How would you judge if a person is a good actor - by his convincing portrayal of the role, of course! And that's what Ashish Kapoor's brilliant performance as Dheer Kunwarsa of Saat Phere, did to him, although it worked against him! Remember the wayward and errant ghar-jamai's liaison with Jumma, the maid of the house? Ashish Kapoor seems to have portrayed it so realistically that he is without a housemaid for the past one month! Overheard the bachelor citing this funny anecdote, "Whenever a new bai is sent to be employed in my house, she looks at me and asks 'madam kidar hain?' (where's madam?) and asks for my wife. When I say I am single, she informs 'baad mein aayenge' (she will come later) and disappears never to turn up." As far as the maidservants of his locality go, probably they are too scared to end up as another Jumma! But in real life the good-looking actor is far from the philandering Dheer Kunwarsa. He does not even have a girlfriend and has ended up being the best friend of all his female co-stars! Incidentally, Ashish plays Dr.Shekhar in India Calling and we hope there is not a line-up of patients at his doorstep next! Shweta loves to gossip The credit for the success of Kasauti Zindagi Kay definitely goes to its lead protagonist Shweta Tiwari aka Prerna. Not just Ekta Kapoor, but even viewers glued to the serial for four long years vouch for her on-screen histrionics and acting abilities. Shweta's co-stars reveal that the actor has two sides to her personality. On the one hand she's a thorough professional and will go to any extent to perfect her scenes. And this irrespective of her personal equations with a certain Mr Khan or Mr Roy on the sets, which are very strained most of the time. But this is only one part of the story. On the personal level, it seems the actor has very strong likes and dislikes as far as people go. So, while Shweta talks to very few of them on the sets, she loves to gossip with her pals. Often times while she's in her make up van she jabbers away about all things under the sun. So next time you walk in on the sets of Kasauti, you know what Shweta will be up to! And you will know where she will be if there is no shot being taken! Kiran Dubey is multi -tasking ! Looks like Kiran Dubey is back from her sabbatical. The actor who was last seen in Sony's Yeh Meri Life Hai, has now made her comeback in Sahara One's Suno…Har Dil Kuch Kehta Hai, where she plays a rather snooty sis-in-law Vibha. So, what was the pretty actor busy doing all these months? She says, "there's definitely lots in my life apart from acting. Earlier on, I was into manufacturing bottles. In my free time, I also like to paint and make gift articles. By the end of the year I might hold an exhibition or even love to open a gift shop. This is not for monetary reasons but since I feel it's an ideal way to establish a lovely link between people and those whom they love. Apart from this, I am also very excited about an upcoming music video that I am doing." From TV serials to music album, manufacturing bottles to gift articles, this gal sure knows how to multi-task. Karan's TV past ! An established name in Bollywood circles, Karan Johar has successfully delivered hit pe hit including the recent much talked about Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. And he's also cast the same spell on television with his celeb chat show on Star One, Koffee With Karan. But hey, this was not his maiden innings on the small screen! We take you a jog down memory lane. During his school days this genius director had acted in Anand Mahendroo's sci-fi serial Indradhanush, wherein he essayed the role of a fat boy, Dodo. Co-incidentally Akshay Anand (of Saat Phere fame) played the protagonist in the same show. Well Karan, though your acting stint went unrecognized, your dreams have definitely been realized big time. And yes, we all look forward to the second season of your koffee konversations! Missing chemistry! Shweta Tiwari and her husband Raja Tiwari might look great together as a couple off-screen but as far as their on-screen chemistry is concerned, it isn't sizzling enough. The Nach Baliye 2 choreographers assigned for them have apparently rated the couple five on hundred for their poor on-screen chemistry. While Shweta is a fantastic dancer and has danced in a couple of music videos (remember her dancing in one of Daler Mehendi videos) her husband has never danced in his life and has to start right from scratch. Considering the dance show is all about a couple's on-screen and off screen chemistry, Shweta is upset as she herself is a graceful dancer and enjoys dancing and her husband is quite the opposite (they have been married for seven years now) Will someone please tell the talented actor not to get upset as practise always makes a man perfect!