Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of the most popular television shows. The maker, Asit Kumarr Modi, has recently reacted to Palak Sindhwani’s allegations. Palak played the role of Sonu in the popular sitcom. She left the show last year after she was accused of breaking her exclusivity contract. Sindhwani had accused the TMKOC makers of mental harassment and non-payment.
In an interview with News18 Showsha, hinted at why the actress was asked to leave the show. He also claimed that the actress made a ‘fuss for nothing’ and suggested she was not disciplined on sets. He was quoted saying, ‘Everyone has to work in a discipline. I am also making a show for Sab TV. I also work with dignity. I have a contract with them. Similarly, artists also have contracts with me. We have to make 26 episodes every month. There has to be a discipline. It can’t depend on your mood. Everyone is working. This is one of the reasons’.
He even added, ‘People know you because of your character, whether it is or somebody else. Abdul’s real name is Sharad, but people call him Abdul Bhai. Artists are known by their characters’ names. We have positive characters. We have loving characters. If somebody advertises anything, it will impact our show’s image. Everyone works within a contract. I also have to work within a limit. You cannot break your contract.’
He even took a dig when he said, ‘Jab voh kuch bhi bol dete hai toh bura lagta hai. But unki umar kya? Kya samajh hai unko? Bolne do. Baat mein koi aisa dum nahi hai’. On asking if he had sent a legal notice to Palak, Asit Modi said, ‘We asked her to work within the contract limits. We aren’t saying a no for anything but you have to ask us. If you decide to do anything, it cannot work that way. We sent her a notice. We weren’t dragging her to the court. Our lawyer tried to explain things to her nicely, but she did not understand. It created a fuss out of nothing’.
