Kavita Kaushik is fed up her role in Tumhari Disha (Zee). She wants producer Rupali Guha to terminate her character (Porinita) if it continues in the current vein. Says Kaushik, "Porinita was a negative character with lots of style and panache. Now, she's gone cheap."
Cheap?
Kaushik explains, "I've had to put my foot down on several scenes. Once, they wanted me to do a bed scene with Sachin Sharma (Vedant). I was asked to pull Sachin towards me. When I argued that I wouldn't do that, Guha agreed to change it a bit.
They said that we would put our arms around each other and the lights would be switched off. Somehow, it got too late that day and the shot was not taken. Next day, I was supposed to go to Bangalore for a holiday. When I came back, thankfully, they did not mention that scene."
Another time they wanted her to wear a raunchy saree and seduce Sachin. "I put my foot down again. If I wanted to do such stuff, I might as well be doing music videos," she says.
Kaushik feels that her character is being made to do things that defy logic. "Porinita, a strong character, is suddenly being made to do weak things. I was the one who was responsible for Krutika Desai (Gargi) going to jail, and then, they wanted me to touch her feet and apologise for it. I refused," she says.
No dummy for me!
According to sources, Kaushik is very uncomfortable with the fact she has to adjust her time with Sachin Sharma's availability. Sachin is doing three shows and to adjust with his busy schedule, the production house (Film Farm) wants Kaushik to shoot at odd hours, at times till 2 am.
Kaushik is also peeved that she has to shoot with Sachin's dummy in his absence. "My role has gone haywire. I am not enjoying Porinita anymore," says Kaushik.
Porinita has always been ambitious: Guha
Producer Rupali Guha reacts, "The name of my show is Tumhari Disha and not Tumhari Porinita; Porinita will continue to do scenes connected to Disha's (Chhavi Mittal) track.
As for the scenes Kaushik is complaining about, I'm surprised. Porinita was always an ambitious girl; she went to bed with DK (Ashish Nayyar), so she was not a sati Savitri. She even wore a backless outfit. She never had a problem on that front earlier, so why now?"
As for the problem with Sachin's timing, Guha says this issue has come to her twice before.
"Kaushik used to adjust earlier, but has stopped doing that since the last one month. She has not yet intimated me that she wants me to terminate her role if it continues this way. If she does, I will take it up with Zee and see what we can do about it," she says.
Kaushik's TV repertoire
1. Kutumb (Sony)
2. Kahani Terri Meri (Sony)
3. Piya Ka Ghar (Zee)
4. Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (Star Plus)
5. Ye Meri Life Hai (Sony)
6. Remix (Star One)
7. Kahiye To (Zee)
Jhanak
Udne Ki Aasha
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