Kasautii without Mr Bajaj!
By: Upala KBR
April 25, 2005
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Ronit Roy |
He'd made certain commitments to her that he hasn't been able to meet. Anyone who has worked with Ekta knows that the lady is adaptable only to a point, after that it's either her way or the highway. So it looks like Mr Bajaj may well be on the way to the highway, and may just find himself out of Star Plus's long-running serial, Kasautii.…
Ekta admits, "We are considering replacing him in Kasautii if he does Sarrkaar."
What is the reason behind the fall-out? Says Kapoor, "A few months ago, when Ronit signed up for a new serial called Sarrkaar, (Zee TV) he assured me that it was going to be a weekly and he would be able to give time for both Kyunki… and Kasautii…. Shooting for two dailies is tough enough and I knew that a third show would make things worse, but I still relented because he seemed sincere.
The second commitment Ronit made was that the time slot for Sarrkaar would not clash with Kasautii. He told me the time slot for Sarrkaar was fixed in the 9 pm or 9.30 pm slot."
Now, of course, we all know that Sarrkaar is a daily and the show's time slot is 8.30 pm. "You can't have the same lead actor in two different shows and channels at the same time. That is unethical, and Ronit had assured me that it wouldn't happen," says Ekta.
Naturally then, Kapoor is upset. "He told me the channel has broken their commitment to him. I told him that he should sort that out with them, but he has to choose between Sarrkaar or Kasautii."
"I've told him that if he shoots for even half a day for Sarrkaar he is out of Kasautii…, and Ronit has assured me that he will not shoot for the new serial."
Ronit Roy preferred to keep a stoic stand on the issue. "I have no comments," is all that he was willing to say on the matter.
Obviously, Roy is waiting for the situation to sort itself out without him having to opt out of either show.
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