Salman aaliya's bickering don't come off as ott at all. None of them scream at each other or say ott dialogue at each other. It also looks real. They give frenemies vibe more than enemies. They both seems to acknowledge the fact that the other one is not a bad person simply because they don't get along with each other. That's rare to watch.
we are used to see the nonsense bickering of the leads in ramadan dramas who fall in love with each other in one episode without even a proper progression. I think there will be a proper progression in this drama atleast from salman's side