Originally posted by: Bea2
By the way I don't think GM leaving was a recent event. I think he handed in his notice a long time ago, probably round the time the rumour of his leaving was circulating.
Replacing GM with another actor as Adi at that time would have probably resulted in a mass outflow of viewers who couldn't envision anyone else playing Adi. So they,(CVs with GM's help) came up with a plan to dismiss his departure as rumour and set out to introduce another character, Aryan, who would then be lead after GM's departure.
They made Aryan as attractive as possible and butchered Adi so that when GM left everyone would have already accepted Aryan for Imlie. Fait accompli.
If I remember correctly there was actually an article that I'm somewhat sure I read in IF that stated that Farmaan was gonna enter as male lead. Nobody paid attention at the time that he was described as entering as male lead.