Pratyusha Banerjee Suicide, Hina Khan Tantrums & Other Controversies That Rocked TV Industry In 2016

Parth Samthaan–Gauri (Gaurav) Arora

According to reports, Gaurav Arora, who made news for his sex change recently, hinted that Parth Samthaan broke his heart. Later, he took a U-turn. In the press conference, Gaurav (Gauri) blamed Vikas for dragging her into the issue to take revenge!

Pratyusha Banerjee’s Suicide

Pratyusha Banerjee's suicide shocked the nation. Pratyusha's boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh has been accused of abetting the suicide of the actress. He is out on anticipatory bail. Rahul and Pratyusha's last telephonic conversation was also leaked. The case is still not resolved.

Rahul Raj Singh’s Controversies

There were also reports that Rahul had cheated many girls. He was even booked for molesting a woman and assaulting her male friend outside a restaurant in Andheri West. He was also arrested for drunk driving in Santacruz.

Kapil Sharma & Colors

Because of differences between the production house of Kapil Sharma's show Comedy Nights With Kapil, and Colors' channel, Kapil Sharma quit the show and the show was replaced by another show (Comedy Nights Live). CEO Raj Nayak even blamed Kapil and said that the problem started with his insecurity. Kapil moved ahead and started another show on Sony TV - The Kapil Sharma Show, with the same team!

Bhabhi ji Ghar Par Hai’s Shilpa Shinde

Bhabhi ji Ghar Par Hai actress Shilpa Shinde was upset with the Channel (& TV) and the producers (Benaifer Kohli). Shilpa had said that they were spreading wrong rumours of her being unprofessional and throwing tantrums on the sets. Benaifer gave back, by revealing some shocking statements about Shilpa saying how she really threw tantrums on the sets (regarding clothes alterations).

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’s Hina Khan

It was said that Hina Khan is insecure of the current (young generation) track and is throwing tantrums on the sets. It was even said that it was because of the actress that Karan Mehra also quit the show because of Hina. The actress also quit the show.

Karan Patel

Karan Patel is always surrounded by one or the other controversies because of his ‘temper'. Earlier, it was said that all is not well between him and Ankita Bhargava. But the couple proved the rumours wrong. There were also reports that on the sets of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Karan Patel's threw tantrums which delayed the shoot. Also, during Divyanka and Vivek's wedding, Karan made to headlines as he refused to give bites to the media!

Diya Aur Baati Hum’s Deepika Singh

Deepika Singh is apparently upset with the production house (Shashi Sumeet Productions) for not clearing her dues. As per the reports, the actress is yet to receive an amount of Rs 1.14 Crores as her payment. However, there are also reports that the production house had a dispute with the actress and they have agreed to settle down to only Rs 67 Lakhs instead of Rs 1.14 Crores, by claiming that she was reporting late to the shoot.

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 Controversies

This season, Jhalak got into controversy for various reasons. Firstly, because of Jacqueline Fernandez - it was said that the actress was throwing tantrums on the sets, which lead to huge delays in the shooting schedule. Also, it was said that Ganesh Hegde was replaced by Farah Khan. There were also rumours Manish Paul was paid a bomb to be part of the show. The last controversy being a few contestants felt unfair for roping in choreographer Salman Yusuff Khan as a contestant as he was associated with the show since a long time!

Upasana Singh & Colors/CNL

Upasana Singh was miffed with the makers of Comedy Nights Live as they didn't clear her pending dues. Apparently, the makers even asked her to sign the contract even after quitting the show. Later, Vipul Shah of Optimystix Entertainment, which produced CNL called Upasana's accusations as a 'selfish view'!

Bigg Boss 10

The show has been in news for various reasons. There were rumours that the makers are saving Om Swami and Priyanka Jagga from eviction. Apparently, these two are most hated contestants and even after being evicted or sent out to the house, they were brought back. There have been reports that Bigg Boss is scripted since a long time. This time again the same question has been asked after Bigg Boss 10 contestant Priyanka Jagga claimed that the show is scripted, before leaving the show. There are speculations that the makers have fixed VJ Bani as the winner!