Originally posted by: LKashish
I love how the past two leads of Imlie have been Bengali. Megha’s Imlie was poorly written unfortunately in comparison to her previous shows. Her Imlie was living in the shadow of the previous one with cringe dialogues like “Hum Imlie ki beti Imlie hai”. Both of the first Imlie had traits of becharis mixed with superheroes. Mistreated by their family in one scene and they beat up 14 goons in the other. Their sisters were their biggest enemies and all that for a boy…
Adrija’s Imlie is my favourite and I think the best Imlie so far. Her equation with Sai’s Agastya is so perfect. Visually, they’re a stunning couple and acting wise they match up with each other so nicely. Whether it be in romance, comedy or drama, it flows naturally. I think we all love the retro vibes with the music and the soft warm colour grading. Everything is shot so beautifully à la Gul Khan. The village gives a cozy vibe and the sets are aesthetically so pleasing.
Agastya and Imlie are morally aligned with eachother as well. Even when there’s personal misunderstandings between them, they still support each other in front of the family. August Babu’s prejudice stemmed from trauma and not a superiority complex unlike a lot of other ITV males. Imlie was given time to understand him without excusing his bad behaviour. She always held him accountable and he was always quick to apologize or acknowledge his mistakes. I always hated shows in which it took a whole family and 10 episodes to teach their grown male lead to say sorry.
She also doesn’t shy away from speaking in front of elders and standing up for what’s right. She’s bold but coy and we’ve enjoyed many scenes where she’s able to openly flirt with her Babu. Agastya is confident and assertive but he’s able to feel shy and stutter in certain moments because of Imlie.
They both know how to cook and are street smart enough to build the jhopdi back together. There’s such a balance and it’s an equal partnership.
Adrija and Sai also deliver these really intense lines with such an amazing modulation. They work hard to get better and they takes notes from their directors seriously. We got ourselves some beautiful talented leads this season.
My proud Bengali heart got carried away and I ended rambling about the things I love in this show a bit too much ooops 😂