I'll say about the phase we are in now. Rishi Roy was a bit more elder and calm person. Meet Ahlawat is young, fun and very impulsive and extreme when it comes to emotions. Rishi used to be much more meaner with Bokul while Ahlawat bursts out only when triggered and he didn't have such strong emotions for her prior to their marriage, but Ahlawat had strong feelings for Meet prior to wedding that he went to meet her on the day of his wedding and almost broke down after breaking up the association with her. Rishi absolutely loathed how Bokul looked but Ahlawat never had an issue with how Meet looked, in fact there are instances where Rishi was disgusted at the same time Ahlawat asked Meet to not give up her identity for anyone.
So these are fundamental changes between both the characters because both of them have different character sketches, however Rishi went onto become the best husband one could ever ask for from being the grumpiest and meanest person. Major changes come from the fact that in Meet, both the leads had a solid emotional connection before marriage which triggered their care for each other post marriage no matter in what terms they are in.
I absolutely agree .. I didn’t see Bokul Kotha but whatever I saw I too thought that Rishi absolutely hated Bokul initially… but developed feelings for her over time..
but Meet Ahlawat is a softie.. he tried to save her even after breaking his friendship…he is a kind hearted person.. he was impacted when his trust was broken in Meet Hooda… As of now .. both have somehow rekindled their friendship… he has started to think that may be there was some misunderstanding in the whole Kunal fiasco… because he saw another side of her.. while living together… so far both have accepted their friendship to each other… moving towards love needs a push..on an off chance I think that Manushi’s truth if getting exposed during her wedding to Kunal may push Babita to send Meet Hooda back to her home.. and Meet Ahlawat will miss her terribly..he will also get a closure on Manushi’s chapter and that may start their realization of something going on more than friendship here…so far he has called her his wife only once while saving her but termed it as social obligation in front of her whereas she has accepted him as her husband whole heartedly… may be not romantically but emotionally..
I was told that Rishi somehow became the best husband one could ask for later on.. Meet Ahlawat hasn’t become a husband yet… he is still coming to terms with the fact that Meet Hooda matters to him…
but as a person and his reactions to her initially .. makes me put Meet Ahlawat above Rishi Roy…