Ksg interview

ourtesy- TellyChakkar Hello Karan, hope
you are good. So what's all been written
about you? "I am good thank you. Yes, I
have read what has been written about
me and I have been waiting to talk. I
delayed not because I was scared, but I wanted to see how low the channel
would stoop to defame me. Whatever
has been spoken against me today by
Zee authorities have left a very bad taste
in the mouth, and I will not let go easily,
"said Karan in a heavy tone. He continued and we let him speak, "It
has been said that I came on the sets
drunk, which is an utter lie. It is
extremely sad that way they have
spoken about me. The truth is that my
contract got over 3 months back. Right at the beginning I made it very clear that
I would stay with the show for a year
and then move on. I stayed on because
Vikrant (Massey) left the show at the
time when my contract expired, and
being close to Gul (Producer Gul Khan), I did not want the show to get affected.
Hence, I did not renew the contract but
continued to shot for Qubool Hai." So why did he want to quit? "See, I have
been keeping very unwell. Right now I
am in Delhi and I am not holidaying
here. I am suffering from some ailment
which I don't want to talk about but yes,
multiple physical tests are being done on me. I am in Delhi for health reasons. I
had a meeting with the channel on 19th
of this month wherein I told them about
my problem and they understood it. But
on that day they asked me to stay on for
a month and then leave. I was worried that people love the character of Asad
and they would miss it dearly. So I sat
with the juniors of Ajay Balwankar and
pondered upon how to show my exit. I
told them instead of replacement, for
many fans connect me with Asad, kill my character and get a new lead. All was
good but then bam...comes today's
version from Ajay." Are you hurt? "Absolutely. You know
what, I told Balwankar's juniors that I
plan to produce my own show. They told
me to do it with Zee and not go to any
other channel. They told me to sign an
exclusive contract with Zee and I agreed to everything. I said whenever things
materialise, I would love to work with
them again. Then where is all the
negativity coming from suddenly? This
shows how less informed Balwankar is
when it comes to the meetings I have had with his juniors pertaining to
Qubool Hai. The statement was
absolutely uncalled for as I gave them
dates to end my track. Instead of talking
to the press, Balwankar could have just
called me up and cleared his doubts. He could have been open minded. He has
no right to talk garbage about me to
people. They told me to postpone my
medical check-ups. I beseeched them to
allow me to take a break and in return I
promised them to give another 3-4 months of my time to the show. I said it
was physically not possible for me to
continue shooting. And this is how they
reacted to it. Called me an
unprofessional." After a small pause, KSG went on, "I
think I became the victim of a channel's
ego. They think how can an actor dare to
leave us. They would like it the other
way. They would say we threw him out. I
am completely disappointed and shocked at this point of time. I just want
to state that Balwankar has been in the
industry for a far more time than me. It's
not that we were unaware of each
other's existence. He could have taken
into consideration our one year of relationship and acted accordingly. Now
it's more like one more show, one more
channel, one more person. Very sad.
Know what, you guys wrote about
Raqesh (Vashisth) replacing me, I am the
one who convinced him to be a part of the project, as Asad is a very loved
character. He is a very dear friend to me.
You do so much and what you get in
return...humiliation." What about the legal case that the
channel intends to file on him? "Oh, they
have no base for that. My contract got
over with the channel. The only person
who can file a legal case is me against
Zee for defamation, which I am considering seriously." This will get dirty, it seems!!! Before signing off he said, "I have no
issue with Gul at all. She is a lovely
person. I just wanted to share the truth
with my fans who love me a lot and have
supported me throughout. I felt they
should know my side of the story. I have nothing else to say. Thank you everyone
and I will be soon back doing what I do
the best."