Star
Plus’
Medical
drama
Sanjivani
returned
to
the
small
screens
last
year
on
popular
demand
with
Ishqbaaaz
actress
Surbhi
Chandna
and
Namit
Khanna
in
the
lead
roles.
However,
in
a
short
span
of
time,
the
show
faced
a
number
of
hurdles
in
the
form
of
time
slot
change
and
two
popular
characters
quitting
the
show.
This
resulted
in
the
show
going
off-air
prematurely
in
the
month
of
March
this
year.
And
now,
in
an
interview
with
Pinkvilla,
leading
man
Namit
Khanna
opened
up
about
the
show’s
early
ouster
and
his
on-screen
chemistry
with
Surbhi.
Namit
said,
“The
fate
of
any
show
is
an
amalgamation
of
many
departments
coming
together
to
make
the
show
a
success.
I
never
took
the
onus
on
myself
being
the
lead
of
the
show.
For
me,
the
show
worked
wonders!
In
fact,
it
was
exactly
what
my
career
needed
at
that
point.
From
receiving
immense
fan
love
to
being
the
face
of
such
a
cult
TV
show,
airing
on
the
top
channel
in
the
country,
and
working
with
many
established
actors.
I
couldn’t
have
asked
for
more.
I
just
sincerely
did
the
job
I
was
hired
for.
I
did
my
best
to
stay
away
from
the
TRP
game
and
factors
that
were
beyond
my
control.”
He
added,
“One
thing
everyone
was
sure
of
was
that
'Sidisha’
(Surbhi
and
Namit’s
couple
name)
worked
from
the
very
first
episode.
Fans
wanted
more
and
more
of
them
and
that
was
pretty
much
the
backbone
of
this
rendition
of
Sanjivani.
But
after
a
point
when
the
creators
decided
to
change
things
around
by
introducing
new
nuanced
characters
and
replacing
the
existing
ones,
the
fans
were
really
annoyed
initially
and
later
felt
totally
betrayed.
They
had
invested
a
lot
in
'Sidisha’
and
had
high
hope
for
the
couple
but
I
think
the
new
tracks
took
it
all
away
from
them.
The
pair
had
created
ripples
in
the
industry
and
were
trending
all
through
the
time
they
were
around.”