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Mention Sasha and you know he's the one who made life hell for television's demigoddess, Parvati bhabhi in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.

After being the conspirator of Shruti's kidnapping, Sasha was shown to have deported to Singapore for good, and was nowhere to be seen then.

However, he's now back to reinstate the same state of terror in the minds of the audience. Sasha aka Chetan Hansraj makes a come back in Kahaani....on 1st Aug.

He will be shown returning from Singapore with the purpose of getting his brother Machan (played by Sachin) out of jail; the one who was imprisoned for murdering Aryan's sister.

"It's anytime great to be back with Kahaanii...., it's like homecoming for me", says the elated Chetan. He continues, "My entry coincides with Pallavi's plan to overthrow the entire Agrawal family. As usual I am back to play dirty games to trouble Parvati."

On inquiring whether he will donning a new avtaar this time, he says, "No, but my attitide, for sure will be more devilish and mean."

Recently, Kahaani also roped in Rajsingh Arora as Ashutosh Mehra, and now with Chetan back on the show, lets hope the serial regains its lost glory.

The air is thickening with the buzz about celeb couples being short listed for the second season of Nach Baliye. While there are some who have already given a nod, a few couples had to decline this exciting offer; reason being, a refusal by their better half.

We are talking about two duos, Rinku - Kiran Karmarkar and Renuka Shahane - Ashutosh Rana. The co-incidence here is that the female counterparts are game, while the men are killjoy!

"We are not doing Nach Baliye as Ranaji is very busy with his outdoor film schedules. Thus, it is not possible to do this dance show, which requires five months of our commitment. But I would have loved to be a part of it," smiles Renuka, who is busy penning a script besides looking after her kids.

This is Rinku Karmarkar version: "Kiran is not interested in doing the show but I want to! The other day I was joking with my colleague, Ali Asgar, that maybe we should participate as a couple since we are really interested while our partners are not."

Oh, come on guys, be a sport

On your sex appeal
'Issimiyake'. It's a perfume that I'm always wearing. It has the axe effect on women (laughs). It creates a kind of magic.

How girls react to you
'Looks can be deceptive', is what they always tell me. Initially they think I'm a nice, decent guy but realize that there's a nasty and naughty bit to me too (laughs).

Your first date
It was in std. 10. in Kanpur. It was puppy love. She was a year younger than me and regarded as this hot chic. She studied in the nearby school. We bunked school and spent almost half the day together. I remember going to 'Little Chef' for a triple sundae. We were seeing each other for almost two years after that.

Your first crush
Anupama Verma. I was in school when her music video, Boom Boom was released. Today we are good friends. Imagine being good friends with your first crush. She burst out laughing when I told her about my crush. She's still so stunning. Like wine, she seems to be getting better with age.

Your most cherished compliment
'Looks can be deceptive!'. I take that as a compliment (laughs). I've heard it from so many women, even older women.

Your wildest compliment
It was a nice pickup line at Enigma years back. A hot chic walked up
to me and said, 'Nice shirt, can I tuck you out of it?' I think that's really wild coming from a girl.

Love & romance...
Love is beautiful. I believe in going with the flow. I'm seeing someone for almost two years now. It's a nice, happy phase but no commitments as of now. Who knows, it might develop into something more serious later. I'm also a very romantic person. I'd like to take my girl to Prague, walk hand in hand on the streets, and look into her eyes in the middle of Charles Bridge.

Lust...
I used to be very lusty earlier but I'm very romantic even in lust! I'd first connect with someone by taking her out for dinner, have great conversation, and then go ahead. It's not drooling lust. I respect women too much for that. Lust is very energetic. I want to be in it as well as don't want to because of the romantic angle to it. Lust is also important in a relationship otherwise it's too cold.

On a nudist beach
I'd just be part of the crowd. Obviously I wouldn't go there with my girl, I'm a bit of an MCP for that. So I'd just connect with some girl there (laughs).

What if a girl made a pass at you?
I guess I'll just go with the flow. I wouldn't really make a pass at a woman. I don't approach women that way. I'm too laidback for that. But if a woman makes a pass at me in the right way then she's had it! (Laughs).

Would you ask a girl out if you liked her but didn't know her well?
It depends on how much I like her. If I really want to spend time with her then I'd at least let her know. I'd take her out for a nice candlelit dinner in an Italian joint and with opera music playing in the background. I'd make sure that also starts liking me (laughs).

What if you fell short of money on a date?
I'd make sure that I go to a restaurant where I know someone. These are the best places to impress a woman (laughs).

Your dream date
Anupama Verma. But my dream did come true recently when I took her out for dinner. I like athletic built women with natural looking hair and who's a good dresser. I hate the long straightened out and coloured hair look. That's pass now.

Would you dress to impress a girl?
I'd just be myself. My sense of humour is enough to make a girl fall for me (laughs). I just need time with a girl. Set me up with a girl I like and I can guarantee you that she'll be mine! (Laughs). Unfortunately I don't get too much time with Anupama. She's too busy.

Flirtations...
People tell me that flirting is in my nature but I don't realize it. Maybe it's the funny things I say that makes me come across as a flirt.

Marriage...
(Laughs) Not for another four years at least. Today I want to work and don't want any pressure of commitments. So it can wait till I'm thirty, that's if I ever get married. It comes third in my list of priorities. Work, family and marriage! I'm happy when in a relationship but happier when I'm single.

What if your girl caught you with your pants down?
(Laughs) If I love her a lot, I'll apologize to her. Obviously I wouldn't expect her to forgive me but I'd try.

Your wildest bedroom fantasy
Hmmm…S & M. I'm not into it but would love to try a bit (laughs).

Are women a necessary evil?
They are slightly evil and selfish too. But I guess that's the way to be in today's world. Otherwise women are necessary to stay healthy and keep my face glowing (laughs).

DEEPAK BAJAJ has just returned from Prague for an ad film shoot with AMRITA RAO. The four days, he admits, was like a great holiday cum picnic. He's also enjoying playing the negative Nikhil Mehra in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki.

Sameer Sharma has his hands full with Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (as Krishna) and Left Right Left (as Navin Singh Ahluwalia) but this doesn't stop the actor from

working for the welfare of the actor community. The actor along with his other friends in the industry are all gearing up to open a forum for actors, writers and directors, who can attend workshops and training sessions during their leisure hours.

"The actors generally whale away their time when they aren't shooting and I've been talking to my friends who have shown interest in starting a forum. Most of the actors aren't trained also these writers and directors have acted sometime in the past. So, we plan to have workshops by trained and veteran actors and if all goes well, we might also start a production house too.At the end of it, it's about having fun and also learning from it. We will make small beginnings, and meet at someone's house or a hall or wherever suitable," says the Delhi bred charming actor who began his career with Star One's Dil Kya Chahta Hai and has been an advertising and IT professional in the past.

Coming back to Sameer's television work, he plays a sutradhar (Navin Singh Ahluwalia) in Left Right Left and his character is yet to go on air in the coming episodes. As of now, he's extremely fond of the title track of Left Right Left and has gone ahead to put that as his caller tune.
" I think it's a very nice and catchy song and by far it's the best I've heard for a television show," smiles Sameer.

Here's hoping his plans materialize soon and the industrywallas benefit from it too.

There are times in all our lives, when we desire the need for divine intervention; times, when life refuses to acknowledge the seemingly obvious and decides to take refuge in a world that is far away from ours. A world that gives the body and mind the spiritual healing that it yearns for. We, at Telly Chakkar.com decided to delve deeper into the lives of our favourite stars and know a little about their lives beyond the obvious.

Achint Kaur started her acting career with Banegi Apni Baat as a drug-addict

and a product of a broken home. In real life too she comes from a broken home (her parents divorced when she was just one-and-half) but she's in no way like her on-screen character as she led a sheltered life with the support of her grandparents. Her roles in serials like Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki have established her as an actor worth reckoning. She has also acted in films like Julie and is presently being seen as the protagonist's (Iqbal Khan) mother in Balaji Telefilms' Karam Apnaa Apnaa on Star Plus.

"I even abuse God if I have to"
Yes, I believe in God but I don't follow rituals. I wish him Goodmorning and Goodnight, besides lighting the agarbatti everyday. I talk to God in my own way and tell him everything and if I am angry, I even abuse Him. I visit temples during festivals or whenever I am travelling I make it a point to visit the famous temple if there happens to be one.

"I told my Mom to have a boyfriend"

Since childhood, nothing was hidden from me about my parents' divorce. I used to tell my mother to have a boyfriend but she was this quiet, submissive type and she never re-married. But, I am very different from her and I am my own person. I only follow the diktats of my mind and conscience.

"I am a single parent"
Being a divorcee myself I am a single parent to my son Pritanjan. Despite Mohan Kapoor's presence in my life, I still call myself a single parent and all my son's needs are handled by me alone.As I never met my father till I was 25 years old, I didn't want history to repeat itself. So, I allow my son to meet his dad whenever he wants. When I was new in this industry, there were a lot of restrictions because my son was too small and I could not work beyond certain timings. It's just after he grew up a little that I could take up more serials and devote my time to my career. Since the past three months, my mom has come to stay with me permanently and that seems to be quite a relief to me.

"I have seen quite a few miracles"
Once when I was admitted in an army hospital, there was a lady with a small child on the next bed. When the child cried, she wouldn't move or attend to it and when I asked if she was alright, she said she was very weak and did not have anyone to take care of them. So, I helped her with taking care of the child.
Then after two years, when I was three months pregnant, I was admitted to a hospital. There were some complication developed and the child had to be aborted. I was administered an injection, after which I started bleeding profusely in the night. The buzzer in my room was not working and I was screaming and shouting for help but no one heard me. At midnight when the duty of nurses changed, a nurse opened my room door and entered. This was the same lady whom I had helped a couple of years back. She was shocked to see my state and immediately called the doctor and took good care of me till I recovered. She was God-send.

"I keep myself mentally active"
When I am depressed, I prefer to travel to some destination or do a womanly thing like shopping. Basically I keep myself mentally active so that I don't fall a victim to depressive moods. Whatever happens, happens for a reason. I believe what goes around, comes around!

IHow do you sum up your career so far?
I did my first television show for Home TV years back. It was produced by Ramesh

Sippy and starring Irrfan Khan, Ritu Raj Singh, Om Puri and Kitu Gidwani. Then I did Shanti on DD1 followed by Sea Hawks by Anubhav Sinha on DD Metro. This gave me an opportunity to work with Madhavan, Nikki Aneja and Simone Singh. At that time there were no dailies, so I was happy with weeklies. Then in 2002 stopped doing television. I got the role of Shabana Azmi's brother-in law in Godmother and I did films like Fizaa, Hatyar, Footpath, Inteha, Kagaar, Sheen, and Apaharan. But somehow, in 2004, I started doing television again. I did CID special bureau for one and a half years and later Remix

So, after doing shows like Saaya and Remix, how did you land up in a saas bahu show?
There's no denying that it's an age of daily soaps. And I am an actor, so I didn't judge the role by the nature of the soap. I found the character of Suyesh Mehra interesting, so I took it up. It was a very different role from what I had done earlier.

But it must have been a tough decision to replace Mohnish Behl?
When I was approached for Suyesh Mehra's role, my first reaction was that if Mohnish Behl was essaying the role, then it must be a good role. Mohnish had acted as Suyesh Mehra only for three months. So, when I stepped in his shows, I was accepted over a period of three weeks. Mohnish is senior to me and we bump into each other at parties. I did ask him as to why he had left the show, to which he said he wasn't too convinced about the track.

On a personal level how far do you relate with Suyesh Mehra?
Suyesh is tough, disciplined but not arrogant. Of course, I can't sign cheques worth 500 crores like Suyesh Mehra does. The warmth, sensitivity and discipline is what I also have in real life.

How is it working with Saakshi Tanwar?

She's a very good actress. We knew known each other for the last six years back as actors. Our working rapport is excellent. The biggest similarity between us is that we are passionate about acting. The atmosphere on the sets is good. I was welcomed in the unit although initially I felt awkward as all of them have been working with each other since five years. The co-stars now play carom board as well we joke with each other.

How's your relationship with Ekta Kapoor?
I share quite a professional relationship with Ekta Kapoor. After I started shooting for Kahaani, the only topic we discussed was my character. Previously, I had met her nine years ago when I did a show for Shobha Kapoor's brother. I was initially offered the role of Anupam Kapadia Kyunki…but I didn't take it up as I wanted to do films at that time. Then I was offered the role of Mihir, which was eventually done by Indra Kumar and then by Ronit Roy.

Are you satisfied with your film career?
The films I worked in haven't clicked. If the film is not a hit then it makes no difference to your career even if you have performed well. My last film released was Thatasthu. My forthcoming film is Tarkash in which Suchitra Pillai has been paired opposite me. It's about male chauvinism and is produced and directed by actor Kamal Sadanah.

You've done television and films both. What gives you more creative satisfaction?
In today's market the medium doesn't matter. The reach of both the mediums is almost equal. On a personal level I only look for good roles and good work.

Do unconventional looks help?
Appearance is important. Afterall, television is a visual medium and how a person looks also helps in getting roles. But then each person has a particular look.

So, what are your future plans?
For the next five years I want to concentrate on acting and after that I may venture into direction. Offers keep pouring in. I do get 10-12 days free in a month and I would like to try my hand at comedy

After Saaya how come U TV didn't offer you any roles?
I have done Shaanti, Sea Hawks and Saaya for UTV. They did approach me with an offer to replace Mannish Goyal in Bhabhi, which I didn't take up.

Apart from acting what keeps you going?
I have been a faculty at Kishore Namit School ten years back for a period of one and a half years. I used to take speech and voice classes. I had students like Apoorva Agnihotri, Mannish Goyal Priya Gill, Akshaye Khanna and Shabad Khan.

You are not seen at any of the page 3 parties. Do you have friends in the industry?

Madhavan and Salil Ankola are my good friends. With Madhavan I did three shows including Saaya, Sea Hawks and Badltey Rishtey and we bonded very well. He is based in Madras but whenever he comes to Bombay we catch up.