A Love Story in making???
By: Shaheen Parkar
March 11, 2007
The buzz is that Gautam Rhode who shot to fame as suave Parth in Star One's Betiyaan... has develpoed a special liking for sindhi beauty Shilpa Agnihotri.The duo met at an animal welfare programme some months back and became good friends because of thier similar interests.
Our sources reveal that Gautam has been following Shilpa since then.Last time,he was spotted in Lokhandwala near the sets of Fame X where Shilpa was shooting for the Grand finale.He was also spotted outside the sets of Kyunkii... many times.
An inside birdie informed us,"I have seen Gautam roaming around our sets many times especially when Shilpa is there but he never visited directly.He is very well aware that Shilpa is married and much in love with husband Apoorva but it seems he is unable to control his emotions.All of us have seen him standing desparately for hours in the scorching heat outside the studio and sometimes feeding stray dogs,Shilpa's favourite hobby."
It is learnt that Shilpa is also somewhat aware of Gautam's feelings for her.She considered Gautam only as a good friend but now she is avoiding him constantly.She is also very disturbed because of her hubby Apoorva's alleged link-up with Surveen Chawla.In the beginning,she dismissed it only as a baseless rumour and stood by her man like a good wife.But now,this truth has taken a toll on her marital life when she recently caught 'good friends' Apoorva and Surveen red-handed in a restaurant,holding hands.
Says a source in the production house,"Shilpa is a very sweet girl .She is associated with our show for the past five years but I have never seen her hurting anyone or throwing tantrums on the sets unlike some other actors who are very irritating and consider themselves as superstars seeking VIP treatment(clearly referring to Akashdeep Saigal,Gauri Tejwani & Mouni Roy).Despite her marital problems,she always keeps her cool on the sets.But we all really feel sorry for her whenever we see her upset during non-shooting hours".
A senior Kyunkii... actor on the condition of anonymity revealed,"Shilpa is a very honest and caring person.There are no bad vibes between her and any other actor.It is really disgusting to know that she is getting punished mentally for others' shameful deeds.Though she never talks about her family life,still we all can feel the pain she is going through only because of Apoorva & Surveen.I have also worked with Gautam earlier.He is a very nice boy.His off-screen persona reflects on-screen also.But I have never seen him talking freely with any girl,even his female co-stars so I am extremely surprised over his behaviour towards Shilpa.I really wish Shilpa deserves something better."
Both Shilpa & Gautam,despite repeated attempts,were not available for comment
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