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Family ties
The actor won the MTV Lycra Style Award for the Most Stylish Person on Television (Male) on October 14.
Giving him company were his bhaiyya Sanjeev, bhabhi and nephew, who had come down from Pune to be with him.
"Frankly, I was not expecting the award. It's a great honour; I think I am the first person without a television background to have bagged it," he said.
Birthday boy
Yesterday was his birthday, and Rajeev stayed home. "Where can I go? Since morning, I am flooded with SMSes and phone calls. This year, the birthday wishes have multiplied. I am quite surprised, because I am not playing Sujal any more. I think Varun Awasthi has done well, plus a larger number of people have got hold of my phone number."
Rajeev ki chandi
The former Sujal has been getting lots of gifts and bouquets for his birthday since nearly a month. "My house has so many things that have been sent, I don't know where to keep them. I am overwhelmed. People from Pakistan are sending me shawls and shirts.
A fan from India has photographs from the Internet and compiled a CD, another one has put it as a book. Girls have been calling from over a month ago, trying to outdo each other in being the first one to wish me."
And what did good friend Aamna Shariff send? "She sent a huge bouquet of flowers — that's it," he smiles. "She isn't coming home in the evening, she is very busy with her shoot today."
Unit fest
On Saturday, the Time Bomb unit threw a surprise party for Rajeev. "It has been great working with Ketan and Deepa. Also, Zee has been kind." What next, Rajeev? "Time Bomb is coming to an end for me, but my sixth sense tells me something exciting is going to happen soon."
vickey.lalwani@mid-day.com
Wish granted
When hitList asked him what he would like as a birthday gift, Rajeev said he wanted his dad to come home — his father recently underwent bypass surgery in Delhi.
Well, Rajeev's wish has been granted. Papa Khandelwal is getting discharged from hospital today.
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The actor won the MTV Lycra Style Award for the Most Stylish Person on Television (Male) on October 14.
Giving him company were his bhaiyya Sanjeev, bhabhi and nephew, who had come down from Pune to be with him.
"Frankly, I was not expecting the award. It's a great honour; I think I am the first person without a television background to have bagged it," he said.
Birthday boy
Yesterday was his birthday, and Rajeev stayed home. "Where can I go? Since morning, I am flooded with SMSes and phone calls. This year, the birthday wishes have multiplied. I am quite surprised, because I am not playing Sujal any more. I think Varun Awasthi has done well, plus a larger number of people have got hold of my phone number."
Rajeev ki chandi
The former Sujal has been getting lots of gifts and bouquets for his birthday since nearly a month. "My house has so many things that have been sent, I don't know where to keep them. I am overwhelmed. People from Pakistan are sending me shawls and shirts.
A fan from India has photographs from the Internet and compiled a CD, another one has put it as a book. Girls have been calling from over a month ago, trying to outdo each other in being the first one to wish me."
And what did good friend Aamna Shariff send? "She sent a huge bouquet of flowers — that's it," he smiles. "She isn't coming home in the evening, she is very busy with her shoot today."
Unit fest
On Saturday, the Time Bomb unit threw a surprise party for Rajeev. "It has been great working with Ketan and Deepa. Also, Zee has been kind." What next, Rajeev? "Time Bomb is coming to an end for me, but my sixth sense tells me something exciting is going to happen soon."
vickey.lalwani@mid-day.com
Wish granted
When hitList asked him what he would like as a birthday gift, Rajeev said he wanted his dad to come home — his father recently underwent bypass surgery in Delhi.
Well, Rajeev's wish has been granted. Papa Khandelwal is getting discharged from hospital today.
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