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The actor, for his part, seems most excited about Itefaq. quot;It8217;s a dramatic story of two women and one man,quot; the actor says, confident that he will not disappoint his fans with his television outing. quot;In fact, it8217;s going to give me an opportunity to win their hearts again,quot; he says.

Producer Himesh Reshamiya says he thought of the actor when he was casting for a soap which was to be an emotional saga. quot;I needed someone who was larger than life, and Rajesh Khanna seemed ideal. So I approached him,quot; Reshamiya explains. And although the producer feels it is the credibility that his banner HR Enterprises has built up, that him persuade the actor to do the show, Khanna himself has another point to make.

quot;I don8217;t regard television as the small screen. If you keep in mind the reach that television has, it should be called the mega screen,quot; Khanna insists. quot;The way I look at it, instead of audiences coming to see me in the theatres, now I8217;m going to meet them in their drawing rooms. And that8217;s very exciting,quot; he believes.

But is the top-notch actor being paid in accordance with his superstar status? quot;How can I disclose payments?quot; Reshamiya asks dramtically. Bansal, however, says has a great regard for the actor, quot;and he will be paid accordingly.quot;

Whatever that means8230;

8212; Lata Khubchandani