'Was getting a lot of complaints': Anupamaa producer Rajan Shahi breaks silence on Alisha Parveen's abrupt termination

Pink Villa

17-05-2025

Anupama, featuring Rupali Ganguly as the protagonist, is one of the top shows in the Hindi television industry. While the show is mostly in the news for its twists and turns, it has also remained in the news for its actors leaving the show one after the other. Actor Alisha Parveen was cast as Anupama 's adopted daughter, Rahi, however, her tenure in the show was short-lived. The actress claimed that her termination was abrupt. However, in an interview with Vickey Lalwani, show's producer Rajan Shahi spoke at length about what exactly transpired.
Rajan Shahi shared, "Certain things were very good about the said actor (Alisha Parveen) when there was one sort of a performance but there were stages of performances. Ultimately, it was a love story, which she had been told. Hum apni taraf se poori effort karenge (We took all the efforts from our end) but that energy level was not there to match that part with the love story that was happening. So, I was getting a lot of complaints from the creative team and my directors saying that 'nahi hai un mein x-factor' (There's no x-factor in her). Ek performance jahan high energy thi, cheekha chilli thi, emotions correct tha, aap talent ko ek baar do baar chaar baar meetings huyi, it was not an abrupt call. The channel was also seeing and there was a lot of disappointment from their side that it (the performance) was not up to the mark."
He continued, "One month before the termination, I had a talk with her at an award function that the director is very unhappy, and this was told directly. It's not like it was not told and then suddenly you are told to leave.
Recalling what Alisha claimed after her dismissal from the show, Rajan Shahi shared, "There were a lot of allegations made. She said that somebody was responsible for my going. Vo ek bachkaani baatein thi, vo ek self defense tha, vo apna justify karne vali baat thi. Hum zyada ghuse nahi kyunki humein bhi next sochna hai. (That was a childish move for her self-defense. She wanted to justify herself. We didn't dive much into this matter because we wanted to think about the next step.) I could make out that extra effort was not being made there and she said that she was unable to get the romance with her onscreen partner (Shivam Khajuria)."
Rubbishing all the allegations made by Alisha Parveen, Rajan Shahi said that when the production house grooms an actor, does multiple workshops, and invests time in them, is because they want to have a longer journey, otherwise, why would anyone invest so much time in any actor. At that point, I had to take a leap of faith because it was very critical for me."
Previously, in an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, Gaurav Khanna was asked if Rupali Ganguly was the reason behind him quitting the show. To know, what he said, watch the video below:
Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma, Paras Kalnawat are a few names among others who quit Anupama.