Chatter box

Kiss and make up
Recently for a scene in 12/24 Karol Bagh,Alka Amin needed to slap Indresh Mallik. Since the scene required several takes poor Indresh had to endure quite a few slaps. But we’re guessing the slate was wiped clean when Alka went up to Indresh and gave him a peck on the cheek by way of apology for all the slapping. Then onwards,the cast has decided that whenever there’s any slapping scene,the ‘slapper’ has to apologise to the ‘slappee’ with a kiss. Ahem,ahem. We’re guessing the male actors might be angling for a smack or two.

Wedding blues
Little Ulka Gupta of Jhansi Ki Rani is facing a quandary: how to deal with Samir Dharmadhikari or Samir uncle to Ulka,who plays the role of Gangadhar Rao in the show,suddenly becoming her hubby. Very soon,Ulka’s character Manu will get married to Gangadhar Rao according to the story line of Jhansi Ki Rani on Zee. Talk about skewed relationships. Ugh.

Different Pitch
Harbhajan Singh may have earned accolades on the cricket field,but now he wishes to get noticed on the television arena too. With the second season of Dance India Dance ready to hit the television screens in December,he will be donning the producer’s hat. On the occasion the cricketer told us,“My association with cricket has always brought me closer to my countrymen. Through television,want to further my business interests,as television and media industry is a growing sector today.” Well played,Bhajji.