Saath Phere actors on a disappearing act

Come the end of this month (November) and the sets of Zee's Saat Phere will wear a deserted look with just a few actors performing before the camera.

And if you are wondering why, it is because a majority of the cast is going on leave just when Rajshri Thakur aka Saloni has resumed after an attack of dengue. The current track is keeping the viewers glued to the TV sets with the suspense of Jiji's secret being revealed to Nahar.

Aditi Pratap, who is Aditi Bhaisa in the serial, is leaving for Jaipur on the 26th as she divulges, "My maternal grandfather is very ill in Jaipur, so I will first go to Devas (near Indore) where my parents live and then with my mother I will proceed towards Jaipur. I will be back on the 30th." Meanwhile Ashish Kapoor, her screen husband Dheer Kunwarsa, will be in Goa on an invitation to attend the Goa Film Festival.

Goa the land of sun, sand and sea will have other visitors from this star cast as enjoying a vacation here will be Sharad Kelkar (Nahar) with his wife Kirti, and according to the ousted couple on Nach Baliye 2, "We need a vacation badly after all the rehearsals and tension of NB2." Sharad further adds, "We at Saat Phere are shooting day and night to see us through the end of this month." Ashlesha Sawant, Tara of Saat Phere who is being targeted by her Jisa, is also likely to be spotted taking a break in the sun-kissed beaches of Goa.

Akshay Anand, the all-important Brijesh Bhaisa, the entangled victim in the tale of two marriages, informs, "I am going to my native place in Delhi since my holiday is long overdue. I will be back in the first week of next month." Brijesh's second wife Urvashi Jisa, played by Nivedita Bhattacharya will also be in the capital, not following her so-called tele husband but for a show that she will be participating in.

The vamp Kaveri, Aanchal Dwivedi, may also decide impromptu to go on leave but rest assured this will not reflect on the serial as she affirms, "A bank of episodes is being shot so that everyone will appear almost everyday on the show and nothing will be amiss."

While the actors enjoy their holidays, viewers can still get their dose of thrill and excitement from Monday- Friday in Saat Phere!