(IO)DARKNESS LOOTERS #30 #DefeatIsNotBitterUnlessYouSwallowIt (IO) - Page 5

Young lad Shrey Pareek has finally bagged the plump role of the lead guy opposite the spunky Mahima Makwana (Disha) in Sony TV's Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane (Guruodev Bhalla and Dhaval Gada).

Well, it was an extensive search for the team, and they auditioned literally everyone, from the very known to the semi-known actors.

And at the end, it was Shrey who has been signed on to play Ashish Kaul's son, and the male lead.

As per a reliable source, "The guy would be well-read, a happy-go-lucky guy, somewhat similar in nature to that of Shah Rukh Khan in Kal Ho Na Ho. He will be the one who will help Disha come out of the trauma of losing her mother (played by Gurdeep Kohli). "

Shrey, as we know was last seen in the role of Nihaal in Channel V's Paanch.

We hear that Shrey has signed on the dotted lines and is expected to start shoot soon.

We tried calling Shrey, but could not get through to him.

We dropped a text to Producer Guruodev Bhalla, but got no response.