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Happy Birthday Sharad!

Sharad Kelkar, famous for being Nahar on Saat Phere, turns 32 today. We asked the star what he had planned for the big day. "No special plans as I'll be shooting till 8 pm," he said, "because of the strike there's a lot of work pressure." He was referring to the strike in the industry last week by the junior workers for better pay.

"But after I'm back home I plan to have a small party with family and friends" he added.

Sharad says he doesn't expect any surprises as wife Kirti already gifted him something very precious last night. "Kirti made an album herself where she collected my childhood snaps from when I was a year old till now with all my friends - so sweet of her!" says the delighted husband touched by his wife's gesture.

Born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Sharad did his schooling from Gorkhi Secondary High School. He completed his bachelors in Physical Education from Lakshmi Bai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIP) Gwalior followed by his MBA from Prestige Institute of Management Studies. He started his career as a gym instructor at Madhavrao Scindia's club in Gwalior.

Sharad got an opportunity to visit Mumbai on a seven days tour. In Mumbai, he participated in the Grasim Mr India 2002 Contest and made his entry in television. Soon after he shifted from Gwalior to his city of dreams, Mumbai.

This young and handsome Maharashtrian boy from Gwalior started his acting career with a television serial 'Aakrosh' on Doordarshan, where he met his lady love Kirti Gaikwad and eventually married her in June, 2005. Sharad got his big break in shows like 'Sindoor Tere Naam Ka', where he was offered the role of 'Rudra Raizada' and role of 'Nahar' in 'Saat Phere', both on Zee TV.

His character 'Nahar' in 'Saat Phere' made him very popular. He then participated in Nach Baliye 2 with his Baliye, Kirti where the duo were given the title of 'The cutest couple'. Sharad made his debut as a stage anchor when he hosted 'Rock N Rock Family' along with former Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 contestant, Mauli Dave. Apart from these, he also acted in a Marathi Film 'Uttarayan'(2005) and was seen in several other TV soaps like Bhabhi, CID Special Bureau, Koi Dil Mein Hai etc.

Asked what the future held in store, Sharad said he didn't believe in tarot reading: "I wish to live in the future and not dream."

Rajshri Thakur to be replaced?

Although Saath Phere is once again back on top, sources say that the lead actress Rajshri Thakur may soon find herself ousted from the show. Many say it the actress' behaviour and tantrums that are forcing the producers to take the big step.

It is being suggested that Rajshri doesn't give her 100% to the show and her contribution has decreased to quite a large extent because of her numerous tantrums on the sets.

"For a long time now Rajshri has been throwing tantrums," informs a source, "She doesn't come on time and she doesn't even give her shots properly. We shoot some other scenes where we don't need her and then later when she comes, we shoot with her… that's how it works," he says.

One of the main concerns of the producers is that Saloni is the main character and therefore it would be impossible to kill her on the show. And so the only other alternative is to find a replacement. But will that replacement work with the audiences?

"Saloni can't die as she is the main protagonist. As far as her replacement is concerned… that is something the channel has to decide. But something definitely has to be done!," says the source.

Last month, there were rumours that Rajshri will soon be sacked from the show. In fact when she recently went on leave, her shots were filmed with a dummy.

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Saat Phere completes three years..

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Nahar to die in Saat Phere

In two weeks time, the male lead of Saat Phere, Nahar will die in the show. This twist in the storyline will take place soon after the entry of Mihir Mishra as a doctor.

"We will show a huge twist after Diwali where we are going to show Nahar's death. After his death there will be romantic track between Saloni and this new doctor," informs a source.

"In between we will play with other tracks like bhabhisa, Niyati and all. Then after some time we will again shift the focus to this track as Nahar will come back in Saloni's life and then her life will suddenly change after that," adds the source.

Right now Nahar is suffering from a terminal illness in the show and with his condition worsening every day, his death on the show is round the corner. And since Nahar is aware about his impending death, he is trying to bring Saloni closer to the doctor. Moreover he is also thinking that if she will get married to the doctor, then she will be happy and can easily digest this death.

This twist is expected to be aired early next month.

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Telly stars go Diwali shopping

Dhanteras popularly known as Dhantrayodashi is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu tradition. The day involves lots of shopping of articles made of gold and silver or any new utensil which symbolizes good luck.
So we asked our small screen stars what they plan to buy this festive occasion?

Reshmii Ghosh, who is busy rehearsing for NB believes that apart from shopping for herself, this year she will also buy something for her newly born niece. "My younger sister gave birth to a baby girl and on Diwali I'll buy silver bangles and payal for my niece," says Reshmi.

Avinash Mukherjee says he will gift himself a day off! Excited about the festival, he says "I will do lots of shopping for myself. Also papa has already gifted me a laptop for Dhanteras!"

Apart from regular shopping which is in store for all of us on Diwali, Rajshri Thakur popularly known as Saloni, plans to buy a kanjivaram saree for herself as well as lots of gifts for her family and friends.

Mumma's boy Romit Raj says his mom is the one who buys some thing on Dhanteras. "I shop but for Dhanteras mom decides what to purchase… last year she bought some gold coins. I don't know what she has decided for this year!"

Sharad Kelkar is a party animal and is looking forward to doing just that on Diwali too. The actor also plans to buy something for his mom and wife, Kirti, but he hasn't decided on that special gift just yet.

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Vandana Shukla, Hill Road Media

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

'No Goa this time' for Sharad

Sharad Kelkar's character Nahar (Saat Phere, Zee TV) has been suffering from a terminal illness and is expected soon to die in the show.

Wanted: New Saloni for Saat Phere

Rajeshree Thakur is leaving Saat Phere and the show will soon have a new Saloni. More bad news: Nahar (Sharad Kelkar) is scheduled to die on the show before Rajeshree leaves.
"Initially we planned a leap and get Saloni's daughter to take her place on the show," said a source on the show, "but that was thought to be too common a tactic and so we decided to just bite the bullet and get in a new Saloni instead."
Asked how the switch would be managed, the source said that had not been worked out yet. 'We haven't yet found the new Saloni," the source said, "we're looking for a dusky, ordinary looking girl like we have had on the show."

Rajeshree's final shots haven't been canned either because of the ongoing trouble with unions. "We could not shoot at all for a whole week and we had no backlog so we have to show some repeat telecasts till we get out act together," the source added, "we wanted to shoot Nahar's death sequence first but that's been delayed as well."

So now, if all goes to plan, the show will see first Nahar die and then Saloni's track will be decided.

In the serial currently, Nahar has been shown as fighting a terminal illness, aware of the fact that he is soon going to die. He has been shown mourning the fact that he will leave his family, especially Saloni. However, he knows that the doctor treating him is soft on Saloni and he wants the two to get closer together so that once he's dead Saloni will get a shoulder to cry on.

http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/November/News_20081101_5

Is Rajeshree Thakur leaving television?

Rajeshree Thakur popularly known as Saloni of Saat Phere bid adieu to her show recently. The actress has finally broken her silence about what made her leave her only show.