Yeah i mean to be 100% blunt here, a lead actor has to have the entire package. Looks, physique & acting skill. You can't make it in this industry without some formula of all 3. They show him shirtless because RR also likes to be shirtless, that's just headcanon to me now LOL. Also, it's not uncommon for guys to sleep shirtless - so I understand why they show that. I know a lot of guys (and girls for that matter) who do. Working out - also makes sense once in a while that he's shirtless. Every other time it was him getting dressed/undressed and they wanted to show that as a scene = made sense to me. They were trying to build the attraction/s**ual tension between P+R.
I think where I draw the line at it being overkill is if they had him shirtless just walking around the house. The one time he was shirtless at the ping pong table, after P went to D house was the one time I was like oo hawt... but also, not needed LOL.
But also.. I ain't ever gonna complain about nangu Raghav. SKR i don't think minds nor does he seem shy about it LOL.
@bold, I agree, as does most of the fandom. Even the fact that he doesn't close all his buttons is part of him flaunting his physique, it's the look of the character.
Also, this goes very well with RR's personality. He is unabashedly besharam and I remember how nonchalant he was about it when he was lifting the tire and Pallavi saw him that way. He's very much an alpha male who's worked hard on his fitness and taking care of his body, and having lived as a bachelor all these years, he's literally comfortable in his own skin.