FLAMES co-stars Tanya Maniktala and Ritvik Sahore talk about their bond
By The new season of college romance drama FLAMES premieres today on Prime Video. To rave reviews, the third chapter of a well-loved young romance sees main couple Rajat and Ishita, played by Ritvik Sahore and Tanya Maniktala, enter a mature phase in their relationship and deal with the pressures of board exams while navigating their feelings for one another.
The young actors recently opened up about their bond with one another and what audiences can expect from the new season. Ritvik said: “FLAMES is set in Delhi and I was the only person in the group from Mumbai. To break the ice with the gang, Tanya, Shivam Kakar and I went to the narrow streets of Delhi for street food and we joined. ”
We also went to India Gate for ice cream etc. It was the best way to vibrate with the city and my co-stars. Now, after three seasons, we’re a special group of friends.”
Tanya, who plays Ishita on the show, never thought the show would be so successful. She said, “When we started I didn’t think FLAMES was going to get that much love from the audience.
I think I know Ishita like she’s my best friend now. So, I have this show, FLAMES, very much in my heart and also as my character because it all started here. Playing an innocent character going through a period of transformation that every teenager goes through is what makes Ishita so endearing. The way he sees friendship, such a special bond with his friend Rajat…
.It’s all moving!” Ritvik added, “I feel like I’ve grown as an individual while my character is also evolving emotionally. When I was 17, I was quite similar to my character Rajat, because that’s the age when you don’t think out of your head; it’s all heart So the whole emotional mess is real.
But in the new season, we also mature while keeping innocence alive. That was a challenge for all of us as artists: to portray vulnerability and maturity at the same time.”
FLAMES began with Rajat (Ritvik Sahore) and Ishita (Tanya Maniktala) as two dreamy-eyed teenagers who meet at a training session for entering the IIT.class in the opening season. Throughout the three seasons, their relationship evolves from infatuation with a couple, all through the ups and downs, the joys and the dramas of innocent young love.
Created by The Viral Fever and directed by Divyanshu Malhotra and starring Ritvik Sahore, Tanya Maniktala, Sunakshi Grover and Shivam Kakar in key roles, all 3 seasons of FLAMES are now streaming exclusively on Prime Video.