MUMBAI: TellyChakkar reported about TV actors Paras Kalnawat and Avinash Mishra, who play Rehaan and Zain Ashraf respectively in Mariam Khan, bidding adieu to the daily. Recently, Avinash exclusively spoke to TellyChakkar revealing the reason he quit the daily.
Now, the light-eyed Paras has come out in open to speak about his exit. A dismayed Paras narrates, ‘I’m disappointed with the production, as they have wasted 4–5 months of mine. They guaranteed me that it is a lead character and that I’ll be seen in 80% of the show. I was constantly asking them whether I’m in the promos and on the poster. I told them that only then would I sign it. To this, everyone had the same reply—Yes.’
Paras reveals that the makers also told him that despite the show being named Mariam Khan, it will be completely focused on him.
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The actor, who started his career with Star Plus’ Meri Durga, will be shooting for Somersault Productions until 10 September. The series will soon witness a time leap and ‘the makers tried their best to retain’ him post the leap. ‘I have only shot for 10 days in the last few months. Finally, they’ve agreed to set me free.’
An agitated Paras further adds, ‘After doing a show like Meri Durga, this one is like a downfall for me. People have been asking me where am I in the show and what am I playing? The worst thing about this production house is that even after constantly telling them that if there’s no growth for my character I’ll leave the show, they kept me hanging. They always said that I’ll have a track a la Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. That is one of the primary reasons I left.’
Paras also averred, ‘I believe I was the most popular actor in the show. I had the biggest fan base amongst everyone. My fans wanted to see more of me. Since I was not visible in the show, they started a hashtag #NoParasNoMariam. They started forwarding it to everyone, from the producers to the actors.’
Initially, the makers had different plans for Paras’ character Rehaan; however, with his exit, they changed the track entirely, the young actor reveals.
His despondency was clear from his tone. ‘I do regret taking the show. I was fooled, to be honest. I asked them 10 times before signing it. In fact, I was even skeptical about the auditions when I got to know that it has two male actors. I was forced to come for the auditions.’
Paras is eager to sign a new show. However, he wants to be sure before signing his next. The actor assures us that he will soon return with an interesting show.
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