Unpopular opinion
There is no doubt that the USP of this show is Sairat and Sairat only. No doubt about it. I have always felt that the chemistry by Neil and Ayesha is unmatchable and is mainly the reason for me to religiously follow Ghum. At least thats what I thought till a few weeks ago. I have even posted comments about it in this forum. I thought it was the give and take between these 2 that actually brought out that magic.
But now I realise that I have been wrong - so wrong about that assumption. From the last few episodes, cracks in Neil’s acting ability have been glaringly exposed to such an extent that it is now very difficult to tolerate him on screen in most of the scenes . It is an actual test of patience to sit through his scenes these days.
Then I realised that the CHEMISTRY was not actually coming from Neil and Ayesha but is actually Ayesha, through her performance elevating Neil’s acting and bringing out his best. Her graph has consistently improved whereas his performance, which even I was a fan of in the beginning, has consistently dropped but shows signs of old Neil only when he is with Ayesha.
So I honestly feel that at least now, Ayesha is the catalyst to bring that Sairat chemistry. - there is no more give and take , its only give now.
Its so sad and unfair that the onus lies on just one half of the pair to ensure that the chemistry is still alive, which is the single most aspect that connected every viewer to Ghum.
I hope he and the makers are able to see the damage that’s already done, gracefully accept constructive criticism from the viewers and do something to fix it or else unfortunately, this might be his last successful shot as a Lead.