KT YM....Actors Extraordinaire!!!!

The past week was yet another testament to the above!!!!

Since appraisals are the current flavour of the season😆, thought of doing something on similar lines for our favourite twosome......

Will go with what is considered the norm....Ladies First!!

Superb start to the week gone by....Loved Khanak's rendezvous with Shaan egging him on for the party....in complete innocence, oblivious to the impending storm!!!

Special mention for the remarkable face-off with Shaan when her fidelity is questioned!!! The fiery, self-respecting, yet understated 'Khanak from Dhulwadi' completely to the fore!!!

Yashu, you can take a bow girl, for your exemplary portrayal of the "he-loves-me/ he-loves-me-not" dilemma. 👏 ⭐️ Completely Bang-on!! Realistic to the core...the conflicting thoughts...the cobwebs plaguing the mind brought out with complete elan, by a woman completely to the cameras born!!!

Splendid, absolutely innovative depiction of Khanak's confused state when Sam leads her into believing that Shaan has asked her to get Khanak along to the party!!! A huge round of applause to you, lady for the thought put into your depiction of that scene 👏.....the blinking of the eyes to express sheer disbelief...the instinctive happiness on hearing the news shrouded in the innate fear of the not having heard it from the horse's mouth!!....culminating in the confused "haan".....These subtle nuances.....absolutely super-duper, Yashu!!!👏👏👏

First things first....Is this guy just 24????

If KT's portrayal of Shantanu Khandelwal is anything to go by, his intellect is way beyond an average 24-year old!!!😛

The past week depicted KT's ability to handle intense histrionics in all its glory....

For starters, the simmering fire beneath the calm exterior.....on Shaan's encounter with Khanak post the Sunny misunderstanding. Superb finer nuances shown👏.....shrugging of shoulders to flinching of eyes.....a man totally under the grip of the fallacies of the human mind!!!

The cafe showdown and the undercurrents of tension building up to it.....Splendid dialogue delivery of "khud ko bhi nahi sun sakoon" on drowning his sorrows in the deafening amplitude of the music...Bang-On!!👏 Super emoting of a man completely broken....anguish, angst, the works really, perfectly pitched about "love not being enough"......the myriad expressions on seeing Khanak enter the cafe....sarcasm dripping out of every word, yet beautifully understated.... 👍🏼

A special mention here for the whole "under the influence of alcohol" act!!! A little more than what was depicted would have ruined the essence of the scene, and anything less of the pitch explored would have fallen just flat!!! An alcoholic so totally sloshed, yet so capable in his act, not to forget droolworthy😳.....a complete thumbs-up!!!

Dialogue Delivery is definitely one of KTs strengths....last week had ample proof of the same!!! Loved his "Lets play!!" to Khanak just before the 'Truth and Dare' face-off.....the whole tension-filled build up to Sunny's arrival in the cafe with the perfectly poised "Us toofan bhari raat ko kya hua tha??".....Typically Shaan...no frills, no frounces...just straight to the point!!! Loved his "Yeh sawaal maine tumse nahin poocha, Khanak!!" The second time he says it, is sheer brilliance!!!👏👏👏

Now over to pure excellence.....the proverbial 'saved the best for last', in my opinion......

KTs portrayal of a man in a state of complete delirium!!! An absolute classic, to put it mildly....👏👏👏 A special word of praise for the CVs here to conceive such a brilliant scene enacted by an equally brilliant actor!!! Everything about the scene was perfection personified. First the physicality...the whole unwell look....teary eyed....actually looked like the guy was febrile!! The incongrous dialogues that followed....proof enough that the fever had reached his brain!!!😆 The whole disparate speech about the accident....beautifully conceived and beautifully delivered too!!! Loved the whole Sunny/Suraj mix-up in the "putting his demons to rest" act!! Wonderful indicator of the scarring effect of that incident on his mind and how much Khanak's forgiving him went a long way to 'liberate' him.....The proverbial icing....the tear trickling down his eyes at the end of the scene.....spoke a thousand words, really!!!!⭐️

As I am in "appraisal" mode😆, a little feedback on the "scope for improvement" areas as a viewer for these two truly gifted actors.....as we all truly wish to seem them reach the zenith of the powerhouse of talent that they are.....

Yashu....could work on your diction....would take your dialogue delivery to a different zone altogether what with your already good voice modulation.....

KT....just like most youngsters today, has probably grown on a staple of SRK movies. For an actor so natural and effortlessly brilliant, the SRK inspiration shows at times.....You're an absolute original, KT!!! Can do away with any external influences whatsoever.....

In summary, would wrap up by saying that KT and YM are truly blessed with such a rare possession....a craft that seems so easy, but requires great calibre to prevent the 'craft' from showing!!!!

Keep at your efforts, you two!!!.....we are priviledged to have known you through ShaNak, and from this point on can only pray for your everlasting success and glory.......

Amen to that.....

It feels so good to be fans of such gifted actors...and for kt : droolworthy as you mentioned...😳 Watching these 2 brilliant actors is a bliss..

Pure awesomeness.

Thanks, Dearies....

YashaRan truly rock and are awesomeness personified!!!!

loved ur post.....i have nothing more to say abt these two fine actors..

thanks... i didn get the accident thing shaan was talking abt.. earlier.... u explained that beautifully.....

Thanks a ton, Sweetie.....

Wasn't that accident anecdote awesome??? A perfect mix-up of the demons of Suraj's death which haunt Shaan's subconscious mind till date....

@ Shalini

Thanks so much, Dear.

KT YM are indeed the bestest that can be.....

Truly they are gifted actors.

You can call me Dyo, short for Dyotona.😃

KT YM are indeed gifted, and we are blessed to have them touch our lives half hour every night!!!