Unfortunately I was one of the mugs that got sucked into the conspiracy malarkey and I'm not afraid to admit to it... However I came to my senses pretty quick after seeing the coffee with Gul interview... He did not once thank his fans even then... Then came the highly contentious hush, hush rumours of may be the leads were more than friends ( I have my own opinion of this and will not say anymore on it!) and
the "INSIDE INFORMATION, CAN'T REVEAL SOURCE, CAN'T SHARE ETC" mantra did nothing but create greater animosity towards the PH and hence folks started to hurl unprecedented abuse of all kinds towards GK.
The truth actually started to emerge with the revelation of the lead had wanted to exit in Feb, but the focus was again diverted with claims of the interview having been conducted under duress ...
The alarm bells regarding the lead person's commitment towards the show
began to ring loud and clear when the VM interview was realised during his film and he clearly said "any actor can play the role of ASR". To me this was a strange thing to say from the person who brought the character to life!!
I agree the script was haphazard after the kidnapping track, but in the same token the lead looked totally disengaged, disinterested and bored!
With each passing day his reasons or stories behind him wanting a break have changed! In fact his reasons changed with the wind and he had more reasons than my hot dinners!
Folks have said yes he looks tired, he is loosing weight etc but my POV is his fatigue seemed more to do with his lifestyle than anything else; I leave you to draw your own conclusions on this... However I will mention one thing and that is in one episode his eyes were extremely red, conspiracists insisted he had been crying uncontrollably due to the torture unleashed on him by GK BUT I beg to differ, it was more to do with his lifestyle activities!
Nevertheless I wish him well in his ventures but I for one DO NOT want to see him on the small or big screen, dishonesty is my pet hate I cannot promote anyone who is afraid to tell the truth and more over who hides behind his family's aprons!
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