Gunjan Utreja AT# 7 'Seedhi baat ,no bakwaas,I Quit ' :P - Page 6

Exactly the way GU put it when he was given the role he was given a lead male role a protagonist, he could have been given enough time to establish an audience because the shows leading Colors SSK and BV they have TRP of 3 not overnight that build up over a year at least, and when they started a fresh story in MEIEJ it's like a new serial launch the audience would have come when they start liking the story to be loyal, the TRP was building from 1.6 it raised up itself to 1.8 without promotion nothing, and now because of VD's comeback they made him negative, but for him to agree to play this negative character they pitched the negative character to be smart, but here we see his just playing sadistic with no aim really to what end it doesn't make sense the story. TRP now is at an all time low of 1.3.

He has handled it well, he gave them a chance to write a good story bring in the TRP's, and they've done an awful job at writing nonsense.

Yet another actor has quit a telly
show over creative differences.
Gunjan Utreja, who was roped in to
play Abhay Kapoor (AK) in Madhubala
" Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, is the latest to
join the list.
He was brought in as the new male
lead after Vivian Dsena, who plays
RK, left the show. However, after the
latter's comeback last month,
Gunjan's character suddenly turned
negative. Since then, a lot of creative
differences have cropped up
between the actor and the
production house. Said a source,
"Before Vivian's re-entry, the track
focussed on AK and Madhu's (Drashti
Dhami) love story. It was then
altered to bring back RK. Now, the
ratings have also dipped from 1.8 to
1.4."
READ: Vivian seems like a cool
guy: Gunjan Utreja
After much coaxing, Gunjan
confirmed the news, saying, "I have
informed the production house
about my decision. I am going
abroad on May 3 for 15 days, so May 2
will be my last day of shoot. My
character is not shaping up the way
it was promised. The creative
differences can't be resolved and so,
there is no chance of me returning to
the show."
Does his decision have anything to
do with Vivian's return? "It was done
to revive the ratings and I was in its
favour. But my character suffered; it
has come to a standstill," Gunjan
explains.
Was he informed that his character
would turn negative if and when
required? "No, but that's not the
bone of contention. They reduced
my role to that a cold-blooded,
stupid and irrational guy. We all
could have had stronger roles. I
accepted the offer because it was
pitched to me as a rom-com with
fresh characters."
READ: I love living out of
suitcases: Gunjan Utreja
What about the ratings? "Nothing
changes overnight and the same
applies to ratings too. One has to
give time for a character to strike a
chord with the audience. I guess, we
didn't get enough time to establish
AK," he concludes. In the meanwhile,
there is also buzz that the show will
end in a few months.