Kasamh Se inspired by Kalyug!!!!

Using Bollywood numbers in television shows is increasingly becoming a popular medium of promoting the song as well as an easy method of creating drama, easing tension or portraying a mood of celebration in shows.

Thursday's episode of Zee's Kasamh Se used Kalyug's popular number, Judaa Hoke bhi to highlight the mood of Jay Walia who was trying to cope with the loss of his love!

But surprisingly, the similarities don't end there! The song also has been picturised in a similar fashion. Dark brooding background and an overpowering landscape that was prominent in the original version has inspired the Balaji show as well. "Yes, the song went well with the mood of the character so we used it! I was inspired by the picturisation as well," says creative director Sandip Sikcand.

Balaji serials have always had a filmy tune that's relevant to their shows. Kahiin to Hoga has Thoda Sa Pyar Hua Hai and even Kasamh Se has the song from Aksar, Soniye... and meri duniya hai...running through the show.

Ekta had also incorporated some of the songs from Tusshar Kapoor's flicks in her shows, Kyunki...and Kahaani...

With songs being an integral part of Bollywood, it seems that television too is looking to create some tunes of its own. The foundation has already been laid by the Rajashris' who are using original tracks in their recently launched show, Pyaar Ke Do Naam....

Where's Sooraj Thapar???

Sooraj Thapar who is still remembered because of Manish Goswami's Daraar is missing in action for quite some time. He was last seen in Jassi Jaisi koi nahi, in a role which was an exact replica of the character previously played by Rajesh Khera (Maddy) on the same show.

The actor is currently doing a play with Poonam Dhillon called, The Perfect Husband and is getting good feedback for his performance.

Our sources tell us that the actor has a keen interest in astrology and tarot card reading. Someone whom he consults regularly told him that his time is not right at the moment and that's why the actor is reportedly taking things easy!

But we wonder why Manish Goswami didn't consider Sooraj for any prominent role in Sarrkkar or any new project? Perhaps, he too is waiting for a great character to offer the actor, we presume!

Till then, Sooraj, watch the stars closely!

The tenor continues…!

Leslie Lewis and Hariharan turned 10 on Monday. Well, not quite literally. But it happened to be their tenth anniversary as a musical duo. The celebrations went well with the theme of Ek Main Aur Ek Tu that the two are judging currently for Zee. The entire unit celebrated the occasion with champagne and cake. In fact, to add to the mood, it also turned out to be Hariharan's 51st birthday and Sharib, one of the contestants, sang a song for the duo while the surprise element was Alka Yagnik, who was the guest for the evening. Also also sang with the Colonial Cousins, we hear. Quite a tuneful celebration, we must say!

Manoj's reason to party!

The Velocity discotheque was the place to be last Friday for all page3 perennials in Mumbai! The reason this time was Puma's new sports collection launch. The night witnessed various socialites and bigwigs of film industry like Rashmi Uday Singh, Tara Sharma, Mukul Deora, Kishen Mulchandani, and Shehnaz Treasurewala. Among these, was dotted Manoj Bohra with girlfriend Teejay Sidhu. Teejay was one of the early birds to be tracked at the party with some friends, and later Manoj walked in, making it a point to stick around with his girl. They even made a quiet move to the VIP lounge to have a few close moments together!

What's in a name?

Guess who's Kunwar Rituraj Singh Chandrawat Sisodia????

It's the complete, unaltered name of K. Street Pali Hill and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii's Rituraj Singh. The actor's a Jaipurite like 'Sujal' Rajeev Khandelwal and is currently in Jaipur on a personal visit.

"My parents are settled in Jaipur and I keep visiting Pink City every now and then," says Rituraj.

He further adds, "My original full name is Kunwar Rituraj Singh Chandrawat Sisodia and I am a Rajput which the industry people don't know. I use only use Rituraj Singh to keep things simple."

Jaipur seems to be giving a lot of talent to television industry. The other prominents names being Rajeev Khandelwal, Smita Bansal, Murli Sharma, Irrfan Khan and of course sabki favourite bahu Juhi 'Kumkum' Parmar.