i thought neha was cute--maybe not beautiful, but something about her was very sweet and youthful. so i don't think she would have made a very convincing "auntie" type after the leap.
narayani still doesn't look nearly old enough to be krish's mom, but it doesn't distract me as much as it would if it was neha. she is a good actress but she's just not mamta to me.
i like neha more between the two, but i think i just liked the old story more (at least before it was ruined by akshay's accident, etc). i also think she and andy look much better together.