She captured several hearts as the valiant <a href=http://www.tellychakkar.com/snippets/ulka-marry-her-rakhi-bro-jhansi>Jhansi ki Rani</a> on Zee. Though she began her career with Zee’s <em>Saat Phere</em> it was as the younger Manu she became a household name. TellyChakkar caught up with the little star who just exited the show to know what she has been up to post <em>Jhansi ki Rani</em>… <strong>Your stint with <em>Jhansi ki Rani</em> has made you extremely popular though this is not your first show?</strong>

Aastha Chaudhary is nervous and praying hard for her show to do well. Her serial Babul Ka Aangan Chootey Na in which she is playing the lead for the first time is going to replace Smriti Irani’s high profile show Virrudh . Aastha was earlier seen doing small roles in serials like Saat Phere and Rakhi.

Chetanya Adib aka Kunjan Pratap Singh of popular soap Saat Phere on Zee TV is wearing the cloak of an actor for the past 11 years. The first serial he did was Yuddh which was just the beginning and later there were series of serials done by him. Although Chetanya had neither done any acting course nor had he taken any god father in this industry, still he managed to stay on his own mettle. He had acting flowing in his veins because his maternal grand father Prem Ji Adib was one of the known leading artiste of fifties.

With quite commendable and quality films and TV shows to his credit, Akshay Anande doesn't seem to pom pom about his credentials. Rather he prefers being reticent and let his body of work do the speaking. On the TV front he is been making waves as Brijesh bhai sahib in Zee's big ticket show, Saat Phere and of late he has been has made a part of Star One's Viraasat as Rohan Lamba. Prashant Golecha meets up with Akshay, (originally christened John Gardener) where he turns back to the pages of his career book and also gives us a peek of the real person behind the characters he's essayed.

The Gwalior guy - Sharad Kelkar, was a Grasim Mr India finalist; an MBA in marketing and is now recognised as the undisputed hunk of two Zee TV serials - Sindoor and Saat Phere. His journey into showbiz began with advertising. A small cameo in the offbeat National Award-winning Marathi film, Uttarayan, whetted his appetite and he started doing the rounds of production houses.

She plays the vicious Kaveri in Zee's TRP raker Saat Phere. Meet, Aanchal Dwivedi, who is currently winning accolades for her evil histrionics, coupled with her vampish makeup and garish sarees. This small town girl from Itawa, came to Mumbai in search of her dream career. About two years back, Aanchal was seen on the tube in Sahara One's Humse Hai Zamaana and Kuuch Love Kuuch Masti. Later, she did Ken Ghosh's Ada. Currently, the pesky actor is also being seen in a comic act on Sab's Lets Party.

Amchi Mumbai's Maharastrian mulgi, Rajshri Thakur aka Saloni of Zee TV's Saat Phere, is definitely a breed apart from the current bracket of fresh talent. She is one actress who has dared to essay the unconventional role of a dusky character, Saloni, which has successfully steered the mode of serial viewing. In a free-wheeling chat with Sameera Kapoor, Rajshri talks about her work, family and herself... "I am a very simple girl, but who is very determined about what she has to do" <strong> Me Myself….</strong>