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Shakti Arora in Rashmi Sharma's next

One of the most popular actors on Indian television, Shakti Arora is making his comeback to the small screen. The actor, who was last seen in Ekta Kapoor's hit soap, Yeh Hai Aashiqui, has reportedly bagged a new show as the male lead.

To be produced by one of the most successful television producers, Rashi Sharma, who has delivered a string of hit shows like Saath Nibhana Sathiyaa, Sasural Simar Ka and Shakti - Aastitva Ke Eksaas Ki, the new show is tentatively titled Muskaan.


The producer is coming up with another fresh concept that throws light on the life of a sex worker. Rashmi is making this show for Star Plus. And now we have learnt that recently the whole cast and crew of the show was in Darjeeling where they shot few initial episodes of the show. Shakti Arora was also spotted shooting for the same.

Though we are still awaiting an official confirmation about Arora's association with the show, our sources inform that he is very much part of Rashmi Sharma's next.

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  • Yash says he humanised Ravana to help global audiences relate to the character.
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Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week, where the film was presented alongside major Hollywood releases, the actor said he worked to strip away the purely mythological reading of the role.

"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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