Taarak Mehta actress Monika Bhadoriya hits out at producer Asit Modi for his indifferent attitude
Taarak Mehta actress Monika Bhadoriya hits out at producer Asit Modi for his indifferent attitude
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been headlining for the misbehaviour by its producers towards female actors. Even police complaints have been lodged for high-handedness of the producers and others connected to the making of the project.
Monika Bhadoriya who plays
Baawri in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah trains her gun at producer Asit Kumarr Modi for his abusive behaviour on the sets. For those unversed, Monika quit the show in the year 2019. She is the second actress to speak out against the makers after quitting the show for misbehaviour of the show’s producer Asit Kumar Modi.
Her quit comes following Jennifer Mistry aka Mrs Roshan Sodhi over the working conditions on the set and the abusive behaviour of producer Asit Modi. Monika also opened up on the torture she had to face while working on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
The actress called her days on the set as ‘hell’. Recalling how the makers remained ‘unsupportive’ towards her when her mother was unwell, the actress said that while she would spend the night at the hospital they would call her early in the morning for shoot.
Even when she would she isn’t in the right frame of mind, they would put pressure. The worst part was that even after coming on shoot, she had to wait with her turn not coming during the day.
She added that Asit Modi asked her to report on set just seven days following her mother’s demise. When she told him that she has still not come over the demise of her mother and in no mood to work, his team went on to say we are paying you for your work and whenever we need you, you have to turn up for the shoot even if your mother has been hospitalised. She somehow reached the set of the shoot because she was left with no option. Sometimes she would cry. And on top of it is their unruly behaviour and mindless torture. Adding further that they would call her on the set an hour before the call time. There is lot of bullying on the sets of the shoot. Asit says He is a God.
Monika further alleged that they used to treat the artistes like a dog. They have behaved with her in a very unpleasant manner.
A few days back, Jennifer had alleged that her place of work is ‘male chauvinistic’. The actress quit the show after being a part of it for over a decade. She also levelled several serious allegations against producer Asit Kumarr Modi, Project Head Sohail Ramani and executive producer Jatin Bajaj.
The makers also issued a statement calling Jennifer unprofessional and abusive after she reportedly filed a sexual harassment complaint against them. They also claimed that she used to misbehave with others on the sets.
Over the last couple of years, actors like Neha Mehta, Shailesh Lodha and Gurucharan Singh have also quit the show. The popular sitcom has been on air for over a decade.
Featuring Dilip Joshi, Sunayana Fozdar, Munmun Dutta, Mandar Chandwadkar, Amit Bhatt and Sonalika Joshi among others, it is one of the longest-running shows. The story centres around the lives of a family living in Gokuldham Society, where they co-exist with families of different backgrounds and cultures.
News input KV Raman
