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The showy business

Ekta Kapoor has decided to have a special cross-over episode in Kyunki… with Sakshi Tanwar, evidently to steal the thunder from Smriti in Teen Bahuraniyaan

Back to Section Stories Posted On Saturday, December 15, 2007

Kavita Shyam


Sakshi Tanwar	Smriti Z Irani

In the business of soaps producers must have exciting ideas to spruce up the tracks and to beat competition. So, when Ekta Kapoor heard that Smriti Irani had entered Teen Bahuraniyaan with her old Tulsi look and the show had created much curiosity among viewers, she had to counter this move. Teen Bahuraniyaan is pitched in the same time-slot on Zee TV as Kyunki… on Star Plus (10.30 pm). Fearing it might grab focus from her serial, Ekta quickly dished out a change in the track. She is now roping in Sakshi Tanwar and other stars from Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii for a cross-over episode in Kyunki… to spice up the track. The episode will be shot on December 16 and 17 and will go on air on December 20.

Our source reveals, "Generally, Ekta thinks of such cross-over episodes during festivals but this time it's happening off-season. Since Smriti has entered Teen Bahuraniyaan, this special episode is introduced to take away the focus from her entry in the show. Not only that, a few actors from Kayamath will also be pulled in for a dance performance."

Besides the cross-over there are many more surprises in store. Says our source, "Chetan Hansraj (Sasha) will be brought back in Kahaani... The special episode will be colourful, musical and expensive - in true Balaji style. Smriti is playing Vrinda (which also means Tulsi) in Teen Bahuraniyaan, with a similar get-up and look in the same timeslot as Kyunki…, it is very unfair on Smriti's part to do this act. But now there seems to be a fair competition."

We ask Anupama Mondoloi, Creative and Programming head of Star Plus, if this special episode is to counter the excitement created by Smriti's entry in Teen Bhauraniyaan. She laughs and says, "I don't think the focus can shift from these two shows of our channel. Also we will be getting back Sasha (Chetan Hansraj) and a host of other actors in Kahaani… through the crossover episode. Nothing has changed in the story and there will be a huge celebration in the show."

Elaborating on the track, Anupama says, "It's going to be a star studded very exciting track. In the sequence, the Ganesha statue of the Virani family somehow reaches the Aggarwal house, and how Parvati comes to return it. She becomes a part of the puja, organised in aid of Mihir's well-being."

Adds Anupama, "This is vacation a period and it's the end of the year, so we thought it was the right time to have such an episode, and not because some other channel has introduced some twist in their tale."

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