Originally posted by: Deltablues
I have loved HC but he always ends up playing these spoilt, entitled, self-victimising manchildren in every show, maybe, barring his first show and Saubhagyavati bhava.
Lord, this one takes the cake tho. An actor of this calible doesn't deserve a pathetic character like Abhimanyu.
I swear, Shahi saw Kabir Singh and thought of making a Barjatiya version of it for itv— casting a 24 y/o opposite a 38 y/o that too.
Let's romanticise gaslighting, stalking, and emotional manipulation of a woman to make her accept her "unrealised feelings." Let's sell this pathetic, bordernline criminal story to impressionable teenagers who would move heaven and earth to defend the hot ML's abusive behaviour.
It is Abhi's creepy characterisation that put me off Abhira from the very beginning. I only started catching some epis after Jay's entry. It is disgusting that Shahi won't make Navra the endgame just to show that women can never move on from abusive relationships and pass it off as "one true love."
The only realistic character in this show is Kairav; his misbehaviour with Akshara notwithstanding.
Calling Abhimanyu Birla is Kabir Singh is an insult to Kabir Singh Character. Kabir Sing actually showed genuine remorse, regret, and was willing to change, there was redemption in his story. Pray tell me what is redeeming about Abhimanyu Birla, this is the worst ML I have seen and we have seen a lot i repeat a lot of bad ones on ITV. Gul Khan had her share of toxic heroes, Ekta Kapoor too will make her male lead do ghastly things but there was always a sliver hope in them that made you root for them. Lord of all toxic leads Arnav Singh Raizada tormented his girl Kushi, but there was a line even Arnav never crossed. Abhimanyu Birla has crossed all lines, when you take a character so low there is no way to bring him back unless Akshara is a masochist. Yes HC should stop playing these roles, and everyone who is praising his acting, aren't you bored like he is done this same role in 3 or more shows.
I am glad the age difference was brought up, you write a toxic storyline where the actors and characters have a significant age difference it totally messes the power balance of a couple, they were never equal partners, not equal in love or marriage. He was always grooming her that isn't love, that is predatory behaviour, where the older partner takes in a much younger partner who is naive and tries to mold them into an image that they want them to be.
Rajan even said the theme of season 3 was two people who are in love with the idea of love, so when did the plans change to make this fake abhira couple a real couple. I refuse to believe abhira jodi is some all powerful fandom that cannot be overturned, if Sanjay Leela Bhansali in a 2.5 hour film can break the SalmanAsh jodi then anything is possible.
Technically this story should be a psychological thriller. Where an older suave doctor is obsessed with a young female singer, brain washing her into thinking they are in love, manipulates her into marriage, when she finally escapes the lie she meets a good man who shows her what love is all about #rescueakshu.
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