Stars hit by Nach Baliye disaster

Hubby Hiten Tejwani is a worried man these days. His lady love Gauri Pradhan has lost two kilos in just a week. And for the tall and shapely lady, this was not really required. So was this a conscious effort? Not really, if one goes by Hiten, who feels the real reason for Gauri's weight loss is not her gymming, but her dance rehearsals for Nach Baliye.

In fact, combined with her hectic shooting schedules, Gauri is hardly getting any rest. The situation has reached such a stage that Gauri is seriously thinking of changing her wardrobe!

Not one to take things lying down, Hiten is apparently treating Gauri to a delicious serving of (Mumbai snack) pav bhaji every day.

The Nach Baliye rehearsals also seem unkind towards Shweta Tiwari, another small screen stunner.

A newshound from the sets of the much-hyped reality show tells us Shweta sprained her ankle while rehearsing for the show. Following Hiten's footsteps, Raja Chowdhry is also taking good care of his better half to ensure that she is up and running before the actual show.

Apparently he applies an ointment on her ankle every day to help her get well soon. Now you decide, is this concern for the wife or for the show?

Here's a different kind of a reality show.

One with a tinge of sadness and barbarism in it. In memory of the 9/11 attacks, Zee Studio will premiere a two-episode special show, The Path to 9/11, a dramatisation of the events detailed in The 9/11 Commission Report and other sources.

To be telecast on Sunday, September 10 from 9 to 12 midnight and on Monday, September 11 from 9 to 11 pm, this show will have minimal commercial breaks, if one goes by the media release.

Directed by David L Cunningham, the show stars Oscar nominee Harvey Keitel (Pulp Fiction, The Piano) as FBI agent John O'Neill, an expert on Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden at the time of the attacks.

Visually challenged Sa Re Ga Ma Li'l Champs participant Diwakar Sharma is a celebrity now.

With his grit, sense of humour and fantastic crooning abilities not only has he won the heart of the nation's audience, but also the attention of celebrated film makers.

According to the grapevine, both Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Vidhu Vinod Chopra have expressed their desire to meet Diwakar. For all we know, this might result in an offer to sing in their movies.

But the most touching offer came from a lady in Singapore called Jessie. She is so moved by Diwakar's singing that she wants to donate her eyes to Diwakar! Hats off to you, ma'am.

As a channel, Zoom might not be creating many waves in the small screen world, but its show Popkorn definitely is. A gossip show telecast on weekends, celebrity guests are the show's highlight.

To climb up the TRP charts, it has thought of a unique idea this week -- that of inviting celebrity guests from comedy shows on other channels! An attempt at riding the success of other channels, did I hear you say?

The weekend show to be aired from September 2 to 23, every Saturday at 8 pm, will have Suresh Menon (right, above), Lallan aka Sunil Grover, Cyrus Sahukar and the witty Ranvir Sheorey.