Ritvik Arora out of ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke’

Rithvik Arora is no more a part of Star Plus show Yeh Rishtey Hai Pyaar Ke. The actor has been out of the show due to his unprofessional behaviour.

Recently producer Rajan Shahi said in an interview that one of his lead actors was demanding an exorbitant fee hike and behaving unprofessionally in these times of COVID-19. He didn't mention the name of the actor at that time and there have been many rumors post that. However, putting an end to all these rumors, now it is confirmed that it was Ritvik Arora, who plays Kunal Rajvansh in ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.

Rajan Shahi talking to BT told that the supervising producer Vivek Jain called Ritvik a few weeks ago. He said that he will start shooting from 1st July but before that the production should talk to the actor. Vivek then called his father, who asked for a raise in his remuneration, almost double of what he was being paid, and also a minimum 25-day work guarantee. The producer even mentioned that the production house is very accommodating with actors who have genuine COVID concerns. If an actor wants to opt-out of a show, we totally understand. But the behaviour of unprofessional people, who hold a production house to ransom, should be called out.

Rithvik has done this earlier also as he didn't turn up to shoot for a day and he was not reachable on phone, and they suffered losses. 

When the leading paper contacted Ritvik Arora, he told that his uncle passed away because of COVID and everyone in his house is worried. He also mentioned that he confirmed that he will resume shoot but he need some time as his uncle passed away. He even said that he asked Vivek to talk to his father. 

He told that, "My father was willing to send me to shoot from July 1, as he thought things would get better. He called them several times to clear the air, but our calls went unanswered. I asked him to apologize through messages and on mail. In his apology, my father stated that it wasn’t about the money, but about my safety and well-being. I totally understand their decision to not respond. However, I can vouch that my father wasn’t rude, nor did he tell them to not call him for negotiation. In fact, I received a mail from them on July 7 asking me when I would return. I didn’t want to commit to a date as I wasn’t sure if I would be able to stick to it, owing to the ongoing crisis. So, I wrote a mail stating that as of now, I don’t plan to return to Mumbai."

Ritvik also mentioned that this is a case of miscommunication and misunderstanding.