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Actor Aadesh Chaudhary, a well-known face in the Indian television industry, has captured hearts with his compelling performances and charismatic screen presence. Best recognized for his roles in popular TV shows like Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Sasural Simar Ka, and Diya Aur Baati Hum, the actor has built a loyal fan base over the years.

Fame comes with its share of challenges, and Aadesh acknowledges that constantly being in the public eye can be overwhelming. “There are days when I just want to blend in and be myself without being recognized,” he admits. However, he remains grateful for the unwavering love and support of his fans.

Being a public figure means dealing with attention at all times, even on off days. Aadesh has learned to manage this with grace. “I believe that as a public figure, it’s my responsibility to be respectful and courteous to my fans,” he says. A...

Arti Singh’s wedding to long-time partner Dipak Chauhan captivated hearts as they exchanged vows at the Iskcon temple in Mumbai. Their traditional ceremony highlighted the simplicity and sincerity of their love, surrounded by close family and friends.

Arti Singh Shared Heartwarming Moments with Dipak

In the aftermath of their April 25, 2024 wedding, Arti has been sharing enchanting snapshots, offering fans glimpses into their special day. Recently, she shared photos with Dipak, showcasing their radiant aura in red and cream attire.

Arti, renowned for her stint on Bigg Boss 13, labeled their bond to the hit TV show. In the caption, she referred to them as “Diya Aur Baati Hum,” symbolizing their enduring connection.

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For the occasion, Arti exuded elegance in red palazzo pants paired with a kurta and dupatta. The...

Renowned for her portrayal of Sandhya Rathi in “Diya Aur Baati Hum,” Deepika Singh has returned to television screens with her latest venture, “Mangal Lakshmi.” In the show, she embodies the character of Mangal, captivating audiences once again with her talent.

Amidst her professional commitments, Deepika is also reveling in the joyous occasion of the Gangaur festival with her family. Sharing glimpses from the festivities on her Instagram, she adorned a red anarkali paired with a traditional Rajasthani veil and nath, exuding elegance and grace.

In her heartfelt caption, she expressed reverence for the traditions and the vibrant celebrations of Gangaur, stating, “Adorned with grace, adorned with traditions – celebrating Gangaur in all its glory! #GangaurVibes #gangaurfestival #family #tradition #culture #deepikasingh.”

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The Gangaur festival holds immense significance, especially in Rajasthan, where it is widely celebrated. ‘Gana’ symbolizes Lord Shiva,...

On March 30, 2024, in front of their family and friends, TV stars Karan Sharma from “Sasural Simar Ka 2” and Pooja Singh from “Diya Aur Baati Hum” got married. They looked very happy as they said their promises to each other, starting a new part of their lives together.

Sharing their happiness with the world, Karan Sharma and Pooja Singh took to Instagram to unveil a series of enchanting wedding photographs, accompanied by the endearing caption, “Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Sharma.” Radiating sheer bliss, the couple looked resplendent in their traditional red and maroon-colored attire, epitomizing elegance and grace on their special day.

The heartwarming post swiftly garnered a flood of congratulatory messages, not only from adoring fans but also from fellow actors within the entertainment industry. Among those extending their heartfelt wishes were Mansi Srivastava, Rashami Desai, Tanya Sharma, Donal Bisht, Ulka Gupta, and Rohit Bose Roy, who showered the newlyweds with love and blessings.

Actress Deepika Singh has shared that even after her busy schedule, she continues to pursue her passion for dance, honing her skills, and spending time with her child, which helps her find balance and stay true to herself.

Deepika is currently playing Mangal in the show ‘Mangal Lakshmi’, which is a story of two sisters striving to uphold each other’s dignity in their relationships.

In the current storyline, Mangal is juggling between portraying a loving mother, a supportive wife, and an ideal daughter-in-law.

Similarly, in her real life, Deepika, who is best known for her work in ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’, is juggling between her motherhood days, acting, and professional dance.

Talking about the same, Deepika shared: “Balancing motherhood, acting, and dance is certainly a challenge, but it’s also incredibly rewarding for me. Each role brings its own set of joys and responsibilities, and I’m grateful for...

Delving into her long-held childhood wish, actress Deepika Singh adorned her nose with a piercing for her role in the show ‘Mangal Lakshmi’. Deepika is thrilled about going to great lengths to portray Mangal.

Talking about her preparations for the role, Deepika, who is best known for ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ shared: “As a kid, I always wanted to get my nose pierced, but I couldn’t. I would always use stick-on bindis or accessories. However, for this character, I got a nose piercing, and I am thrilled that it suits me. The experience of getting the piercing was quite memorable and scary.”

“It took a lot of courage because the first attempt didn’t go well, and I remember my nose bleeding a little. I had to go back to the piercer and get it done again. It was a bit painful, but in the end, it was worth it.

Actress Reem Shaikh, who is set to make her Ott debut with the legal drama ‘Raisinghani Vs Raisinghani’, said it is also her first dive into portraying a character with shades of grey. Known for her work in ‘Tujhse Hai Raabta’, ‘Gul Makai’, Reem has stepped into the intricate character of Ankita Pandey. Ankita is a character who is complex, yet easy to connect with.

Talking about transforming into her character, Reem shared: “Playing Ankita is an absolute thrill for me. It’s not just my debut in the Ott world, but also my first dive into portraying a character with shades of grey.”

“Despite striking differences between Ankita and me, it’s incredible how just 20 minutes of makeup and costume transport me into her world, filled with revenge and angst,” said the ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ actress.

She added: “This role has not only simplified my vanity but also...

Actress Deepika Singh, who is set to portray the lead in the riveting family drama ‘Mangal Lakshmi’, has opened up on her character, revealing how the show reflects numerous instances that we see around us everyday.

The new offering revolves around Mangal (Deepika), the ultimate multitasker, juggling the roles of a daughter, wife, and daughter-in-law while also raising her younger sister, Lakshmi (played by Sanika Amit).

Mangal is striving to find a soulmate for Laxmi, ensuring that the younger one doesn’t face the same humiliation that Mangal experiences in her marriage with Adit (played by Naman Shaw).

Prepared to essay the role of Mangal, Deepika, who is known for her role in ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ shared: “I am thrilled to step into the shoes of Mangal, a desi and yet relatable character from Delhi. It’s a story of two sisters’ unusual bond, reflecting numerous instances that we see around us everyday.

Veteran actress Neelu Vaghela, who has been roped in to play a negative role in the upcoming show ‘Mera Balam Thanedaar’, has called it a ‘fun challenge’, and shared it feels great to be embodying a villain at this juncture of her career. ‘Mera Balam Thanedaar’ is a fresh tale, starring Shagun Pandey as Veer and Shruti Choudhary as Bulbul, not only explores the complexities of love but also sheds light on the issue of underage marriage.

Neelu will be seen in the role of Bhawani Chundawat, who is a cunning politician and the rival of Veer’s family.

In the show, it will be shown that she was once the best friend of Veer’s mother and the two women become enemies after an event.

She is responsible and helpful but uses her power to the disadvantage of Veer’s family.

Bhawani’s presence, enlivened by Neelu, is poised...

Veteran actress Neelu Vaghela, who has been roped in to play a negative role in the upcoming show ‘Mera Balam Thanedaar’, has called it a ‘fun challenge’, and shared it feels great to be embodying a villain at this juncture of her career. ‘Mera Balam Thanedaar’ is a fresh tale, starring Shagun Pandey as Veer and Shruti Choudhary as Bulbul, not only explores the complexities of love but also sheds light on the issue of underage marriage.

Neelu will be seen in the role of Bhawani Chundawat, who is a cunning politician and the rival of Veer’s family.

In the show, it will be shown that she was once the best friend of Veer’s mother and the two women become enemies after an event.

She is responsible and helpful but uses her power to the disadvantage of Veer’s family.

Bhawani’s presence, enlivened by Neelu, is poised...

Marathi films and television actress Urmila Nimbalkar has narrated a nasty experience this week from a fan when she was out with her husband Sukirt and their two-year-old son Athang, for Diwali shopping in a Pune street market.

Speaking about it on social media, the actress said that as they walked around admiring and buying the sky-lanterns, a female fan suddenly came from behind, grabbed Athang and pulled his cheeks hard.

“He was very terrified and started crying… At his age, such a reaction was very natural…” said a shaken Nimbalkar, pouring her heart out.

She added: “This also is called ‘Stranger Danger’. Its fine to show love for Athang after you have seen him in my videos but dragging the 25-month-old child against his will, taking pictures, and tugging him close to you as he cried, handling the kid with your dirty hands, then turning his back and calling...

Marathi films and television actress Urmila Nimbalkar has narrated a nasty experience this week from a fan when she was out with her husband Sukirt and their two-year-old son Athang, for Diwali shopping in a Pune street market.

Speaking about it on social media, the actress said that as they walked around admiring and buying the sky-lanterns, a female fan suddenly came from behind, grabbed Athang and pulled his cheeks hard.

“He was very terrified and started crying… At his age, such a reaction was very natural…” said a shaken Nimbalkar, pouring her heart out.

She added: “This also is called ‘Stranger Danger’. Its fine to show love for Athang after you have seen him in my videos but dragging the 25-month-old child against his will, taking pictures, and tugging him close to you as he cried, handling the kid with your dirty hands, then turning his back and calling...

Mumbai, Oct 4 (Ians) TV personality couple Rochelle Rao and Keith Sequeira, who were also seen in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 9’, have announced the birth of their first bundle of joy, a baby girl.

Rochelle and Keith took to Instagram, where they shared a post about their newborn. They shared a video, which mentioned that the baby was born on October 1.

“Praising God for the greatest blessing He could ever grant us, our little girl , Baby Sequeira born on the first of October 2023.Thank you guys for all your undying love and support through this amazing journey we love youAnd thanks @vasavi.todifor this cutest edit! I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 1 Samuel 1:27#blessed #firstchild #excitedparents #babygirl,” they captioned the clip, which shows the tiny feet of their baby.

Rochelle and Keith dated each other for a long time...

Mumbai, Oct 4 (Ians) TV personality couple Rochelle Rao and Keith Sequeira, who were also seen in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 9’, have announced the birth of their first bundle of joy, a baby girl.

Rochelle and Keith took to Instagram, where they shared a post about their newborn. They shared a video, which mentioned that the baby was born on October 1.

“Praising God for the greatest blessing He could ever grant us, our little girl , Baby Sequeira born on the first of October 2023.Thank you guys for all your undying love and support through this amazing journey we love youAnd thanks @vasavi.todifor this cutest edit! I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 1 Samuel 1:27#blessed #firstchild #excitedparents #babygirl,” they captioned the clip, which shows the tiny feet of their baby.

Rochelle and Keith dated each other for a long time...

Mumbai, April 25 (Ians) Film and TV actor Gautam Gulati talked about being a gang leader along with Prince Narula and Rhea Chakraborty on the show ‘Roadies season 19’. Gulati called it a big responsibility and said he is ready to take it on with full force.

Gautam started his acting career in 2008 with the TV show ‘Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki’, later acted in ‘Kasamh Se’, ‘Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna’, ‘Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani’, ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’, and participated in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 8’. He was also seen playing a negative role in the Salman Khan-starrer ‘Radhe’.

As now he is all set to be seen as a gang leader on ‘Roadies 19’, he talked about being part of the show and said that this is an opportunity for which he considers himself fortunate and takes it as a huge task, which he has to perform with perfection.

While saas-bahu shows did extremely well with the audience earlier, actress Sneha Jain says that this has changed nowadays. The actress adds that women are shown in much progressive and multi-dimensional roles today and the audience enjoys this as well.

“At first, it was a typical saas-bahu situation, where the husband used to go for work and the wife handled the household chores. But now, we see that there are lots of shows where women are independent and are handling work and home. Even in my show, I was a housewife and a lawyer by profession. We are now seeing shows where women like to become a police officer like Diya and Baati Hum where her husband supports her and allows her to study. Many things have changed the concept of bahu nowadays,” she says.

She adds, “It is more progressive. Views have now changed. Being a housewife is a...

‘Pavitra Rishta’ actress Kanishka Soni recently made headlines with her announcement of marrying herself and posting pictures with mangalsutra and sindoor. Now, the actress has taken to her Instagram handle to ask for justice in the cases of Sonali Phogat, late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

In the video she talks about joining Ramdas Athawale’s political party in 2020 and seeking justice as an actor and politician for the artist fraternity in India. She says that in our society, married woman are seen with respect and this is one of the reasons why she got married to herself.

Kanishka said: “Even if I am not in India, if anything wrong is happening, especially in our entertainment industry, it is my responsibility to raise my voice.”

“I came to know from my friends and social media that Sonali Phogat, who was a politician, Tik Tok star and...

Television actress Kanishka Soni, who is known for her work in ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’, has married herself in India’s second reported autogamy after Kshama Bindu from Gujarat did the same.

Taking to her Instagram, she posted a series of pictures where she can be seen dressed in casuals and wearing sindoor in her forehead and a ‘mangalsutra’. She penned a long note in the caption where she shared with her fans that she believes in Indian culture and marriage is not about sex, it’s about love and honesty.

She wrote, “Married to myself since I fulfilled all my dreams my own & the only person I am in love with is Myself answer to all questions I am getting I don’t need any Man Ever .. I am happy always alone & in solitude with my guitar I am the goddess, Strong & Powerful, Shiva & Shakti everything is inside Me,...

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Imtiaz Ali’s movie Highway, the Star Plus daily soap Diya Aur Baati Hum, Colors social message show Udann and Anu Ranjan’s Ngo Beti fighting for the cause of the girl child, were honoured with felicitations at The Third Eye’s program Elevate 2015, the second annual conclave held at The Club, Mumbai, this week.

In partnership with The Club, the event was marked by panel discussions and felicitations of various network and studio teams, Bollywood film and television writers, producers and directors, whose projects have made a profound impact on audiences.

Coinciding with the International Women’s Day, Garry Lyons of the University of Leeds, UK, along with activist-filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, presided over the conclave. Ms Vinta Nanda, CEO and managing director, Acee The Third Eye gave the opening address.

Prominent speakers including Amit Khanna, Ketan Mehta, Deepa Sahi, Sudhir Mishra, Dr. Sanjiv Badhwar, Sanjay Tripathy, Dr. Nikhil Datar,...

With just a few hours left for India’s biggest reality show Bigg Boss to take flight, the anticipation has peaked. Spearheaded once again by megastar Salman Khan, Season 8 promises to be bigger and better than ever.

PR guru Dale Bhagwagar, who has earlier handled public relations for the maximum number of Bigg Boss contestants including Rakhi Sawant, Kashmera Shah, Sambhavna Seth, Sherlyn Chopra, Pooja Misrra, Diana Hayden, Shamita Shetty, Ashmit Patel, Vindu Dara Singh, Zulfi Syed, Salil Ankola, Amar Upadhyay and Anita Advani, is ecstatic about the new season of the show.

“No reality show in India has ever held the imagination of the entire nation the way Bigg Boss has. The best thing about it is that year after year, it creates and surpasses its own standards. It creates history,” says the Bollywood publicist.

Expected names in this Season include Deepshikha Nagpal (of serial Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek...

Mumbai, Jan 24: TV actors like Deepika Singh and Gautam Rode have fond childhood memories of Republic Day of looking up in the sky for the thrilling flypast or watching the parade on TV.

Here are some actors of Star Plus' shows, reminiscing about the day:

Deepika Singh (Sandhya of "Diya Aur Baati Hum"): I have some very fond memories of Republic Day celebrations as a child. We would run to our terrace to watch the helicopters with tri-colour balloons as soon as we got a hint that the parade is over.

Gautam Rode (Saras of "Saraswatichandra"): January 26 marks a very important day in the history of our country..

New Delhi, Nov 28: TV actress Deepika Singh, who plays Sandhya in popular show "Diya Aur Baati Hum", was taken by surprise when she visited the sets of dance reality show "Nach Baliye 6". Her 'skills' were put to the test.

Deepika's character in "Diya Aur Baati Hum" is about to start her Ips training, and so, the actress had to showcase her physical strength by breaking a mountain of tiles.

The tiles had an additional element of fire which made them even more difficult to be broken. Actor Gurmeet Choudhary, a "Nach Baliye 6" contestant, stepped in to help her out.

While the actor had a minor injury, Deepika managed.

Mumbai, Sep 3: Popular TV show "Diya Aur Baati Hum" has completed a successful journey of two years. Its lead actor Anas Rashid Khan says honesty has been the unique selling point (Usp) of the show, and he hopes it has a longer run.

The actor essays the role of Sooraj in the show, which is a compelling drama of a woman's ambition to become an Ips officer, and her will to achieve it.

"The success of 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' has proven that good content will thrive no matter what. The show's greatest Usp is its honesty, and I couldn't have been more proud to be part of the two years celebration. Inshahallah, with viewers'.

New Delhi, May 3: As a special treat to their mothers, a host of TV stars will team up with them for a "Meri Ma" special show on Mother's Day.

Karan Tacker, Ravi Dubey, Sayantani Ghosh, and Om Chettri will be seen entertaining their mothers and saluting them for their love and support on the show.

The highlight of the show will be a fashion show where all the mothers will walk the ramp.

Rahul Mahajan, son of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, will host the show with Karan and Neelu Vaghela, known for playing Bhabho in "Diya Aur Baati Hum".

The show will be aired May 11 at 6 p.m.

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