these are people who are doing it for convenience and they have this cerebral need that has to be fulfilled every day. I am one of those people - I won’t be going to the theatre everyday, but yes, I will watch something everyday.”

KSG ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC

“I think this time was given to us for us to kind of connect with ourselves - why we can or cannot spend time with ourselves, what we need to change about ourselves which would in turn change our environment which would in turn change what is happening. I am someone who is quite ritualistic about all the things I do. I have a series that starts at 5am. Everything has taken a deeper meaning for me, my workout, my fitness. A regime is not just external, it’s internal, it’s not just to gain strength, it’s to kind of purify yourself. You get rid of everything that you have carried over from the previous day and you start afresh. I finish my cleaning, I do pujo, then I begin my day. Either I go shoot or I do my painting - I finished about 15 pieces during the lockdown. There’s a lot I can tell you about my art but we will talk about that post Qubool Hai 2.0!”

MESSAGE FOR FANS IN THE UAE

“Thank you for sending us so much love and appreciating what we do and not appreciating what we do sometimes, that’s also okay (laughs). It’s an equation that needs to be balanced. I hope you like Qubool Hai 2.0. We worked really hard on it and had a lot of fun.”

By Enid Grace Parker A bibliophile and amateur poetry enthusiast, Enid grew up in Dubai in the 80s and loves to add a dash of nostalgia to her stories. She enjoys retro music, vintage Hollywood and Bollywood films and hanging around coffee shops and city bookstores hoping an idea for that once-in-a-lifetime best-selling novel will finally pop into her head.

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Karan Singh Grover Sets Some Fitness Goals: Wife Bipasha Basu Is In Love With Him All Over Again15 March 2021

While Karan Singh Grover levitates in his newest Instagram submit, it leaves his spouse Bipasha Basu in love with him another time, Raj Kundra has a request
Known as a health freak, actor Karan Singh Grover’s newest Instagram submit, has left his spouse Bipasha Basu to fall in love with him another time. The actor in his newest video practices levitation together with his legs folded and pulling up his physique effortlessly together with his sturdy arms. This video has compelled wifey Bipasha to touch upon it however can be scared relating to a requirement Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra made within the remark part. Do you need to know what it’s?

Well, then whereas Bips commented on hubby’s submit, “Loveeeee,” adopted with a number of emojis with heart-shaped eyes, Raj Kundra whereas appreciating the actor, requested him to carry out levitation with only one hand. Raj’s remark learn, “Now do it with one hand.” Replying to this Bipasha commented, “Don’t tell him he will do it also” What do you assume will Karan take Raj Kundra’s request? Also seen going gaga over the actor have been TV actors Ravi Dubey and Arti Singh.

Ravi Dubey posted clapping fingers emoji, Arti wrote within the remark, “Maaaa Kasam” Take a take a look at Karan’s Instagram submit and celebs reactions below

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The actor who’s at present seen within the collection, Qubool Hai 2.0 in dialog with us shared his onscreen character of Asad may be very near his coronary heart. He stated, “Actually this character was always with me and when they approached me for Qubool Hai 2.0, it wasn’t difficult because it’s built-in me just like a few things that you never forget in your life. It stayed with me forever.”

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Karan Singh Grover on COVID-19: My diagnosis hit Bipasha more than me

16 March,2021 04:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian

After battling COVID-19 earlier this year, Karan Singh Grover bounces back in the game with Qubool Hai 2.0

Karan Singh Grover

Despite the short stint on Qubool Hai, Karan Singh Grover had made an impact as Asad Ahmed Khan. Almost nine years later, the actor has found his way back into the universe of the love story as he headlines Qubool Hai 2.0, a spin-off of the Zee drama. “It is a difficult role because the character is the antithesis of my own personality,” he begins. “Asad is exactly like he was; only that he is not an architect, but a world shooting champion. Zoya’s character and family have been altered. The world around them has changed, but viewers will see them meeting for the first time and falling in love.”

With the series graduating from television to an OTT platform, come changes in its format of storytelling. Ask him how different is the web world, and he says, “I am enjoying this space as much as I enjoyed TV. The story and the character are important for me. Here, there is less stress regarding TRPs. We know the plot, and shoot it at a stretch till we reach the finish line. It is a better way to perform and write.”

Shooting for the Zee5 series was not all roses for the actor — on wrapping up the last leg of shooting in Serbia in early January, he tested positive for COVID-19. “We were shooting in zero degrees, and in a particular scene, I was not wearing a jacket. So, I was down with fever for a day. Two days later when we were to go back home, the unit had to do the mandatory testing before flying out. When the test results came, I was diagnosed with the virus. I didn’t show any symptoms except that I had lost my sense of smell for three days. So, I had to stay back till January 9.”

As he fought the infection, the news took an emotional toll on his wife, actor Bipasha Basu. “Bipasha was devastated; she is strong, but she gets scared when it comes to the health of her loved ones. Often, she doesn’t take care of herself, but wants to make sure everyone around her is okay. So, my diagnosis hit her worse than me,” he remembers.

If the pandemic had brought the world to a standstill last year, it also made us reassess our life decisions and priorities. For Grover, a significant fallout of the pandemic was leaving Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2, a show that saw him take centrestage as Mr Bajaj. The actor decided against shooting in the new normal when the unit of the Ekta Kapoor show resumed work. “I didn’t want to go [on a set] and expose my loved ones to a virus that has affected the world so badly. So, I have not done a lot of work because of the current scenario. You have to work for a living, but you can’t do it at the cost of risking your family. I loved the character, the story and of course, Ekta, but we must prioritise our wants.”

https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/karan-singh-grover-on-covid-19-my-diagnosis-hit-bipasha-more-than-me-23163903

Couldn't help making even with so much work. Since I was just trying, somehow made two versions

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Couldn't help making even with so much work. Since I was just trying, somehow made two versions

I miss this place so much 😭😭😭😭😭🥺💔