‘I was so tortured that it seemed better to commit suicide’, Monika Bhadoria accuses Asit Modi

Monika Bhadoriya on Asit Modi: Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal recently accused the makers of ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ (TMKOC) of exploitation. A few days later, Monika Bhadauria, who appeared in the show as ‘Bawri’, has also opened a front against maker Asit Kumar Modi and project head Sohil Ramani. The actress made many serious allegations against Asit and Sohil and also said that they used to torture so much that I felt like committing suicide.

Makers did not pay after leaving the show
Monika played the role of Bawri Dhondulal Kanpuria in the hit sitcom show from 2013 to 2019 i.e. for six years. Recently during an interview given to ETimes, the actress said that the makers did not pay her for a year after leaving the show. He had said that later many other stars of the show Gurcharan Singh, Jennifer Mistry, Raj Anadkat and Shailesh Lodha had to face the same.

suicide seemed better than working
Describing Asit Modi as a ‘big liar’, Monica had said that Asit Modi and Sohail Ramani humiliate actors on the sets. She told ETimes, “They tortured me to such a level that I thought it was better to commit suicide than work here. They tortured me mentally. They used to shout, abuse and Sohil used to say that we are paying you, so you have to do whatever we say.”

Asit didn’t call even after mother’s death
The actress further recalled the days when her late mother was undergoing treatment for cancer. Monica said that she was asked to come on the sets early in the morning even if she did not have any scenes to shoot. He claimed that Asit Modi had not made a single call even after his mother passed away.

Asit Modi had threatened to ruin his career
Monica further alleged that the makers threatened to ruin her career. The actress said, “Asit Kumar Modi threatened me not to work in Mumbai. I was already going through the mental trauma of losing my mother and here he was threatening me to lose my career. In fact I had an impact on my career. I had to struggle after work.”

Ending her talk, the actress also supported Jennifer’s claims and said that Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a “masculine” place. She said, “The set is male dominating. They will make female actors wait and male actors will finish their scenes first and leave. Despite being a TV show, female actors are paid less than male stars.”

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