Avika Gor on Laado: I had to convince myself to relate to the character

By Ramsha Akhtar

on May 05, 2018

Although in the start Laado - Veerpur Ki Mardaani looked promising, turns out even Avika Gor was disappointed with the show. The deteriorating ratings didn't help and now finally looks like Laado is slated to go off air on May 25.

Avika who was initially excited about the project shared how she turned down several offers to do this project but was disappointed when it failed to meet her expectations. She said that the sudden changes in the storyline were one of the cause, viewers stopped watching the show. She said, “Initially, I was in awe of my character, Anushka, who is a strong, independent and educated woman. I have always wanted to play an inspiring character. However, the script that was narrated to me turned out to be different from what unfolded. Too many changes were made too soon. According to the original script, Ammaji (Meghna Malik) was supposed to die after four months, following which Anushka would step into her shoes. However, Ammaji's character died in just a month. Soon after, Yuvraj (Shaleen Malhotra) was killed on the show and a new guy (Siddharth Arora) was roped in opposite me. The shift from Veerpur to Chandigarh, too, was abrupt.”

Further speaking about how uninspired she was to continue with the show that she initially expressed her desire to quit the show a month before. Although she didn't address the same when asked, she did go on to talk about her character on Laado. Avika said, “Every day, I had to convince myself to relate to the character. There have been scenes where I wondered why Anushka would behave the way she did, given that she is a lawyer. There was no logic to what I was doing. Had they told me that this show, too, would be like my previous show Sasural Simar Ka, which was all about 'chudails' and 'daayans', I wouldn’t have questioned them on the logic. In short, I didn’t expect the story to turn out the way it did. But then, it’s a huge brand and I have learnt a lot from the experience.”