Audience is used to seeing Alpha males as heroes and alpha female leads, which obviously will have a certain kind of chemistry. Very Mills & Boons, Pride and Prejudice space. This is what we are accustomed to.
But couples where the girl is an alpha while the guy is not... the genderbent couples are very rare these days...Bollywood has a seen a lot of such pairs and those movies were huge hits. Beta movie is one such example.
But a lot of people like Aamna are not used to such pairings and emotional intimacy. Hence they feel that the equation is maternal but won't find the other equations paternal coz we are used to seeing the heroes as providers and protectors. š
It's just a matter of opinion and perspective.
I personally love Emaan and Salaar's scenes. So far their equation is refreshing.
Everyone has seen beta, first of all lol.
And nope, itās not that I think. Itās more the visual appeal than anything else. Salaar is coming into his own, heās confident, heās flirty and theyāre equals in every way. Nobody is in ādistressā anymore or in need of saving. And still that spark is missing. Which is why that date scene was dissected to bits. This is where we wanted it to happen right. But some people loved it and for some people it fell completely flat.
I think it just comes down to actor dynamics. They click with some, donāt click with others. Which is fine š¤·āāļø š¤£
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