India, Sept. 8 -- Anupamaa producer Rajan Shahi has opened up about the show's lead actor, Rupali Ganguly, facing criticism and called her "a very soft target." Speaking with Screen, Rajan said that when people badmouth Rupali, they will be covered in the media. He also added that people "derive pleasure from talking ill of her."

Rajan recalled that an Anupamaa actor would invite the media to badmouth the show. He said, "When people badmouth Rupali Ganguly, they will get covered in the media. I know an actor who used to invite journalists home to badmouth about Anupamaa. I had thrown him out of the set at 2:30 pm. There was an incident, and nobody knows about this, so I don't want to talk much about this. After which, he ran a smear camp...