Jasmin Bhasin opens up on quitting Dil Toh Happy Hai - Page 2

Originally posted by: tanvismile

Well it's written in Interview that I realised I have to play a mother which was something I don't sign for .So honey was a reason to quit but that wasn't the only reason .She was already not happy with script.They dint deliver what they promised.Its good she quit.

In this case there is something fishy as fans who have followed Jasmin from the start know she was shown pregnant in her 2 previous shows. In her first show she was also shown bonding briefly with a little girl after losing the baby and in her last show even gave birth to a child and acted as a mother to the baby though she was the surrogate .She was also younger then so can’t say too young to play a mother onscreen as some actresses argue . Indeed she is now 28 and will be 29 next week. Also in this show Donal says the character of Happy which she is taking over will not play a mother to the child but it will just be a bonding between the young girl Happy and this child Honey . Seems to make sense as the child’s mother Harleen is very much part of the show. The actress playing Harleen reposted a story saying she is the new lead of the show. Maybe a parallel postive lead who might turn negative who knows?

Jasmin has also said in the past she would stick with a show till the end as there are often so many expectations and she has done that with her last 2 shows inspite of fluctuating ratings. These shows also has leaps but well into the story not so early on .

So there must be another reason for her leaving. Clearly the storyline and character graph drastically changed from what was pitched to her and what she signed up to do. It was no longer the story of a happy optimistic girl overcoming challenges but a dark depressing weak misguided sacrificial Happy trying to protect her family and harming them more in the process . Also there seemed to be no strong storyline with 2 major leaps so early on in the show.

So perhaps she could not relate to the character storyline anymore and so felt she could not do justice to the character. In that case she is completely justified in leaving . As an artiste her responsibility is to take on roles she finds interesting challenging resonate with her creatively and help her grow as an actress and be part of a story she believes in and wants to tell and hope the audience connects with it as a result. Not to do something random and illogical at the whim if the production house channel to hopefully improve ratings and make them more money. Also even if some of the audience likes it if she is not comfortable or satisfied creatively or feels she can no longer relate to the character and story and do justice to the role she is definitely justified in leaving.

Taking the leap and introducing a child when the story didn't need one and replacing most of the cast, it won't bring good ratings. If anything, it will accelerate the closing of the show.

I feel they never had an idea of what to do with this show. They just picked cliches from other stories and mixed all together: the innocent bubbly girl, the bad boy, the evil mother-in-law... but unlike other shows, they had no direction. They thought that something-something most come out, but it resulted in this disaster.

Whatever it is Honey bonded with Khushi. I don't see how this show can go on with Harleen as the lead because she is a very negative character. I found it very hard to watch how she behaved with Honey. No mother no matter how frustrated can do that to their own child. You have to be extremely selfish.

Originally posted by: rose2015

Whatever it is Honey bonded with Khushi. I don't see how this show can go on with Harleen as the lead because she is a very negative character. I found it very hard to watch how she behaved with Honey. No mother no matter how frustrated can do that to their own child. You have to be extremely selfish.

Originally posted by: trinitodebone

I would not trust everything written in the entertainment media even if they purport to quote the source . I have seen time and time again they often cut and paste a supposed quote from another portal, sometimes don’t even talk to the source, only print part of what the actor said out of context or even say things the actor did not actually say. Only if an actor says something directly in a video interview or posts something clearly on his/ her official social media handles is it more believable imo.

In this case there is something fishy as fans who have followed Jasmin from the start know she was shown pregnant in her 2 previous shows. In her first show she was also shown bonding briefly with a little girl after losing the baby and in her last show even gave birth to a child and acted as a mother to the baby though she was the surrogate .She was also younger then so can’t say too young to play a mother onscreen as some actresses argue . Indeed she is now 28 and will be 29 next week. Also in this show Donal says the character of Happy which she is taking over will not play a mother to the child but it will just be a bonding between the young girl Happy and this child Honey . Seems to make sense as the child’s mother Harleen is very much part of the show. The actress playing Harleen reposted a story saying she is the new lead of the show. Maybe a parallel postive lead who might turn negative who knows?

Jasmin has also said in the past she would stick with a show till the end as there are often so many expectations and she has done that with her last 2 shows inspite of fluctuating ratings. These shows also has leaps but well into the story not so early on .

So there must be another reason for her leaving. Clearly the storyline and character graph drastically changed from what was pitched to her and what she signed up to do. It was no longer the story of a happy optimistic girl overcoming challenges but a dark depressing weak misguided sacrificial Happy trying to protect her family and harming them more in the process . Also there seemed to be no strong storyline with 2 major leaps so early on in the show.

So perhaps she could not relate to the character storyline anymore and so felt she could not do justice to the character. In that case she is completely justified in leaving . As an artiste her responsibility is to take on roles she finds interesting challenging resonate with her creatively and help her grow as an actress and be part of a story she believes in and wants to tell and hope the audience connects with it as a result. Not to do something random and illogical at the whim if the production house channel to hopefully improve ratings and make them more money. Also even if some of the audience likes it if she is not comfortable or satisfied creatively or feels she can no longer relate to the character and story and do justice to the role she is definitely justified in leaving.

This particular article is posted by Jasmin fanclubs on Instagram.Those accounts are followed by Jasmin so it's definitely authentic.

Secondly just because Jasmin performed a role earlier doesn't mean she would want to repeat it. An actor has different expectations from every characters they perform. As teni Jasmin had different expectations and with happy s character she had different expectations.

In this case she wasn't even told about child post leap . It was when she read the script she realised there is child involved.This whole thing came as a shock to her.May be they told her in advance she would have been mentally prepared for it.

Mohit malik doing exceptionally well in role of sikander in KKB.That show is based on father daughter relationship and he is playing the role of father.I don't think he will play the role of father in future roles because he has already done it.

Whenever as actor says he doesn't want to play mother or father on screen we only assume one thing that they are uncomfortable to play the role of father or mother.We should understand that there can other reasons . Sometimes actors may be very comfortable but also reject the role since they already done it. Sometimes if the kids introduced is big they also think they might not be suitable to play their parents ....they can be many reasons behind it.... Jasmin probably agreed for this track after one year . Many actresses for example the one who play naira in yeh rista kya kehlata is playing the mother but after two years when her character and love track with Karthik is explored fully .

Originally posted by: trinitodebone

Hmm maybe Harleen is the negative lead and the new villain in town Now wondering if perhaps the bonding between Happy and Honey is like that of a secondary mother figure as his own mother does not show him lovevand care . Seems Honey is also Rocky’s biological son . Do they plan to eventually reunite Happy and Rocky with Honey living with his dad and new stepmom Happy as his biological mom is an unfit mother or left the child with his father as she never wanted him anyway. Did Jamin not want to play a secondary mother figure to a child this age who is also not the biological child of her character but her character’s supposed soulmate and then become a step mom ?Who knows ? As an actor should be able to take on most roles with some exceptions like if uncomfortable with something significant like nudity for eg but not because of vanity ( don’t want to be mom to such a big child makes me look old) or even some sort of idealized view in a sense ( only want to play a mother to my own child Don’t want to be a mother to my partner’s child with another woman) That I don’t agree with . But maybe the story just did not make sense to her anymore and she like many viewers thought these are unnecessary complications. I seem to be going around in circles speculating on this so I’ll leave it here . We may never know the full truth. She seems to have made her peace with it and moving on

How big is the child actor ? It's six years leap so he must be five years right. I don't think playing the role of five year will make any actress look old or something. Wasn't teni a mother of five year old in DSDT ? However Jasmin has lost of weight these days and she comes even more young then before .There is a chance she feels she doesn't suit for this development.

But in case of this show as per Jasmin she quit the show because this was something she dint sign for .This was unacceptable to her so she quit.

Originally posted by: tanvismile

This particular article is posted by Jasmin fanclubs on Instagram.Those accounts are followed by Jasmin so it's definitely authentic.

Secondly just because Jasmin performed a role earlier doesn't mean she would want to repeat it. An actor has different expectations from every characters they perform. As teni Jasmin had different expectations and with happy s character she had different expectations.

In this case she wasn't even told about child post leap . It was when she read the script she realised there is child involved.This whole thing came as a shock to her.May be they told her in advance she would have been mentally prepared for it.

Mohit malik doing exceptionally well in role of sikander in KKB.That show is based on father daughter relationship and he is playing the role of father.I don't think he will play the role of father in future roles because he has already done it.

Whenever as actor says he doesn't want to play mother or father on screen we only assume one thing that they are uncomfortable to play the role of father or mother.We should understand that there can other reasons . Sometimes actors may be very comfortable but also reject the role since they already done it. Sometimes if the kids introduced is big they also think they might not be suitable to play their parents ....they can be many reasons behind it.... Jasmin probably agreed for this track after one year . Many actresses for example the one who play naira in yeh rista kya kehlata is playing the mother but after two years when her character and love track with Karthik is explored fully .