Shubh out of Babul ka Aangan - Article

Shubh out of Babul ka Aangan

Siddharth Shukla, who plays Shubh in Babul ka Aangan will no longer stay a part of the show as his character will die in the show in Monday's episode.

Sources on the sets of the show claimed that the actor had been "throwing tantrums since quite some time now." Asked what kind of tantrums these were, the source said: "He's also
been demanding a hike in his fees and it was too much for the producers." Confronted with this, the creative head of the show, Raahat acknowledged the parting of ways. "We had some date issues with Siddharth, he would come late to the sets and would not give us the required time. There were even times when we had to use dummies in his
absence".

Raahat said that some changes in the script had been planned which also fell into place with Siddharth's leaving. "When we introduced Swayam's character as a thriller element in Babul, it worked very well," Raahat said, "so the channel has asked us to focus on this track and not so much on that of Shubh, which in the new story line does not have much importance."

For his part, Siddharth said that he had "decided to opt out of the show, as the story was not too convincing to me." He said he had decided this "ever since Shubh's character turned grey. I demanded a change and now that I know that it's not happening, I'm off."

Asked whether the accusations of his unprofessionalism were true, he said: "This is not true at all. I have always been on time and given extra time when required." He said he would miss the show and his costars and would remain in touch with them. Though he played lead in this show, which is on Sony, Siddharth has no other show on air at the moment.

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Vandana Shukla, Hill Road Media

Tuesday, December 23, 2008