Qazi Steps & Prithvi exposed this week

Qazi Touqeer, who bagged the Fame Jodi crown along with Ruprekha Banerjee in the Sony show, always wanted to be an actor. He just got his wish fulfilled. Ekta Kapoor offered him a 40-episode role in Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai and the singer grabbed the part.

Confirms Ekta about Qazi's appearance in the serial, "It's a fabulous role and Qazi will be appearing on Valentine's Day (February 14). It's an interesting character and viewers will be kept guessing about what he's really all about."

Adds Shivangi Chauhan, creative head of Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai, "The Prithvi-Kripa track is veering towards a conclusion and we had been thinking of taking on a new character to add freshness to the story for some time. And we thought why not Qazi? He is the hottest thing happening and would be great for the serial."

She doesn't want to elaborate too much on Qazi's character as it's still being scripted out. But all she would reveal was, "Qazi will be playing a rockstar in the serial and performing with Kripa (Neha Bamb) on the shows. He will be shown as a big fan of Angad's who comes to learn singing from him.

We will be introducing Qazi in a big way like Angad (Iqbal Khan). This will be his first entry in any show, so we are planning to have a huge music concert where the Balaji actors will perform. We might even rope in Sunidhi Chahuan and other big singers as part of the show."

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