Vivian Dsena, Madhubala and controversies…

When controversial information hits us, we tend not to get judgmental. Here too, we will act as a herald and share with our readers what we have been hearing since the last couple of days. The story is related to one of the most talked about actors of recent times, Vivian Dsena. With his Greek God looks and poignant performances, he has earned both, the love of fans and appreciation of critics. But Vivian seems to be slowly emerging as another favourite child of controversy. There was a buzz that Vivian does not share a cordial rapport with co star Drashti Dhami in Colors' Madhubala (Nautanki Telefilms) and both have been embroiled in ego issues. Now comes another development, which many believe could be true or a vindictive attempt to mar and tar the actor’s image as he rides high on wings of popularity. A credible source pinged us saying: “Vivian has been acting too pricey on the sets lately. First of all he was not happy with the fact that he was earning less than Drashti. He believed that his per day (remuneration) should go up as more than Drashti, he is the reason why the show has managed to gain success.” We allowed the source to continue: “On being ill, he would simply deny to come to the sets, forcing everyone to make creative changes in haste.” Here we would like to mention that there were talks that the channel and the production house were not too keen to the contract with Vivian and were even contemplating to replace him or opt for the unfortunate decision of ending the show. “But now all has been sorted as Vivian has got a decent hike and the contract has been renewed. But yes, all decisions have been taken verbally, and no party has signed the dotted line yet. Right now, Vivian is definitely earning a lot more than Drashti,” ended the source. When we are talking about Vivian, we just could not have gone ahead to publish the story without giving the actor the opportunity to share his side of the argument. When we called up the TV heartthrob, he said, “First of all, I have no issues with either the channel or the production house. Hota to main shoot karne aaj nahin aata. And regarding me comparing my payment with Drashti, it is utter rubbish as I compete with myself and never, ever look into what other actors are doing.” He continued with a slight anger in voice, “I know when someone tries to work hard and do good things in life, people try to bring him or her down. There is nothing surprising about it. But it is indeed saddening. And as far as contractual issues are concerned, it is very personal and I cannot discuss about it. But yes, I have never worked keeping money in mind. I take up shows when I like the character.” What about Madhubala going off air? “I have not been told about it and I think as the lead of the show, I would be the first person to know about, if at all such a decision is taken. I don’t wish to say anything more.” Vivian, as you grow in life and career, you would learn that fame comes with a price and one has to live with both accolades and anxieties. We wish you all the best. We also sent text messages to producer Saurabh Tewari and Colors' Fiction Head Prashant Bhatt, but did not get any response!!! Later a channel spokesperson got in touch with us and confirmed that Madhubala is not going off air.