Gauri Pradhan says she would regularly walk out of Kutumb, have ‘fights’ with scheduler because of intense working hours

Gauri Pradhan played the lead role in the television show Kutumb, in which she was paired opposite her now-husband Hiten Tejwani.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | May 20, 2023 09:27 AM IST

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Actor Gauri Pradhan recalls her television shooting days. (Photo: Instagram/gpradhan)

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Actor Gauri Pradhan is well-known in the television industry, thanks to the several years of work that she devoted to shows such as Kutumb, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Naam Gum Jayegaa, and more. She said that working in television shows can be so gruelling that shooting for a movie, by comparison, is a ‘cake walk’.

In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, the actor was told about actor Radhika Madan’s statement about television shoots being very difficult, with no time to prepare for scenes and scripts being changed without warning. Gauri was quick to support that statement, and said, “When you do a television show, even if you do one show for a long time, and then you do a movie, it’s like cake walk. It’s like you are on a holiday. It’s so easy and breezy that there is no issue…”

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The actor rose to popularity with her lead role of Gauri in the show Kutumb, in which she was paired opposite her now-husband Hiten Tejwani. Recalling working on the show, Gauri said that since she was punctual, she didn’t put in extra hours even if everybody else was delayed. “Yes, I had fights every day with the scheduler. That was very common… I was known for coming on time and leaving on time. In Kutumb, I used to wear a wig for my long hair. So at 9 pm, everyone would start looking at each other because at 9 ‘o’ clock, I would just take off the wig, give it, and leave in the middle of the shot also because if I have come on time I earn the right to leave on time.”

The actor also revealed that because of this, she developed a reputation as being difficult to work with. Asked if there used to be fights on sets, the actor said, “Wo to roz hi hota tha (fights used to happen every day) but you knew you had to come back. I was known for that. A big snob, snooty, very difficult to work with.”

She said that television actors lead a very tedious life, and are slaves to their daily routines. However, she personally never had a breakdown since she considers herself to be “strong-headed.” She said, “That is all that you are doing! I am not complaining, but you are only shooting. There is no social life, there is no family life, there is no me time, there is nothing. You go home, you eat, you sleep and you come back the next morning so it’s tough.”

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