Poonam Joshi walks out of KTH

Source Mumbai-mirror june 22.06.2006

Ekta Kapoor lambasts Mehek

Actress Poonam Joshi walks out of Kahiin To Hoga, Ekta is furious

Reena Thapar Kapoor

Poonam Joshi

It's a fact that any newcomer in the television industry today would give anything to work with Ekta Kapoor. Only at the start though. For, once they are established, they often fly out to greener pastures with great alacrity at the first given opportunity.

Actress Poonam Joshi, better known as Mehek of Kahiin To Hoga fame, is no different. Apparently Poonam recently walked out of KTH abruptly and began shooting for Zee TV's Tumhari Disha. The actress who is under contract with Balaji Telefilms for KTH, as long as the serial continues. But she has decided not to honour it.

Ekta Kapoor is furious. When we contacted her, she confirmed the story. "My creative team informed me about Ponam's behaviour," said Ekta. "For an actor, not showing up for the shoot is extremely unprofessional. I was aware of Poonam's intentions about quitting the show. She is under contract, so legally speaking she can't quit it just like that. But I guess that actors do feel saturated after a point and want to move on."

The story goes that Poonam did not inform Ekta or the creative head of the show before storming out. What's more, she has walked out at an extremely crucial point. Her character, Mehek, plays a vital role in KTH, as one of her sisters who will soon get married. However, last week Poonam simply failed to report to the sets, and went to shoot for Tumhari Disha instead. The shooting naturally came to a standstill as they couldn't cheat shoot Poonam's portions.

Balaji insiders say that hell broke lose when Joshi informed Kapoor about quitting the show through an SMS. "I feel like taking serious action against actors who mess around with their and my work schedule in this manner," said Ekta. "But I don't know yet if I am going to sue her."

Earlier too, actress Barkha Bisht had been taken to court by Ekta for breach of contract. "I do not want to make things difficult for the production houses these girls go to work for, when they leave me," explained Ekta.

Sources say that Poonam had been asked to at least serve a one month notice period before walking out of KTH. But she didn't.

We spoke to Poonam to get her side of the story. "I've been working in KTH right from day one," said Poonam angrily. "But I've never had a great track in the show. It was always a blink-and-you'll-miss-it kind of a role. Naturally, when Tumhari Disha came my way, I jumped at the opportunity. Unlike in KTH, I have a fabulous role in Tumhari Disha. For how long did Balaji expect me to stick around on the show without any track?"

The actress said that she had informed Balaji about her intention to quit, long ago. "I don't see why they are making a hue and cry about this," she added. "Obviously, someone is poisoning Ekta's mind. I think it's completely unfair to call me unprofessional!"

Poonam dear...please do not walk out of TD...we are just about getting used to one lead leaving...

Since you seem very happy with your role in TD....hope you will be there with us till the end.

😃

Thanks for posting!!!!
Yes Poonam dont leave hamara DK!!!!
If Chavi would have worked with Ekta Kapoor then she would have had hell to what she has done!!! It's time these makers are strict to the actors who mess them around.

She loooks so different than the picture we have seen so far of her. Mona, she likes her role in TD and feeling very excited about it so let us hope that she will stay with us till it ends.

Thanks for the article!!

Ekta seems to have a lot of trouble with her actors nowadays!

I think she is very pretty she seems a natural!!!!

Unlike Chavi who needed tonnes of make up to look good!!!

Friends..I went to Kahin to hoga forum to check their reaction..

Majority seem to be cheering Poonam for quitting KTH...although they will miss her...but they agree her role was not given any importance...also they feel Ekta behaves high and mighty with her actors..it is time that the actors also did something..

anyway...hope Kaamna does not leave hamara DK ...stays with him till the end...bechara is budhape mein..teesri patni kahan se laayega? 😕 😕

Thank you...aage aage dekhye hota hai kya... they are all birds of a feather...in what way is she different from Chavvi??????

Thanks Yaar....

Poonam Joshi ne KTH chod kar bahuth acchha kaam kiya...infact i will be much happier if all the actors leave that Ektha shows....She is sole reason of other shows being sooo pathetic.....she started with so many marriages to main protagonists n the actors will defenetely fed up of her storyline...n Poonam did a good thing.... 👏 👏 👏 I appreciate her..... 👏

Helloji....Yaar,There is lot of difference bwt' Poonam N Chavi.....Poonam was acting in Ekthas shows n that ektha madam is one dictator....so no one will be interested to act in such type of production for long....But our Chavi madam is working with cool headed Rupali(ofcourse i curse Rupu for dirty twists)who is sooo decent in showing the scenes..... 👏 👏 I dont think Poonam Joshi will quit TD....she must be fed up of Ekthas show.... 😕 Anyway lets see what will happen.....I believe in Poonam as much as i believe Rupali..... 😛 😆 😆 No body will regret to quit Balaji production......

Harsy you can continue to have faith in Rupu and Poonam as much as you want and but this is my opinion.....mein ne tumhari devi par bharosa kiya but kuch haath nahin aaya....neither of us know the truth behind why Chavvi quit TD and nor will we ever know...we only go by what we read and at the moment Poonam has done nothing different from what Chavvi has done. Maybe the only difference is that she hasnt ruined our show ...it is somebody else's so why bash her.