Where
there"s
creativity,
there
ought
to
be
clashes
too.
Difference
of
opinion
is
a
healthy
thing
but
care
should
be
taken
that
no
lone
voice
is
dominating
all.
Television
is
a
medium
where
you
can
please
only
a
few
but
it
should
never
be
at
the
cost
of
displeasing
most.
Surprisingly,
this
displeasure
allegedly
took
place
on
the
sets
of
India"s
number
one
sitcom
Taarak
Mehta
Ka
Ooltah
Chashmah.
The
alleged
tyrant
is
director
Dharmesh
Mehta,
while
the
aggrieved
party
comprises
of
writers
Raju
Odedra,
Rajan
Upadhyay,
and
certain
actors.
The
writer"s
bane
is
that
the
director
chops
off
their
script,
which
invariably
leads
to
disappointment
among
those
actors
who
are
deprived
of
footage.
We
tried
speaking
to
the
concerned
parties
but
in
vain.
Expectedly,
none
came
forward
to
speak
on
this
issue,
and
most
of
them
vehemently
denied
such
disagreement.
However,
a
little
birdie
from
the
sets
spilled
the
beans.
“The
issue
seems
to
have
been
solved
now.
Earlier,
the
writers
Raju
Odetra
and
Ranjan
Upadhyay
had
literally
vowed
to
quit
if
the
director
Dharmesh
Mehta
continued
with
his
arrogant
ways.
Mehta
would
pay
no
heed
to
their
grievances
and
simply
called
the
shots
as
per
his
wishes.
As
a
result,
the
writer
found
their
script
being
chopped
many
times,
thereby
indirectly
affecting
the
actors
who
were
deprived
of
footage.
The
ones
who
are
always
spared
with
such
blushes
are
the
lead
actors
Dilip
Joshi,
Disha
Wakani
and
Shailesh
Lodha.
Their
problems
refused
to
recede
and
that"s
when
they
threatened
to
quit
the
show.
The
issue
was
discussed
with
the
channel
and
production,
and
it
looks
like
there"s
parity
between
the
warring
parties
for
now," said
a
source.
Looks
like
there"s
a
temporary
truce
but
don"t
be
surprised
if
tempers
flare
up
yet
again.
After
all,
this
is
a
common
phenomenon
in
tinsel
town.