The gossip market is already hot with talks about Balaji loyalist Cezanne Khan aka Anurag Basu opting out of Kasautii Zindagi Kay. And like many others who have taken this path, he too has been offered a plum project by Sandeep Sickand - a mega show on Sony opposite none other than Aamna Shariff.

It's also speculated that rival channel Zee has also been coaxing Cezzane, though he hasn't given his final nod to any. He's biding time till Mohram (auspicious reasons?).

Now that so many doors have opened for him, Cezzane has all the liberty be choosy! After all he's a big name thanks to this only show on TV.

So what will be the fate of Anurag Basu in Kasautii? Bumped off…..or plastic surgery and viola, a new face…… Going by the adulation the character enjoys, the former presumption can be discounted.

However, if one goes by the track record of all the Balaji walkouts, a majority have been devoid of the success they met at this production house. To cite examples are Rajeev Khandelwal (Time Bomb, Left Right Left), Anuj Saxena (Rishton Ki Dor), Nausheen Alii Sardar (Kaalchakara), Shweta Kawaatra, Shweta Keswani, Barkha Bisht.

Will Cezanne prove this statistics wrong???

Looks like Jhalak Dhikhlaja's hangover has not waned. If you don't trust this, then Mona's coming up act in Dubai might convince you. Mona along with Shweta and the choreograph team of Jhalak would be doing stage shows in Dubai as part of the Dubai festival. We caught up with the chirpy actor who says, "I am headed for Dubai and would be part of the music extravaganza there. Though the other members would come back after the show I will be traveling the cities across Dubai and the whole event would be covered by Sony Dubai."

Mona who has also signed a show for Sony titled Kahaani is all set to rock at the big event in Dubai.

Sumeet Raghavan, who was last seen in Resham Dankh and Akela has all the time for his family these days. The actor who made many a bones tickle with his effortless act in Sarabhai VS Sarabhai has so far not signed any new project. Reason being, he wants to pick the right roles which will have a long run on television. (Seems he's yet not got over the abrupt end of Resham Dankh).

"The status quo is that I have yet not taken up any new show, though there are offers coming my way. Right now, I am more concerned with the quality of roles and if it means bidding more time, then I'm game," enunciates Sumeet.

Good strategy but we hope that the wait just doesn't get prolonged as talent just can't be wasted!