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There was this moment in the scene yesterday in G's bedroom..when RNJ walked towards RM...
The way the actor held himself, the royal gait and stance he adopted, it was a sign of an actor who was not just in total control of his craft but on top of it!
I am not a fan of this actor. I have not known him before this show. I admit to wondering at who the smart guy was when I caught his Airtel ad but that was all!
It took me sometime to warm up to him since I started watching the show. I was still trying to decode him and his style. But he made me want to make the effort. And with time, it has become a pleasure. To look out for his measured speech, the twitch of the lips, the glimmer in his eyes, the emotions that flit across his face like quick silver and the perfectly cultivated body language that make RNJ come alive in front of my eyes. I have not had the pleasure of knowing royalty but RNJ makes me think that it wouldn't be a bad thing if they looked, spoke and expressed themselves this way! And the credit for that goes largely to the actor.
As I see it,Siddhant is an actor who draws from the script and needs clear and precise direction. And when the script and the director back him, his performance can be a tour de force as seen in the jungle episode and the last two episodes, to name a few. A thinking actor, typical melodrama does seem to make him just a bit uncomfortable. But well, it would make me uncomfortable to watch it even if Marlon Brando were performing. So I am fine with that!
My only gripe is with the show's editor. He keeps cutting shots right in the middle of the actor's changeover of expressions every now and then. Wish he would not do it.
Siddhant and Drashti make an absolutely gorgeous onscreen couple. His controlled perfomance and her natural exuberance complement each other very well. Of course, both of them are exceptionally good looking and that helps too.
Anyway, here's to wishing Siddhant loads of luck for his future and hope RNJ stays with us for a long, long time to come and keeps us all entertained and drooling 😳
