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Here's yet another proof that religion need not dominate one8217;s life. Vaishnavi who plays the blessed child of Matarani in Sahara One8217;s Mata ki Chowki, is a Catholic in real-life.

Religion no bar
Here8217;s yet another proof that religion need not dominate one8217;s life. Vaishnavi who plays the blessed child of Matarani in Sahara One8217;s Mata ki Chowki, is a Catholic in real-life. Her real name is Muskaan Nancy Arora. Muskaan is a Punjabi-Christian and is playing a devoted Hindu girl in Mata ki Chowki. The talented actress says she enjoys this variety as it lets her celebrate festivals of all religions.
Be it Christmas, Baisakhi or Navratri, Muskaan celebrates all the festivals with equal enthusiasm.

Down but not out
DID you catch Monica Bedi8217;s sizzling number on Oye8230;It8217;s Friday? Here8217;s the backstage story behind the performance. Apparently, during the technical rehearsals, Monica was very nervous and kept fumbling and stumbling. Her dupatta would get unruly and would stick to her lehenga and bangles, which led to umpteen retakes. Finally, the director gave her an ultimatum 8212; a final take or the performance would be shot only at the end of the episode shoot. Monica finally got her act together and the result was the dazzling year-end performance. For someone who8217;s personal and professional life been in a mess for quite some time, performing on a high-profile show like Oye is something worth sweating over.

Too spicy
BHARTI Achrekar and Vandana Pathak may bicker as 8216;saas8217; and 8216;bahu8217; on SAB TV8217;s Main Kab Saas Banoongi, but in real life they get along like a house on fire. So much so, that they8217;re constantly playing pranks on each other. Recently, taking advantage of her on-screen bahu8217;s reputation as a fantastic cook, Bharti decided to play a prank on Vandana. She invited the entire cast and crew to a lunch that would be entirely cooked by Vandana. The latter, being a good sport, agreed and prepared a delicious meal for all her guests. But she decided to get sweet revenge for the task she8217;d been put through, by preparing a special dish that would set everyone8217;s tongues on fire. And sure enough, as the guests waded in, Vandana got her revenge as one and all fell victim to her 8216;special8217; preparation.