Kundali Bhagya’s Shakti Arora to Taarak Mehta’s Palak Sindhwani: TV actors who were trolled after replacing original star cast in the show

Dheeraj Dhoopar, Nidhi Bhanushali, Paras Kalnawat, and other actors enjoyed huge popularity for their reel characters. However, after their exit, makers roped in new actors to fill in their roles. While some artists managed to strike a chord with the audience, some of them got severely trolled initially. With passion, hard work, and dedication, these actors proved their acting chops and shut the trolls. Here's a quick look

Shaheer Sheikh, who is a popular TV name was once trolled for replacing late actor Sushant Singh Rajput in Pavitra Rishta. The actor received hate in his initial days and fans couldn’t stop missing Sushant as Manav. However, Shaheer confirmed that he didn’t really replace Sushant and replaced Hiten Tejwani.

TV actress Prachi Bansal replaced Jigyasa Singh as the lead in the popular TV show Thapki Payar Ki 2. Jigyasa was loved and appreciated for the role. Fans were not quite happy after she left the show and trolled her replacement, Prachi Bansal.

Sagar Parekh, who recently replaced Paras Kalnawat in Anupamaa, received hate comments as well. The actor was trolled in the initial days when the replacement news made headlines. Paras, who had to the show due to a breach of contracts, was loved and appreciated for his role as Samar Shah. Paras has now participated in the dance reality Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Manasvi Vashist replaced Imlie’s lead Gashmeer Mahajani. Gashmeer made his mark in the TV show and had to exit for some personal reasons. However, fans were super disappointed with the news and couldn’t accept Manasvi as Aditya Kumar Tripathi in the initial days. Fans later started liking his work in the show and appreciated it.

Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur’s chemistry in the TV show Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga had a separate fanbase. However, the actress had to quit the TV show for reasons with actress Ashi Singh replacing her. Fans were not happy with the replacement and brutally trolled her. The actress even reacted to the trolls on her social media.

Palak replaced Sonu Nidhi Bhanushali in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma. It wasn’t quite easy for fans to accept Palak as Sonu since Nidhi had already become a part of their daily life. Palak received hate comments on social media when she initially replaced Nidhi. However, fans are currently loving and enjoying her role as Sonu in the TV show.

Shakti Arora replaced one of the most famous TV names Dheeraj Dhoopar aka Karan Luthra. Dheeraj was loved and appreciated for his charismatic personality and stunning looks in the TV show Kundali Bhagya. Fans were quite obsessed with his chemistry with Shraddha Arya. However, the actor left the show and Shakti Arora replaced him. Initially, the actor got trolled and was compared to Dheeraj but with time, fans have accepted Shakti as the new Karan Luthra. Dheeraj Dhoopar is currently playing a lead character in the TV show Sherdil Shergill.