Varun and Shweta pair up!

Two versatile actors, Varun and Shweta Kawatra have come together for the first time for a comedy show titled Sohni Mahiwal on Doordarshan. The show is a half hour primetime weekly comedy produced by UTV and directed by Rajesh Puri. Varun Badola: Trying his hand at comedy! Interestingly both the actors are trying their hand at comedy after playing serious roles on television. "The story is about a couple and their day to day quarrels; perhaps the issues every family goes through. I play a regular guy who works for a government organization and he's got a cool sense of humour but loses his temper easily as well," says Varun Badola who plays Suresh Mahiwal. Varun has two more projects in hand (Ek Chabbi Padoss Mein and Arranged Marriage- shooting for which is yet to begin). He was last seen vowing audiences on Star One's Nach Baliye with his better half Rajeshwari. Drama queen and anchor Shweta Kawatra, best known for her Pallavi act in Kahaani, will be playing his soulmate Sohni. Says she: "I play this housewife who is a typical sardarni from Karol Bagh (in Delhi) in the show. It's a fun role as it's a situational comedy and its a weekly so it is pretty convenient for now. Also we had shot a pilot episode for the show three years back and recently it got sanctioned so the unit has begun shooting again." The actor is not willing to take up any daily shows as she is busy doing up her house along with her mother and her show Current Bollywood on Sony. Filming for the comedy series commenced last month (in June) and so far ten episodes have been shot, unit sources reveal. Sohni Mahiwal went on on 27 June. Tune in to be tickled at 9 pm.