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Actors of Aek Chabi Pados Mein claim they can't take the rudeness of the production guys any more.

Actors of Aek Chabi Pados Mein (Star Plus) are upset with the production house as according to them, the production crew behaves rudely with them. A source on the sets, says, "The schedulers are an unruly bunch of people. They are very rude to the actors and pass comments at them that they definitely don't deserve. When they enter the sets, they taunt them, 'here come the actors'. There is so much of negativity around that it doesn't make shooting an enjoyable experience. Actors feel unwanted on the sets. They deserve respect at least as humans if not as actors."

An actor on the condition of anonymity says, "That's true. Production people are very rude to us. Several actors here act in other serials too. So when they ask the production people to make adjustments, they refuse to co-operate. Even if they do, they act as if they're doing us a favour. This is not the way things should be done as everybody including the producers needs to adjust dates at some point of time in their careers. Also, they call us up suddenly and announce a sudden pack-up. That leaves us clueless about the plans for the day. But when they want dates from us, they simply demand it. When we try to discuss it, they give us the cold shoulder."

Another actor says, "They call an actor at 7 in the morning even if his shoot is scheduled at night. It is very frustrating for the actor to sit on the sets all day, waiting for his turn. Strangely, they are polite and accommodating towards actors who are simultaneously working in big production houses. The production team even threatened to replace an actor who tried to voice her concern. The problem is Anupam (Kalidhar, the producer) trusts his people too much. So we have a feeling that he may not quite understand our plight."

When contacted, Anupam Kalidhar says, "I am not aware of such a situation on the sets. I will try to speak to the actors and solve it. But honestly speaking, our unit is functioning like any other unit functions in today's times. The television industry is not well-organised. But if the actors say that they are suffering, then I am the worst sufferer. We started shooting in the month of August. The rain played unpredictable games with us. I couldn't can the number of episodes I had aimed within a stipulated period. As for all actors being called at one time, this is not a soap opera where two or three actors are enough to shoot the scene. It is a story of a colony and hence all actors are required. In short, we are all co-passengers on the same train, with a common destination."

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