We last saw him in Bhabhi on Star Plus, and that too in 2001! And now after a long hiatus, actor Joy Sen Gupta has taken up Balaji's prime time show, Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka (Star One). This is Joy's maiden opportunity of working with the powerhouse, Balaji Productions. He will be essaying the character of Ashutosh in Kya Hoga …. "Balaji is the best paymaster and their production values are on par with a film. They are very professional and fast paced," says Joy. "I have been avoiding daily soaps for quite some time, but for a change I took up this offer," he adds.

We are talking about telly actor Vaishnavi who is currently seen as Anu's (Kanchi Kaul) mother in Sony's Ek Ladki Anjani Si and Star Plus' K Street Pali Hill. Anyone who calls her will be welcomed by a sweet l'il voice of a girl crooning, 'lakkadi ki kathi' from the film, Masoom. On quizzing her about the unusual tune, it came to our knowledge that it's her three year old daughter, Margaret singing. "I recently put up her voice. Previously it was my own voice. The way my daughter has sung the song makes me laugh. So I thought, why not use it?" quips Vaishnavi.

Deven Bhojani's act as the autistic Gattu in Star Plus' Ba Bahoo aur Baby has quite a fan following amongst kids! But the actor was caught completely off gaurd with the reaction that he got for one particular scene. The scene in question showed Gattu going to a vendor to buy pav bhaji for himself...but he couldn't get it because he had no money!

Renuka Shahane, the actor with the hundred watt smile, may not be acting much these days, but she sure is keeping in shape. To be precise, she has started gymming to get back to shape and that is when her three and a half year old toddler goes to a play school, while she keeps her 15 month old baby in the house with her maid. Not many know that Renuka was offered a role by Cinevistaas, for which she has shot a pilot but eventually opted out of it as it turned out to be a daily and she could not juggle work with kids.

The idea may not have been exactly original, but Star Plus' Mum Tum Aur Hum seems to have struck a chord with little audiences. There have been families that have flown down to Delhi from places as far flung as Amravati and Tuticorin, just to be able to take part in the show. Says producer Anita Kaul Basu, "We even had a hysterical mother calling us from Tuticorin, saying her daughter wouldn't give up till she is called on the show." <strong>FM loves it too????</strong>

Not many know that Smriti Z Iraani the favourite bahu on Star Plus speaks fluent Bangla. Reason? Her mother's a Bengali! She does everything that a true blue Bengali would do during pujo- the anjali, enjoying the bhog, gorging on kheer kodmbo, watching jatra, buying new clothes, playing shidoor khela and most importantly, the mughlai parathas which she gets to eat only during the pujas .

His decision to walk out of Kkusum seems to have already other producers' thinking. Anuj Saxena, who had restricted himself to the lone persona of Abhay Kapoor for a long time, now has offers pouring in, we hear. One of the whackiest offers that has come his way is for a role in Star Plus' Hello Dollie. Dollie, played by Karishma Randhawa, was loosely modeled on the Princess Diaries, but has long since become a fantasy serial for kids. The show's producers deny that they are looking for a romantic interest for Dollie, but how else will Anuj fit into the frame?

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The quirky world of television is full of stars, starry mood swings, the rat race for the stellar roles and lots more... <strong>Going green!</strong> Guess who's the prime contender for the annual Hottest Vegetarian Alive award hosted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) this year?

The quirky world of television is full of stars, starry mood swings, the rat race for the stellar roles and lots more... <strong>Hot hunk turns the fans on, and how!</strong> Some guys have all the luck. The delectably handsome Sujal, aka Rajeev Khandelwal is getting more adulation than he can handle. Did you know that recently, when he was leaving Maldives in a motorboat, a bunch of middle-aged ladies, ardent fans of the hunk, started throwing their gold rings and bangles towards him in a bid to catch his eye. Real frenzy, huh?