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Director Romesh Kalra hosted a grand birthday bash in Mumbai on December 20 in which the famous names of the TV industry marked their appearance.
Anupamaa premieres on Star Plus. (Photo Credits: Instagram)
Anupamaa, the Rupali Ganguly starrer popular TV show, has been in the limelight for a long time now especially due to the controversies surrounding it. Recently, TV actress Alisha Parveen, who played Raahi in the show, was removed overnight by the makers without any specific reason and was reportedly replaced by actress Adrija Roy. Amid the ongoing conflict, actor Shivam Khajuria, who played Prem opposite Alisha, revealed that the actress didn’t attend Anupamaa’s director Romesh Kalra’s birthday bash, on December 20, as she was in shock.
Talking to Times Now, the actor stated, “I called Alisha to know about it (her exit). But didn’t speak much. She is in shock and I didn’t want to trouble her more by asking questions about her exit from the show.”
Talking about his bond with Alisha, the actor added, “She is a great girl. I’m also shocked to learn about her departure from Anupamaa. I share a good friendship with her. I learned about it through media portals. I contacted Alisha immediately after that, but she didn’t say much about it.”
Meanwhile, talking about Alisha’s replacement in Anupamaa, Shivam added, “I have no idea who my new co-star will be. I will get to know once I reach the set.”
Director Romesh Kalra hosted a grand birthday bash in Mumbai on December 20 in which the who’s who of the TV industry marked their appearance. These include Rupali Ganguly, Anupamaa producer Ranjan Shahi and Gaurav Khanna among others.
Talking about Alisha, the TV actress recently shared a lengthy note on Instagram stories emphasising that she didn’t leave the show but was replaced overnight. She wrote, “Hello everyone, I did not leave the show #Anupama, but I’m not sure why this happened. Everything was fine, but I’m not sure why this happened so abruptly; it was shocking for me as well.”
Expressing her heartfelt gratitude to all her fans for showering love to her character in Anupamaa, she added, “But thank you so much for liking Raahi/Aadhya; I am so pleased to be a part of this show; I worked so hard for the character, but I have no idea what happened; all I can say is thank you to everyone who supported me! I shall miss this show from the bottom of my heart.”
Apart from this, Alisha has also appeared in shows like School Friends and Udaariyaan.
