See saw: Coke Studio Once Again

Having been a popular,seasoned veteran of the Marathi film and television industry,actor Prasad Oak will now be making his Hindi Television debut on June 29 with Diya aur Baati Hum. Visibly elated Oak says,”It is one of the most popular and highest rated shows on STAR Plus and I feel nice to be a part of the series.” Oak will be essaying the role of an NRI,Jayant Shirke,who is married to Mathie,a Chef from UK. Jayant is a software engineer from Kolhapur who settles down in UK for the sake of his wife and son. However deep in his heart,he always wishes to return to his parents and his homeland. The show will be telecast on STAR Plus from Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

Appetite for Diet Books

What do celebrities eat to look the way they do? Our hunger for an answer to this overwhelming question can never be satiated in spite of a number of self-help books that abound in this genre. On Tuesday evening,Mumbai-based nutritionist Pooja Makhija’s new book Eat. Delete: How To Get Off the Weight Loss Cycle For Good (Harper-Collins India) was unveiled at Ambience Mall,Vasant Kunj,by Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen,who is said to be one of Makhija’s celebrity clients. “Food has become an enemy,it sparks fear,” said the dietician who claims that 98 percent of her patients are women and are young. She added,”The purpose of writing the book is to make readers fall in love with food again. The more one eats,the more one deletes.” Sen said: “Pooja Makhija is responsible for my current size 6.” She said she went to Makhija at a time when the media was abuzz about her weighty frame. Inside the book,other celebs such as Vidya Balan,Sonam Kapoor,Deepika Padukone and Waheeda Rehman have contributed some healthy-eating tips.