MUMBAI: It’s been over a week since Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 has aired on television, and viewers love the new season. The new paring of Erica and Parth is adored by the audience. Producer Ekta Kapoor, during a media interaction, had said that finding the new Prerna was easy, as she knew that Erica could essay that role, but casting Anurag was a big task for her.

Dozens of actors auditioned for the role. Finally, Parth Samthaan was chosen. So what makes Parth so special and the best choice to play the iconic character?

Here are 5 reasons he is the perfect choice!

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Parth in his previous show Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan has played a chocolate boy and is known for playing romantic roles. In Kasautii also, Anurag’s character is all about love and passion, which will be easy for him to play.

He has a massive youth fan following, which will help the serial reach all levels of audiences, from the elders to the youth.

Anurag’s love is intense and his character emotes through his eyes. Parth has expressive eyes that will strike a chord with the audience. Ekta also said that one of the main reasons she cast Parth was because he acts through his eyes.

The makers of the serial wanted to keep the plot and the main cast very young and fresh, and Parth is young-blooded actor and has made a name for himself despite being only a few serials old.

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Kasautii Zindagii Kay is a romantic serial, and the chemistry between the lead pair is very important. Parth has that chemistry with Erica. One of his USPs is that he builds a great chemistry with his leading lady.

There is no doubt that Parth is the perfect choice to play the role, as he is essaying the role of Anurag to perfection and audiences have accepted him in the role.