Multi talented stars on TV--Neil & Manasi

Manasi Parekh
Manasi aka Gulaal is the lead singer of a band named Soul Sutra. Although she does not find the time to be a part of all their performances now that she is playing the lead role in Gulaal, she does try and find some time for the band. Manasi says, "I came across this band from Pune when I was hosting the reality show India Rocks who were participants on the show and ended up winning. I decided to join them and started by writing songs. I am now the lead singer of the band along with my band mate Jasraj. I have completed my Visharad (BA) in Indian classical music and also learnt Marathi and Gujarati Sugam Sangeet." Not just this, Manasi has also learnt Reiki and she adds, "I got into Reiki because of the director of my film India Calling, Swapna Joshi also practices it. I had a terrible headache once and she cured it by just touching my head. Reiki is healing through positive energy."

Neil Bhatt
Neil aka Kesar from Gulaal has been a choreographer since college and also a winner on the popular dance show Boogie Woogie. The actor admits that you will always find him dancing on the sets whenever he gets a break from the shoot. Neil says, "I have not trained in dance but learnt by watching Michael Jackson and Prabhu Deva's videos. My mom used to participate in many dance competitions during her college days and she was an inspiration. However, it was after watching my young sister perform a classical dance on stage that I decided to pursue dance seriously. I have worked as a dance trainer at a gym in Breach Candy, Mumbai and also dance in a school. Later, I started choreographing performances for my college. Winning the dance show Boogie Woogie was a high."