Originally posted by: MannMeinRadha
Oh I miss the pre wedding Aryaman character so much! He was really exciting and refreshing to watch. How he was a cynic but he was still kind of kind towards Purvi in his own way and he had interesting shades. For e.g, he lowkey encouraged her to drink but then got sour for a second when she kind of called out his alcoholism. Also, he rejected her love proposal but then got angry she said she didn't mean it and it was a joke.
Now his character feels more one dimensional . I want to see more elements of surprise . Namik would shine in such scenes. Wish the cvs would give him something more to sink his teeth and chew on.
Also, he should've some connection to teh whole naag story. If he turns out the original Parmeet Suri son , there should be more to his character. If Vikram turned out to be Professor son or a naag or both he'd immediately become more important and interesting.
Pre wedding Aryaman was lonely and lost. Past experiences had made him bitter and a cynic, but he still wanted all those things. A reason why he was so free with Purvi was that she didn't treat him any differently, and her honesty / innocence and casual approach made him feel more human. Those episodes brought out the shades in him. His philosophy about his life not worth living, but still wanting to be seen as someone worth saving. His drinking, but not enjoying that he is perceived as a drunk. His not being ready for love, but also firmly believing in it and respecting it to the degree Purvi pretending it was a joke irked him. His playful dynamics with Tina and genuine concern for her (pre wedding Aryaman wasn't a Pinky paaglu, he still loved his sisters, they could convince him to stay for the party and dance, but he didn't cross any lines for them). His special brand of roasting reserved for Karan, who he knew didn't like him and was jealous of him. His bond with Ravish, and his protest against Ravish's wrongs even if he bought the story that Ananta was a liar, although he seemed to let go it pretty soon when he learned his father had agreed to the match. Most probably, his cynicism and his father's words about Ananta convinced him she was wrong, but his faith in her, encouraged by, again, his father's words, assured him of her innocence.
Even in episode eight the bit about Manohar's wife showed different shades of him, his cynicism doubled by the looteri dulhania story
But now he is looking like a caricature. A useless drunk who is easily swayed by his sister's tears, a man who crosses multiple lines multiple times without any guilt.
I did like his performance in front of Radhika's house, Namik got to act there and if not for the regular stalking and obsession this scene could have worked, with Aryaman finally going to her house to give himself some twisted form of closure. But the constant ex jaap diluted the scene that mattered.
Aryaman had lots of potential and Namik would have aced it, every shade of his (as promised pre wedding and 'till episode 8) plays to Namik's strength. Instead, we got this.
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