Ekta's latest goal is to fatten up!

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Ekta Kapoor with Dimple Jhangiani and Kuch Is Tarah cast (TOI Photo)

Weight can be a big issue at Balaji.

Kuch Is Tarah's Dimple Jhangiani will vouch for it. Dimple weighs a mere 35 kilos.

To fatten her up, Ekta has given standing orders that Dimple be fed gulab-jamuns and junk food between shots! TV viewers do not like skinny actors, after all.

The whole unit is hard at work to make Dimple put on weight. A unit member says, "Dimple is really thin. We are particularly anxious because skinny actors do not go down well with TV viewers. They say 'ladki khati peeti ghar ki nahin hai' . Dimple is so
underweight that it's quite difficult to make her look plump on screen."

On the sets, it's quite a sight. "Everyone is forever stuffing food in Dimple's mouth. That's not all; her wardrobe has been revised too. She will wear only full-sleeved salwar kameezes to give her arms a fuller look. A designer has been appointed to take care of her costumes and hairstyling. She will also wear a bodysuit underneath her salwar kameezes while shooting," says our source.

Dimple says, "Yes, I am a little thin, and everyone is trying their best so that I don't look so thin on screen. Lead actors Akashdeep Saigal and Vishal Singh are quite healthy, so I need to look apt opposite them. In fact, Ekta has instructed everyone to feed me gulab-jamuns every two hours. That's not all; I have been eating a lot of burgers with extra cheese. Earlier, I used to crave for burgers, but after having burgers every day, now I hate the sight of burgers."

When quizzed about her wardrobe, she says, "I have been assigned a particular stylist who is trying hard to make me look fuller on screen. I will be wearing only salwar kameezes . I hope I put on weight so that they do not have to work so hard for me. The best part is that I get a lot of attention on the sets."

Prashant Bhatt, creative head of the show, says, "Puffed-sleeves and blown-up outfits have been created for her. And right now,
everybody is forever feeding her on the sets."