New
Delhi:
Personal
issues,
Bollywood
ambitions
and
coordination
problems
with
the
channel
or
production
team
are
common
reasons
for
actors
being
replaced
in
TV
shows,
but
various
serials
seek
to
surmount
the
issue
of
finding
suitable
successors.
As
such
a
change
looms,
it
is
up
to
the
channel
to
find
a
suitable
replacement
and
pray
that
viewers
accept
it.
In
some
cases,
the
new
actors
are
able
to
sustain
the
existing
television
rating
points
(TRPs)
of
the
show,
but
sometimes
the
replacement
becomes
the
reason
for
the
downfall
in
TRPs.
"Half
the
battle
is
won
if
you
have
the
right
face
and
the
other
half
is
done
by
performance
and
attitude," Prashant
Bhatt,
fiction
head
of
Colors
channel,
told
IANS.
Citing
the
example
of
Toral
Rasputra
replacing
Pratyusha
Banerjee
or
Anandi
of
Balika
Vadhu,
Bhatt
commented
that
was
the
risk
they
had
to
take.
"There
were
fears
that
the
TRPs
could
drop,
but
there
was
no
other
option.
We
did
not
have
a
choice.
Pratushya
had
made
some
other
commitments
and
she
wasn't
ready
to
shoot
for
long
hours," he
added.
There
have
been
a
few
successful
replacements
in
the
past.
Devoleena
Bhattacharjee
replaced
Giaa
Manek
in
Saath
Nibhana
Saathiya
on
Star
Plus",
Sharad
Kelkar
replaced
Mohnish
Behl
in
Kuch
Toh
Log
Kahenge
aired
on
Sony,
and
Hiten
Tejwani
replaced
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
in
Pavitra
Rishta
on
Zee
TV.
But
so
far
the
most
successful
replacement
was
of
Mihir
Virani
in
Kyunki...
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Thi,
on
Star
Plus,
where
Amar
Upadhyay
was
replaced
by
actor
Rohit
Roy.
On
the
other
hand,
in
in
the
past,
there
were
some
TV
shows
yanked
off
air
because
the
lead
actors
quit.
Iss
Pyaar
Ko
Kya
Naam
Doon
was
one
such
serial,
where
Barun
Sobti,
who
had
film
offers,
quit
the
show.
Then
there
is
the
pressure
on
the
actor
who
steps
into
the
shows
of
someone
essaying
the
role
of
a
popular
character.
Speaking
to
IANS,
Toral
said,
"I
was
nervous
before
taking
the
role.
I
know
there
is
a
lot
of
pressure
on
me
to
take
the
character
forward
since
it
is
so
popular.
I
hope
I
can
up
to
the
expectations
of
viewers.
Even
when
Avika
Gor
as
Anandi
left
the
show
and
Pratyusha
entered,
there
were
apprehensions
whether
the
viewers
will
accept
the
character.
Every
actor
who
replaces
someone
looks
for
the
viewers'
support."
Same
is
the
case
with
actor
Dheeraj
Dhoopar,
who
replaced
Shoaib
Ibrahim
in
Color's
show
Sasural
Simar
Ka
as
Prem,
husband
of
lead
character
Simar.
Dheeraj
says
it
is
a
big
challenge
to
replace
someone
so
popular.
"Prem
is
a
very
popular
character
on
TV.
The
show
is
doing
good;
TRP-wise
also
it
is
doing
good.
It
has
a
good
storyline.
It's
a
very
big
challenge
for
me
to
replace
someone
who
is
so
popular
and
connected
with
the
audience," he
said.
"I
hope
people
like
me
too
and
continue
to
love
Prem
like
they
have
been,"
said
Dheeraj,
last
seen
in
TV
show
Kuch
Toh
Log
Kahenge.
Click
on
the
slider
below
to
see
who
replaced
whom!
Pratyusha
and
Toral
Toral
Rasputra
(On
your
right)
replaced
Pratyusha
Banerjee
(On
your
left)
or
Anandi
of
Balika
Vadhu.
Dheeraj
Dhoopar
and
Shoaib
Ibrahim
Dheeraj
Dhoopar
(left)
replaced
Shoaib
Ibrahim
in
Color's
show
Sasural
Simar
Ka.
Sharad
Kelkar
and
Mohnish
Behl
Sharad
Kelkar
replaced
Mohnish
Behl
in
Kuch
Toh
Log
Kahenge.
Sushant
and
Hiten
Hiten
Tejwani
(Right)
replaced
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
(Left)
in
Pavitra
Rishta
on
Zee
TV.
Giaa
Manek
and
Devoleena
Bhattacharjee
Devoleena
Bhattacharjee
(Right)
replaced
Giaa
Manek
(Left)
in
Saath
Nibhana
Saathiya
on
Star
Plus.
Amar
Upadhyay
and
Rohit
Roy
Amar
Upadhyay
was
replaced
by
actor
Rohit
Roy
in
Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Thi
on
Star
Plus.