Overview

• On a Bharti TV podcast, Tiwari described enduring 72-hour non-stop shooting schedules on early Balaji Telefilms daily soaps.
• She revealed that exhaustive double shifts led to actors being paid for 45 days in a 30-day month to offset the gruelling workload.
• Tiwari lauded Ektaa Kapoor’s dedication, noting she managed 22 shows without sleep and answered calls instantly.
• She credited Kapoor’s thorough scene explanations and passionate rehearsals with ensuring cast members never faltered.
• Tiwari argued that the original creativity-driven era of Indian television has been overtaken by today’s viewership rating demands.