I offered him the option of leaving our show:Ektaa
Ronit Roy hops to a rival soap, only to jump right back. By Lata Sinha.
Its known as Boob-tube Fatigue. With Indian Television developing its own star system a handful of the big players on television are ready to hold the medium to ransom.
But Big time TV Star Ronit Bose Roy discovered he had taken on more than he could handle when he decided to do a daily Sarrkkar...Risshton Ki Ankahi Kahani on Zee TV in direct opposition to Ektaa Kapoor's Kasautii Zindagii Kay which has turned Ronit into a househaold name and is undoubtedly his main claim to fame.
When the popular TV actor tried to extend his reach to another channel, producer Ektaa Kapoor clipped his wings. She gave him achoice:either he continues playing the popular character Rishabh Bajaj, or he could move on to the new soap.
Ronit has wisely opted to stay on in Kapoor's serial. Laughs Kapoor,"It wasnt a show of strength or my attempt to prove how powerful I am.Ronit is a dear friend and a very important actor in our serial.I had no objection to Ronit doing another serial.But to my horror Sarrkkar..was slotted at the same time as my Kasautii...Surely we couldnt have Ronit competing against himself.Thats unethical.I offered him the option of leaving our show.He has kindly decided to stay on".
The Question is, what happens to Shobha De written Sarrkkar...where Ronit plays the pivotal role of a wounded Chief Minister's elder son? Ronit real life brother Rohit Roy stars as his brother.
Ronit has stopped shooting for Sarrkkar with immediate effect,thereby putting the whole project into a quandary.
It would be extremely odd to see another actor playing Ronit Roy's character so early into the plot. But thats the fast growing medium for you. Changes arent only inevitable they are also the tragic downside.
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