Mayank’s book to hit the stands soon
Mayank Anand, who plays Dr Rahul in Dill Mill Gaye, is a writer too. Recently, he had taken a break from his acting schedule to write his debut novel, Love From The Sidelines on extramarital relationship. The book is all set to hit the stands this month. The book is an account of an extramarital affair from the perspective of the other woman. It’s her diary wherein she writes about the unfinished conversations because the man always has to go to his wife. “I felt the man’s perspective was very easy... there’s no challenge involved and the wife’s side has been done to death. So, I hit upon this idea,”says an excited Mayank. The publishers of the book are Leadstart Publishing and the cover of the book will have one of Mayank’s paintings on it.
Shreyas was to host Perfect Bride
Shreyas Talpade was approached to host Perfect Bride, the new reality show on STAR Plus, but apparently he didn’t want to share the platform with Malaika Arora Khan and Shekhar Suman, who are the judges on the show. When contacted, Shreyas dismissed it with, “I had liked the format but my dates didn’t match.” Vishal Malhotra was then signed on as the host. Perfect Bride is being produced by Miditech and is adapted from the international show by the same name.
Something’s amiss
There has been loads of fun and frolic on the sets of Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo and the main cast is basking in its success. But not all are happy. And that this is evident from the fact that Sudesh Berry has been missing in action in the serial. According to sources, Sachal Tyagi, who plays the character of Ranvijay (Loha Singh’s elder son and Shekhar’s brother), has been very insecure since the beginning for not getting enough prominence in the show. With Loha Singh overshadowing him completely, Sachal wasn’t too happy with the way things were shaping up. Sensing this, the director then developed a twist in the storyline to keep his second leads happy and contented. Interestingly, Sachal has made the most out of this opportunity and has been performing extremely well in his negative character. So, when do we see papa Loha Singh back in the track again?
Supernatural encounters
Mano Ya Na Mano was a show hosted by Irrfan Khan that dealt with supernatural phenomena. Siddharth Kak is now making and hosting a show, Sambhav Kya, which attempts to understand the whys behind the happenings. It explores people’s experiences and beliefs, recreates situations that have actually happened and visits those sites where unbelievable events like a bloodthirsty lake in Chittorgarh where victims drown to death every year, or a high-rise tower in Uttar Pradesh where inexplicable deaths seem to regularly take place. The show was to be earlier hosted by Iqbal Khan but things didn’t work out. When asked whether it will encourage superstition, Kak explained that it tries to go behind the blind belief or superstition to find out the reason or cause. For instance, while some may believe the phenomenon of one embryo eating another in the womb is due to tantric rituals, it is actually a rare medical phenomenon known as foetus in fitu. Or we learn how dreams at night are related to the waking world.”
