After playing the villainous Rishab Lamba in Ravi Chopra's <em> Viraasat,</em> actor Aman Verma has not been seen on our television screen these days. As the buzz goes, he was last approached by Balaji to essay the role of Om in<em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar ki </em> but for reasons unknown it didn't work out. "After <em> Viraasat</em>, I haven't received any interesting character oriented roles. I'm in no hurry and will wait till some plum role comes my way. After constantly working on daily soaps for eight years, I'm enjoying this much needed break."

It's not an easy decision for Navin to step into Jeetu Malkani's shoes as Pranay in <em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki.</em> But just a few days down the line, Navin is smiling away through his villainous act in the show. The dude, who's a<em> khoj of Zee's Cinestars ki Khoj </em> is not at all anxious about playing a strong negative character.

After the media reports of Jeetu Malkani aka Pranay being sacked from <em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki,</em> we at Tellychakkar.com got his side of the story. It was reported that the actor was not upto the mark and the creative team wasn't too happy with his performance. "The reports of me being sacked are completely false. I've been down with jaundice since the last few days. My condition was bad yet I continued shooting. I couldn't handle the pressure and so I let Balaji's creative team take the final call," Jeetu sighs.

Some feel that the Balaji K serials are regressive. Their women strut around like Christmas trees, fully dressed and made up in the middle of the night. The values these teleserials project are termed old fashioned and blight on the face of modern womanhood. But it looks like this is no longer the case. Ekta's <em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki</em> has dared to discuss a topic no serial has done before- Marital Rape. Here is a brief recap of the last two episodes.

Parvati Bhabhi has been carrying<em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki </em> all alone for quite long. Om Bhaiyya died a while back and the story now focuses on the conflict between Parvati, Janki and Trishna. The latest buzz on the Balaji front is that the creative team is trying hard to get Om back on the show. So, who will be the next Om? The buzz is that it could be one of these - Kiran Karmarkar, Parmeet Sethi or Aman Verma. We, at Tellychakkar talked to the three actors about it and here's what they have to say.

Ali Asgar aka Kamal has tasted great success for his devar act in <em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar ki</em>. But now the actor is tuning his energies in a different direction. The versatile actor will soon don a producer's hat under a banner named Cloud 9. And the first venture is an off beat Marathi experimental film. The untitled film was conceived by Ali himself. Directed by Ankush Bhatt, the starcast includes Sachin Pilgaonkar, Ila Bhatt, Girija Oak, Subhodh Bhave, Mohan Joshi and Ashok Saraf.

<em> Kahaani mein twist</em>… did you know that the <em>Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki</em> lead actress Mythili aka Shalini Chandran (Parvati's accountants daughter) from the younger generation and the latest wicked-comic entry Batuk aka Mahesh Kumar (the ruffian) are actually a couple? Not just that but both actually share a cosy live-in relationship. We got the couple's inside story just for you!

After a long innings on the big screen, Mohnish Behl's decision to try his luck on the small screen has not been a bad gamble at all. A few years back, Star Plus's <em>Sanjivani</em> saw him essaying the role of Shashank Gupta and earned him rave reviews. Later, viewers also loved him in <em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar ki</em> and <em> Ek Ladki Anajni Si.</em> Now, very soon Mohnish will be seen in Ekta's new show <em> Kayamath</em>. In a short and candid chat, Mohnish gets talking about his journey so far in the world of showbiz. <strong> "I always wanted to be a Pilot"</strong>

Smriti Irani after turning producer with her show <em> Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aaasmaan</em> on Star is all set launch a new show titled <em>Viruddh</em> in association with Applause entertainment, a part of the Birla group. The cast is an amalgamation of the best talents from theatre, films and TV: Sushant Singh, Ashwini Kalsekar, Vikram Gokhale, Achint Kaur, Govind Namdev and Irani herself.

It's going good for Zee TV once again. The channel has managed to rope in audiences with <em> Saat Phere</em> and<em> Kasamh Se</em> which have proved to be a real competition for the rival channels. Now, it's the turn of <em> Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan,</em> which was launched with a lot of fanfare to counter Star's <em> Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki</em> in the 10 pm slot. A few months back the show invited a lot of flak for its regressive representation of women but now it seems to be getting on the right track. Now, its back in news once more.