Originally posted by: pyar-ishk
I agree completely with the poster you quoted rishta is popular cause fans love the jodi's and the actors portraying those roles
Yeah she sum it up perfectly. The only time I hear anything in regard to a story is Gen 1. In S2 & S3 fans reminance about the jodi that so much the story or the nostalgia that follows on comes with Gen 1
I think Gen 4 had some great tracks but all fell about after they change Shehzada with Rohit. DKP FF Abhira falling in love with Armaan and mature too fast to meet the obvious age gap between RPo & Sam. The fun young and firebrand Abhira was gone replace with a 40 years in a 23 years old body. Once they brought that baby track which lets face been close to year or close of Abhira being mother fans stop relating.
Shivani track was fine thanks to the actress but even that wasn't executed well
Rohit is a better actor no doubt, but the Abhimaan trajectory change with his entry and he suited the role of actually being 10 years older and family big brother.
Fans will enjoy this track cause Abhira isn't with Poddar or Armaan
I liked Anshuman track.
Fans ke pressure under they didn't go in that direction.
I said it before, nothing against Rahul but in other to dethrone a ML, the actor has to 2 out of 3. Have relationship with the channel, big fanbase and most of all, pretty face. I remember fans were saying Abhira should be with RK, it wasn't even worth a reply 
Anupamaa
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