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I have been watching Thapki since the show started last year and like those who watched it from the start, we were under the illusion that Dhruv was the main male protagonist even when Bihaan turned up. I liked Dhruv's calm nature, his non-confrontational attitude, his lack of an egotistical manner because he was very unlike the tv heroes we are used to, e.g. Arnav Singh Raizada (IPK), RK (Madhubala), etc. Dhruv was very sweet and caring to both Thapki and her family; this can be seen when he bought them all rings for instance and was very understanding about their financial situation.
Anyway, after Bihaan married Thapki, he became the key male figure and Dhruv became a background character in the show. It is not his fault that the writers have not developed his character. I think it's easy for us to say 'why doesn't he move on?' but in actuality it's hard for someone to get over their ideal life partner and the fact that she is in the same house, married to his brother and they share a room - when that should have been him instead!
For him Shraddha was an excuse to provoke a reaction from Thapki but then he became passive and let the wedding go ahead. In my opinion the original Dhruv's character would not have let someone else#s life be ruined but I feel this was a shortcoming from the writers. This proves, time and time again, writers butcher good characters and it's not the actor's fault.
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