Kanchi Kaul sacked!
Kanchi Kaul is ousted from Ek Ladki Anjaani Si owing to temper tantrums and an incessant demand for more money. Sai Deodhar takes over
Sapana Patil Poojary
Kanchi Kaul had it coming for a while. Notorious for her temper tantrums and unprofessional behaviour on the sets since the inception of Ek Ladki… Kanchi has finally been shown the door.
Throwing light on the issue, creative director, Sony TV, Sandiip Sikcand says, "Kanchi's behaviour on the sets has been unprofessional. She would not co-operate with the production team to shoot promotion capsules, etc. She would not even give them adequate time for shooting. She has been very high-handed."
Sources on the sets add that she would lose her temper at the smallest things and would often put the shooting on hold on some pretext or the other. "She would refuse to shoot with the air-conditioner off. Or, would take hours do her hair and keep yelling at her hair-dresser. She would also object to anybody smoking on the sets. Her rudeness even drove Mohnish Behl out of the show."
Apparently, the actress demanded a hike in her current remuneration as well. Since she was given a considerable raise recently (she gets around Rs 50,000 per episode), her demand shocked the channel. Sikcand says, "Yes, that is true. Kanchi's attitude towards money was strange. Not only did she quote an unbelievable sum, but also threatened to not report for shooting if her demands were not met. Apparently she said, 'I will talk about dates only when my remuneration is discussed.' Later, she called me to say that all this was untrue. However, when I made some channel representatives call her, she again threatened to not report for shooting. I heard her on the speaker phone this time, so there was no doubt left in my mind. So, we decided to replace her with Sai Deodhar."
Co-producer Misha Gautam says, "Sai is coming on the show as Anuradha Rai. Actually, we are yet looking into the story." When contacted, Sai Deodhar said that she had joined the show because the channel was keen on casting her in one of their serials.
Kanchi Kaul did not take our call, or answer our messages, despite repeated attempts.
In: Sai Deodhar |
Out: Kanchi Kaul |