Shilpa Shinde Alleges Gangs of Filmistan Makers of Making Actors Work Overtime, Not Following Safety Protocols and Sunil Grover of Taking Over Other Actors' Gags (Deets Inside)

Actress Shilpa Shinde is at it again. After making it constantly to the news for her trouble with Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain? makers frequently, the actress has now encountered trouble with her Gangs of Filmistan for various reasons which range from the production house making their artists shoot for longer than the mandatory 7 am to 7 pm timelines to not following safety protocols to even Sunil Grover taking over the artists' gags, the actress told it all. "The makers have lied to me a lot from day one about the show. We have been shooting from 7 am in the morning to 11 in the night. I don't know where these association people are. Why don't they notice this? How artists are being exploited. They are always there to sabotage someone's image, but now when we are working for 12 hours or more sometimes, nobody is raising a question," revealed Shilpa. Sunil Grover and Shilpa Shinde to Return to Television With New Show Comedy Stars (Deets Inside).

"We were told that we will shoot for the show only twice in a week and we are ending up shooting every day. We are getting tortured. I saw that day 'bechara' Siddharth Sagar was in every gag the other day. He was so tired and had tears in his eyes. He was not saying anything because he wants to work. He fears being sacked from the show. He will get banned or he will get boycotted. If you're operating a machine even that needs to rest to function properly. How can you make artists work in such a manner? I don't think the channel is even aware in what circumstances we are working in. I have always supported the team and have given my best," revealed Shilpa to ETimesTV. Gangs of Filmistan: Sunil Grover, Shilpa Shinde and Gang Guarantee You Non-Stop Comedy in the First Promo of the Show (Watch Video).

Accusing the production of not following safety protocols on sets, Shilpa revealed, "You're going to telecast the episode, whenever we ask for our script, they say it is not ready or we are not in the gag. When we are part of the gags and we try to improvise in the act we are asked to not say much. I am not here to work like this after giving so many years to the industry. I am feeling unwell, I have a cold and cough, but they are not ready to understand even that. Only two days while shooting the promo they maintained all the precautions, but after that anyone is walking on the sets. So, many writers are walking on the sets each day. Nobody is following the 7 to 7 guidelines. Should I go and complain about them? That day after the pack up at 11:20, I was returning from Filmistan and a police guard stopped me and asked where are you coming from. When I told him I am returning, he told me the shoot gets over at 7, so till 11 you were partying. I was shocked, I felt like recording the conversation but I did not. I felt like telling him to go and stop the shooting as the other cast members were still shooting. They order food from outside from us and when we try to order online, they refuse to pay the bills." Gangs Of Filmistan: Paritosh Tripathi to Mimic Bollywood Actors in Shilpa Shinde, Sunil Grover's Comedy Show.

Addressing her issues with Sunil Grover, Shilpa revealed, "I had mentioned first only that I will do the show on one condition that I don't want to work with Sunil Grover. This was my first term but they lied to me that no he is not there in the show. Later, I learnt it from outside that he was part of the show. I questioned them so they revealed the entire cast to me, I was happy then. They again told me he has nothing to do with your part, he will be doing something else. However, he soon joined us in the gags. When he is around, you can't do anything. He takes over the entire act. We are never given scripts, our gags get destroyed and we don't get to perform at all. I am not making a comeback to stand behind in the crowd and clap. They are claiming it is Shilpa's comeback and what am I doing standing behind. I am raising these points so that the production house takes a note of it and works on it. These will help all the artists to perform better and in a healthy environment. Even I want to do the show, but just think about my fans who will be watching me after two years, they will be disappointed as I am not at all seen in the show. How can I term it as my comeback show."

Refusing to work under the above mentioned work conditions, Shilpa further revealed, "I don't want to work on the show in this manner. It is a comedy show but what is happening. I am not at all happy. I am not at all shown on the show. I can't work like this and I hate lies. I don't want to get exploited. The makers lied to me. I am not working because of the contract. I am not acting after seeing the contract, it comes from my heart. The concept where Sunil ji is watching us do comedy, I was not at all excited. Because audiences are going to laugh at us that a talented person like Sunil Grover is sitting and we are doing comedy. Nobody gets to perform in the show according to their capability , but just because they have done so many shows with the Production house they don't want to complain. But I fear nobody so I am speaking. If you see another show like The Kapil Sharma Show, everyone gets an equal opportunity to perform and showcase their talent. But here only one person is performing, Sunil Grover. It is difficult to match his energy."

Shilpa also revealed tat she has shared her concersn with producer, Preeti Simoes who assured that Shilpa's issues will be looked into. "They are looking into it and want me to stay back. Now, let's see what they want to do. But I am not happy with the way things are happening. Everyone has worked hard on the show and I don't want to jeopardise anyone's efforts. If tomorrow, I don't want to be a part of the show, I want it to happen amicably and on a happy note," she concludes.

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