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Hiten Tejwani to play cop in Colors’ Tantra

Seasoned Indian television actor Hiten Tejwani, who won many hearts after his participation in the last season of Salman Khan’s controversial reality show Bigg Boss, has bagged an interesting role in Colors’ recently launched supernatural series Tantra.

The actor has been roped in to play an honest cop in Swastik Productions’ show, which also stars Juhi Parmar, Manish Goel Nayan Bhatt, Payal Bhojwani and Sargun Kaur in prominent characters.


Tantra, which premiered on Colors on 3rd December, 2018, has already started attracting huge eyeballs. With Hiten Tejwani entering the series, its popularity is expected to show an upward trend in upcoming weeks.

Hiten, who has also appeared in a couple of Bollywood films, rose to fame after doing television queen Ekta Kapoor’s hit shows, including Kutumb, Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Pavitra Rishta.

The actor very excited for his role in Tantra as the character that he has been given to play in the series is completely different from what he has done so far.

We wish him loads of luck!

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Top India survey reveals Bollywood divide: A-listers thrive as crew members face 60 per cent pay cuts

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  • Entertainment workers report 50-60 per cent pay cuts compared to earlier years.
  • Behind-the-scenes staff most affected by industry slowdown.
  • Many workers leave Mumbai or take side jobs to cover expenses.
India's entertainment industry is facing growing money problems as workers across Bollywood and television production report major pay cuts and less work.
A survey by Top India, involving more than 1,000 people linked to the entertainment sector, shows many workers are either getting limited work or seeing their salaries drop sharply.

Many people in the survey said payments for available projects have fallen by nearly 50 to 60 percent compared to previous years. The money troubles come as the world deals with tensions and economic uncertainty.

Recent moves for energy savings and tighter spending across sectors have added pressure, with clear effects now showing in Bollywood and television production.

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