Ekta Kapoor's game plan

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The queen bee of the television world, producer Ekta Kapoor is known to spot young talent. The latest to join her endless list (Prachi Desai, Naman Shah, Hiten Tejwani...) seems to be 19-year old Additi Gupta, the newcomer identified to play the lead role in Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil.

The show will replace the hugely popular Kasautii Zindagi Kay. Additi will be playing the role of Heer.

If you are wondering whether the additional 'd' in Additi is a typo or not, you are mistaken. Ekta, apparently, wanted to be doubly sure of the success of her choice and consulted noted numerologist Sanjay Jumaani who suggested Additi to add the extra 'd' to her name. This, Jumaani feels, will bring good luck to her and the show.

It's a number game, after all.

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Raj Singh Arora (famous for his role in Remix), currently seen in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki as Asutosh Mehra took a few days off from his busy schedule to meet his father in Jammu. Later he headed to Kangra to check out his farm house.

So how did he enjoy his vacation, albeit only for a few days?

"It was fun. It's been almost a year and a half since I am doing Kahani and have turned down a number of offers. Right now the track of Kahani revolves around me and that is more important than anything else," says Raj.

Apparently he was offered Choona Hain Asmaan and a UTV show but he declined. He adds, "For Choona Hain Asman, I had to cut my hair really short and was ready to do that but things did not materialise."

Apart from being busy with Kahani..., Raj is also spending time with his girlfriend -- Swati. "She is currently doing Left Right Left and most probably we will participate in a dance-based reality show in the future!" says the handsome actor.

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Bhanujeet Sudan aka Nihaal in Bhabhi is back with a bang. This model-turned actor left Bhabhi (due to the screenplay's demand) six months ago.

So what did he do during the break?

"I had injured my shoulder so during this break I could not even do workouts. During these few months, I modelled a lot and even went to Mauritius for an assignment."

Bhabhi's creative team called Sudan some time back asking him to rejoin. "I was more than happy to accept it. It was like homecoming for me. Nihal is back in Suhana's life once again and viewers will enjoy the dilemma of Suhana now. Though it's almost a week I've started working I am yet to shoot with Kanchi."

Best of luck Sundan!

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