The setting is spot on for a Rajasthani royal family, complete with all the pomp and grandeur, women are dressed in elegant saris. The passing of the buck and cloak and dagger theory adds to the thrill. The theme is working on the age old palace intrigue, where you can’t trust your own shadow. In a bid to further raise tensions, cop Yash (Siddharth Shivpuri) wants to save Ratan, while his own mom wants to bump him off. You want to hate Bhuwan Singh (Jiten Lalwani), the jealous uncle who tries to poison Ratan, but his wife saves him. The supporting cast in the mahal is also good. The chemistry between both is gradually being built, yet nothing is overt as of now. The emotions which depict the coming of age of man are shown well by him. Rohit, on the other hand, is also performing to his best, his youth spunk and the banter between him and his Mr.

Tejasswi is doing a good job, her sword fighting and other action sequences, when she protects Rohit’s character, are a departure from the normal demure lead girls of desi TV. We wonder why Parmeet Sethi (original Dada Hukum) was not shown for the above scene and a new actor played the Dada Hukum, which was reshot for second season as well.

No wonder you have references to Rajput pride (interesting in times of Padmavati crisis) and honor. Diya continues to fulfill her promise to Dada Hukum (Ratan’s father) that she would be protector of adult Ratan Maan Singh, now played by Rohit Suchanti. No wonder, after trying to experiment with a marriage of young boy Ratan (Afaan Khan) with an older girl Diya (Tejasswi Prakash Wayangankar) in Pehredaar Piya Ki which went awry, they have so far made sure to do everything by the book in its sequel Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya.

Once bitten twice shy… well, broadcaster Sony and producer Shashi Sumeet Mittal seem to have learnt this idiom very well.

Rishta likhenge hum naya apne tv