Dear PH, ZEE TV and WHO it may concern,
It is understandable that problems and misunderstanding can arise during any kind of work especially if it is contracted work. I am sure that as professionals we are all taught to handle it and try to sort out problems amicably without hurting the sentiments of anyone. In the entertainment line defaming, disrespecting or branding any actor is very taboo because that actors livelihood depends on it. Washing dirty laundry in public and using all sort of media aids to cower up the mistakes of some and defaming another is not done.
Lets get to your serial Qubool Hai. Beautifully etched serial for the 1 st 7 months. Beautifully written, executed, directed and acted. It took the breath away of millions across the globe. Asad Ahmed Khan acted by the excellent and extremely talented Karan Singh Grover, a character that not any actor could have brought to life and i dare say even the big screen actors may not have been able to portray Asad Ahmed Khan better than Karan singh Grover. Amazing it was and the chemistry between Asad Ahmed Khan and Zoya Farooqi played by Surbhi Jyoti was so realistic and amazing. They became the pair that won millions of hearts. This was for the 1st 7 months. The serial had gained a strong footing in terms of TRP's and Ranking's. The cows were being milked very well.
Then came the idiotic tracks just to lengthen the serial as TRP's were good. Tanveer track which i feel ran for far too long with illogical and magical tricks became an eyesore and totally disturbing to the normal human heart but people , viewers and fans sat thru it all for Karan Singh Grover and Surbhi Jyoti. It finaly ended after 3 months if i am not wrong. Phew what a relieve...
Than comes the accidental Nikah. Tell me how that is possible in reality. As far as i know you have to be blind, deaf and dumb to actually get married accidentally. If you even had one of the 3 senses , there is no chance you can do it. Sadly Zoya and Ayaan had all their 3 senses and yet the CV's could get them married . AMAZING story writing there 🤢. This was not acceptable to the viewers at all and a ruckus was ongoing . If that was not bad enough they had 2 brothers trading Zoya for their idiotic sister who was dying to marry the son of a disgusting woman Haseena. ( Any brother in his right man would rather have their sister die than be a daughter in law to that trash) Oh wow what a track. Karan Singh Grover did not like the track and he voiced it out but no one listened to him. WHAT DID IT DO TO QUBOOL HAI. Plunging TRP's and Ranking. How quickly they shut the track down without closure and brought Karan SIngh Grover in to try and redeem the serial back again. It worked to a certain extend but i am sure by then Being the lead and the actor that the serial was doing so well for HAD TOTALLY LOST INTEREST and WE DO NOT BLAME HIM. Yet he carried on though his contract was ending. He carried on. Though his screen space was reduced to about 5 mins a week , he continued , being unwell BUT HE CONTINUED due to friendship, due to being responsible, due to attachment, due to professionalism and due to what he thought to be the right thing to do. HE CONTINUED.
I don't even want to go the Quereshi track which bores everyone to death till date.
I don't blame him for wanting to leave but the channel and the PH should have handled it professionally. They should have spoken to him and come to a sensible result which should or could have been a win win situation for all. Fans would not have been so hurt and frustrations build up would not be so damaging. It could have been worked out .
Karan Singh Grover was still willing to give you guys a couple of months in which the story could have been closed beautifully. Not having to repalce Karan ? Asad with another actor which is never gonna be accepted as the bar for perfection is too high for the character ASAD AHMED KHAN.
I am sure an APOLOGY and FURTHER negotiations can still be concluded and we can end the serial beautifully with the original cast and it will be a show will always remembered beautifully by all and will remain close to many a heart.
TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN . DO THE RIGHT THING AND SETTLE THIS MATTER AMICABLY AS TOO MANY FANS ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE PITCHING ON YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
SIGNED OFF By SHEILA SANDHU ( MALAYSIA ) ( CEO OF ZEE , Hoping you remember me from ZEE awards 2007 in Genting Highlands Malaysia.)
Edited by sheilasandhu - 11 years ago
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