Originally posted by: Salutethearmy
A very frank opinion after almost 3 months of revamping Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
Yes, I agree that a 22 year old is stealing the limelight from everyone including veterans like Sachin Tyagi because the character has substance.
Akshara has more consistency. She wins battles without any efforts unlike Aarohi Or Abhimanyu who is more into drama.
Pranali is a very good actress and yes hard to acknowledge but when a character does not have scope to improve, they are over taken by others. Something similar is happening to the leads.
Harshad has been given a very raw deal here.
ABHIMANYU CHANGES HIS STAND IN EVERY EPISODE. TODAY HE DID NOT WANT TO FACE THE FAMILY WITH OUT HIS MOTHER. IT IS NOT THE SAME ABHI WRITTEN BY UTKARSH.
SP always plays around with the MLs. Either they are toxic or are out of context.
here is the thing..the show has amazing actors and characters
I loved Swarna in season 2. She always stood with and supported Naira. She had a voice. Even during Shubham’s track, she had a stand and it was a valid stand. Now she has turned into Mimi’s driver and Goenka family messenger
Mimi also had a consistent character. She was annoying as shit at times but she was still a strong character. Now she thinks she’s 15 wanting to dance around all day.
Don’t get me started on Manish and the rest. The only characters that are consistent now are Neil, Harsh and Mahima.
Akshu has her flaws but she has been the same. She has a stand and she follows it. She has been clear from the start that Aarohi comes first and she hasn’t waived from that. Even during her confession, her first thought is to “hey let’s go talk to Aarohi first.” Maybe it would have been better if she wasn’t so mahan but that’s who she has been from the start.
Abhimanyu had potential to be a GREAT character. He could have been a strong character but he’s weak in every way. He has anger issues and is toxic and manipulate and selfish. He could have been the one to help Akshu get out of her trauma, help her with her anxiety disorder and help her fix things with Aarohi but instead he has made her life more complicated. And when things don’t go his way, he either goes around breaking things, taking it out on Akshu or hiding under a blanket crying for his mom. That’s just sad and cringey.
as for actors, I have no doubt HC is beyond talented. I’ve seen him to great work. Here, this character….I don’t know if it’s him experimenting with a new method, the writing or the direction, thr performance is just not up to HC’s standard
Then there is Pranali. I watched this show of hers, Pehli Baar Pyar or something and she was awful. She was cute but awful and watching her in this show, I’m amazed. She has worked really hard and continues to work hard and is getting better and better. Again is it Pranali putting in extra effort to make this character work or is her character just better written, I don’t know.
Yes HC and Pranali have great chemistry but Abhi and Akshu’s love story is not one for the books. It had potential to be a lot better but bad writing ruined it. It still has potential to be better so let’s see
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