second best in this case r THE BEST!

Replacement stars rewrite TRPs

Sometimes being a second choice isn't such a bad thing. Small screen's hottest shows and most wanted heartthrobs may not have made such an impact if the originals had stepped in.

Some prime time dailies might have even lost out on the screen scorching chemistry the lead couples created. Star Plus' TRP-topping show, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? has the kind of mushy scenes and intense romance between TV's most romantic jodi Barun Sobti and Sanaya Irani around whom millions of fantasies are weaved of. Ironically, neither Barun nor Sanaya were the first choices for the roles of Arnav Singh Raizada and Khushi Kumari Gupta. Telly hottie Karan Singh Grover had been offered the role of the unsmiling, arrogant biz tycoon and the actor had even gotten his look test done, say insiders. Shraddha Arya, currently playing the role of Laxmi in Main Laxmi Tere Angan Keon Life OK had been almost finalised for Sanaya's role. Until KSG's interest in his film career changed everything and Barun, who was "not convinced in the beginning"about Arnav's role sailed through the look test, besting Mohit Sehgal to the role.

source:times of india

⭐️greatful 2 ksg & shraddha for not accepting the offers nd giving us the chance to witness the magical chemistry of barun and sanay on-screen & the naughty and friendly chemistry off-screen😳😊