Devoleena Slams Rohit Roy Over 'Dustbin Medium' Remark
Devoleena Bhattacharjee hits back at Rohit Roy after his "dustbin medium" jibe at TV, saying most people only know him as Ronit Roy's brother.
Key Highlights:
- Devoleena Bhattacharjee sharply responded to Rohit Roy calling television a "dustbin medium."
- She said most people only recognise Rohit as actor Ronit Roy's brother, questioning his individual contribution.
- Devoleena pointed out the irony of Rohit criticising an industry he worked in for years.
- She argued his comment indirectly targets Bollywood stars who frequently appear on television.
- Devoleena credited television with giving her career, identity and respect, calling it her "home."
A Sharp Response to a Controversial Remark
Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has issued a pointed rebuttal to Rohit Roy after the actor described television as a "dustbin medium" and claimed that film stars possess a level of style and class that television actors lack. Speaking to IANS, Devoleena, best known for her role as Gopi Bahu in "Saath Nibhaana Saathiya," did not hold back in her response, framing Rohit's comments as an act of ingratitude toward the very industry that built his public profile.
Questioning the Source of the Criticism
Devoleena drew a sharp comparison, saying, "People have a strange habit of biting the hand that feeds them, of poking holes in the very plate they eat from, and his words feel exactly like that." She went further, admitting she could not even recall which television series Rohit had worked in, and suggested that his public recognition largely rests on his connection to his brother, actor Ronit Roy. "If I am being honest, most people only know him as Ronit Roy's brother," she said, adding that this familial association appeared to be his most defining public identity, given her uncertainty about the scale of his individual career achievements.
Why This Exchange Resonates Beyond Personal Rivalry
The debate Devoleena has reignited touches on a long-running tension within the Indian entertainment industry, the perceived hierarchy between television and film work, and how that hierarchy is often invoked selectively. Her framing, that Rohit spent years benefiting from television before publicly disparaging it, echoes a broader industry sentiment: that criticism of television carries less credibility when it comes from someone whose own career was substantially shaped by that same medium. It also raises the recurring question of why career-long participation in an industry doesn't preclude later public criticism of it, an inconsistency Devoleena directly called out.
