PROFILE: Manav Gohil, Star of C I D and F

Pune, July 17: ''I have a nice life and a nice wife. No complaints at all,'' smiles actor Manav Gohil, who you see in C.I.D. (Sony) and the recently premiered Fame Gurukul that he hosts along with Mandira Bedi. A couple of months ago, he tied the knot with actress Sweta Kawatra. ''Life has gotten better in terms of relationships, work, my own self. There have been a few changes of course — for the better. I have become move responsible,'' says Gohil. Besides C.I.D. which is constantly doing well, he now anchors one of the biggest shows — Fame Gurukul (Sony) — which is Gohil's first attempt to play host. ''I haven't done anchoring before. What I also realised is that as an actor you keep doing the same thing every day especially in a daily soap. You start taking yourself for granted. I want to do work that in challenging. I want to do work that gets me going. So I am quite happy with Fame Gurukul,'' says Gohil, who accepts that anchoring is a different ball game. He says that, initially, it was a bit difficult, mainly because as an actor ''you talk to other characters, whereas a host talks to the live audience. So far so good. I would say. I am learning every day. I have done a lot of homework. I have been reading Hindi extensively. Been into theatre... worked really hard. I have a great team to support me and Mandira is very cooperative, friendly and supportive. So it's nice,'' he says.

Fame Gurukul, which hit Sony a short while ago, is a sure shot the actor thinks because of the concept ''which is fabulous. It's a Spanish show, a formated show which has travelled a lot and has been very successful. So I am sure it will work,'' says Gohil who's come a long way from his first appearance in CATS, the three-crime busting woman service telecast on Sony a few years ago.