Celebration, drama, controversy all found its way here!
Divyanka Tripathi’s wedding defeated Sultan, IIFA and Rajnikanth’s Kabali. Such is the power of the TV bahu. We also had the ugly spat between Kushal Tandon and Gauahar Khan and Mishal Raheja’s exit from Ishq Ka Rang Safed. Here is a look at the events…
Newsmakers
Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya’s wedding continued to make headlines. After a gala reception in Chandigarh, they held another cocktail party in Mumbai, which was a heady affair. Upset at the invasion of privacy, Divyanka lashed out at the media and asked them to exercise restraint.
Karan Patel’s alleged misdemeanor with the media at DiVek’s Mumbai bash also made news.
Fans of Pearl V Puri got a rude shock when reports of him being replaced in Meri Saasu Maa did the rounds. The actor and producer confirmed the exit was a temporary one.
It was reported that Ekta Kapoor’s upcoming show based on the 1979 film, Jaani Dushman will be titled Brahmarakshas. It will star Krystle D’souza and Aham Sharma in lead roles.
Mishal Raheja quit the show, Ishq Ka Rang Safed due to lack of increment from the production house.
Kushal Tandon and Gauahar Khan got into a slugfest of sorts when the former referred to her at his ex in an interview. Upset, Gauahar retorted on snapchat.
Entries and exits
Nausheen Ali Sardar who made news earlier for her breakup with Rahil Azam is back on TV with Gangaa, as the girl’s savior.
Keith Sequeira is reportedly set to act in a show produced by Siddharth Malhotra that also has Minissha Lamba, Preetika Rao and Karan Wahi. It will air on Star Plus.
Abigail Pandey is all set to enter Nagarjuna – Ek Yoddha as Tina, Anshuman Malhotra’s (Arjun) friend.
Paras Chhaabraa is making his debut in the fiction series space with MTV Girls on Top.
Shweta Munshi who has done shows like Punar Vivah and Bandhan is back with Life Ok’s Supercops Vs Supervillains.
Vrushika Mehta is all set to enter Star Plus’ Ishqbaaz. She will be paired with Kunal Jai Singh.
Congratulations
Actor Jitu Shivhare who plays Gadha Prasad in Chidiya Ghar is all set to get married to Shweta Jaiswal, a banker.
Telly Tracks
In Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) got kidnapped before her re-marriage to Raman (Karan Patel). This has softened Ruhi’s (Aditi Bhatia) heart somewhat.
Swaragini saw the exit of Sahil (Anuj Sachdeva) with the obsessive lover track coming to an end. The show’s TRPs have dipped considerably in recent times.
Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi had Ishwari (Supriya Pilgaonkar) growing increasingly suspicious about Dev (Shaheer Sheikh) and Sona’s (Erica Fernandes) relationship.