Role reversal!

Not many know that Rajshri Thakur (Saloni in Saat Phere) was the first choice in the casting of Mamta for the lead role. But the makers realized that she was too intense for the role and hence they decided to cast Neha Mehta instead. At the same time, Anchal Dwewedi, who plays Kaveri in Saat Phere was offered the role of Tanisha ( the negative character in Mamta). Not to forget both Rajshree Thakur and Neha Mehta are doing a good job in their respective shows on Zee. Rahul Vaidya's shopping delights! Guess who was helping Rahul Vaidya choose his attire for his upcoming shows; none other than his Indian Idol counterpart Prajakta Shukre. Both singers were spotted at a suburban mall in Mumbai shopping together in harmony for hours. "I have just got back from Kolkata where I'd gone for a stage show and wanted to go shopping and pick up a few shirts so I decided to do it with the help of my friends," explained an amused Rahul, when we ribbed him about his escort for the shopping spree, and added quickly, "Amit Sana was also going to join me for shopping but he couldn't and Prajakta came along". Rahul brushes aside the rumours of him dating Prajakta saying "I like the rumours and I am cool about it," smiles Rahul, who is busy recording for Ravindra Jain for an upcoming Hindi film. What is endearing about Rahul is the fact that he is still in touch with all his Indian Idol friends (read Amit Sana, Abhijeet, Vishal, Mukesh, and the pretty lady in question). Is Prajakta just a 'friend', Rahul? Get ready to Get Gorgeous! The transformation has begun…Channel [v]'s Get Gorgeous, India's hottest glam-reality show returns with a brand new season presented by Mrs. Marino. This nationwide quest for the country's next supermodel will be spearheaded by popular Bollywood hunk Dino Morea; model and ace fashion choreographer Marc Robinson and celebrated fashion designer Surily Goel. Channel [v]'s VJ Pia Trivedi, one of the most sought after faces in the modeling world today, will host the series and take viewers through their journey on Channel [v]'s Get Gorgeous. These 15 selected faces will then be given a complete makeover and grooming by a panel of experts from the industry such as Model and grooming expert- Noyonika Chatterjee; Dancer and choreographer Rajiv Goswami; Ace photographer- Colstan Julian and others. Anuj's Bollywood bash! It's no longer a secret that Anuj Saxena is a man of many talents! Besides being an actor, the man is also the marketing director of Elder Pharma, which is the main sponsor of Filmfare awards 2005. The actor is throwing a party this weekend for his newly acquired filmy friends. But while the whole gamut of film stars have been invited, the buzz is that very few TV stars have received the invite. It's anyone's guess who's going to make it though -- Juhi and Narayani will be seen hobnobbing with the likes of Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta! While this is all fine, one thing that these actors are going to rue is the fact that Anuj has asked the press to stay away! But what the hell! Being invited is cool enough! Tassnim on cloud nine! Tassnim is taking her current assignment very seriously! The actor, who will be co hosting Star One's new show, Jet Set Go is really excited about this game show where she will compete with the other hosts to convince viewers to take a trip in record time! Ask her what her plan of action will be, and the lady refuses to divulge any details. "I won't let out any secrets...how can I give you my plan?" giggles the actor. Krissh's dilemma! Zee's afternoon daily Mamta seems to have left its little protagonist Krissh confused! The two year old was in a fix a few days earlier when his real mother paid him a visit on the sets of the show. Caught between his real life and reel life mother, what made matters worse was the fact that both of them are called Preeti. His on screen mother Tanisha is played by Preeti Puri. When questioned, aapki mummy kaun hai???(Who's your mother???), the little fellow was lost for words! Earlier a terror on the sets, Krissh has now blended in well with the Mamta unit and is now the darling of the cast and crew! Preeti (Puri) often drives the toddler home and they dance to the Kajra..re.. tunes and have a good time !