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Before I begin, I'd like to say that I'm not a crazy fangirl who would jump at the chance to defend Barun. I do not think he's perfect, far from it in fact, but all I've seen since I logged into the forum today is negativity surrounding Barun & I just wanted to put my thoughts out there.
Firstly, everyone seems to be picking and choosing Barun quotes to support their theories of him not being committed to the show & losing interest in it:
- Interview where he said 'anyone can play ASR' - we're forgetting the context of what he said here. This is when girls were going absolutely nuts about him leaving the show and he had to issue a video statement whilst shooting MAMR. Granted, in that interview he said anyone could play ASR but all he meant was regarding the character. He never hinted at a replacement - he basically meant that if we were only fans of him because of the character of ASR anyone could've done it and they would've had the same fanbase that he did.
- He signed a contract with a show 15 days prior to leaving to join IPKKND. Tell me, would you not do the same? If the lead role interested you more you would surely take it. People who are questioning his commitment using this point need to realise that he had not begun shooting or anything with that other drama - it's different with IPK. With this show, he has a global fanbase and huge popularity - he wouldn't therefore just quit as abruptly as he did before. The fact that he's given a 2 month notice period shows that he's still looking for a way to compromise with the PH of both the show and the movie to work something out. No one gives 2 months' notice - for a normal job the notice period is usually around a few weeks.
- He hasn't shown commitment to the show. Really? During a hectic filming schedule, he still filmed scenes for the show (which people complained about due to the inevitable use of BD). He talks about his Bollywood dreams in interviews now because it is something new he is excited about. He has spoken about IPK countless times in interviews & Arnav's character - over a year into the show people know everything about your character & if you repeated the same thing countless times you'd be branded a broken record.
I'd like to highlight a few points here. Barun is not stupid. He knows all the show has given him & won't take a decision in haste that he will later regret. He hasn't signed a contract for the movie yet - this is something everyone seems to have forgotten. The PH are still in talks with him to see if he can do both simultaneously. They won't give up their lead that easily. News that the show will run until February at least had me wondering whether they would really replace the lead for 2 months. Since the major portion of episodes sometimes are made up of flashbacks, what are they going to do if they have a new Arnav? The PH do not have the time or money to recreate those scenes again. If they managed to convince Daljeet & Deepali, who was dead set on leaving and had served her notice period (yes, Mishti said they're auditioning for a new Payal, but Deepali still decided to stay until they found one) to stay, they can convince Barun as they will work a damn sight harder to convince him.
Now to my main point - Is Barun a liar?
My short answer to that is no. If, as Zee had told us, Barun was told not to disclose the fact that he is definitely leaving, he would've replied with a 'no comment' when asked about his departure from the show. Instead, he replied by saying that nothing of that sort is going on. I feel that he, amongst others, is optimistic & feels that a negotiation between the 2 PHs can work. If they want him so badly in their movie, the production team for that can delay shooting for a couple of months or can decide to meet him halfway and give him time to shoot for the show too. He wouldn't give us outright false information if he wanted any credibility in our eyes. We all know how much he values his fans. Having said that, we don't know him personally so we don't know if he would lie like this so easily; I am willing to believe that he does give us value so would think twice before an outright denial if he was dead set on leaving the show.
Therefore I believe these posts calling Barun unprofessional & a liar are completely unfair. Has he once gone to the media regarding all of these negotiations? No. Has he allowed his portrayal of ASR to suffer? No. So what's unprofessional about denying something that is not yet set in concrete?
Unprofessional would be Rajan Singh, SP exec, who has insisted that BS isn't leaving - if he knew otherwise he would be attacked from all sides for being a liar. Barun himself denied these rumours & so have countless numbers of people. Things will become clear eventually though.
Having said all of this, I will also say that if I turn out to be completely wrong and he does leave then we should not allow the show to suffer up until his last episode. Already I'm seeing the negativity on the forum getting to people and we can't even enjoy the episodes now as there's always some rumours floating regarding Barun. So please, I ask you guys to not let these offscreen issues affect the onscreen drama we enjoy watching. This is a big track in the show so we should all be watching with enthusiasm! After his departure, if he does leave, I probably will stop watching as well as I cannot imagine anyone else playing ASR half as well as Barun does.
At the end of the day it's his life. Try as we might, no one can force him to stay. As fans we should support him & Sanaya through whatever they decide to do.
This is the last discussion post I will make on this topic. Cut it.
Firstly, everyone seems to be picking and choosing Barun quotes to support their theories of him not being committed to the show & losing interest in it:
- Interview where he said 'anyone can play ASR' - we're forgetting the context of what he said here. This is when girls were going absolutely nuts about him leaving the show and he had to issue a video statement whilst shooting MAMR. Granted, in that interview he said anyone could play ASR but all he meant was regarding the character. He never hinted at a replacement - he basically meant that if we were only fans of him because of the character of ASR anyone could've done it and they would've had the same fanbase that he did.
- He signed a contract with a show 15 days prior to leaving to join IPKKND. Tell me, would you not do the same? If the lead role interested you more you would surely take it. People who are questioning his commitment using this point need to realise that he had not begun shooting or anything with that other drama - it's different with IPK. With this show, he has a global fanbase and huge popularity - he wouldn't therefore just quit as abruptly as he did before. The fact that he's given a 2 month notice period shows that he's still looking for a way to compromise with the PH of both the show and the movie to work something out. No one gives 2 months' notice - for a normal job the notice period is usually around a few weeks.
- He hasn't shown commitment to the show. Really? During a hectic filming schedule, he still filmed scenes for the show (which people complained about due to the inevitable use of BD). He talks about his Bollywood dreams in interviews now because it is something new he is excited about. He has spoken about IPK countless times in interviews & Arnav's character - over a year into the show people know everything about your character & if you repeated the same thing countless times you'd be branded a broken record.
I'd like to highlight a few points here. Barun is not stupid. He knows all the show has given him & won't take a decision in haste that he will later regret. He hasn't signed a contract for the movie yet - this is something everyone seems to have forgotten. The PH are still in talks with him to see if he can do both simultaneously. They won't give up their lead that easily. News that the show will run until February at least had me wondering whether they would really replace the lead for 2 months. Since the major portion of episodes sometimes are made up of flashbacks, what are they going to do if they have a new Arnav? The PH do not have the time or money to recreate those scenes again. If they managed to convince Daljeet & Deepali, who was dead set on leaving and had served her notice period (yes, Mishti said they're auditioning for a new Payal, but Deepali still decided to stay until they found one) to stay, they can convince Barun as they will work a damn sight harder to convince him.
Now to my main point - Is Barun a liar?
My short answer to that is no. If, as Zee had told us, Barun was told not to disclose the fact that he is definitely leaving, he would've replied with a 'no comment' when asked about his departure from the show. Instead, he replied by saying that nothing of that sort is going on. I feel that he, amongst others, is optimistic & feels that a negotiation between the 2 PHs can work. If they want him so badly in their movie, the production team for that can delay shooting for a couple of months or can decide to meet him halfway and give him time to shoot for the show too. He wouldn't give us outright false information if he wanted any credibility in our eyes. We all know how much he values his fans. Having said that, we don't know him personally so we don't know if he would lie like this so easily; I am willing to believe that he does give us value so would think twice before an outright denial if he was dead set on leaving the show.
Therefore I believe these posts calling Barun unprofessional & a liar are completely unfair. Has he once gone to the media regarding all of these negotiations? No. Has he allowed his portrayal of ASR to suffer? No. So what's unprofessional about denying something that is not yet set in concrete?
Unprofessional would be Rajan Singh, SP exec, who has insisted that BS isn't leaving - if he knew otherwise he would be attacked from all sides for being a liar. Barun himself denied these rumours & so have countless numbers of people. Things will become clear eventually though.
Having said all of this, I will also say that if I turn out to be completely wrong and he does leave then we should not allow the show to suffer up until his last episode. Already I'm seeing the negativity on the forum getting to people and we can't even enjoy the episodes now as there's always some rumours floating regarding Barun. So please, I ask you guys to not let these offscreen issues affect the onscreen drama we enjoy watching. This is a big track in the show so we should all be watching with enthusiasm! After his departure, if he does leave, I probably will stop watching as well as I cannot imagine anyone else playing ASR half as well as Barun does.
At the end of the day it's his life. Try as we might, no one can force him to stay. As fans we should support him & Sanaya through whatever they decide to do.
This is the last discussion post I will make on this topic. Cut it.
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