Shweta & Raja's artical

Aishwarya Rai Illustration by Gynelle Alvis	Aishwarya Rai Illustration by Gynelle Alvis

Patch up

Dolly and Raja patched up at the Apne Mere Apne (Doordarshan show starring Chaudhary) party at Fluid Spice in Andheri on Monday evening.
Interestingly, the patch up initiative was taken by Bindra. When Raja was leaving the party, Bindra told him that they should let bygones be bygones. "I was surprised and she even asked me for a hug," says a visibly surprised Raja. And did they hug? "Yes, we did," he says.

Dil pighal gaya

While Raja maintains that he was falsely implicated, Bindra says, "I have decided to let go of all that muscle-tussle. I felt that I didn't need to carry the issue any further."

Bindra explains that her change of heart stemmed from watching Star One's dance show Nach Baliye 2. "That man fought like a lion to match steps with his wife, who is a very good dancer. They didn't look like an odd couple even though their dancing abilities are poles apart. I finally took the decision of letting go of my anger when Raja fell ill (abscess in liver) and his hospitalisation forced him out of the contest. I felt bad for him. I decided it was time to move on in life."

Raja, of course, is relieved. "I am happy. The case would have been dissolved in one or two hearings since I hadn't done anything to Dolly, but who wants to make the rounds of courts?" he asks.

Dolly has signed two new shows on television, which she prefers to let the production houses announce in due course. Also, she is doing Anil Sharma's Apne, Sohail Khan's My Punjabi Nikkah and David Dhawan's next. "I have been off Zee's serial Mamta for some time, but my track will restart shortly," she says.