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Shaheer Sheikh in Ekta Kapoor's Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2

One of the most popular television actors Shaheer Sheikh, who rose to fame after playing the male lead in shows like Mahabharat and Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi, is in talks to star in Ekta Kapoor’s Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2. If the handsome actor gives his nod to the soap, he will play the iconic character of Anurag Basu in it. The popular character was originally played by Cezzane Khan in the prequel, Kasautii Zindagii Kay.

According to reports, Sheikh is the first actor Ekta Kapoor has approached to play the male lead in her show which will hit the airwaves on Star Plus, the same channel which aired the original show for almost 7 long years. Some reports also claim that Sheikh's Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi co-star Erica Fernandes is in talks to play the female lead.


Kasautii Zindagii Kay was a romantic drama which was aired from 2001 to 2008. It was a weekly episodic show that revolved around the love story of Anurag Basu and Prerna, essayed by Cezzane Khan and Shweta Tiwari, respectively.

Kasautii Zindagii Kay is expected to hit the airwaves in mid-2018.

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  • Government to criminalise porn that shows strangulation or suffocation during sex.
  • Part of wider plan to fight violence against women and online harm.
  • Tech firms will be forced to block such content or face heavy Ofcom fines.
  • Experts say the ban responds to medical evidence and years of campaigning.

You see it everywhere now. In mainstream pornography, a man’s hands around a woman’s neck. It has become so common that for many, especially the young, it just seems like part of sex, a normal step. The UK government has decided it should not be, and soon, it will be a crime.

The plan is to make possessing or distributing pornographic material that shows sexual strangulation, often called ‘choking’, illegal. This is a specific amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill. Ministers are acting on the back of a stark, independent review. That report found this kind of violence is not just available online, but it is rampant. It has quietly, steadily, become normalised.

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