There’s something about looking at romance through less rose-colored glasses that makes a love story feel better. A few months ago director Ruchir Arun swept us off his feet by entering the world of Chandra (Vikrant Massey), Sudha (Vedika Pinto) and Preeti (Mahima Makwana).

Set in two timelines in Bhopal and Mussoorie, Musafir Cafe It was a beautiful account of the trajectory of a complicated relationship. It’s not about butterflies in your stomach and rainbows and unicorns; It’s about the flying feeling when a seemingly perfect love story gets in the way of ambitions and life plans. The result is a story of healing and self-discovery.

And that is why Vikrant Massey, in a style he seems to master with ease, made his latest outing Musafir Cafe Compared to Ekta Kapoor’s 2018 series Broken but beautifulDirected by Vikrant Massey and Harleen Sethi.

In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, Harleen Sethi, who had her breakout moment Broken but beautifulOpens about comparisons between Musafir Cafe And Broken but beautiful. She also shares the praise of Vikrant Massey after that Musafir Cafe Starry Premier

Harleen Sethi played the role of Sameera, a heartbroken and vulnerable young woman Broken but beautiful. In a story about heartbreak and starting over after her boyfriend breaks up with her, Harleen Sethi delivers a brilliant portrayal of a character that many young women can relate to. The sense of being stuck in the past and the decline of fragile relationships resonates deeply with the audience.

Like Musafir Cafe, Vikrant Massey played the central male role Broken but beautiful Also It’s because of how effortlessly her performance anchors these slow-burn romantic stories Musafir Cafe And Broken but beautiful The comparisons, as well as the Sudha-Chandra and Sameera-Veer parallels, feel on point.

Like broken but beautiful Vikrant Massey’s Musafir Cafe The character Chandra also finds love for the second time in Preeti, just like Veer did in the former show after his wife died in a tragic accident.

Harleen Sethi told NDTV, “When I met Vikrant at the premiere Musafir Cafe And we watched two episodes there, I told him and Sheetal that you do these romantic parts very well. Because I feel like he’s this guy next door who’s very relatable and who’s also very honest. For whom he loves, there is holiness. And it comes in broke down as well as in Musafir Cafe. I told him you really shine in love stories and you should really do more of them.”

On Team Sudha vs Team Preeti

After the great success of a debate has erupted Musafir Cafe: Who will you choose, Team Sudha or Team Preeti?

The context was a growing battle that left Vikrant Massey’s character on the first season’s cliffhanger, torn between two very different women, his past and her present.

Sudha (Vedika Pinto) was a fierce independent divorce lawyer who chose her career to settle down with the love of her life. This leaves Chandra devastated, but his parting gift is inspiring her to open a mountain cafe; He had always dreamed.

Then comes Preeti (Mahima Makwana), a reserved and optimistic travel blogger, who picks up Chandra during the lowest phase of his life. She loved him unconditionally and helped him create his dream, fully aware that his heart was stuck in the past.

So the war started.

Harleen Sethi says, “I think the good thing about that show is that all three of them were right in their own way, but also wrong in their own way. And when you can’t decide if this character is doing the right thing or the wrong thing, and you’re sometimes with them and sometimes you’re not with them, and you want them to make different choices, the audience is invested in the way that beauty is written and the way that beauty is written. So I think that’s the joy of that show, Because I have loved them all.

For reuniting with Vikrant Massey Broken but beautiful fans

Harleen Sethi and Vikrant Massey have come a long way after winning an army of fans. Broken but beautiful Tenure To this day, love seems inevitable. But since then both the actors have grown by leaps and bounds.

Harleen Sethi has impressed the audience with various characters the fog to, most recently, Shake: Trust no one. Vikrant Massey won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma in the 2023 biographical drama. 12th failed.

But can fans still expect a sizzling romance starring the two?

Harleen Sethi revealed, “Ekta Kapoor wanted to be honest. You know, when she and I had a conversation, she was like, ‘People want to see you two together. We should do something.’ And yes, I don’t know if it’s going to happen Broken but beautiful or any other project. But let’s see. I really hope something happens. And I really hope so because it will be very interesting to work with Vikrant again, because I have worked with him and broke down Released in November 2018.”

Being a hopeless romantic herself, Harleen Sethi said that ‘romance will always come first’.

“Maybe a romantic musical love story,” laughs the actor.

And with that, she leaves Broken but beautiful And Musafir Cafe Another romance with Sameera and Veer that fans love, miss, and express so much.

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