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Priya Wal
Age: 22
Serial: Jeete Hai Jiske Liye
Priya plays the role of Aayesha in the serial. Aayesha is the much pampered daughter of Ayub Khan and Renuka Shahane. She is a very confident young woman who makes her own decisions.

Priya was born in Ajmer. She went to boarding school in Delhi. She loves tennis and says she "wanted to be the next Steffi Graf" when she was younger. She even went to Tennis Academy for two years!

Acting was never part of Priya's plan. She says, "I never wanted to be an actor. This career happened to me by chance. It was a purely optional thing for me when I never thought I would do. When I started acting I started enjoying it. I was proud to see myself on TV."

The actress loves traveling and watching movies. She also likes to write and read in her spare time.

Priya has previously done work for C.I.D, Lucky, Yes Boss, Remix and Ek Chhabi Hai Padoos Mai.

Shubhangi Aatre
Age: Above 20
Serial: Kasturi
Shubhangi plays the title role in the serial Kasturi which revolves around her family.

Shubhangi is from Indore. She has completed her MBA from IMS with the dream of becoming a manager in a multinational company. She did her major in marketing and chose HR as her minor. She has been staying in Pune for the last two years with her husband, a marketing manager for Arrowhead, a Barter Company.

On describing herself, Shubhangi says, "I am a trained Kathak dancer and have done many dance shows during my college days. My parents stay in Indore while my in-laws are in Pune."

Shubhangi has modeled for saris designed by Bhaskar Namak in Madhya Pradesh.

She has recently entered Kasauti Zindagi Kay as Palchin.

Yuvraj Manhotra
Age: Above 20
Serial: Jeete Hai Jiske Liye
Yuvraj Manhotra plays Rahul Dhanrajgir, the son of Ayub Khan and Renuka Shahane who is not at all fond of his father. This poor little rich boy does not have the support of his mother who has been falsely accused of murder. He is taken care of by his sister and aunt and because he is rich and spoilt he turns negative.

Yuvraj is from Delhi and he completed his studies there. Before he bagged the role in this serial, Yuraj was working as an interior designer with Indornal Interior Pvt Ltd for two years. He says, "Interior designing is my hobby which I made my work. Other than that I like listening to music, hanging out with friends and watching movies."

His father is a theatre actor and has worked with Satish Koshik and Raj Babbar. It was his influence that inspired Yvraj to act:

"I have seen my father perform since childhood so acting has been my dream for a long time. I wanted to start with big banners and a big star cast. That is why I waited for two and a half years. My friend Amit told me to go for this audition and here I am."

Yuvraj started his career walking the ramp and has done commercials for Dhara Oil, Rejoice and Lays with Saif Ali Khan. This will be his first serial and the young actor if quite happy to be starting with a big star cast.

Payal Sarkar
Age: 23
Serial: Love Story
Payal is playing the cute and bubbly Shruti from Delhi in Love Story. Shruti stays with her uncle and aunt and their kids, her cousin brothers, as she is an orphan. When she starts going to college she meets Aakash and falls in love with him.

Payal says: "There are some similarities between me and my character. Like her, I'm bubbly and sensible. However I have never faced the problems which Shruti is going to face in the show. Shruti is very out spoken and I'm not."

Payal is originally from Kolkatta where she completed her graduation in history. Her whole family stays there whereas she resides in Malad, Mumbai. Her parents are continuously traveling to and fro to be close to her.

"I didn't plan to become an actor. Anurag saw me when I was shooting for the Bengali film "I love you" and offered me this role. Then I came to Bombay for the auditions I was selected." Says Payal.

Payal has appeared has done a few ads prior to Love Story with Pradeep Sarkar.

Mishal Raheja
Age: 24
Serial: Love Story
Mishal Raheja plays bad boy Aakash in Love Story. Aakash is a typical backbencher troublemaker who never pays any attention to his studies. That is of course, till a girl called Shruti comes into his life and changes it completely.

Mishal however is the opposite of his onscreen character. He says, "I'm not like Aakash in reality. I'm not fighter like him. I'm a romantic and happy go lucky type of a guy. Acting is my passion and playing cricket, tennis and basket ball are my hobbies. I'm a great foodie. During our shoots I have to be fed every four hours!"

Mishal is from Mumbai and has previously played a small role in the MTV show Payr Vyar and All That. He has completed his graduation in business management from the US. Mishal started his career with ad films and has recently done a commercial for Air India which will be shown at airports only. Mishal has also campaigned for the AIDS Hero's project.

Acting has been Mishals ambition since he was a little boy:

"I wanted to become actor since I was a kid but nobody offered me role at that time! The production house called me up as they saw my earlier show Payr Vyar and All That. i went I went for the audition on my birthday. It proved lucky for me as they selected me for the role!"

The actor wants to clearly state that he is "single right now. You can write it in bold letters and a big font!"

source:indya.com😛