Did Ram lobby for Gautami?
Apparently, the actor was instrumental in getting his wife the role of Tulsi in 'Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'
After months of speculation over who would replace Smriti Z Iraani as Tulsi in Balaji's 'Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi bahu Thi' (Star Plus), actor Gautami Gadgil, wife of actor Ram Kapoor, has finally bagged the role.
It may be mentioned that there were two other strong contenders for this role—actors Padmini Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon. Both of them, who also happen to be good friends, were keen to essay the epic character. The two also happen to be more experienced than Gautami.
However, Poonam and Padmini were unaware of this decision taken by Balaji Telefilms and apparently weren't informed that they had been ruled out to play Tulsi in place of Gautami.
When contacted Poonam said, "It's news to me that Balaji has finally chosen Gautami for the role. I was unaware of this." She adds, "I never refused the show. I was given CDs of the various episodes of the serial to learn more about the character as I hadn't seen much of it. We did have two to three meetings to talk about the various aspects of the role but nothing concrete was discussed."
Though Padmini was not available for comments, a source revealed, "Padmini was keen to do the role. But we heard that Gautami bagged the role because her husband Ram (part of Ektaa Kapoor's hit show 'Kasamh Se', Zee) lobbied for her. We have also heard that the public vote was just a gimmick."
When contacted Gautami explained her stance, "I don't know on what basis they have selected me. Poonam and Padmini are definitely more experienced than I am. But I think that I too will be able to do justice to the character." Dismissing allegations of her husband Ram lobbying for her, she said, "This is the weirdest thing we have heard. Ektaa is the master and nobody can influence her."
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