Sonya Saamoor on Sirf Tum wrapping up: In TV shows today, stories don’t shape up the way they are narrated

Earlier in the day, we reported about Sirf Tum winding up on September 16 after completing a run of 10 months. Now, Sonya Saamoor, who played Riya Kapoor on the show, has reacted to the news. The actress quit Sirf Tum in June, as she was unhappy with her track. Talking about the show ending in a week’s time, she says, “I’m glad that the show is ending on a good note. It was foreseen and something that was bound to happen. However, during my journey on the show, I made two amazing friends in Eisha Singh and Puneett Chouksey.”

The actress feels that the show lacked a strong storyline, which led to its debacle, eventually. She says, “I have a lot to say but I don’t want to answer phone calls and reply to awkward messages all day. People think that if they cast a star or someone with a huge social media following, the show will be a success. They are so deluded. It doesn’t work like that. Today, content is king. If your story is powerful and your script is crisp, your show will be a hit even if you cast an unknown face or a forgotten actor. We have witnessed that on TV recently.”

She adds, “I feel that the storyline could have been better but that’s not my job to look into it. I’m an actor. I will do what the script demands me to do. In TV shows, stories don’t shape up the way they are narrated. A story is changed overnight on the basis of the audience’s feedback. But even after changing the story of Sirf Tum, it failed to impress the audience.”