News has just flown in that Star India CEO Uday Shakar is throwing an awesome dinner party tonight (4 February 2012) for the producers of STAR Plus and Life OK. Yes, they deserve a grand celebration as both the channels are doing really well when it comes to raking in the numbers.

Rajan Shahi (Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus and he is making a show on Life OK), Siddharth Tewary ( Navya on Star Plus), Tony and Deeya Singh ( Maryada on Star Plus) and Sumeet and Shashi Mittal ( Diya Aur Baati Hum and Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki on Star Plus and Life OK respectively) have confirmed that they are attending the party. Our sources have also informed that Nikhil Sinha (Mahadev on Life OK) will also be seen frolicking in the do.

We talked to Sumeet who said, "There is no specific reason for the party except that Mr. Shankar wanted to thank the creatives for their effort."

Quite a noble gesture, we must say. The bash is at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai and will commence at 7.30pm!!!

Rakshanda Khan looks like someone? Who exactly? Think…think…Bingo! Now we know…she looks like the celestial maiden or apsara from heaven, Maneka. Yes, she is superbly beautiful and has a smile which can turn her fans into fanatics. She is currently a part of Life OK's Mahadev and is enjoying her stint in the show.

"I like my character Madinika. The Utsav look is quite interesting. Normally, I always have an input on costume and design but here I leave it to the creatives. I wonder how people managed to carry such heavy jewellery in the earlier times. They must have taken hours to get ready. Furthermore, I know Mouni (other co star) pretty well. So the ambience is quite comfortable on the sets. But yes, travelling to Vasai (shooting location) from Lokhandwala is quite a pain at times," shares Rakshanda.

Furthermore, she was seen in SAB TV's Ammaji Ki Galli (produced by Contiloe Telefilms) which went off air after entertaining the masses for a short span of time.

"Ammaji should have been given more time. Three months was too early to take a call. In the soap, the producer took the challenge to cast me as a housewife from Amritsar, though I have a western image in the media. I enjoyed being a part of it though Farida Jalal was the main lead in the show," she goes on to say.

Okay…we get the point. Now, the trend is back in Indian television wherein senior actors are getting back to business, like Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar in Bade Achhe, Shweta Tiwari in Parvarrish, Mona Singh in Kyaa Hua Tera Vadaa, Sameer Soni in Parichay, amongst others. This is what she has to say about the development:

"I am happy that now senior actors are getting work post Bade Achhe. First, the argument against us was that we charged too much but in effect we were asking what is our due. Not everyone, but only a handful were charging obscene amounts. Furthermore, I am very happy for Mona as she is back big time in the world of fiction. Even Sakshi had to wait to get a big role. I am sure that Smriti will also have to bid her time to get a great character. When it comes to me, I did a cameo in Phulwa as a lawyer but no one really noticed it. In the future, I want to do comedy shows."

Well Rakshanda, hope you get whatever you want in life. Have a great year ahead!!!

Telly star Mohit Raina on his small screen experiments, his dream role and new found love for the virtual world

When his Tellytown counterparts are busy chalking out strategies to grab their share of the entertainment pie in the industry through fiction and reality shows, actor Mohit Raina treads a tad different path. Having already tried genres of thriller in the show Chehra and fiction in the telly show Ganga Ki Dheej, the actor is enjoying his stint in his current show Devon Ke Dev-Mahadev, which is based on mythology.

It is this penchant for gunning to do something different that keeps this handsome chap going in life. Mohit is all gung-ho about his role and the character of Lord Shiva that he plays in the show. According to this model-turned actor, who came to try his luck with the greasepaint from Kashmir few years back, essaying this kind of role is not as simple as it seems. "It is difficult to play a role which combines divinity with human touch," says Mohit who adds, "Initially, I was under lot of pressure as I could not exactly visualize the role and was apprehensive. When I went to browse information on Lord Shiva I could not find much information which could give me an insight to visualize Lord Shiva's personality. It was difficult to imagine what his mannerisms would have been. But once I got myself involved fully, I could brace myself up for the challenge."

The actor feels that he got a much needed break after the show Ganga ke Dheej concluded. "But the break lasted only for three weeks as Mahadev happened," says Mohit who wants to focus on his current on screen endeavor. "I am dedicating a lot of time to this show. I do not have any future agendas set. I am not too ambitious and I just believe in playing it by ear," says this commerce graduate from Kashmir, who came to Mumbai and began his career with modeling.

Apart from mythology and fiction, it is action that interests the actor. And the actor says he is eagerly waiting to don the thinking cap of a swashbuckling superhero. "I love to play a super hero on the small screen if such a show is made. I really loved Chirstopher Reeve's autobiography Still Me."

Quiz the actor about his interests in life but he is quicker to talk about his crush in life. And no, it is not about that someone special in his life. Mohit confesses he is smitten by the virtual world of social networking. "I just started connecting on the social networking sites. I am really enjoying it as I am following my favorite celebs on the web. Being an SRK fan, I religiously follow his tweets. It's fun when you get to know so much about a person," says Mohit on a parting note.

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Make up after a break up-realisation of love-confession of lovers-clearing of misunderstandings-consummation of marriage-rediscovering romance. These are some of the most awaited sequences on Television shows. What best time other than the month of Valentine to bring these out, Rangmunch takes a look.

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