From Karan Singh Grover, Ankita Lokhande To Paras Kalnawat: Unceremonious Exits Of TV Actors

Television can offer actors with all the name and fame. They get to become household names, with the popularity got!! But with popularity and all the love and adulation comes the flipside of all of it!! Things can go wrong for actors who have been in the limelight. There are occasions when actors have had to face unceremonious exits for varied reasons. A report on bollywoodshaadis.com talked about it and we take reference from that story for our write up here. We talk of actors like Karan V Grover, Ankita Lokhande, Paras Kalnawat and Drashti Dhami here.

Karan Singh Grover was everyone’s favourite in the Zee TV show Qubool Hai as Asad. However, he was replaced by Raqesh Bapat. He was reportedly kicked out of the show due to his unprofessionalism and angry behaviour on the sets. A source close to the production house had revealed the same in a 2013 interview with the ETimes. The source could be quoted as: “Karan has a history of being unprofessional. He had done the same thing during Dill Mill Gayye, a show he left at its peak. While shooting for Qubool Hai, Karan would either report to the shoot late or sometimes he wouldn’t turn up at all. Even when he came, he would shoot for a few hours and leave. He has been extremely unprofessional for the past few months, and that was the primary reason for his replacement.”

Ankita Lokhande who got all the limelight with the TV show Pavitra Rishta saw a rather infamous moment when she was removed from the popular comedy show Comedy Circus. She was replaced by Shweta Tiwari on the show. Reportedly, Ankita used to came late on set which was why she couldn’t give more time to practise her character properly. It used to hamper her performance and the show had started to lose its TRP. Thus, she was sacked for her uncooperative and unprofessional behaviour.

Paras Kalnawat who had become a household name as Samar in Anupamaa, was recently sent out of the house with the producers declaring that they have ousted Paras from the show as he had breached their contract and had taken up a show on another channel. They terminated his service with immediate effect. The confirmation provided read like this – “Paras Kalnawat’s services as an actor for Anupamaa terminated by Directors Kut Production. Producer Rajan Shahi who is known for producing hit shows Anupamaa and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus has taken a stand to terminate the contract of actor Paras Kalnawat, who played Samar in Anupamaa on account of breach of contract for signing up a show on another channel’s show without any prior intimation. Directors Kut and Rajan Shahi have always been accommodating to actors and never stops any actor’s growth. Even in the case of Paras in the past adjustments were made to accommodate the opportunities he used to get and take up with the consent of the production house.” Paras went on to sign up for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Drashti Dhami known for her lead portrayal in Madhubala was removed from the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in its seventh season. After winning the show in its sixth season, she was roped in as the host for the next season. However, soon due to lack of passion, spontaneity and falling TRP of the show, she was replaced by the actor, Manish Paul. In an interview with a leading daily, a crew member revealed: “Drashti was roped in because she won the last season and we wanted to add some glamour to the show. However, since the first episode went on air, we have been receiving negative reactions about her. Somehow her pairing with Ranvir Shorey did not work. Therefore, we decided to consult the channel and replace her.”