Devoleena to Rohit Roy: Most people only know him as TV actor Ronit Roy's brother
Actor Rohit Roy faced backlash after labeling the television industry a 'dustbin medium' in a podcast. Fellow actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee criticized his comments, arguing that he owes his career to the medium and is primarily known as his brother's sibling.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions regarding classism and professional hierarchy within the Indian entertainment industry.
Swabhimaan actor Rohit Roy is drawing criticism for his comments against television medium and TV actors. The actor in a podcast tagged the small screen as a “dustbin medium” and said film stars have a certain level of "style and class" that television actors lack. Now, Saath Nibhana Saathiya fame Devoleena Bhattacharjee has come out with a sharp reply. She slammed Rohit Roy and stated that most people know him as TV actor Ronit Roy's brother.Devoleena, who shot to popularity with her work as Gopi Bahu in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya, told IANS, "People have a strange habit of biting the hand that feeds them, of poking holes in the very plate they eat from, and his words feel exactly like that."Devoleena says Rohit's brother Ronit is known due to his work on television"Forget about movies, I honestly don't even remember which TV series he was in.
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