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Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Television actor Parth Samthaan, who turns 29 on Wednesday, celebrated on the sets of the popular series, 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay'.## Parth took to Instagram to share pictures of his birthday celebrations from the sets with co-stars Pooja Banerjee and Shubhaavi Choksey.## The video featured a money-themed cake with edible currency. Parth captioned the image: "Let's eat money instead of stealing... #bellaciao #birthdaycake #lacasadepapel With @poojabanerjeee and @shubhaavi."## "Kasautii Zindagii Kay" is a romantic drama TV series that features Parth Samthaan, Erica Fernandes, Hina Khan, Karan Singh Grover, and Aamna Sharif.## The show is a reboot of the 2001 hit series "Kasautii Zindagii Kay", which featured Shweta Tiwari, Cezzane Khan, Hiten Tejwani, Ronit Roy and Urvashi Dholakia.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Bigg Boss 13 fame contestants Paras Chhabra and Mahira Sharma made a lot of headlines due to their chemistry during their stint in the house. Many people assumed that they love each other, and even blamed their close bond for the breakup of Paras and her ex girlfriend Akanksha Puri. ## In an interview to IANS, Mahira completely denied the allegations and stated that she and Paras are just friends. ## "Dosti me sukoon hai.. Paras and I are just friends. I would not have allowed him to do a 'Swyamwar' show if there's something else between us. We share a great rapport and truely adore our friendship," Mahira said. ## They both have also collaborated for a new music video, titled "Baarish". Mahira has earlier featured in a lot of music videos. Her song "Lehanga", sung by Jass Manak, was a huge hit. ## "I love doing music videos. And they are trending a lot nowadays. I am always open to do music videos,"she added. ## For more and the latest news about TV, stay tuned to us.

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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Actor Varun Badola has been audience's favourite since his hit TV show 'Koshish -- Ek Aashaa', which had premiered in 2000. But he isn't sure if he has fan clubs like other actors do. ## Fans of actors tend to like to see their idols playing similar type of characters. But Varun likes to challenge himself by taking up different acting projects. ## "At the cost of being boastful, I don't know if I even have a fan club. The point is that I am an actor. I decided to be an actor because I love the art. I do acting for my happiness. I try and play different characters. I can't act for my fans' happiness. Hope people understand this in the right context, because I love my work and I do justice to the characters I play," Varun told IANS. ## He is currently seen as Amber Sharma, who is a stubborn straight-forward person, in the show "Mere Dad Ki Dulhan". ## "People like seeing me on TV or films or wherever. If I start acting on their whims and fancies, things will go out of hands. Then you won't be able to do such kind of shows because they have decided in their minds that 'this person should be like this'. Once an actor plays Ram, people are unable to see him beyond Ram," said the "Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand" actor. ## He feels that as an actor, if you don't have the guts to get out of your comfort zone, "it ain't worth it". "Keep challenging yourself, try to put yourself in situations where you feel you don't have the solution to the problem. The fun is in that only," he added. ## For more and the latest news about TV, stay tuned to us.

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Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Actress Rupali Ganguly, who is making her comeback on TV with the show "Anupama" after seven years, says her husband encouraged her to pursue her acting career all over again ##. "I would like to give huge credit to my husband for encouraging me to take up the show. I was quite happily mothering my child, so something had to be that exciting for me to step out of home. ## "When I was offered the show, my husband really pushed me and said, 'I will take care of our child and the house, you go ahead because this show will give you the chance to prove your worth as an actress'," she said. ## "My mother-in-law is 87 and it is not easy for a man to run a house when there are several responsibilities. Since it is a TV show, I am shooting for 12 to 13 hours. Staying away from my baby for so long is only possible if I know that my home and my baby are in good hands. I think by taking the whole responsibility, he made me fall in love with him again," she added. ## "Anupama" is a remake of the Bengali TV series "Sreemoyee". The story revolves around a housewife played by Rupali. Directed by Rajan Shahi, the show will be aired from March 16 on Star Plus. ## According to the actress, she is more nervous than ever. ## "There is an insane amount of pressure and no one is putting that on me, I am putting it on myself. I have got everything I wanted, people put so much faith on me, so I have to deliver my best, really. Now I feel more nervous than that of a newcomer. I do not think I felt the pressure on my debut show. I just hope and pray that my passion and enthusiasm translate on-screen," she said. ## For more and the latest news about TV, stay tuned to us.

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Los Angeles, March 10 (IANS) Actor Jack Gleeson, best known for the role of the despicable King Joffrey in the globally popular fantasy series 'Game of Thrones', is all set to make his return to television after a six-year break.## Gleeson has been announced among the cast members for "Out of Her Mind", a BBC comedy from comedian Sara Pascoe which has Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on board as executive producers, reports variety.com.## The news of Gleeson's casting comes after he had previously hinted that he might give up acting as a career.## The series explores heartbreak, family issues and how to survive them both. The show will look to subvert the traditional sitcom format by combining eccentric characters, animation, and scientific explanation.## "'Out Of Her Mind' is a direct expression of my mind. We've turned my brain into a theme-park, and everyone's invited," said Pascoe, adding: "The cast are incredible and I can't wait for people to see what we've made."## Gleeson's screen credits include a cameo in "Batman Begins". On TV front, his four-season run as Joffrey, which ended in spectacularly poisonous fashion, is his only credit.## "Out of Her Mind" also stars Juliet Stevenson, Fiona Button, Cariad Lloyd, Adrian Edmondson, Navin Chowdhry, Sean Gilder, Tom Stuart, Scroobius Pip, Jumayn Hunter, Sheila Reid, Cash Holland, Lorraine Ashbourne, and Cian Barry.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) 'Bigg Boss 13' contestants including Paras Chhabra, Mahira Sharma, Arti Singh, Vishal Aditya Singh, and Shefali Jariwala recently had a fun reunion and they all partied together.## The get together was hosted by Shefali and her husband and actor Parag Tyagi. Vikas Gupta and Hindustani Bhau also joined the gang for a fun night out. However, Sidharth Shukla, Shehnaz Gill, Asim Riaz, Himanshi Khurana, Rashami Desai, and Devoleena Bhattacharjee seemed to be conspicuous by their absence from the reunion party.## Everyone seems to be having a gala time dancing and partying the night away. Arti took to her Instagram to share moments from the reunion.## "If these pics look fun, all I can say is that they are only a fraction of the madness that happened when some of us who were recently locked up together met!!! Thanks, Shefali for an amazing get together," Arti wrote along with the pictures.## Several videos from the night were shared by Mahira and Vishal. They were not fighting or arguing with each other, instead were having fun, pulling each other's leg and dancing.## This year, Sidharth emerged as the winner of "Bigg Boss 13".## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) 'Bigg Boss 13' contestant Paras Chhabra has snubbed allegations that Jay Bhanushali levelled on him on the Colors TV show, 'Mujhse Shaadi Karoge'.## The promo of an upcoming episode shows Paras and Jay, who is a guest on the show, engaged in a heated argument, over how he feels for the contestants of the reality wedding show.## "It is a promo and it doesn't depict the entire story. It is just a part of an episode which will air soon. Sometimes what you see and hear is not the complete story," said Paras, about how he has been projected in the promo.## He further elaborated: "I have immense respect for women, I will never pass demeaning comments which can hurtful. That's not my nature. Understanding five women with cameras around you is not easy. I believe in loyalty & I have proved it in Bigg Boss. I request people not to make assumptions about me or the episode, please watch to know the truth."## Paras has blamed Jay for roasting him and defaming him.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) As Holi is around the corner, actress Pavitra Punia has a special message for her fans. She urged them to stop using chemical-based colours.## "I feel it is a festival when families come together and create memories for life. Like always, I plan to play Holi this year too but I don't like wasting water. So, I plan to stick to natural gulaal, great food and the best company of my friends.## "I urge all my fans and the viewers of Baalveer Returns to enjoy the most during Holi by making natural Gulaal their best friends and completely stop the use of harmful chemical colours and use water wisely," she said.## Pavitra is currently playing the role of Timnasa in Sony SAB's "Baalveer Returns".## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Popular television actress Kratika Sengar says that every girl should get the opportunity to follow their dream.## "It's an absolute honour to receive the award and I'm truly humbled for being able to inspire other women. I myself have been inspired by quite a few strong women growing up. And to the young parents today, I would like to request you, to please allow your girls to study and follow their dreams so that tomorrow they can aspire to inspire others."## The actress is known for her performances in shows like "Jhansi Ki Rani", "Punarvivah", "Service Wali Bahu" and "Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki" to name a few.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Actor Sanjay Gagnani had been away from 'Kundali Bhagya' for a while. He is now back on the show.## His character Prithvi Malhotra's sudden disappearance from the Ekta Kapoor show had left many wondering about Sanjay's absence.## "It was a sudden break from the show because the content demanded me to be off-track for a couple of months. If I would have been there then the story wouldn't have moved forward because everyone knows that Prithvi Malhotra can do anything and everything," he said.## "The content did not demand his presence that is why he was away from the show for a couple of months. I miss being part of 'Kundali Bhagya' because I have been there in the show for more than two and a half years now. It's great to be back," added the actor, who is also seen in Ekta's other production "Naagin".## Sanjay asserts that his character's entry is at the most opportune moment.## "Prithvi enters the show during the Holi celebration when everyone is having fun and that's when the unpredictable happens - the earthquake or volcano called Prithvi Malhotra enters. So exactly at the moment and in a kind of scenario when no character, no viewer or in a way at a point where no one expected, Prithvi Malhotra is back on the show," he said.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Popular television actor Nakuul Mehra finds the web entertainment space exciting and says that he would rather enjoy being the star on the web than a struggler in Bollywood.## Nakuul recently appeared in the ZEE5 web series "Never Kiss Your Best Friend" and the short film anthology "Zindagi In Shorts" that is streaming on Flipkart video. In both projects, he has received a positive response.## While earlier the natural career progression of a successful television actor was to try and find space in Bollywood films, Nakuul told IANS: "I think more exciting work is happening on the web, and there is honestly no difference in the value of production of a feature film and a well-made web show. If I think of reach, both the platforms have the widest reach across all age and socio-economic status of the audience. Both are accessible."## "I also think that people tend to look at a TV actor not as celebrated as a film actor. But an actor is an actor, isn't it? I would love to be a part of big Bollywood films but not because it is a ''Bollywood project'' but because I will not get such an opportunity on TV or web. I would rather be a celebrated talent on the web than a struggling actor in Bollywood," said Nakuul who is known for TV shows like "Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara" and "Ishqbaaaz".## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Actress Rushali Arora, who is best known for her role in the popular TV show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', will be seen in a short film titled 'One Night Stand'.## "It's a thriller. It's about rape and revenge. I took up the role because it has some new challenges for me as an artist. It's always exciting to do different new characters, I always look for new elements," she said.## "One Night Stand" also features actor Mayank Mishra.## "For me before signing any character it is very important to make sure that the role is new to me and offers me a new challenge. I enjoy playing colorful characters on screen," Rushali added.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.