Aisa Des...stars prefer '9 to 10' block at home?

The venue was just right- a dhaba called Firangi to ring in Sony's new show Aisa Des Hai Mera, which opens with the sights and sounds of London and a 'firangi' looking lead. But were all the other leads of the show also holidaying abroad when producer Manish Goswami threw the bash in a suburban Mumbai restaurant on Monday? Kanwaljeet was presumably shooting in Dubai and hence missed the party. But apart from leads, Soumya and Pawan Shankar, the star dazzle was a little thin in attendance. True, the show's spine - including veteran director Lekh Tandon, Sony's COO N P Singh and programming heads Anupama Mandloi and Gursheel Walia were present on the occasion. Bharat Kapoor and Manav Vij were the only other actors from the show that attended the do. But where were the others from the massive cast? Catching the show on the telly at home, in line with the channel's new push for the premium 9 to 10 slot? Your guess is as good as ours. Kanchi has a new look! Kanchi Kaul is looking ravishing in Ek Ladki Anjani Si these days - she has traded her curls for straight locks! Kanchi, who plays the 18-year-old Ananya in the Sony show gets artificially inseminated in the show and her life's still in doldrums, but the lady seems to have time for a little makeover. "I love the look I sport in Ek Ladki…it is very trendy and young keeping with my character and the newly acquired straight hair is just great," quips Kanchi. Kanchi dons long skirts and kurtis with embroidered bags to play Ananya. Does the new look suggest that the girl is maturing into a woman???? Fame Gurukul finalist sells Sauna Fit! Arpita Mukherjee, in one of her interviews to Tellychakkar.com, had expressed her desire to be a popular playback singer, but it seems that the lady has again put the desire on hold. The singer can be seen quite often on a local channel selling Sauna Fit, a kind of a belt that helps reduce body fat. No doubt that the lady does a great job, but it's a pity to see her on screen doing something like that and not singing her heart out! We hear that Arpita is doing a lot of stage shows (and surely earning big bucks!), but we hope we'll soon see the lady crooning in her melodious voice for the Bollywood glamour brigade! Gaurav and Maninee to host cricket show! Cricket fever seems to have taken a toll on celebs! Maninee Misra and VJ Gaurav Kapoor will soon be seen doing cricket commentry on Sahara One's Not Just Cricket. The trend, made popular by Mandira Bedi, will be continued by the duo who will begin their innings from 22 April, when the 14 match series starts. The duo will meet viewers an hour prior to every match at 3 pm (IST) on Filmy and at 3.30 pm (IST) on SaharaOne, during the half-hour break at 7.30 pm (IST) and post match. A bevy of expert commentators like Rameez Raja, Madan Lal, Arun Lal have been roped in for the live commentary from the grounds at Abu Dhabi, along with Ajay Jadeja, Ayaz Memon, and Jatin Paranjpe, who will join Gaurav and Maninee. Teh viewers will not only get an opportunity to laugh at their antics, but also win fabulous prizes for predicting the outcome of the matches.