Sacked!
Kavita Shyam
Reportedly, Twinkle Bajpai aka Laxmi of Ghar Ki Lakshmi - Betiyaan was asked to leave the serial because of her endless tantrums. Gunjan Walia
Lashing out at her unprofessional attitude Sanghamitra Panigrahi, creative head of the show, said, "Twinkle has been behaving in a very unprofessional manner. She would not give enough time to the show and the shoot was held up. She had a take-it-or-leave-it attitude and her equation with the rest of the co-stars was getting affected. The quality of the show was suffering, also we have suffered financial losses. We had no option but to scout for a replacement. We are scared to experiment with her any longer. Our show is the top priority for us and it is not dependent only on one person."
Spewing venom against the production house and defending herself, Twinkle said, "I have been blamed for not giving enough time to the show and walking out of the sets, but it is untrue. Apart from 14 hours on my scheduled days, I give 8 hours extra on my non-blocked days. In the past six month I have taken only five days off, I've not been able to go to Lucknow, (my hometown) for Holi. I have not been able to appear for my BA final exams. This is a thankless job. I'm neglecting my health and I keep falling sick and hospitalised because of the stress. In spite of me putting in extra hours they blame me for all the delay. I can't take it anymore. It's ok if I'm replaced by someone else."
Gunjan Walia is now replacing Twinkle in the show. Not only has Gunjan been briefed about her character, she also has to watch previous episodes to get the feel of the story and her role.
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