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Ekta, Anuj fall-out


MUMBAI, Friday, December 09, 2005


Kkusum star Saxena and Kapoor have differences over money



Reena Thapar Kapoor



Producer Ekta Kapoor and actor Anuj Saxena have been working together for over three years. Anuj has played Abhay in Balaji show Kkusum right from the onset of the show. However, now the duo seems to have fallen out owing to various reasons. Apparently, there was stress between the two right from day one. Anuj, who runs a successful business didn't want Balaji to treat him like just another actor. Probably that's why he quit the show a year after it went on air.

"He'd throw a lot of tantrums," says an insider who was a witness to Anuj's high-handed attitude. Though Saxena was bought back to the show, it was quite evident that he was neither enthusiastic about playing Abhay Kapoor nor was he comfortable in the entire set up. This allegation was proved right when Anuj didn't show up for Ekta Kapoor's Kkusum bash. His absence raised a lot of questions. We asked him the reason for not being there for the party and he said, "I just didn't feel like going for it. I was occupied with Kumkum and my other business meetings."

Rumours about them having problems have been doing rounds for a while now. In fact Anuj's statements in a glossy took them further. What does he feel about his alleged problems with Ekta? "I guess things aren't so bad between us!"

Ekta, on the other hand came up with another reason and said, "I don't know what to say. I never handled Kkusum and it was Nivedita Basu's territory. But, I'm aware of the stress that was happening on the sets. Anuj asked us for a raise twice. The amount he quoted was not justified. We have certain budgets and can't go beyond that." As a consequence, Anuj repeatedly kept disappearing from the show. Last month when Balaji boycotted the party thrown by Sony, Anuj was the only actor from the camp who attended the do. It's loud and clear that idea was to defy his producer's decision.


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Abhay, Kumud skip Kkusum farewell
By: Shaheen Parkar
December 9, 2005
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Anuj Saxena
Two lead characters, Abhay (Anuj Saxena) and Kumud (Aashka Goradia) were conspicuous by their absence from the Goodbye Kkusum bash, on Wednesday.

Their no-show, however, did not come as a surprise. Both had their reasons to stay away but producer Ekta Kapoor just needs a reason to party.

Her Sony show has made an exit after four years and 1,000 episodes. Reason enough to make merry. The Goodbye Kkusum party was at her Krishna bungalow, in Juhu Scheme.



Aashka Goradia
Those who know Ekta's party-hearty style, know that she makes her presence felt only around midnight, and her parties buzz till the milkman comes home.

Missing in action

On his no-show, Anuj says, "I didn't feel like going for the party; I had a lot of other commitments. I am quite busy in the shooting of Kumkum and also in the activities of Elder Pharma, as well as my production house, Maverick."

As for Aashka, her shoot schedules held her back. "I was shooting from 7 am for Piya Ka Ghar, and by the time it was over, something else cropped up," she says. Point taken.

Teen deviyaan

Though their devta was missing, the three deviyaas were in attendance. It was a rare sight to see the three Kkusums - Nausheen Ali Sardar, Manasi Joshi Roy and Shilpa Saklani — all sharing space and enjoying the bonhomie.

Manasi came with hubby Rohit Roy (he played Abhay for a short while), while Shilpa was with husband Apoorva Agnihotri. There was also Abhay's other woman, Taashu (Narayani Shastri) to add to his list of women in the drama.

Homecoming for Nausheen

It was an overwhelming feeling for Nausheen Ali Sardar, the original Kkusum. "I was very touched after meeting all the people who were part of the unit. I felt a bit low too, that something I was part of now, no longer exists. I was meeting the unit after a long gap. It was great fun catching up with everyone."

Hic hic hurray

It is learnt that Chetan Hansraj (Kkusum's Garv) poured four shots of tequila down Ekta's throat.

The party-hearty

The list includes Anita Hasanandani (the erstwhile Natasha), Eijaz Khan, Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan, Ronit Roy, Gurpreet Singh, Moonmoon, Urvashi Dholakia, Kiran Karmarkar, Shubha Verma, Vikas Sethi, Rakshanda Khan, Gautami Gadgil, Ram Kapoor, Balaji creative heads Sandiip Sikcand, and Nivedita Basu and Sony boss Tarun Katial. There were no thanksgiving speeches, just naach, gaana and masti.



source:-
http://web.mid-day.com/hitlist/2005/december/125460.htm

By: Shaheen Parkar
January 2, 2006
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Telly actor Anuj Saxena (Karan of Kumkum and Abhay of Kkusum) is finally single again. It is reliably learnt that his divorce has been granted and all matters related to it have been settled. Anuj had filed for divorce in June 2005 after a little over a year of marriage to Ishmit Dhadial. When asked about the legal proceedings, the actor, however, preferred to maintain a stoic, "No comments."

Anuj, who was in Bangkok recently for a short holiday with his parents, received the news about his divorce judgement on arrival in Mumbai. "He looks relieved and at the moment just wants to be immersed in work. Besides his acting commitments, there is his family business (Elder Pharma) and the activities of his production house Manverick," say sources.

As reported in hitList earlier 'Anuj Saxena files for divorce' (June 23, 2005) the turmoil in the doctor-tuned actor's life had come as a huge surprise to the television world.

After filing the divorce case, he was also allegedly threatened by Ishmit and her family to withdraw the case. This resulted in Anuj hiring a personal bodyguard. All that Anuj was willing to say at that time was, "It's true that I have hired a personal security guard and have also filed for divorce."

Though the exact reason why the marriage soured is not known, it is learnt that there were irrevocable differences and attempts to save the marriage by Anuj proved futile. "Things just did not work out, though everything appeared to be very normal. What suddenly triggered off resulting in a divorce came as a huge shock to all," add sources.

Anuj had agreed to an arranged marriage with Ishmit after both the families met and approved of the alliance.

He was engaged in September 2003 and married in February 2004. The wedding functions were a five-day affair with events at the J W Marriott, Juhu, and Radio Club, Colaba, and was one of the most talked about telly weddings which was attended by several actors.

The cracks in the marriage became visible when Anuj held a bash to launch his production house Maverick at a suburban nightspot and Ishmit was conspicuous by her absence.

Though his entire family was there in support of his new endeavour, Ishmit's absence had people wondering — was there some trouble on the home front? Moreover, in recent months, Anuj had not been spotted in the company of his wife in public.

Ironically, Anuj's off-screen marriage didn't work, but on-screen in the Sony drama Kkusum, he tied the knot five times.

At different points in this Balaji show, he was married to Nausheen Alii Sardar (the original Kkusum), Narayani Shastri (Taashu), Poonam Narula (Mahi) and Manasi Joshi Roy (the second Kkusum) and later had Shilpa Saklani. (the third Kkusum) play his wife.

So is Anuj ready to mingle again? That only time will tell.

shaheen@mid-day.com

Anuj's acting front

1. Post the end of Kkusum, Anuj is currently seen as Karan Kapoor in the afternoon soap Kumkum- Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan on Star Plus.

2. He is also seen in the afternoon repeat episodes of Kkusum.

3. Anuj's production house Maverick, which makes ad films, recently launched its first show Khiladi No 1 on Zee Smile and is also looking at making films.

4. Anuj has also done Sameer Malkan's thriller film, Lips with Maushmi Udeshi.

5. He will next feature in Khush Raho Tum Sada opposite Anupama Varma which is slated to air on Sony in the afternoon slot in February.