Guys I think y'all took my post wrongly. I wasn't trying to create sympathy for shaheer. Even I know that all of them are just making money out of our beloved show, which is close to the fans heart but for actors and producers it's just a show. Even when fans say that they came back for us, I know that it's all bullshit and they are here only to make money.
I know he didn't perform well in this season, he was clearly looking disinterested and that showed with the way he tried to experiment with his look inspite of knowing that dev is a business man and he needs to look at his best.
I'm just saying that just because Erica is quitting and shaheer is staying because there are reasons for it like I mentioned that he has always said in his interviews that he would never leave a show midway because he thinks that producer has showed faith in him by roping him for the show and it's his duty to support them even if the storyline goes wrong. Ya money ka matter ho sakta hai but recently in his ivs he said that he wants to wrap up his shoot so that he can spend time with his daughter and family. He is still doing the show inspite of not getting any scope to perform because he has given his word to the ph.
And frankly I'd be the last one to say that actors are working for fans, even in yrkkh the lead pair are still working even though they killed one part of the ship and then introduced fl as new character and got them married. The fans rebelled but still they are doing the show only for money and because they know that if they quit midway their producer would hold grudge against them. But still their fans try to gain sympathy for them saying that the producer is using them for his own benefit.
In short some actors think only about their character and the money and some actors think about the show, they prioritise the show which gave them fame and name and the money, even though things are going onscreen.
I can't reply to everyone so tagging few ppl here to quoted my post.