Abhay Vakil is one helluva lucky actor in tellydom who did not have to wait for roles to come his way. The actor has recently returned from USA after shooting for an International film (Eye Fight) and is all set to shoot for a new show on Sahara One titled <em>Zaara.</em> Produced by Edit Two, the actor plays the main lead opposite a new face on television Samiksha Jug (lead actor from South Indian film industry) and Bunty Grewal (model turned actor). Zaara will be a family drama woven around a Muslim family with the backdrop of love and passion.

Cinevistaas <em>Paalkhi</em> witnesses its last day of shooting on 12 April. The show which has been on air for a year, will go off air this Friday, 14 April. Abhay Vakil, who plays the main protagonist on the show, is very upset that the show is getting over. "It's pinching me that we all are going to part ways now. I was habitual to this show. I am so upset, that now I don't what am I going to be doing after getting up tomorrow morning?" says a visibly sad Abhay. To sum it up he adds, "But every good thing has to come to an end." Vakil plans to take a leave after a hectic one year.

Shalini Kapoor, who had entered the <em>Kkusum</em> plot as Aaryaman's wife a couple of months ago, has quit. "My track's going nowhere, and I thought it better to quit now than go on contributing a huge chunk of my time to this show," says the pretty lady, currently also seen in Zee's afternoon soap <em>Paalkhi</em>.

The leads in Zee's <em>Paalkhi</em> seem to have an uncanny resemblance to one another as far as their career graphs are concerned. Both Abhay and Karishma have played leads in Balaji's Kaarthika and Koi Dil Mein Hain respectively. Both actors are part of other Balaji shows as well --- Abhay plays Parth in <em>Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii</em> and Karishma plays Indu in <em>Kyunki</em>... With Paalkhi these young actors are trying to foray into unknown territory.