Originally posted by: monsoon_barsha
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.
Naagin has the legacy of many interesting MLs who became heavily involved in thw main storyline and became fan favorites and their storylines took the show forward . E.g, Mahir and Veer.
So cvs are capable of writing male characters that are interesting and without giving them cringe factors like shady illegal stuffs such as roofie and video recording or stalking etc.
Namik was fabulous in Ek Deewana Tha as a character who has multiple shades even in KKB too.
So I want them to show Aryaman slowly going back to his old cynic self who'd a very tongue in cheek approach to life and then show the leads spending time together and slowly opening up to each other.
If they show half of the season as him being Ra..ra ..Radhika and then suddenly show him in love with Ananta no one will buy that.
Anupamaa
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