Actors of Kasautii Zindagi Kay are upset with Balaji Telefilms for being excluded from Ekta’s special three-in-one episode KAVITA SHYAM Kasautii Zindagii Kay, which is one of Balaji’s longest running show, has been left out of the 100-minute special show to be aired on March 26- 27. The special, which includes shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and the newly- launched Kayamath, will see all the characters from the respective shows interact with each other. The cast members of Kasautii… are upset about not being a part of the celebrations as the three shows are being promoted in a big way. Moonmoon, aka Sampada, says, “I cannot comment on what the channel and the production house have decided about the special episode. But, I am upset that Kasautii… is not a part of the special show. I would have obviously liked Kasautii… to be included in the celebrations as I believe that Kasautii… is Balaji’s best show.” A source from the unit of Kasautii… informs, “Shweta Tiwari aka Prerna is upset about not being a part of the special show despite being a Balaji loyalist for over five years. She is no less popular than Smriti Irani (Tulsi from Kyunki… ) or Sakshi Tanwar (Parvati from Kahaani…). So, why is the show or the actors not a part of the celebrations? It’s very natural that the Kasauti… actors are dejected.” Shweta Tiwari was unavailable for comment. Commenting on why Kasauti… was not included in the special show, Nivedita Basu, Deputy senior creative director of Balaji says, “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kayamath are from the same time slot. These shows run back-to-back on the channel. We only select shows that belong to the same time slot for special episodes. Also Kasautii Zindagi Kay and Karam Apna Apna had a similar special show few months back. So there is no reason why Kasautii Zindagi Kay’s actors should feel bad about not being a part of the recent special show.”

Raja Chaudhary has been harassing his wife Shweta Tiwari (Prerna of Kasautii Zindagii Kay). No dearies, not in real life.

The trauma is happening in their Bhojpuri production Hamra Sanya Hindustani. Now, he is also going to attempt to rape her in another Bhojpuri film, which the couple signed a few days ago.

The film, titled Eh Bhabhi Ke Sister, is being co-produced and directed by Surendra Pal (Dronacharya of Mahabharat). Shweta is romantically paired opposite popular Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari.

Staging an act

Pal feels that the catchy title will bring people to the theatres. “This is the first time that a Bhojpuri film has a funky title.

But the title is justified because the story revolves round a devar-bhabhi relationship. The devar (Manoj) flips for his bhabhi’s (Geeta Tyagi) younger sister (Shweta),” he says.

Why Shweta? Pal explains, “Ever since I saw her in Nach Baliye 2, I had vowed that if I ever make a film, I will cast nobody else but Shweta in the female lead.

She was an outstanding dancer and looked attractive in every frame. I was relieved when she said yes.”

Pal says that Raja plays a character inspired by Manu Sharma (the man convicted of murdering model/actress Jessica Lal), who abuses power to prevent getting convicted for his crime. “I have even named him Manu Thakar. Manu believes that the police cannot stop him.”

Will Raja feel embarrassed to do the rape scene? Raja replies, “I don’t think so. We are actors and this is fiction. While doing a role, I know when to switch on and off.”

Eh Bhabhi Ke Sister is being shot in Mumbai, Banaras, Allahabad and Lucknow.

Late latif Shweta.

The buzz goes that apni Shweta Tiwari aka Prerna Bajaj of Kasauti Zindagi kay has got into a habit of always reporting late on the sets. A colleague on condition of anonymity says, ” the day I have to shoot with Shweta, I purposely come in late. There’s no point reporting early and I’ve to sit twiddling my thumb there.”

But then doesn’t Balaji have a policy of punishing late comers with a fee cut? It seems Shweta plays smart and refuses to shoot until her cut is restored and the production people give in to her demands. Looks like Balaji does not want to antagonize Shweta for her character is too deeply etched in public mind.

Well, well Kasauti has just lost Cezanne, and now they cannot afford to lose Shweta too.

Shweta Tiwari, who has become synonymous with the name Prerna post her association with super successful soap opera KASAUTI ZINDAGI KAY, will soon be making her Bhojpuri debut.

Titled ‘Saiyyan Hamar Hindustani’, the film stars Shweta opposite Ravi Kissen. Her real life husband Raja Chaudhary plays the main villain in the film.

In ‘Saiyyan Hamar Hindustani’, Shweta plays Radha, who falls in love with Suraj [Ravi Kissen], a poor musician who loves to play guitar. Raja is the negative character who tries to create problems between Radha and Suraj and creates a havoc in their life. The film would be releasing this March.

Shweta Tiwari (Prerna of Kasauti Zindagi Kay) and her husband Raja Chaudhary have shot for a commercial on spiritual jewellery named Divya Mantra. Says Raja, “The jewellery will help everyone who wears it, especially in their respective fields. The jewellery range will include rings and pendants and will fall in the price bracket of Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000.When asked if they were planning to launch their own jewellery line, Raja replied in the negative. “We just did a commercial for them”, says Raja. “I and Shweta believe in spirituality too. I’m wearing blue sapphire, emerald, solitaire and Shweta wears emerald, solitaire and cat-eye”, reveals Raja.

Sanjit Bedi, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Shweta Tiwari and Ronit Roy have found a unique way to spend time in between shooting on the sets of Kasautii Zindagi Kay.

The actors have become hooked to the game of UNO. Sources report these actors have become addicted and they all look forward to the game, between shots.

UNO is one of the world’s most popular family card games, with rules easy enough for kids, but challenges and excitement enough for all ages.The custom deck consists of cards of 4 suits (colours): red, green, blue, and yellow.

The ranks in each suit are 0-9. There are 3 “honor” cards in each suit, labelled “skip”, “draw two”, and “reverse”.

There are special black cards, “wild” and “wild draw four”. Each player is dealt 7 cards with the remaining ones placed face down to form a “draw” pile.

The top card of the draw pile is turned over to begin a “discard” pile. The first player has to match the card in the discard pile either by number, colour or word.

For example, if the card is a red 7, player must throw down a red card or any colour 7. Or the player can throw down a Wild Card. If the player doesn’t have anything to match, he must pick a card from the draw pile.

If he can’t play what is drawn, play moves to the next person. When you have one card left, you must yell “UNO” (meaning one).

Failure to do this results in you having to pick two cards from the draw pile. That is, of course, if you get caught by the other players. The first player who has no cards left is the winner.