Shehzada Dhami and Pratiksha Honmukhe’s Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai co-star Shivam Khajuria reveals shocking details: He demanded he should be called ‘sir’ on set

 

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Reacting to Shehzada and Pratiksha’s termination, Shivam Khajuria said, “I did a mock shoot with Garvita a few days back, so I got a hint that something is happening. But I was shocked when it happened yesterday. Rajan Shahi Sir had set up a meeting and he told us what happened and why is this happening, the reasons behind it. I was not on set for the past 4 months, but I got to know about so many things and such unprofessionalism that happened on the set. You feel bad when you get such a good opportunity, such a good show running for so many years, why would you waste it like that?”

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Recalling Shehzada Dhami’s bad behavior and Pratiksha struggling with her character, Shivam Khajuria further added, “When I was on the sets, Pratiksha was new and it was her debut so I would always tell her to focus on the craft. But I think she got diverted and lost her way. It is very unfortunate. There were some behavior issues with Shehzada, there was an incident where he demanded everyone to call him ‘Sir’. As Pratiksha was new, during my time, a lot of takes were needed from her during the shoot. But that could not be the case. Director’s Kut Production encourages professionalism. When I got selected for the part also, Rajan sir told me, ‘I can manage anything, but I cannot manage unprofessionalism.'”

 

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Sharing that both Shehzada and Pratiksha were given many chances, Shivam went on to explain, “They are very professional people, they won’t irk for no reason. They don’t shout at anyone, so it is also the actor’s responsibility to be professional. Every other cast member behaves very well. They were given many chances. Yesterday, in the meeting also, Rajan sir said that he hoped that things would change, the atmosphere would get better, and everything would be back to how it should be. However, that didn’t happen. Then what can a producer do, when the show is like his baby? In the meeting too, Rajan Shahi said ‘iss show se mere ghar ki roti aati hai’ (I get my bread and butter from this show), I can’t have any leniency towards the show.”

While Shivam Khajuria shared these details he even mentioned an incident that happened last week and said, “The last nail in the coffin was when something happened last week, and because of that the production decided to take this call. Yesterday, both Shehzada and Pratiksha were present in the meeting, and when Shehzada heard he was terminated, he just left the meeting. Pratiksha was teary-eyed. Everyone felt bad for her. She could have been a bit smarter and thought of her career and not been manipulated.”

Shivam Khajuria plays the role of Rohit Poddar who is the half-brother to Armaan Poddar. Shehzada who played Armaan’s character has been replaced by Rohit Purohit, and Pratiksha who played Ruhi has been replaced by Garvita Sadhwani.

 

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Rohit and Garvita have already begun shooting for their roles, right after Shehzada and Pratiksha’s exit. We even tried reaching out to the former Armaan and Ruhi for comments, but the actors were unresponsive.