Gori Mem of ‘Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai’ aka Saumya Tandon quits the show

Saumya Tandon, who played a very popular role as Anita aka the Gori Mem in Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain, has left the comedy show. The reports of her quitting ‘Bhabhi Ji’ have been confirmed and she finally revealed in her exclusive chat with BT, “Yes, I have decided to not continue this show further. Tomorrow (August 21) is my last day of the shoot. Finally, people can stop speculating whether I will continue on the show or not.”

She told that her5-year journey on “Bhabhi Ji Ghar Pr Hain” has been productive. She shared, “It does not mean that ‘Bhabi Ji…’ did not contribute to my growth, I had a beautiful journey on the show. However, I have played this character for five years now, but now I don’t see myself doing it for another five years.

Considering the precautions in pandemic have left many actors uncertain of their future, Saumya’s decision to leave the show comes afterthought. She said, “Well, you can say that it’s an impractical decision to quit a stable job, that too, in an established show. But, I realized that being employed and earning a regular income was not exciting anymore. I also have the desire to grow as an artist: I want to do projects where there is scope for growth as an artist.”

She also added that it was true that she was worried as her hairdresser found Corona positive and she didn’t want to take any risk to put her mother and son at risk. Now she had completed her notice period.

About her future plans for her professional career, she said, “I really want to be a part of well-written stories. People are writing good scripts on other platforms; even Bollywood is experimenting with good content.”]

She further added in her statement, “I will miss the entire team of ‘Bhabi Ji…’, but I have to push myself out of my comfort zone and take new risks in life.”