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Vivian Dsena aka RK, who had quit 'Madhubala' a couple of months back as he didn't want to play a father to a 25-year-old, will soon be back in the show in a new role. He shot a promo for his entry on Wednesday, and when we spoke to him afterwards, the actor refuted news about his tiff with the show's then producer, Saurabh Tewari. Earlier, when the actor had quit, there was news about him taking too many leaves, upsetting the show's schedule. However, Vivian maintains that he cannot work for 30 days a month. Excerpts:
Madhubala has been my baby
It feels great to be back. No matter what, Madhubala has been my baby.
The makers, as well as the actors, have put in a lot of hard work to establish the show. It feels as if I have returned home, where I used to live practically the whole day till a few months back.
I went home after leaving the show
I was spending time with my mother. After seven years, I stayed with her for almost 10-12 days at a stretch and ate a lot of home-cooked food. Since I was in Ujjain, my hometown, I gorged on a lot of namkeens and sweets. I re-lived my childhood, met all my old friends. It was a great feeling to be back there. But I ensured that I don't put on weight. I was a little smarter this time. Instead of being a foolish foodie, I was smart this time around and ate what I
wanted and played football. All my clothes have become loose. I have become thinner that what I was in Madhubala. However, I did not get the time to follow the show during this time.
No other project materialised
If it was not for Abhinav Shukla (Abhinav Shukla and Saurabh Tewari were jointly producing the show but now they have split and only Abhinav is handling the show), the decision to return would have been quite difficult for me. He has been like a friend, an elder brother to me. Anyway, I was contemplating lot of subjects, reading a few scripts and hearing a few writers. I was getting calls for new TV shows. But
none of them materialized. I got Abhinav's call and he said, 'I am planning a new character and you will be able to do justice to that. I don't want anyone else but you'. I had no valid reason to say 'no'.
My character will be a surprise
My role will be a surprise for everyone. You will have to wait and watch. I have heard many assumptions about it. One interviewer asked me whether I am returning as KRK's (RK's duplicate) son, and somebody else asked me whether I am reincarnating on the show. People are coming up with weird things. We are trying to do something different. These guys told me, 'This is going to be challenging for you'. Even I don't know
what the character's going to be like - it's not going to be the same though. It will be a challenge for me to get into the skin of the character and make the viewers accept me.
I didn't quit because of a rift with the producer
I had quit the show since I didn't want to play a father onscreen. Saurabh's comments about me taking leaves were misinterpreted by a reporter. And it was obviously clarified later on. I am a human being and not a machine. I do not run on petrol or diesel. I need four days in a month for myself and for my family. I cannot work 30 days a month. Even offices are shut on Sundays, and if I take leaves, my producers understand
that. If you expect anyone to work 30 days a month for 12 hours, that's against work ethics. In fact, Saurabh and I were supposed to meet each other after I left the show. But Saurabh had left for his hometown and after coming back, he called me the day I was leaving for Ujjain.
Co-stars are happy
I shot the promo with them. Drashti (Dhami, who plays Madhubala) was happy about it. I've met Gunjan (Utreja, the male lead introduced after the leap) twice. He's a nice, chilled out Punjabi guy with no malice in his heart, no hidden agendas. He wasn't competitive or over-cautious. He wasn't like, 'Vivian has come back and he's my competitor.'
He welcomed me back and spoke to me nicely.
No confirmation about the show going off air
If something's wrong with your baby, you don't throw it out. There is no confirmation about this. People said that Madhubala was going off air within three months after it started and the next we heard was that it was the number one show of the channel. You can't stop people from saying anything
Madhubala has been my baby
It feels great to be back. No matter what, Madhubala has been my baby.
The makers, as well as the actors, have put in a lot of hard work to establish the show. It feels as if I have returned home, where I used to live practically the whole day till a few months back.
I went home after leaving the show
I was spending time with my mother. After seven years, I stayed with her for almost 10-12 days at a stretch and ate a lot of home-cooked food. Since I was in Ujjain, my hometown, I gorged on a lot of namkeens and sweets. I re-lived my childhood, met all my old friends. It was a great feeling to be back there. But I ensured that I don't put on weight. I was a little smarter this time. Instead of being a foolish foodie, I was smart this time around and ate what I
wanted and played football. All my clothes have become loose. I have become thinner that what I was in Madhubala. However, I did not get the time to follow the show during this time.
No other project materialised
If it was not for Abhinav Shukla (Abhinav Shukla and Saurabh Tewari were jointly producing the show but now they have split and only Abhinav is handling the show), the decision to return would have been quite difficult for me. He has been like a friend, an elder brother to me. Anyway, I was contemplating lot of subjects, reading a few scripts and hearing a few writers. I was getting calls for new TV shows. But
none of them materialized. I got Abhinav's call and he said, 'I am planning a new character and you will be able to do justice to that. I don't want anyone else but you'. I had no valid reason to say 'no'.
My character will be a surprise
My role will be a surprise for everyone. You will have to wait and watch. I have heard many assumptions about it. One interviewer asked me whether I am returning as KRK's (RK's duplicate) son, and somebody else asked me whether I am reincarnating on the show. People are coming up with weird things. We are trying to do something different. These guys told me, 'This is going to be challenging for you'. Even I don't know
what the character's going to be like - it's not going to be the same though. It will be a challenge for me to get into the skin of the character and make the viewers accept me.
I didn't quit because of a rift with the producer
I had quit the show since I didn't want to play a father onscreen. Saurabh's comments about me taking leaves were misinterpreted by a reporter. And it was obviously clarified later on. I am a human being and not a machine. I do not run on petrol or diesel. I need four days in a month for myself and for my family. I cannot work 30 days a month. Even offices are shut on Sundays, and if I take leaves, my producers understand
that. If you expect anyone to work 30 days a month for 12 hours, that's against work ethics. In fact, Saurabh and I were supposed to meet each other after I left the show. But Saurabh had left for his hometown and after coming back, he called me the day I was leaving for Ujjain.
Co-stars are happy
I shot the promo with them. Drashti (Dhami, who plays Madhubala) was happy about it. I've met Gunjan (Utreja, the male lead introduced after the leap) twice. He's a nice, chilled out Punjabi guy with no malice in his heart, no hidden agendas. He wasn't competitive or over-cautious. He wasn't like, 'Vivian has come back and he's my competitor.'
He welcomed me back and spoke to me nicely.
No confirmation about the show going off air
If something's wrong with your baby, you don't throw it out. There is no confirmation about this. People said that Madhubala was going off air within three months after it started and the next we heard was that it was the number one show of the channel. You can't stop people from saying anything
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