Diya Aur Baati Hum’s Bhabho & Emily Visit Ajmer Dargah

Mumbai: STAR Plus’ most popular show Diya Aur Baat Hum is all set to showcase its biggest landmark with the protagonist Sandhya (played by Deepika Singh) achieving her IPS dream. As the final leg of Sandhya’s IPS training draws closer the entire Rathi family & fans are eagerly waiting to see Sandya’s dream fulfilled. Today she is just one step away from her goal and is all set to take the big leap as an IPS officer. To support her dream, Bhabho (played by Neelu Vaghela) and Emily (Pooja Singh) visited Ajmer Dargah to pray for her success. The popularity of the show is known to all but what amazed Neelu was the love and adulation received from the crowd present at the dargah. The two women were mobbed and the entourage had to be stopped till the situation was brought under control in Ajmer.

Bhabho (Neelu Vaghela) says, “I am here to pray for my Sandhya beendani and may god shower all his blessings. I want her to bring the trophy home and keep up to the promise she made. Sandhya has proved that she is a strong contender and I am sure she will make us all proud. As about the show, we have completed 700 episodes and I wish we continue to entertain our viewers further. The response we have received from the locales here says so much about how we have touched their lives.”

The last few months showcased the rigorous eleven months training where Sandhya shed all her inhibitions and emerged as a strong individual. Her journey was never smooth; be it convincing Bhabho to allow her to pursue he ambition to facing the challenges of the training programme. From the intense physical training, cycling challenge to para trooping, Sandhya has shown impeccable strength to overcome all odds. While for other family members it was a training programme to become an IPS officer, for Sandhya’s better half, Sooraj it was a goal to make his wife live her parents' dream. From being Sandhya’s biggest support system to becoming a constant reminder for Sandhya to live her dream, Sooraj truly stood like a pillar of strength.

However, only time will tell if Sandhya fulfils the promise made to Bhabho on winning the best cadet trophy that will get her a local posting and an opportunity to balance responsibility alongside duty. You’ve followed her journey, now don’t miss the moment of truth as Sandya enters the final league. Keep watching Diya Aur Baati Hum every Monday to Saturday at 9.00 PM only on Star Plus

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Siddharth Kumar Tewary finally finds Draupadi

After a massive search, Star Plus' upcoming magnum opus Mahabharat has finally found its Draupadi. Pooja Sharma, a girl from Delhi who moved to Mumbai a few years ago to pursue her acting dream, has been chosen to play this iconic character. Her look in the show, along with the rest of the cast's, has been visualised by Oscar-winning costume designer BhanuAthaiya and designed by NidhiYasha.

“We have learnt that Draupadi was a combination of an extremely strong and beautiful character therefore the colour red will be seen in most of her costumes. The fabric being used is lightweight sheer silk and all the costumes have also been embroidered by hand.”" says NidhiYasha who spent over 4 years of pre-production on designing the look of the characters visualized by BhanuAthaiya is geared up to bring out a magnificent treat for the viewers.

She also adds, “The jewellery that she will be wearing will have the lotus symbol depicting beauty and elegance. Creating her jewelry wasn’t an easy task. Samples were sourced from Kolkata, Gujarat and South India. In fact, Draupadi is the only character wearing stone jewellery.”

Tune-in to watch Mahabharat from September 16th 2013, Monday at 8:30 pm only on Star Plus.

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