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After shows like The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and Nach Baliye, Star One debuts its first Balaji show – Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka. KHNK will air on Star One from Monday to Thursday at 10 pm, starting 20 March, 2006.

The half hour show boasts of a spectacular star cast including veteran telly actors like Dara Singh, Dolly Thakore, Bharati Achrekar, Sujata Mehta, Navneet Nishan and some of the popular stars such as Rakhi Tandon, Sanjit Bedi, Muni Jha, Eijaaz Khan and the protagonist Nimmo, played by newcomer Sanjeeda.

And that's not all…the surprise package comes in the form of Navjot Singh Sidhu in a never-seen-before avatar, as he plays GOD himself!

Coming from an army background, Barkha Bisht had a tough time convincing her family that she would make a success out of a career in acting.

MTV's Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi was one of the four shows she's been seen in, but she's hit the jackpot with the new Rajshri show on Star Plus, Pyaar Ke Do Naam Ek Radha Ek Shyam, where she gets to portray a double role as the lead.
Kavita Shyam spoke to the confident young actor.

What's your role like in Pyaar Ke...?
I play two characters in the show Pyaar Ke... which is about reincarnation. In the present birth, I play Radha, a middle class, family oriented girl. She is a medical student and has high values in life. She is wary of the guys around her who try to flirt with her in college. On the other hand, Shyama from her previous birth is a simple village girl. She is full of life, but an introvert who cannot confront the guy she loves. Kishan (played by Indraneil Sengupta) comes back to the village after completing his studies. Radha has a churidar-kurta look while Shyama has ghagra choli look in the show.

Ekta Kappor sent you a legal notice because you walked out of Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka?
Yes, Ekta did send me a legal notice and there's a court case pending. The Rajshris' legal department are looking into the case. I think Ekta is too busy to talk to actors like me, who aren't big, but I guess she wanted to go the legal way.

But why did you walk out of the Balaji show?
I opted out of Nimmo….because I am getting to play the main lead in Pyaar….. Though I did give them a month's notice, I guess Ekta was very upset.

How was it to work with Balaji Telefilms?
Working with Balaji was a learning experience, they gave me a lot of exposure. I am grateful to Ekta who liked me in my auditions and gave me a break in her show. My first break on TV was through her Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi and I have had no acting background. After all, Balaji is the number one production house in the country!

Are you still identified as Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi's Udita?
I am identified as the sweet and dumb Udita from Kitni Mast... But I am miles away and different from the character I played, which is extremely close to my heart - it gave me a lot of recognition! But in real life, I am a level headed person and am reserved, however I am extremely friendly too. I am serious about my work and life.

Did you begin your career with modeling?
I am originally from Dehradun but I completed my education from Pune. I worked in a call centre (GE Capital,Gurgaon) for three and a half years as a voice and accent trainer. My dad was against me getting into this field, but the MTV audition happened quite by chance. Once I made it to the auditions and got selected, I managed to convince my parents to let me go! Now they are happy for me.

If I hadn't got any more offers after Kitni…I would have gone back to my earlier job, but thankfully I got to play character roles in Kkavyanjali, Kasautii Zindagi Kay, and now the Rajshris project. I have not been inclined towards films but have grown up watching television and I am influenced by Prerna of Kasautii…

Did you have to do any homework for Pyaar Ke…?
My character Shyama needed different body language. She's a village girl and her pronunciations are different too. I watched Lagaan a couple of times as my character is similar to Gracy Singh's in Lagaan. Besides Rajshris gave me a good brief about the character and that helped a great deal.

What are you future plans?
For now, I want to put in all my energy into the show. I shoot 25 days in a month in Wai (interior Maharashtra). I am happy doing television and am passionate about acting, so films may happen only if I get an unusual role. Today, television actors are more famous than film stars. I am open to the idea of doing ad films along with the show though!

Is Ekta watching too much of Desperate Housewives?

Now don't get us wrong. Everyone, and that means 90 per cent of the TV industry in India, is inspired these days by the firang soaps .
But we thought a slick and smart production house like Balaji Telefilms with its horde of talented writers would not resort to picking ideas from say, a Desperate Housewives. Thursday's episode of Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa left us with a distinct sense of deja vu.

Kunal (Eijaz Khan) who just entered the plot, has a dog Oscar, who gets after Nimmo, and while licking her face, accidentally swallows her earring. The dog chokes on the trinket, Kunal rushes him to the hospital, but is seething about the person who made his precious dog suffer.

Now, for those who caught Desperate Housewives' first season, will recall a similar incident occurred with Susan (a very Nimmo like fallible character, again) while she's at beau Mike's place, in the presence of Edie. Mike's liking for Susan turns into temporary dislike, something we suspect the Nimmo... track will make Kunal do too.

What next? A murder and a cover-up job? We wouldn't be too surprised.

White seems to be in! And why not??? Summer's here and the swealtering heat seems to have affected our celeb brigade as well. Here, we check out some of them (since the list is endless) who decided to chuck the colours and stick to whites this season!

A looksie....

PS: We are not promoting any detergent!

Nimmo has managed to ruin all the food at the party. Kunal's Dadi callously asks Vikrant to sort everything out and Nimmo is very embarrassed. At home everyone comforts a crying Nimmo. Both Naina and Nimmo spend a lot of time thinking about Vikrant and Nimmo is worried that he may be upset with her due to the events of the evening.

Dadaji questions Kunal about his marriage plans yet again. At the office, Nimmo goes to Vikrant with her resignation, but Vikrant is not only supportive of her, but also tells her that he needs to talk to her about something important. Swati realises that Nimmo is delighted about something and talks to her. Nimmo admits to Swati that she loves Vikrant and that he has asked to talk to her. At the hotel, Nimmo runs into Naina and tells her about Vikrant. Before Naina can say anything to Nimmo, Vikrant comes there and announces that he loves Naina. Nimmo is hurt and embarrassed, but she congratulates them and leaves. Nimmo is walking on the road all by herself and starts to cry.