Long working hours and working without any breaks - that's the price actors of daily soaps on Indian television pay for their fame. Vivian DSena's ouster from Madhubala.Ek Ishq Ek Junoon for taking too many offs reinforces the industry's working style. The tussle between actors and producers over leaves is an ongoing one, and while a few actors make sure that their contracts have the clause for a weekly off, others don't enjoy the privilege. No provision for leaves, we are not a corporate 'We have 5 days telecast per week, that means 22 episodes a month. That leaves actors with little scope to take weekly offs,' says producer Yash Patnaik, who is presently producing shows like Junoon and Veer Ki Ardaas Veera.

Saurabh Tiwari Upcoming Serial Radha. Children and Teens Videotapes in the Media Resources Center, UC Berkeley. International Journal of Engineering Research and. Jan 29, 2014 - 'Actors don't demand weekly offs initially, their only focus is on the serial. But when they become 'stars', and the show is a hit, they start throwing tantrums, without realizing that they are dispensable to the show,' says Saurabh Tewari, producer of Madhubala., explaining why he had to fire Vivian from the.

He adds, 'Most shows today are dependent only on the leads and eventually, the main lead is required to work everyday in a month. The audience has become quite clever and doesn't accept tracks without main leads in the frame. So, even though there is a provision of one weekly off for the actors, the leads can't afford to take them because of the busy schedule.' Agreeing that weekly offs being impossible for the leads, producer Manish R Goswami says, 'A lead actor in a TV show today is required to work 30 days. It is impossible to work without a lead in the frame. It's been happening for more than a decade now, but of late, actors have started asking for weekly offs. We are not corporate houses that we will give leaves as and when required.

Working in a daily soap is a maddening affair. Here storylines change on a daily basis, according to TRPs.' Chutti loge, toh chutti ho jayegi! So, if the demands of the job are clear from the word go, why do actors insist on taking offs? 'Actors don't demand weekly offs initially, their only focus is on the serial.

But when they become 'stars', and the show is a hit, they start throwing tantrums, without realizing that they are dispensable to the show,' says Saurabh Tewari, producer of Madhubala., explaining why he had to fire Vivian from the job, 'I had a tough time shooting with Vivian as he used to go on 6 days' leave in month, and that too at a stretch. A TV actor can't do that. Even the parallel story lines that I created failed!'

Producers agree that newcomers are willing to go the extra mile to make their mark in the industry. 'In the beginning, every newcomer wants to work day and night to earn name, fame and money. But as soon as the show becomes a hit, their attitude changes and the tantrums come. Bill Evans Transcriptions Pdf Printer. It happens with most of the leads these days,' avers Yash. Solution A: Live on the sets But what of contracts that clearly say the actor will get one day off every week?

'Whatever is there in the contract doesn't translate into reality,' says, who is playing the lead in Gustakh Dil, 'There are no leaves for the protagonists of a show.' Sana adds, 'I have done character roles in shows like Pratigya and, where there was no problem of leaves as I was not required in every storyline. But when I was offered the lead role, I prepared myself to work without leaves. I mean I take naps on the sets, if I am unwell, the doctor is called on the sets, if I am too tired, I am allowed to shoot for lesser scenes and take help of body doubles, but I have to come everyday. And I am okay with that. This is the price I am paying for the name and fame that I get from the serial.'