We called up Shruti Ulfat, the actor who rose to limelight as the star anchor on Star Plus's Chalti Ka Naam Antakshari, to find out what's keeping her busy these days.

The chirpy and petite actor who had taken a pregnant pause in her career is currently in Dehradun. On a rather happy note, she said, " I am having a ball of a time in the valleys of Dehradun. I am now in the seventh month of my pregnancy and expecting the baby by the end of March..I have enjoyed every bit of my stay in Dehradun and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of our new family member."

Incidentally, years back it was in Dehrudun that Shruti Ulfat had met her hubby Alok. Taking a jog down memory lane, she says, "I had come here for a theatre workshop along with Alok, and we fell in love."

Now, with Dehradun again in the backdrop, happiness is awaiting a new companion in Shruti's family. What a pleasant coincidence Shruti?

Remember Pushtie, the cute actor from Kareena Kareena and second season of Hum Paanch. The actor whose better known as Vrajesh Hirjee's little sister has been out of the TV circuit for a long time. Reason being the Pushtie has been in Goa trying to heal people with Reiki and crystal therapy besides also trying to shed weight.

"I've been meditating and taking care of my health. Also healing people with the therapies is helping me use all my energy for the same. I am planning to be in Goa till April and continue with this. Soon I'd be coming out with my website also," chirps Pushtie who has been in Goa and Pune for the past few months.

So there's still time before she comes back to the city of dreams and gets on with some serious acting!

After doing itsy bitsy roles on television (Yeh Dil Chahe More and many more) and films, model cum actor Kushal Punjabi is all set to return to the small screen.

The show in question is an episodic for Star One's thriller, Shhh Phir Koi Hai, to be aired on 9 February, where he plays a devil warrior who comes to life after every 2000 years.

"In the show, my dead body is kept inside a pyramid which emerges and is traced by a team of archaeologists. It was a one episode role and was too tempting to refuse. I like to do such stuff because it allows me to test new grounds which are away from the glitz of modelling world. I am looking forward to more episodics in future too," says Kushal, once a winner of Best Physique at the Gladrags..

If one goes by this telly hunk's Bollywood profile, he has mostly featured in spooky films like Shhhhh and Kaal. So can we make an assumption that it's Kushal's forte at this genre that draws him to such projects?

Surinder Kaur of Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi fame is a motherly and spiritual figure to maybe a dozen actors from the telly land. The actor has been preaching Buddhism, as a way of life for the past fourteen years and has introduced the positive way of life to a host of actors in the past.

"I've introduced Buddhism to many people and it has become a way of life for many. It gives me a great sense of fulfillment, joy and contentment to do so. Also, it makes me feel like I've contributed to someone's life. Today, actors tend to have job insecurity, along with work pressure and immense financial problems," points out the elegant lady (currently seen in Banoo Mein Teri Dulhan) who has introduced Chandana Sharma, Gracy Singh, Sveta Keswani, Shweta Kawatra and Tisca Chopra to the world of positivity and Buddhism.

Here's hoping Surinder continues to provide her words of wisdom to the most insecured and helpless telly brigade.