Abbas Khan aka Sid

Here is an article i found:

POSITIVELY MIFFED: Abbas Khan	ECSTATIC: Vishal Singh, who replaces Khan

Just like the riveting plot of a TV serial, there is an off screen twist to the tale of Zee's drama Astitva — Ek Prem Kahani.

Abbas Khan, the winner of Zee's talent hunt show India's Best — Cinestars Ki Khoj, won't be part of the show anymore. Barely three months after playing Siddhanth, he has been replaced by Vishal Singh (previously seen in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa).

Said Khan, "I'm not interested in doing the serial anymore. My ambition has always been to do films. I was a part of India's Best and I took part in it to make my mark in Bollywood."

So why did he spend three months on the show? "I'd done a telefilm for the channel before, and when they asked me to be a part of Astitva, I agreed since I was excited about working with Ajai Sinha," says Khan.

He says he has learnt a lot on the show in terms of technical details, but he is miffed at the manner in which he was replaced. "I was told about the replacement at very short notice. Without getting into details, I'd rather learn from this experience and move ahead," he adds.

Khan, who hails from Lucknow, now plans to spend some time bodybuilding and improving other aspects of his personality.

"Television took a lot of time away from me, but now I want to recover on the lost time. I would shoot 16-17 hours daily which was quite strenuous," he says.

He says he is happy with his performance on the show, and the producers with him. "I would always come on the sets 30-35 minutes in advance. In terms of being professional, I don't think I gave anyone any reason to grumble," says the actor, who thinks he is better off joining his parents buisness than doing television serials.

Vishal Singh who takes over as the new Siddhant, says he is thrilled to be a part of the show. "I have started shooting and I've also worked with Nikki (Aneja) before, so its cool. The character of Siddhant has lot of interesting dimensions."

Thanks for this dimple bubt it's already been posted in another thread....whole discussion has been had on it... but many thanks for posting it..

I don't agree with his theory that movies are better than television. He's such a shabby actor, how can he even think that he's cut out for movies?! He should look at what happened to Amar Upadhyay who thought people would be queueing up to sign him because of his iconic status as Mihir in KSBKBT on the small screen, but his movies sank without a trace. Surely Abbas doesn't want to end up like that😕