They believe in practically every branch of occult science known to man. Television folk, vulnerable and gullible when it comes to belief in matters of destiny, rely on astrology, tarot, numerology and what have you to know what's going to happen tomorrow? Did they also check the stars when they got into serious relationships? Riya V Anandwala decided to find out.

Supriya Pathak, married to Pankaj Kapur for several years now, says she does believe in these sciences, but never follows it. "Certainly, there is some amount of power in the stars. But I am not a hardcore believer. I have never done tarot card reading or astrology nor did I match our horoscopes before I got married."

Pawan Shankar, a hardcore believer, chirps, "I have not tried them all, but yes I did try my hand at astrology and palmistry. And you won't believe it; it turned out 90 per cent true. It said that television is the best career for me. And it said that 2006 would be even better and that I would reach great heights!" Says Pawan, "Before we got married, I did match my kundali to my wife's. It was never a problem for either of us. Of course, not all of it was in favour of us getting married, but once you are aware of the ups and downs coming your way, one can always be careful in future. And we are certainly prepared."

Ajay Gehi for sure isn't among those who fall for each astrologer coming their way. He says, "I agree that most of these are accurate in their predictions . But not always. As for me, I follow my own philosophy of focusing on my work, and everything follows. Before marriage, I never followed the tradition of kundali. In fact, my wife doesn't even have a Kundali."

Two immense believers in the occult sciences and horoscopes are Amar Upadhyay and Tassnim Sheikh. "I have an immense faith in astrology. I have done all. Nothing is left (laughs). A small body like the moon has a lot of power to affect a Saturn and Jupiter. Whatever they have predicted for me, has been more or less exact," says Amar.

Recalling his marriage, Amar says, "When I met my wife Hetal for the first time, I really liked her. And for us, matching our horoscopes didn't really matter. But my father in law did it, and they clicked! My wife actually doesn't believe in it. But I am a hardcore believer in it as I have witnessed many incidents in the past which were predicted and were true," says Amar

Tassnim says, "I am a hardcore believer. In Delhi, when I was in school, I was really good as a student and was on my way to take up engineering. And that time, an astrologer predicted that I would get into acting. I was shocked, as I had never thought about it. But since that day, my trust in astrology started building up. I also wear gemstones, pukhraj and ruby suggested by Sunita Menon. As for marriage, both Sameer and I had decided that we would not match horoscopes, but a close friend and astrologer Neeta matched our horoscopes. It's a Hindu tradition and I don't really follow it….but there you are!" laughs the actor, who plans to tie the knot with her long time fiancé soon.