I am not justifying script choices. I just meant if his delay is due to waiting for the right script, at some point, you have to pick the best from what you’re offered. Maybe he’s bypassing good roles, I don’t know. Or maybe he just has personal issues for not working. I don’t think his reasoning for not working is because he thought this would be a big blockbuster otherwise he wouldn’t have worked as hard as he did after Tere Bin.
TBH I’m not that impressed by some of the examples you gave of these other actors. Ahmed for example may be getting critical acclaim (honestly I have no idea if he is or isn’t) but his projects aren’t big hits or anything. One can argue that his approach isn’t great after Parizaad either.
Yes Wahaj should know that he is in a different league now and make sure he has ample screen time. As for feedback, I think he does take it. He was criticized for his clothing in Mein and he made sure that was top notch here. People didn’t like him in a weaker role so he chose one where he was more powerful. Hopefully this other criticism is getting back to him but I’ll stick to my opinion that when criticism from reviewers becomes repetitive and continues week after week, it’s hard to differentiate it from hate. At some point, anyone for their own sanity has to shut it off and concentrate on their work. He probably got what needed from it. No need to hear the same thing day in and day out. Also let’s be honest, this isn’t usual approach. Any other show that they find unworthy or no redeeming qualities, they just stop reviewing.
Anyway, my main reason for my post is to see if there is anything else that he may have filmed and maybe nees didn’t get out.