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Director Rakesh Sarang is furious with Snigdha Akolkar for walking out of Hare Kaanch...
Sapana Patil Poojary
About a year ago, Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyaan propelled Snigdha Akolkar aka Guddi into stardom. But it seems now that the actress has ditched the Sahara One show that brought her popularity. Rumour has it that she may take up South Indian film offers. Snigdha for her part confirms that she has walked out of the serial. However she remains tight-lipped about her future plan of action.
Meanwhile director Rakesh Sarang is taken aback about her decision. He says: "When Snigdha told me that she was going to quit, I was shocked. She said that she was not satisfied with the way her character was developing, though it made me wonder why because in a daily serial, there are several storylines that move simultaneously. But it doesn't mean that Snigdha ceases to be the protagonist. I tried to negotiate with her and pursued her to stay on. But she was adamant. Finally I gave up because she was feeling stagnated."
Rakesh fails to see the rationale behind Snigdha's decision. Drawing a rather ingenious comparison between his serial and the epic Ramayana, he says: "In a daily soap, the focus tends to shift to other actors. You can't be there in all the frames throughout. It happened in Ramayana too. For example, when the Lanka story was going on, the focus was on Hanuman. What was Rama supposed to do then? Walk out? Does he cease to be the hero of the story? I don't understand Snigdha's reason; in fact I wonder what's on her mind."
Needless to say Sarang was quite disturbed by Snigdha's walkout. "I was a little disturbed. This serial had launched her. I don't know if she has started getting better offers. Even if she is getting better offers, how can she leave what got her started? I had begun as a cameraman. But I didn't give up the camera even after becoming a director," he questions.
However he says he is not worried about the future of the show. He insists: "We have enough time on our hand. We will definitely be able to deal with it. And an actor's presence doesn't affect the show as much as the character's does. In serials characters are important, not actors."
Meanwhile director Rakesh Sarang is taken aback about her decision. He says: "When Snigdha told me that she was going to quit, I was shocked. She said that she was not satisfied with the way her character was developing, though it made me wonder why because in a daily serial, there are several storylines that move simultaneously. But it doesn't mean that Snigdha ceases to be the protagonist. I tried to negotiate with her and pursued her to stay on. But she was adamant. Finally I gave up because she was feeling stagnated."
Rakesh fails to see the rationale behind Snigdha's decision. Drawing a rather ingenious comparison between his serial and the epic Ramayana, he says: "In a daily soap, the focus tends to shift to other actors. You can't be there in all the frames throughout. It happened in Ramayana too. For example, when the Lanka story was going on, the focus was on Hanuman. What was Rama supposed to do then? Walk out? Does he cease to be the hero of the story? I don't understand Snigdha's reason; in fact I wonder what's on her mind."
Needless to say Sarang was quite disturbed by Snigdha's walkout. "I was a little disturbed. This serial had launched her. I don't know if she has started getting better offers. Even if she is getting better offers, how can she leave what got her started? I had begun as a cameraman. But I didn't give up the camera even after becoming a director," he questions.
However he says he is not worried about the future of the show. He insists: "We have enough time on our hand. We will definitely be able to deal with it. And an actor's presence doesn't affect the show as much as the character's does. In serials characters are important, not actors."
