It’s possible that Kunwar Amar and Shakti Mohan are responsible for my exit from Dill Dostii Dance: Palki Malhotra

Palki Malhotra

Palki Malhotra had the vision to bring to life India’s first-ever dance based fiction show with Dill Dostii Dance on Channel [V]. The show has bagged immense fan following over the years. After holding the show close to her chest for more than two years now, Palki makes way for a new creative team to take over who will hold the responsibility to take the show to greater heights.

Tellychakkar.com had been trying to get to talk to the lady herself ever since we published an article on the ‘big bad controversy’ that might have been the reasons for Palki’s exit from the show. And over the weekend, Palki finally obliged to talk to us at length on what went wrong. And the revelations are quite intriguing as some of her confessions can shock many avid fans of D3. Read on...

Dill Dostii Dance is literally your baby. How does it feel to move out?

Yes, I have actually conceived and delivered it. It is a sad feeling obviously, because I have been so much into the show for all these years. But as I said before, I respect the decisions of asking me to move out...the authorities have a bigger responsibility to nurture and shape up the show in the way they want. So be it...

What about reports of the entire cast on the set being livid with you for the fact that you have been biased towards the character of Swayam?

I knew you would be asking me this. To tell you honestly, these issues have been there for a while now. A few actors held me responsible for being biased towards Shantanu aka Swayam. The debate has never vanished nor diminished. I am now tired of proving myself. It is so funny and hilarious as I feel only an insecure lot can accuse me of being biased. Yes, the guy is close to me even beyond the sets, and as a matter of fact these stupid talks had got us talking to each other in the first place.

Go on, Palki...

See, I have left no room for anything when it comes to the story line. And if I was being biased towards only one character, then D3 would not have achieved whatever it has achieved over the years. All the cast members of D3 would have not been popular. It seldom happens in a daily soap that all the characters are popular. But with D3 we achieved this only because we did 100% justice even to a cameo character. The show is now two and a half year old baby, and has its huge fan base. And everyone knows that Shantanu is not the main hero, and Kunwar is the one. But I cannot deny the fact that my cast has had an issue about it in past and also in present. But let me tell you this – I always receive fan mails where people ask me why the story lines and tracks are so biased towards Rey, that is Kunwar Amarjeet Singh. So tell me, how do I address this? The viewers have never felt that I have ever been biased towards the other guy in the show. All that I know is that I have always been true to my conscience. I have given so much towards this show, that I cannot put it in words. Also it is wrong on the part of people to point at Shantanu for everything. One simply cannot say that he has used his charm to get things done on the set. I will never accept this.

Getting a bit personal, what is the kind of rapport or closeness that you and Shantanu share?

See, I am extremely fond of the guy because he is very genuine at heart. If he talks to you, trust me he will never have any vested interests, like several others do. This is the main reason why my entire crew is close to him too.mAnd why are you only talking about my closeness with Shantanu? There are several others on the set with whom I share an equally good rapport. The best part about our conversations is that we will never speak about D3. We gel along well for another reason, that is because he is very interested in film making and has the hunger to learn. Initially, when the show started, there was only a ‘Hi’ and a ‘Bye’ that I and Shantanu shared. But these bullsh** talks about our closeness has been there even then...only because he managed to get noticed on screen...To tell you more, these talks in fact drove us to know each other more and get close.

As I have told you in an earlier interview that I gave for Tellychakkar.com, I do not have any best friends from the industry. Shantanu is a good person to be with. But as I asked you earlier, why are you only bothered about my closeness with him? I am also close with my SP, my ACD...and share a similar rapport with the cameraman too. I share an even better rapport with Ameeta (Devadiga). So why talk only about Shantanu? This is because Ameeta is a girl and the other guys are all off the screen, isn’t it?

Well, we have also reported about the probability of Kunwar Amarjeet Singh and Shakti Mohan being responsible for getting you out of the team?

Well, this could be a possibility. Both Kunwar and Shakti used to take it in the offensive about me being biased towards Swayam, as they mostly thought the show was only about them. They constantly worried how the story of Sharon and Swayam was gaining so much popularity. So I guess this could be possible, though I do not know what exactly started this controversy.

So what’s next for you?

Well, Cinevistaas actually hired me as the overall Fiction Head. But when D3 happened, nobody could really understand the concept of a daily dance fiction show and what exactly was to be shown. So I gave my 24*7 to the show. I am very thankful to Mr. Mehta and Siddhu (Siddharth P Malhotra) for giving me the complete independence. They never ever questioned me during this phase, and I now need to give myself back to them. I am going back to what I was actually hired for. And of course, we will chalk out our next plans.

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serendipity's picture

Ok...dis article clears each n every doubt.....i m damn sure palki isn't blaming bt is saying d truth cz she doesn't need to blame anyone... I mean common she hs been working in d industry since a long tym n iz a thorough professional.... As far as i knw frm ol hr ivs she is among those who speak right on d face n iz nt scared of anyone n fr ppl who say dat she blamed othrs just to save herself n shut d mouths of media talking abt her n shantanu den she cud hav done dis by just mentioning abt d fanmail n screenspace thing as its vry obvious.... She didn't need to blame others fr dat.....she hs no need to lie cz it hardly matters fr hr nw as she iz leaving n datz d reason she nvr said these things in public before cz at dat tym d3 ws hr responsibility n she had to save d actor's reputation bt nw shez free to speak d truth.....n abt amar....well he is known fr his unprofessionalism so ws vry much expected frm him bt still trying to throw out a person who made u who u r today is way too much.....u truly excel in politics
kreyanash n swaron rock!!'s picture

wat a stupid interviw! i cant believe ta palki told tat kuwar responsible!! palki u must remember tat ur show d3 was a hit due to kreyanash/arsha.. aftr tat swayam sharon became hit!!! also rey is the lead charactr!! i hav also read tat u were close to rey!!! nw u r having friendship with shantanu??? he is in his 21's ri8?? so hw u and him r FRIENDS???? :O but thankyou 4 giving cute n passionate love stories like kreyanash and swaron whom i was crazy about!! kriya rey swayam sharon was part f my life!! d3 rockz! each n every charact is imp!!!
kuwar responsible??'s picture

kuwar responsible?? best joke!! few months back he told in an interview tat he wanted d3 to end soon!! so tat he can do anything more in dance!!1 palki is telling he was worried abt swaron story!!1
Alisha 's picture

WOW ! Palki first you use ArSha for D3 success and now blame them -_-
Diya's picture

Biased towards swayam?? All the credits r actually given to kunwar amar...Rey s character is way too much highlighted
ami chakraborty's picture

thnxx a lot mam for finally speaking everythng and not taking all the blame on urslf fr the frst time.... luv u palki mam and shantanu n respect u bth frm bottom of my heart... and jealous losers will rot in hell if dey cant even respect deir own creator
Shantanu fan's picture

dear palki maam I truly love and respect you. swayam is a character which would obviously gain popularity as he has a really good personality and Shantanu is genuinely the most adorable guy I have ever come across and he truly inspires me. that's the reason why he has gained popularity and that's why his fans love him so much. I am his biggest fan and I just wanna say obviously you haven't been bias. I like shakti and amar to but they need to understand they aren't the only main couple on the show swaron r equally important. swayam is such a guy who seems like the perfect soul. sneha di and vrusHika both being fantastic actors made fans fall in love with them. let haters be haters and maam its really hurting me to hear about you leaving d3 love you:(
Prakriti's picture

thank u so much palki maam for saying the truth like a boss u don't know how much needed this was! the rumors of palki maam being biased towards Swayam made me laugh so hard!! Swayam a character who never got his due importance/center stage in a dance/a proper track or a character who was basically neglected only.. and now we come to know palki maam was biased towards that very character!! isiliye these kinda treatement to a character she was biased towards?? ye toh bada LOL ho gaya! u cleared things like a boss love u maam! people don't like u cz u say it on their faces! BLIND people LOL!! still who cares! atleast I can see the truth and it's clear enough for me now... Shakti well I never expected a thing from her but Kunwar baap level ki cheapness!! _/\_ no wonder they are besties lol! and after reading this article one thing that made me proud is Mr.Shantanu Maheshwari.. he is a freaking 22 year old and 28/29 years ke buddhe buddhi who claims themselves to be some "international dancers" are freaking jealous of him!! that's fun!! he gained huge number of fans he didn't need to promote himself, didn't need to be the MAIN lead, didn't need to be the so called international dancer, didn't need to win any reality show as well! xD but still managed to bag so many fans jealous hona is so normal! at the end of the day people can recognize talent, and Shantanu Maheshwari is indeed a powerhouse of talent *bows down* .. P.S. Palki Malhotra is the freaking fictional head of cinevistaas not any attention begging actor like ur favs that she will try to blame them without reason! HEIGHTS OF BLINDNESS!! _____/\_____ Palki Malhotra YOU ARE AWESOME!!! will miss u a lot!
purva keswani's picture

mr so called shantanu fan u have no ri8 to say kunwar n shakti budhe budhi n by the way it was kunwar who taught shantanu the first lift as he was a solo perfomer n shantanu ne kafi dance lifts b seekhe hn amar se so plz respect ur favourite shantanu teacher
ArSha 4eva's picture

my subjct tells all i need 2 say...u hv NO RIGHT to say anything about amar n shakti cuz luking at foolishness i dont think u hav won a dance reality show or hv came in top 5 of it or have released a dance calender right after coming back from norway after learing a proper dance.u only hav ri8 2 say stuff about some1 wen u reach their level wich u oviously havent so SHUT YOUR MOUTH!! n who said they were jealous?? they just said what they felt !! they felt palki mam was being biased n they said it ON HER FACE...maybe she took it the wrong way saying they were jealous.N ya jus so u know if any1 on sets was jealous of any1 they wudnt hav shard such a gr8 bond....

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