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Speaking about her new character Kavita says, "Well I'm doing something that's completely opposite my real life personality. On the show I play the part of Nira, Nitin's girlfriend. She is a very presumptuous girl who is very bindaas and is seen around in dungarees and cargo clothes. She's just like the boys and loves to hangout with them."

"Comedy is always a refreshing change to the usual saas- bahu sagas. I don't have to have a lot of make up, I'm just one of the boys on the show, you see. Its all so hassle free and fun," says a visibly excited Kavita.

Well, after Samir Soni's exit from this show on metro sexual men, Kavita seems to have had it easy, blending in with the boys. "I've already become part of their pranks. They think they're too smart and are always up to some mischief, but these days it's like I'm the one who's pulling a fast one on them each time," she laughs. "I feel like I'm in school again actually, after being treated like such a child on the sets."

Kavita's track on the show goes on air from Thursday. She replaces Samir Soni, who after repeated calls spoke to Telly Chakkar. "The deal is that my contract on the show expired, so I've moved on. It was a good experience and now its time to bid adieu," sighs Samir.

It was a busy day for this birthday girl as she was shooting throughout the day. When we asked her about her day (looking for some complains, but found good cheer instead), she said, "I had a great time on the shoot. First, all my colleagues surprised me with a cake. I really enjoyed the cake they got for me. Later, while I was on the sets, my shooting team also surprised me with cake and gifts."

"By the end of the day, I had cut two cakes on the sets brought by my team. I was full of cake and couldn't have

more. After reaching home, I cut one more cake with my family and the last one was in Casalinga while treating my family. I had five cakes in all the whole day," sighs Tina.

It was a surprise that none of her telly colleagues were present at her birthday party. Only one representing tellydom was Karan."Karan is one of my best friend and that is the reason he is here to wish me," says Tina.

In all Tina had a good time with her family. Here's wishing Tina a very happy birthday!

"I was fiddling around with my music system while driving, and I didn't have my seatbelt on. All of a sudden the car ahead of me braked and I did not notice until the last moment. I slammed on the breaks and jerked my head, as a result, banged it on the dashboard and I ended up with bruises and a busted nose," recalls a shaken Karishma.

Incidentally, she felt that it was minor injury and her bleeding would stop in a few minutes. "I didn't realize how serious it was until my nose kept bleeding for a very long time. Luckily I knew a good doctor, rushed there and my nose was operated on immediately. By God's grace my nose did not get permanently disfigured," she declaims her experience.

This is not the first time Karishma has found herself in a car accident. She earlier used to drive a Maruti 800, which she crashed fairly bad at Film City, while returning from a shoot. "Oh! I keep having these entirely crazy accidents all the time. My previous car had to be sold in scrap!" she exclaims on a lighter note.

The actress is still on a break and will continue shooting from the start of next week. Here's hoping for her speedy recovery.

Tisca Chopra's character experiences a twist in the daily political saga SAARKAR, the popular daily on Zee TV, Produced by Manish Goswami. The viewers have seen Urvashi

(Tisca's character) as an ideal woman who is strong and believes in her virtues. This turn pertains to the betrayal of her faith by her husband, played by Ronit Roy.

"It's not usual to see a woman turning to alcoholism after such an emotional set back, "says Tisca. The lovely and talented Tisca who practises Buddhism in real life perceives the twist in the character as a challenge. A role that will help her hone and sharpen her histrionic skills further.

Tisca, who has been contemplating writing a book for five long years has been so busy shooting that she has not been able to write much. "There is nothing happening on the writing front...the only front that's happening is the work front!" laughs Tisca, as good friend

Sakshi Tanwar concedes, "I have been listening to Tisca for quiet some time that she is writing a book...but God knows when?"

As the two friends chat away while the Kahaani...party goes on around them --- they talk and laugh in a way that shows their familiarity with one another...and at a point in their lives that their characters face similar sutuations (betrayal), they prepare to play, perhaps, the most challenging shade in their acting careers

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Her first episode went on air last Wednesday and she seems to be going great guns with the show. Kavita, who had earlier spoken to Telly Chakkar, had said that she'd consider quitting Tumhari Disha if it didn't work well enough for her. Well, seems like she's stuck to her principles and moved on.

Now, after having parted amicably with Disha, Kavita goes on to play the part of a princess in Kesar. "The part is extremely exciting. I'm a princess who's into the Art of Living and Vastu Shastra. She can also read people's faces and do other such things," she describes her part on the show. "My character goes on to create a lot of twists and turns in the lives of the other characters on the show. So I'm really looking forward to a good experience working with them," she adds.

Kavita, who has lately played mostly negative shades, will now be seen playing a positive character. "It's a very stylized positive character they have given me. Currently it's a cameo, and I don't know whether it will be extended or not. All I can say is viewers will see a lot of different nuances to this character."

On 26 July Balalji telefilms lost a piece of its own history.

Images of jwellery laden Parvati in her heavily embroidered lehenga, will keep reminding the team of what they have lost forever. Perhaps the most nostalgic would be Nim Sood, who has designed them.

"We have lost all the costume and the jwellery that we had used for the shoot in Jodhpur and it's a pity. You know I won't be able to use them again. They were really special," says Nim, who has been the resident designer for Balaji shows.

The costumes were all stored in Sankraman studios and the petis containing the costumes

floated away into the nearby gutter and thus could not be salvaged. Reportedly, Balaji house lost close to Rs 3 million worth of clothing due to the rains. Although our sources tell us that they were insured, the loss seems more of sentimental value.

"Yes, it is sad. But I think that it is by od's grace that none of the cast or the crew members was hurt. There are some things that cannot be foreseen. This is just one of those situations," sighs Nim, who herself was ready for an emergency like this. "I have clothes that I can provide to all my cast. I have no problems coping; it's just that I am very busy nowadays. But I have been doing this for such a long time that it comes easy to me!" laughs Nim.

Drama sells! Perhaps more so if it comes from Ekta's stable.

In what can be called a coup of sorts, Ekta Kapoor and Star Plus have decided to merge the storylines of their two hugely popular shows, Kahanii Ghar Ghar Ki and Kkavyanjali.

With TRPs touching around 11 and 9 respectively, the tracks of both the shows are poised at a very dramatic point. On one hand, Nitya (Amrita Singh) is hell bent on teaching Anjali a lesson and on the other, Pallavi is out to get Parvati --- both the shows will merge in a very fast action packed one hour special episode of Kkavyanjali and Kahani...on 12 July, from 9:30 to 10:30 pm.

"This was entirely Ekta's idea," says Star India creative director, Shailja Kejriwal, rubbishing Ekta's efforts to tell us otherwise.

The episodes in question will be high on action as the two protagonists will be pursued and a murder will be attempted. There will be an element of suspense that will be finally revealed in the next half.

Alan Amin, who shot the now famous scene of Ansh's death in Kyunki...will be shooting the fight sequence here too. "It will involve a lot of drama which will be very fast paced. Which of the two gets shot is the suspense," says a visibly excited Ekta.

Will the treatment be any different, we ask - "No, we have kept our basic format intact. There will be loads of action. There will be a ticker running throughout the episode and in the background we will have the usual family celebrations going on. The characters of the two shows will come together," says Ekta, who has planned to shoot a sequence with four bikes and a car on the highway.

There is a very special shot that Ekta is very excited about - "There is a sequence whereby the bullet comes towards the camera and the episode ends there...and we don't know who his hit! That was a great shot," says Ekta.

Great shot or not, Balaji is on a roll...all their shows are going great guns, and it is only a matter of time, when they leave all their competition behind...if they haven't already...

Remember the pandit, in Tere Naam. Saurabh Dubey, plays Balwant, the ghost and is the head of the family. "I don't think anyone will be able to recognize me in this makeup.

His character is of a ghost who takes the body of a human being." He has been part of many horror shows like BP Singh's Ahaat.

And will be soon seen in Prakash Jha's film yet to be titled. And Priyadarshan's Rahe Na Rahe Hum where he plays the priest.

Director Ankush finds the thematic concept interesting. "It will suit the mood of the audiences." And he is all set to rock his audiences with his directorial debut "Jane Kya Hoga" with Aftab and Bipasha next month.