'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' is one of the most popular and loved sitcoms on Indian television. However, the show got involved in several controversies after Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal accused producer Asit Modi of making sexual advances toward her. Recently, Monika Bhadoriya, who played the role of Bawri in the show, also made some shocking claims against the makers and talked about how her health got affected due to working in the show.
In an interview with ETimes TV, Monika revealed that the makers asked her to lose weight within 20 days. Due to this, she suffered from vitamin deficiency and had to take painful injections.
Talking about the incident, Monika said, "I got a call from Sohil Ramani I got a call from Sohil Ramani (the project head of Taarak Mehta) and he told me he needs to speak to me. I went to the office he was not there around that time so someone else was there from the accounts department. Just imagine the level of freedom he has given the employees out there. The person said that Sohil has called me to discuss about my weight gain."
She added, "He further said, “Look at you it seems you are pregnant. I called the production people asking if you are pregnant and they told me you aren’t married. I was shocked by then Sohil arrived and he also asked me to lose weight. He told me you have to lose weight in 20 days. I straight away told me it is impossible to lose weight in such a short period. Sohil said if you don’t lose weight we won’t call you for shoots. When I asked him then pay me money to hire professionals, he straight away refused saying that it is not their lookout how I reduced weight."
Monika mentioned that she suffered from vitamin deficiency as she was trying to lose weight unrealistic deadline. She revealed that she had to take painful injections to recover and the medicines were not helpful. Monika also said that the makers did not call her for a shoot even after 20 days.