TV Actress Toral Rasputra Quits Show, Admits Didn’t Want To Play Mother To Puja Bannerjee

TV actress Toral Rasputra has been on television for a fairly long time now. Her first taste of fame on television was the Colors show Balika Vadhu and thereafter she went on to be part of other shows as well.

The latest show she qs part of was Star Bharat's Jag Jaanani Maa Vaishno Devi. She played the role of Vaishnavi (Maisha Dixit), but the TV actress has now quit the show. She states she is being typecast. She didn’t want to be part of a role that would see her playing the mother of a grown-up girl because the show is about to take a leap.

Actress Puja Bannerjee has been roped in to play the role of a grown-up Vaishnavi and that is why Rasputra didn’t want to play her mother.

The actress during her interaction with a media portal has been quoted as saying, “Leaps, sudden changes in the storyline and actors quitting are all part of the game because everything depends on ratings. I was aware that Maa Vaishnodevi, too, will go in for a leap, but I did not expect it to happen so suddenly. I have never played mother to an adult. Since the decision to introduce the leap was sudden, I had to shoot a few scenes with Puja, but I was sure that I wanted to quit. I felt that I’d not be able to look convincing as her mother. It was an amicable decision and the makers understood my point.”

When she was asked if she is disappointed with younger actors being asked to play parents to actors of their same age group, Rasputra said, "I am not disappointed, but yes, the situation should change. The makers are not looking at actors in the age group of 47-60 to play parents, they want young artistes instead. Ever since I played a mother in Balika Vadhu and Udaan I have been typecast. I have done a comedy show (Namune) and in Balika Vadhu too, my character had many shades. However, the makers don’t seem to remember that. Makers should invest in mature love stories and explore something different, rather than just offering us mother roles in mythological shows and social dramas.”

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