I think it was deliberate...look at the angle at which he is standing and the place he was holding on the tap...you will understand there was no way of touching her cheeks...he just couldn't control his actions but the moment he did it he regretted it...I know a lot of people thought he was looking at the boys playing cricket...but even then while pulling his hand wouldn't have touched her cheek...he has always liked her...there was a connect that he felt between him and her from the day 1...just that he didn't want to accept it as most boys didn't think of her in a good way...all thought her to be Behanji types...but he found her beautiful and attractive..
^^^^^^^ This 👏 Thanks for putting this together.
I think I started watching YUDKBH from his birthday episode. He was mesmerized by her and later insulted her. It put me off because I thought he was just another jerk ML only difference being his age! I didnt really paying attention, just enjoyed the songs until just before the Mt Abu track. I watched all the older episodes around that time and everything you mentioned above stood out, this is without the original songs on you tube and it still had that impact. Again I thought I had an overactive imagination!! His care and concern for her started well before Mt Abu and attraction or atleast some sort of connection, right from the first collision.
@ red - was this deliberate? I didnt think it was, I have to watch it again!
When Kavya tried to touch him , he cringed at the action...he hated it ...it was very evident from his action...but with Naina he has always tried to be close to her ...the way he looks at her is so enticing..its like searching for something deep with in...more of a soul search in the initial eye lock...but after Mt Abu the way he looks at her is in a very sensuous way.. 😆 cant blame him ...he is a teenage boy in love... 😉 and yeh toh uskeliya shadhi wala pyar hain...so definitely he sees her as his and him as hers ...I feel its very natural 😳