This is not a new thing for Anurag fans.There is no logic when it comes to EK and her CVs.
i thingl this is not new to anyone watching KZK2 for any char or any reason. so this isnt restricted to just Anurag admirers. I can not forget Bajaj ka Mask stunt. So char butchering isnt new to anyone irrespective of the char.
A guy who felt guilty and was sobbing he couldn't save a person like Komolika, was shown pushing his soulmate off from the bridge, that too in complete daylight when there were lots of people passing by. EK was fortunate enough that noone sued her for showing such a gruesome act in ITV and that too in a primetime show.
In your case, at least you have a reason that the actor got changed. But, in Anurag's case, we don't even have that justification. The reason why many Anurag fans wanted that guy who pushed Pre, to be an impostor.
I have exact opposite issue. no matter how other char are butchered including Bajaj, at least they retain there traits. they dont act like someone else. prerna was forever confused, she still is. Anurag was shown to be forever sacrificing, and guilt he still is. but they speak the same way, reacts the same way. i agree with new people stepping in a few changes are expected (same was for Komolika- i find her better than before) but how come a char who was a man of few words doesnt stop now. when did being expressive became a synonym of being talkatkive. when did being distant and strict become same as being rude and ignoring. when did he become so weird that he has all time to lecture others on family and love be it sharmas or prerna but khud ke daughter ke liye wo sab yaad nahi rehta. if he had behaved like this with her without the entire sharma clan tab bhi samajhta. so its not just about butchering because thats normal and usme bhi char apni tarah hi behave karta tha. ab to char hi badal gaya. bolna sochna to nahi change hota. this is my personal pov, i felt bad when he did that mask stunt but it still looks better than seeing some other char on screen. more than the.characterisation and the arc its the portrayal which is hurtful to digest for me personally. i feel anyone watching a butchered Anurag with his traits intact is in a better positon than me who is struggling to see a glimpse of RB - butchered or unbutchered.
thanks for sharing.