A jaded Kasturi :

Getting overworked is a part of the baggage that an actor willingly accept once they are a part of a daily show. Same has been the case with the petite and soft spoken Shubhangi Atre, the protagonist of Balaji's Kasturi. The only exception here is, as a source fills us, that she put her foot down on a particular day when she was just not in a good state to shoot. The case is that this Star Plus show is facing a dearth in it's bank of episodes and poor Shubhangi is required in all the scenes and has no choice but to shoot. As a matter of fact she shot continuously for two days and the result- it took a taken a toll on her health and she is now unwell. This is not the first time that this Puneri gal has suffered because of excessive work. In April, the actor fainted while shooting for a roka scene with Naman Shaw. In fact, she was on an IV drip and an ambulance has been kept on standby on the sets should she fall ill again. Guess Kasturi is paying the price of working in a daily! Hope she gets in her best element to continue shooting and keep the viewers and TRPs going. Director's cut for Vishal : Vishal Singh aka Dr. Dev of Bhabhi fame has secretly unveiled his desire of turning a director soon. "I was always interested in being behind the camera," claims Vishal. The actor, who's currently busy with just one daily on Star Plus says, "It was after Dekh Bhai Dekh that I opted for acting. I was about to join a film school to learn the ropes of direction." Though he doesn't have many shows in his kitty, he's still content with the kind of work he is engaged in. And one more daily is a strict no-no for him, "It's too tiring for a protagonist to work for two different lead roles on different channels," explains Vishal. So when does he plan to realise his wish? "I have yet not decided when I will give direction a serious thought," says Singh. "The medium is not important, all I want to deliver is quality output," he adds. Will acting take a back seat then? "No I am not taking a break from acting as there is still a lot of time for direction." Here's one smart guy who has kept another boat ready in case his first one starts sinking. Saloni Ka filmy safar : Rajshri Thakur, aka Saloni of Saat Phere is also very keen on a Bollywood career. In fact, not many know that the lanky actress has already done an international film, Hawa Aane De, before the Zee TV project came her way. Films, provide an ultimate platform for the expression of your creative talent. So much attention is paid to your character and look, " she says. So what kind of films would Rajshri like to do? " Anything interesting. I not only love masala flicks starring SRK and Amitabh Bachchan, but also serious arty flicks like what Nutan and Smrita Patil used to do earlier. But I will not be quiting TV for the big screen, as some of my colleagues are doing," she reveals. So would you agree to do bold roles? "Why not if the character has meat enough and is presented beautifully! However, I will not wear short skirts and run around in next to nothing outfits." she asserted. Kissa wallet ka: Recently lady luck favoured actor Karan Mehra aka Vedaanth of Viruddh, when he almost lost his wallet. The story goes that he had visited a shop where he absentmindedly forgot his purse and moved ahead. A couple of hours later, he received a call from an unknown man inquiring if he had lost his wallet. It was then that Karan realized about his missing possession and was left stunned with shock and relief. Apparently the kind man had taken the trouble of tracing the owner of the wallet by acquiring Karan's identity from his credit card and calling up the bank to his contact number. Mehra immediately ran to meet the man and got his purse back. "I am so thankful to him. It's quite touching to see the pains he took to track me down. Its nice to meet such people," says Karan. Maun wrat: Actor Ashima Bhalla, the protagonist (Sudha) of Star Plus' prime time show, Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni, is leaving no stone unturned to get into the skin of her character. In one of the recently canned episode, Sudha had to maintain a maun vrat, in order to pray for the success of her love, Raaj. And Ashima decided to literally push envelop by keeping mum for the whole day when the episode was being shot. "I did it for fun but believe me, it was very difficult for a loquacious person like me to keep a maun vrat," says Ashima. And Bhalla's real act gave the crew a pretty tough time. "Every body was at their wit's end trying to figure out what is wrong with my voice. They even tricked me to speak, but in vain," she laughs. However, Ashima stuck by her one-day resolution. She explained things via sign language till the rest of the crew broke into a round of applause for her dedication. "It was difficult as I had to mime if I needed something. Still, if the crew did not understand, I had to write it down," speaks Ashima. "At the end of the day I really wanted to laugh out loud and tell my parents about this experience, but had to continue the vrat," she adds. Well, this is how Ashima literally gave up her voice, at least for a day, in Sudhha's favour! Ram Kapoor's `Thakral' troubles : After Roshni Chopra it's now Ram Kapoor's turn. Ram who has donned a green off beat look for the role of J R Thakral, an eccentric business tycoon in Kyunki is suffering from an eye infection.. Our source from the sets reveals that `the infection was caused due to the contact lens that Ram is wearing for his new character." The incident took place two days ago when in the middle of a shoot Ram caught the infection. "Ram's eye was irritating a lot in the middle of the shoot. He was in pain and later in the evening his eyes turned red and were swollen," adds our source. After the infection he was down with fever. But the actor resumed shooting on the very next day. Well, it seems Ram believes in the phrase that `the show must go on.' We tried to call up the eccentric businessman, but he was unavailable….as usual. Kumkum saga : Juhi Parmar has been hogging the limelight as Kumkum with her on-screen pati Sumeet in tow for more than four years now. But as our kabru from the sets reveals that the gorgeous actress in getting a wee bit insecure these days after Shweta Kawaatra's entry. He says, "Lately, Juhi has been very unhappy about the fact that the current track is concentrating more on Nivedita and Sumeet." The buzz goes that she's even uncomfortable with the camaradrie that Shweta and Hussain share. Afterall, both of them had spend considerable time together as jodis on the sets of Nach Baliye 2. We tried to speak to Juhi but she was unavailable for comments. A family man: Although Ronit Roy is a very busy man doing three Balaji shows; Kyunki, Kasautii and Kasamh Se, he still does find time to show his love for mommy dear. Mrs. Roy ( Senior's ) birthday falls on the 16th of this month and Ronit is taking her out of the country for a few days. He says" I always make it a point to spend some quality time with my family. Every morning, I also personally drop my daughter Aador to school everyday. Similarly whenever that elusive break does come my way, I try to spend it exclusively with my wifey dear and kids. And, at such times, the phone always remains switched off, so we can't be disturbed . Way to go dude!