The gossip market is already hot with talks about Balaji loyalist Cezanne Khan aka Anurag Basu opting out of Kasautii Zindagi Kay. And like many others who have taken this path, he too has been offered a plum project by Sandeep Sickand - a mega show on Sony opposite none other than Aamna Shariff. It's also speculated that rival channel Zee has also been coaxing Cezzane, though he hasn't given his final nod to any. He's biding time till Mohram (auspicious reasons?).

Hiten Paintal, who ventured in acting with a 70 mm flick, Tere Liye, has been in news recently for replacing Manish Goel in Balaji's Kasautii Zindagi Kay. But what very few know that this petite and light-eyed actor is the son of Bollywood funster Paintal. But since he shares his surname with Gufi Paintal (remember, he played Shakuni in Mahabharat?), people do tend to mistake Hiten as his son!

Moonmoon's gone back to her roots. Rather, the lass, who plays Sampada in Kasautii Zindagi Kay, has decided to take a summer sabbatical and is currently unwinding in the land of her ancestors, Kolkata. She's taken a break after a long time and is visiting Kolkata after a decade, that too on impulse. When we called her, she enthused, "I am enjoying every bit of being in Kolkata. It rained here, so the weather is awesome as compared to the intolerable heat of Mumbai. I am meeting my relatives after so many years. It is so nostalagic. I feel actors must take short breaks from time to time."

Everyone knows what Shweta Tiwari thinks of Cezanne Khan and vice versa. A little birdie from the sets of Kasautii Zindagi Kay tells us that Cezanne Khan has thrown been tantrums that he will give only fifteen days to Balaji for the show. He is said to have taken this step as the focus has shifted to the younger generation and Manoj Bohra in particular. Apparently he might be looking for other assignments soon. While Shweta Tiwari has conveyed to the production house that she is planning a vacation in America in the month of June.

The quirky world of television is full of stars, starry mood swings, the rat race for the stellar roles and lots more... <strong>Sonal out of 'KZK'</strong>

The quirky world of television is full of stars, starry mood swings, the rat race for the stellar roles and lots more... <strong>Cut it short!</strong> That seems to be the anthem of the leading ladies on television right now. After swinging curtains of tresses that was the norm a while ago, actresses are going in for the absolute short look.

The quirky world of television is full of stars, starry mood swings, the rat race for the stellar roles and lots more... <em>Acting pricey ain't working</em>