Hansal Mehta is now a household name. Now he has spoken about his struggles in the industry. Hansal said that in the early days of his career, he was directing shows for Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms. He was fired within 15 days. He said what Ekta had said at that time and kicked him out of the show.
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15 days can work
Hansal Mehta told ‘Mid-Day’ that he was the director of Ekta Kapoor’s show Street Pasi Hill. However, he was discharged within 15 days. Hansal says, I tried to do Ekta Kapoor’s show K Street Pali. It was a daily soap. I was directing it and was fired within 15 days.
Saying this, Ekta took leave
“I was very politely dismissed,” said Hansel. Not as people have heard. Very politely he called me and said, Sir, this is happening like a movie. This is why our shows are not running. We have a format, we follow it and I don’t want you to do that, so please leave it. Let us tell you that this is around 2005.
Later worked together
Hansal Mehta later did Alt Balaji’s web series Boss: Dead/Alive. Raj Kumar Rao was in it. Hansal Mehta has also been the director of Buckingham Murder. It was produced by Shobha and Ekta Kapoor.
Sanjay Gupta saved his life
Hansal Mehta thanked Sanjay Gupta who gave him a role in the film Woodstock Villa. Hansel said that it was difficult for him to live. Sanjay Gupta’s salary saved his life.