Originally posted by: asmaanixx
Hey Najma!
I'll fill you in on as much as I can. If I leave something out, then hopefully someone can fill it in.
Circa Episode 180, there was a shift in the story line wherein Babita started to get less screen space and her character started to go against the core of what she was originally presented as. We never got her point of view on certain matters, and moments where she was right to stand up for herself were written off as her being egoistic.
The wedding track was originally conceptualized as being a simple affair but it later changed to a grand, and lavish celebration that was very unlike PB. Late night shoots for the wedding were suddenly conducted and all the tracks that were originally opened up like HS' childhood trauma were never again addressed. Instead, we began to see a degradation in Babita's character wherein she was made out to be beyond idiotic and needed every little thing to be drilled into her head. HS too, was being sidelined and was being given the bare minimum to work with while the maximum amount of screen space was being given to Minnie and all the other side characters.
Paridhi had quite often shaded her character in interviews so it was apparent that she was unhappy about the way Babita was turning out to be. Then, rumors were spread about a potential leap happening, Minnie being displeased with Babita's pregnancy among others. The actors, and the PH were constantly contacted about what's true and what's not but only Aniruddh addressed the matter. In a live session, he stated that there was no leap happening. Then, weeks later, shortly before Diwali, news broke out in a Times of India article that both Paridhi and Aniruddh's characters being axed and the show taking a five year leap with Ashnoor as the protagonist. Paridhi's statement went something along the lines of her not being happy about how her character was turning out to be. She also didn't have any intention of being a part of the show post leap, and she would have left on her own. Aniruddh simply commented on how he was grateful for being given the chance to play a feminist character like Hanuman. Also, it was revealed that the actors were informed of their characters being axed over the phone, not in person.
The media was banned from entering the set but they still tried to contact the actors separately. SBS had even gone to Aniruddh during Diwali but he refused to comment on the matter. The next few days passed by wherein we speculated how long Paridhi and Aniruddh will stay on based on their activities on social media.
For their last episode, Aniruddh and Paridhi were to go to Manali to shoot the dream sequence. However, only Aniruddh went, while Paridhi didn't.
That's as far as I know. Dunno if I missed anything. But given how brutally Babita's character was butchered, it appears as if there was some sort of animosity between the PH and Paridhi but I can't say this a 100% certainty.
As for the phone call scene, that was in reality.