It's amazing how life works! Hritu Dhudani had essayed the role of Bandini in Star Plus' Chehra which launched in April, 2009. Now she has bagged a role in show titled Bandini!

Tellybuzz broke the news that Santo (Aasiya Kazi) will be thrown in jail for the murder of Arjan (Kunal Thakkur) after which the story- track will take a leap.

Now we give you the news that Birva Mahiyavanshi, the daughter of Dharmaraj Mahiyavanshi (Ronit Roy),  the character of which was essayed by Kimberly Jain, will now be played by Hritu Dhudani.

According to our source, "Bandini will take a leap of ten years and the first episode post leap will be aired on Wednesday, 20th January. Last year, on 19th January, Bandini was launched. And this year right after the celebration of its one year anniversary, it's taking a huge leap."

Adds the source, "In addition to Birva's growing up, the elder versions of Monghi (Santo's kid  sister played by Akshata Rajput) and Sooraj (DM's youngest son) will also be a part of the show's new youth brigade. Apart from this, a new character by name Bansuri will also be introduced. However, the actors to portray grown-up versions of Monghi, Sooraj and Bansuri haven't been finalized yet."

When contacted Hritu Dhudani said, "Yeah, I think I'm entering Bandini. But things will get clear by tomorrow.

Looking forward to this new chapter in Bandini…

Reporter and Author: Srividya Rajesh