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Karan V Grover’s reported exit from Bahu Humari Rajni_Kant, Soumya Seth’s engagement and the big revelation on Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki, here is a look at news on TV. Our weekly recap of the happenings in the TV world…

Newsmakers
Reports surfaced that Karan V Grover had finally quit Bahu Humari Rajni_Kant due to his film commitments. The actor refused to comment on the same. Mohit Sehgal is being considered as a replacement.

Shveta Salve delivered a baby girl. Buddy Nikhil Chinapa conveyed the news to all.

Mayank Gandhi’s quick exit from Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat left the actor fuming and disappointed.

Jennifer Winget and Kushal Tandon’s Beyhadh got a launch date. The show will air from September 12.

Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Pooja Missra was thrown off a flight after her unruly behaviour with co-passengers.

Mobeen Mohammad who is famous as Pakistan’s Shah Rukh Khan is all set to replace RJ Naved Khan on Mazak Mazak Mein.

Arijit Singh is reportedly going to replace Yo Yo Honey Singh as mentor for the second season of India’s Raw Star.

Soumya Seth’s engaged to director Arun Kapoor but the two are in no hurry to get married.

Karan Patel again made news with his reported exit from Yeh Hai Mohabbatein.

Entries and exits

Ankit Bathla is all set to be seen as a host on Big Memsaab on Big Magic. He will exit Thapki Pyar Ki quite soon.

Rithvik Dhanjani has been roped in as the host for Super Dancer after So You Think You Can Dance.

Kushabh Manghani is the new antagonist of Jamai Raja.

Harsh Chhaya is a part of 24 season 2 where he will play Sakshi Tanwar’s estranged husband.

Surbhi Jyoti and Karanvir Bohra are to be roped for Ishqbaaz as Siddharth and Mallika.

Telly tracks

In Kasam, Tanuja (Shivani Tomar) has entered Rishi’s (Ssharad Malhotra) home in Mumbai. They have already met on the show.

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein saw Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) getting married to Mani (Sumeet Sachdeva) and instigating Pihu (Ruhanika Dhawan) against Ishita (Divyanka).

Soumya (Rubina Dilaik) is aware of her identity as a kinner and is in two minds about what to tell her darling husband, Harman (Vivian Dsena).

The Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor admits he is a not-so-perfect husband

Karan Patel finds himself in the news for the wrong reasons 99 per cent of the time. However, this time the Yeh Hai Mohabbatein star has done something that’ll make everyone quite emotional. Today, it is Ankita Bhargava’s birthday and the actor has penned a letter exclusively for his beloved wife for The Times of India. The open letter has the actor admitting that he is not a perfect husband but is trying to get better. We are sure many husbands will identify with Karan’s sentiments. Here are the contents…

To,

My darling wife Ankita

The happiest birthday to the Best Wife in the world. I’ve said I love you a million times to you but I should have rather said I love you and THANK YOU. Thank you for putting up with a brat like me and making my life the beautiful poetry it has become. I’ve messed up far more number of times than anyone can imagine and you’ve been very patient and kept giving me chances to work upon myself. But today, I want to say SORRY for all the hurt and pain that my doings may have caused you. I cannot even in my wildest dreams think of taking my next breath without having you as my wife. I have been amazing at making promises but miserable at keeping them. So today, in the presence of everyone reading this, I want to make a few promises, which I will keep this time. I promise I will try not to repeat the mistakes I’ve made in the past. I promise I will try and bring more smiles on your face than tears in your eyes.

I promise I will try and be the person you want me to become. And lastly, I promise I will try to be a better person, if not a better husband. It’s your birthday and you’re supposed to be getting gifts, but I think God changed the tradition and gifted YOU to ME instead. So with each passing day, I want to thank God for sending his most precious angel to me as my wife. I am sorry and I truly, deeply, madly, insanely, addictively and crazily LOVE YOU TO DEATH…! So, ANKITA KARAN PATEL (my name never sounded better) wish you a very very happy birthday my love. May you be showered upon with all that you ever wished for.

God bless….

From,
Your not so perfect husband, Karan

There is college drama in store on the show

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein has been dishing out drama with a lot of flourish. In the coming episodes, Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) and Ruhi (Aditi Bhatia) will have a huge fight. She will accuse Shagun of kidnapping Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) and trying to snatch Pihu (Ruhanika Dhawan). Shagun will be aghast. Ruhi will say they will not let her get to Pihu by any chance.

Shagun tries to go to her school to meet her but the teacher says she is busy in carom class. So she has to leave. Raman (Karan Patel) has instructed teachers not to allow Shagun to meet Pihu. He tells school principal that his ex wife is not interested in spoiling his daughter’s future. Will Shagun manage to meet Pihu despite these obstacles?

On other hand, Ishita will join an MBA class to learn how to manage business. There the kids will make fun of her. In a sequence, they will rag her as a fresher asking her to walk with books on her head. She will do so and Raman will see this. He will be angry with the students and say ragging is banned. Ishita will calm him down. The kids will call him uncle.

We will also see Raman and Ishita sharing a kiss on the show. Stay tuned for more updates on Yeh Hai Mohabbatein…

Today we will try to decipher the curious case of kidnapping tracks on our Indian TV shows!

Divyanka Tripathi aka Ishita can be exempted from this case as her ‘absence’ was justified and valid as she was busy with her wedding with Vivek Dahiya in Bhopal while she was shown kidnapped on Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. But why were Akshara (Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai), Swara (Swarigini) and Pragya (Kumkum Bhagya) kidnapped ?

While ACP Pradyuman and Daya are solving the mystery, let’s find out what exactly happened in the show when these damsels got kidnapped!

We compiled a list of few such shows that currently used this exciting and innovative (read test and tried) way of boosting their TRPs

Twinkle from Tahsan-E-Ishq

Jasmin Bhasin aka Twinkle was recently shown kidnapped on Tashan-E-Ishq. Apart from giving Yuvi (Zain Imam) the privilege of rescuing her from the goons and reasserting his masculinity, she was kidnapped to introduce a new villain in the show. Wow! Isn’t that a good enough reason to start watching this show, already?

Swara and Sharmistha from Swaragini

So this is my personal favourite! Ragini (Tejaswi Prakash) got her own sister, Swara(Helly Shah) and mother, Sharmishtha(Parineeta Bothakur) kidnapped on the show Swarigini. Apprently they were becoming hurdles in achieving her goals. Now that’s some dedication! Foolish me, I thought the show is about Swara and Ragini’s bonding. Swa-ragini, if you get what I’m trying to say!

Soumya from Shakti… Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki

This is hilarious but only unintentionally. So a guy kidnapped a girl and the two ended up romancing each other. Harman (Vivian Dsena) had set out to kidnap Surbhi (Roshni Sahota) but ended up kidnapping his ladylove Soumya (Rubina Dilaik)! Yes that’s about it!

Tanu from Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki

Wait till you hear this! Rishi (Sharad Malhotra) kidnapped the love of his life from stopping her to get married to someone else. He mixed something in Tanu’s (Shivani Tomar) drink, waited for her to get unconscious, wrapped her in a mat and carried her out on his shoulders. That’s some powerful love, no?

Akshara from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

It so happened that goons had come to kidnap someone else but they ‘accidentally’ took away the lead of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Akshara (Hina Khan). This is what happens when you bargain with your kidnappers! Lesson learnt, never settle for saste gunday!

Pragya from Kumkum Bhagya

Pragya (Sriti Jha) had apparently gone to save a child who was kidnapped but ended up getting kidnapped herself! This was by far the most convincing reason of getting kidnapped!

Ishita from Yeh Hai Mohabbatein

Well Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) either had to die or lie in the ICU or get kidnapped. So the makers decided to get her kidnapped to cover up her absence on the show. Intelligent, I must say!

Rani from Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani

Raja (Sartaj Gill) kidnapped Rani (Eisha Singh) because he wanted to seek revenge from her for something she did maybe 20 years ago!

Mostly all the reasons are ludicrous but then who cares if higher TRPs are achieved. Isn’t it?

Our recap of the happenings in the world of TV

The week was a highly eventful one on TV. From the rumoured love affair of Shaheer Sheikh and Erica Fernandes to Siddhant Karnick’s marriage, we have all the dope that every TV buff needs to know…

Newsmakers
Siddhant Karnick got married to Megha Gupta in a quiet registered marriage. The bride’s father had expired a month back so there were no gala celebrations. The actor exclusively told Bollywood Life that they are going to Canada for a trip. News floated in that Naagin actress Aashka Goradia has found love once again and her rumoured beau is a foreigner. The romantic Insta post also suggested the same. Rohitash Gaud who plays Manmohan Tiwari on Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai was denied an US visa. He was extremely disappointed as he could not be part of a special celebration in the US. TV actress Roshni Chopra who is seen on shows like Kasamh Se and Comedy Nights with Kapil welcomed her second son, Ryan with husband Siddharth Anand Kumar. She already has a son, Jaiveer. News floated around that Jacqueline Fernandez was being paid around Rs one crore per episode for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9. It is a huge amount for the actress, if true. It was announced that Zee TV’s Meri Saasu Maa would go off air from August 26. It will be replaced by a new story inspired by Baghban, Sanyukt. Fans were curious when a leading daily reported that Shaheer Sheikh and Erica Fernandes were a couple. However, the actor clarified that were just good friends. One of the most liked love stories on Star Plus Jaana Na Dil Se Door completed 100 episodes much to the delight of fans. Rumours did the rounds that Mohit Malik who was last seen on Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa is slated to enter the sci-fi comedy Bahu Humari Rajnikant.

Telly Tracks
We saw how Sonakshi (Erica Fernandes) was devastated after Dev broke up with her on the show. Now, actor Jay Soni has entered the show as her Bengali matrimonial alliance, Ritwik. In Swaragini, Ragini (Tejaswi Prakash) confessed to Swara (Helly Shah) about the blackmailer. They have now joined hands to expose him on the show. A huge showdown happened Ruhi (Aditi Bhatia), Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) and Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) on Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. Shakti saw a huge fight between Soumya (Rubina Dilaik) and Harman (Vivian Dsena).

Entries
Roop Durgapal is all set to enter Gangaa on &TV after her stint on Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi. Priya Shinde of Naagin fame is entering Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum.

Ishita touches Raman’s feet but he stops her

Bhalla family is on a happy streak ever since Raman(Karan Patel) and Ishita(Divyanka Tripathi) change their responsibilities for Pihu. Raman faces a lot of difficulties and is amazed how women handle it with such ease. He uses efforts to handle all the responsibilities of the house especially of Pihu so that Ishita can take care of office without having anything to worry about.

Raman and Ishita help each other and gives tips to take of their responsibilities. Some people come to take money for their work so Simmi decides to call Ishita but Raman tells her that he will pay from now on. They tell Raman about how much they worked and have come to take money for it. Raman tells her them that there is no money at the house so they will have to come tomorrow. However, Ishita gives her savings to Raman and he pays them.

On her first day of business Ishita feels nervous and unsure, Adi encourages her and Simmi gives blessing to Ishita from Mrs. Bhalla’s side.

Ishita takes blessing from Mr Bhalla and Mr Iyer and also touches Raman’s feet but Raman holds her up and they both laugh and share a cute hug. Will Ishita be able to handle Raman’s business or will his company face major loss? Stay tuned for further exciting updates.

The Kasam…Tere Pyaar Ki actor is dating the hot former MTV Splitsvilla contestant, Pooja Bisht

Last night, in a surprising gesture Ssharad Malhotra reached out to his ex-girlfriend, Divyanka Tripathi. The Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actress was facing online abuse with relation to her courtship with Ssharad. The Kasam…Tere Pyar Ki actor told his fans/followers that disrespecting a lady and her family was exceedingly unbecoming of them. He also pointed out that at a time when India was celebrating the success of its women in the Rio Olympics, such behaviour only pointed out towards our misogynistic mindsets. He said his true fans would never ever disrespect a lady. The Yeh Hai Mohabbatein had texted him saying that the online harassment by some fans of her and family members was getting a little unsettling. Taking notice, Ssharad sent out that message in the public.

The lady also sent him a heartfelt thank you note. Ssharad’s gesture was widely appreciated by all his fans. However, the nicest post came from his girlfriend, Pooja Bisht. She said that she was really proud of how much he respected woman. And that’s what made him a real man. Pooja and he have started dating since a few months and say that they enjoy each other’s company. The relationship is at a nascent stage but the two look so happy with each other. Pooja was a contestant on MTV Splitsvilla and Life Ok’s Kalash. The couple made their first public appearance this year at the ZEE Gold Awards, where Ssharad also cheered for Divyanka.

Fans were aghast when Divyanka Tripathi and Ssharad Malhotra announced their split early last year. The couple who met on Zee Cinestars Ki Khoj went on to do Banoo Main Teri Dulhan together. Love blossomed on the serial and their relationship continued for eight long years. This made the split all the more shocking for fans. Since then, Divyanka has received hate messages quite often on her social media accounts. We hope this post from Ssharad finally puts everything to rest. Here are the notes the two ex lovers exchanged on

Raman and Ishita’s sweet romance flourishes

The episode starts with Raman (Karan Patel) and Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) leaving from college. Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) comes to Mani’s house and starts complaining about Ruhi. Nidhi calls Shagun and says she needs to tell her something. She says that Ashok told her that Shagun is not being able to take care of Pihu. She offers help. Shagun says Ruhi made her leave the house.

Nidhi says Ruhi has not been beaten since long. She asks Shagun to help her come out of jail as Ashok has said that his political career will end if he helps a criminal. Shagun asks what will she get. Nidhi says she can help her get both Pihu and Raman. Shagun asks how can she bring her out from the jail. Nidhi says she will give Shagun her lawyer’s number and convinces her to join hands. Shagun agrees.

Raman and Ishita come for the meeting. Raman mingles with ladies’ group. He gets all the attention from the ladies. They take selfies with him and praise him for being photogenic and for being such a good father. Ishita gets jealous seeing all this and goes and tells the ladies that she is his wife.

Meanwhile, Adi says that he will send the pic of his father’s suit as she likes that style. He sends jacket’s pic and smiles seeing Aaliya’s pic. Ruhi sees him and calls Simmi. Simmi and Ruhi call Adi out. Adi asks them  what happened. Simmi asks why was he behaving wieredly. He says nothing. Simmi and Ruhi leave for buying Rakhis. Adi says he forgot to buy anything for his sisters and rakshabandhan is tomorrow. Ruhi says its okay as she is more happy about tying rakhi on his wrist after so many years. Adi promises her to give a gift. Ruhi suggests inviting Aaliya. as she has come from Australia. Adi says she can’t come as she must be busy with office work.

Raman and Ishita return from the meeting. He calls Ishita jealous. Raman receives a message from Pihu to buy a gift for Adi. They both smile.

The ties between Ruhi and Adi improved in this episode

The Yeh Hai Mohabbatein episode starts with Raman (Karan Patel) and Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) leaving from college. Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) comes to Mani’s (Sumeet Sachdev) house and starts complaining about Ruhi (Aditi Bhatia). Nidhi (Pavitra Punia) calls Shagun and says she needs to tell her something. She says that Ashok told her that Shagun is not being able to take care of Pihu. She offers help. Shagun says Ruhi made her leave the house.

Nidhi says Ruhi has not been beaten since long. She asks Shagun to help her come out of jail as Ashok (Sangram Singh) has said that his political career will end if he helps a criminal. Shagun asks what will she get. Nidhi says she can help her get both Pihu and Raman. Shagun asks how can she bring her out from the jail. Nidhi says she will give Shagun her lawyer’s number and convinces her to join hands. Shagun agrees.

Raman and Ishita come for the meeting. Raman mingles with ladies’ group. He gets all the attention from the ladies. They take selfies with him and praise him for being photogenic and for being such a good father. Ishita gets jealous seeing all this and goes and tells the ladies that she is his wife.

Meanwhile, Adi says that he will send the pic of his father’s suit as she likes that style. He sends jacket’s pic and smiles seeing Aaliya’s (Krishna Mukherjee) pic. Ruhi sees him and calls Simmi. Simmi and Ruhi call Adi out. Adi asks them  what happened. Simmi (Shireen Mirza) asks why was he behaving weirdly. He says nothing. Simmi and Ruhi leave for buying Rakhis. Adi says he forgot to buy anything for his sisters and rakshabandhan is tomorrow. Ruhi says it’s okay as she is more happy about tying rakhi on his wrist after so many years. Adi promises her to give a gift. Ruhi suggests inviting Aaliya as she has come from Australia. Adi says she can’t come as she must be busy with office work.

Raman and Ishita return from the meeting. He calls Ishita jealous. Raman receives a message from Pihu to buy a gift for Adi. They both smile.

Rakshabandhan is celebrated at Bhallas’ house

Raman’s (Karan Patel) sisters and sister-in-law tie Rakhi on his wrist. Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) calls ladies from the society to tie rakhi on Raman’s wrist. All women run away giving some or the other excuse. Mummyji scolds everyone and instructs them to tie rakhi. Ishita teases Raman. Ishita asks what happened Handsome Kumar ? She asks how come all the ladies agreed to make him their brother.

Raman calls his son to come out and celebrate the festival. He says he can’t as he is scared that Aaliya will tie rakhi to him. Pihu and Ruhi enter the house dressed in traditional attires. Everyone gets happy to see them. Ruhi ties rakhi on her brother’s hand.  He gifts her a little broch. Pihu too does the rituals and ties rakhi on his hand. He gifts her a barbie doll. Ruhi asks Karan if he has brought the gift she had asked to bring for her brother. Karan hands the gist to her. Pihu’s brother finds make-up box in it.  Everyone starts making fun of her. Pihu gets upset. Raman apologizes on her behalf as he brought the wrong packet. She shouts on him that he brought Ishitas’s gift and forgot her gift and leaves the room.

Raman goes and apologizes. Pihu starts crying. Ruhi also comes and consoles her. She tells her that she asked Raman to bring that gift for Ishima. Pihi finally gets convinced.

Shagun does preparations for Rakshabandhan while waiting for Mihir. Aaliya gets happy to listen that Mihir is coming. Shagun starts thinking what’s the matter. She ties rakhi on his wrist. She asks him to take Aaliya along to Bhallas’ house as Ruhi has invited her.

Divyanka tells Mummyji that she is happy that everything got done so nicely. Mummy ji says it’s time they tell Pihu that Ishita is her mother. Ishita says she is glad that Ruhi handles everything so maturely. She says she is proud of Ruhi. Sanchi comes to meet Ishita.

Romi’s wife asks him if he is hiding something from her. He gets nervous. He asks her if someone told her something. His wife asks again. He leaves for office. Romi gets shocked to see Sanchi in the drawing room. Romi’s wife gets excited to see Sanchi.

Pihu is upset that Raman did not bring the right gift for her

Raman’s (Karan Patel) sisters and sister-in-law tie Rakhi on his wrist. Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) calls ladies from the society to tie rakhi on Raman’s wrist. All women run away giving some or the other excuse. Mummyji scolds everyone and instructs them to tie rakhi. Ishita teases Raman. Ishita asks what happened Handsome Kumar? She asks how come all the ladies agreed to make him their brother.

Raman calls his son to come out and celebrate the festival. He says he can’t as he is scared that Aaliya (Krishna Mukherjee) will tie rakhi to him. Pihu (Ruhanika Dhawan) and Ruhi (Aditi Bhatia) enter the house dressed in traditional attires. Everyone gets happy to see them. Ruhi ties rakhi on her brother’s hand.  He gifts her a little brooch. Pihu too does the rituals and ties rakhi on his hand. He gifts her a barbie doll. Ruhi asks Karan if he has brought the gift she had asked to bring for her brother. Karan hands the gist to her. Pihu’s brother finds make-up box in it.  Everyone starts making fun of her. Pihu gets upset. Raman apologizes on her behalf as he brought the wrong packet. She shouts on him that he brought Ishita’s gift and forgot her gift and leaves the room.

(Also Read: Yeh Hai Mohabbatein full episode 22nd August 2016 written update) 

Raman goes and apologizes. Pihu starts crying. Ruhi also comes and consoles her. She tells her that she asked Raman to bring that gift for Ishima. Pihu finally gets convinced.

Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) does preparations for Rakshabandhan while waiting for Mihir (Raj Singh Arora). Aaliya gets happy to listen that Mihir is coming. Shagun starts thinking what’s the matter. She ties rakhi on his wrist. She asks him to take Aaliya along to Bhallas’ house as Ruhi has invited her.

Ishita tells Mummyji that she is happy that everything got done so nicely. Mummy ji says it’s time they tell Pihu that Ishita is her mother. Ishita says she is glad that Ruhi handles everything so maturely. She says she is proud of Ruhi. Sanchi comes to meet Ishita.

Romi’s (Aly Goni) wife asks him if he is hiding something from her. He gets nervous. He asks her if someone told her something. His wife asks again. He leaves for office. Romi gets shocked to see Sanchi in the drawing room. Romi’s wife, Mihika (Avantika Hundal) gets excited to see Sanchi.

Ishita and Raman share cute moments while fulfilling each other’s duties

Romi’s (Aly Goni) wife gets delighted to see Sanchi. Romi gets tensed. Sanchi leaves. Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) thanks her for coming to give her notes. Pihu (Ruhanika Dhawan) asks Raman (Karan Patel) to make chocolate chip cookies. Ishita offers help to Raman. He says he will manage. Romi scolds Sanchi for coming to his house. Sanchi leaves saying that she didn’t know he lives there.

Raman creates a mess in the kitchen and struggles to make cookies. Ishita comes and sees that cookies have burnt. Raman gets dissapointed. Ishita suggests making it again. Raman says he can’t take her help as he has promised Pihu that he will make the cookies on his own. Ruhi helps Raman in the kitchen.

Also Read : Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 23rd August written update

Aaliya comes with Mihir (Raj Singh Arora). Ishita ties rakhi on his wrist. Ishita asks Aaliya if she is seeing someone. Aaliya promises that she will let her know when the time will come. Aaliya motivates Ishita to study and in turn she will get to hug Ruhi. Divyanka, Raman, Aaliya and Ruhi hug each other.

Raman serves chococlate chips to Pihu. She praises it. Raman realizes that he has got his fingers burnt. Ishita applies burnol on his fingers. Raman massages Ishita’s hands. She says she is happy with the role reversal.

Ishita gets up early to study. Raman too gets up. They both discuss each other’s problems and tensions. Raman assures her that he will manage everything at house and asks her to concentrate on studies and office work.  Milk man gets surprised to see Raman at the door.

Ishita talks to Aaliya on phone. Raman scolds her for getting late for her first meeting. Ishita asks if she is looking fine. Raman gives her all the instructions. Ishita tells Raman that Aaliya has fallen in love. Karan recollects talking about this with Adi.

Also Read : Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Spoiler Alert

Remo D’Souza’s Dance + – Season 2 fared exceptionally well on the TRP charts

The BARC report for 33 is out!Sriti Jha and Shabbir Ahluwalia’s Kumkum Bhagya on Zee TV retains the number one position while Brahmarakshas – Jaag Utha Shaitan takes the second spot. The Kapil Sharma Show has ousted Colors’s Shakti- Astitiva Ke Ehsaas Ki and rose to the third place. Star Plus’ long-running show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai maintained its place in the list of top five shows. While Divyanka Tripathi’s Yeh Hai Mohabbatein failed on the TRP chart this week.

Here’s a BARC report in detail…

Top 10 GECs (Urban + Rural): In the GECs STAR Plus and STAR Utsav take the lead and Zee TV follows close on the second spot. Colors comes a close number three while Zee Anmol, Life Ok, Sony Pal, SONY SAB, Sony Entertainment Television and Rishtey took the subsequent spots in the order.

Top 5 shows (Urban + Rural): Zee TV show Kumkum Bhagya continued to rule the BARC chart at No. 1, coming a close second is new supernatural show Brahmarakshas – Jaag Utha Shaitan again on Zee TV. Kapil Sharma’s chat show on Sony Entertainment Television has got back it’s groove and is making a steady progress on the charts. Dance + – Season 2 on STAR Plus is faring pretty well and saw a hike in TRPs and STAR Plus’ Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is going steady.

Top 10 GECs channels (Urban): 1. STAR Plus; 2. Colors; 3. Zee TV; 4. SONY SAB; 5. Sony Entertainment Television; 6. Life Ok; 7. &TV; 8. STAR Utsav; 9. Zee Anmol; 10. Sony Pal

In the urban group the Top 5 shows this week are – Kumkum Bhagya (Zee TV), Brahmarakshas – Jaag Utha Shaitan (Zee TV), The Kapil Sharma Show (Sony Entertainment Television), Dance + – Season 2 (STAR Plus) and Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (SONY SAB)

In the rural belt the top 10 Hindi channels are – STAR Utsav, Zee Anmol, Sony Pal, Zee TV, Rishtey, STAR Plus, Colors, Life Ok, Sony Entertainment Television, SONY SAB

In the rural areas top 5 shows this week are – Jodha Akbar, Bandini, Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and Kumkum Bhagya took the top slots.

Unfortunately Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya and Karan Patel’s Yeh Hai Mohabbatein failed to find a spot in the top five shows. Is the show losing it’s audience? Well come back right here to find more goss and updates from telly land.

This week saw many new shows coming on the top and old TRP toppers fall!

BARC report for the 33rd week is here and Kumkum Bhagya team, take a bow! The show has remained on the top position for four consecutive weeks now. When all other shows were going in for time leaps, Sriti Jha and Shabbir Ahluwalia starrer Kumkum Bhagya took a U-turn. Abhi’s memory loss became that wheel upon which the show traveled back in time. The viewers have given a big thumbs up to the refreshed version of the show and that is clearly reflected in the newest BARC report.

Another show that is doing well on small screen is the latest super natural show Brahmarakshas – Jaag Utha Shaitan. The show saw a comeback of many good actors like Krystle D’souza, Aham Sharma, Rakshanda Khan and Kishwerr Merchant. The fantasy thriller has been appearing on the top of the chart since last two weeks.

Also read : BARC report: Kumkum Bhagya rules the top spot while Divyanka Tripathi’s Yeh Hai Mohabbatein takes a beating!

The Kapil Sharma Show has clearly won the battle against Krushna Abhishek and Bharti Singh’s roast comedy show Comedy Nights Bachao. Kapil’s show has become all Bollywood stars’ first choice to promote their films.

Remo D’ Souza’s show Dance + season 2, which was nowhere in the race a few weeks ago, came as a big shocker this week. The dance reality show secured the fourth position at the BARC ratings in the urban areas this week and shockingly, Divyanka Tripathi’s all-time-TRP-topper Yeh Hai Mohabbatein tumbled to 8th position in urban areas and 18th position in rural areas. Clearly the time leap failed to work for the show.

Colors’ new show Shakti- Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki, is also fairing well on the TRP charts. The transgender drama and now the revelation game is doing wonders for the show. It’s the first time that such a hard-hitting topic has made its way to the small-screen. Rubina Dilaik and Vivian Dsena’s acting being appreciated by the audience.

Other shows which have managed to stay around are Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Star Plus),

Kawach…Kaali Shaktiyon Se (Colors), Sasural Simar Ka (Colors), Diya Aur Baati Hum (Star Plus), Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (Zee TV).

It was indeed a week full of surprises!

Investors pull back their money after coming to know that Ishita is the new boss!

Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) tells Raman (Karan Patel) that Aaliya has fallen in love. Raman recalls talking about this with Adi. Ishita takes blessings from everyone and leaves for office. Nidhi calls Ashok Khanna and thanks him for giving her all the investment details of Raman Bhalla’s deal. She calls Raman’s business client mr.Singhal and asks him to be careful before signing the deal with him.

Mihir, Aaliya and other office employees welcome Ishita at office with flowers. Mihir explains the project to Ishita . Singhal calls Mihir and requests to talk to Raman. On his way to Bhallas’ office, Singhal sees Raman at Pihu’s school. Mihir calls Raman and asks him to call Singhal and talk to him about the project. Singhal comes to meet Raman at the school. Raman tells him that now onwards his wife will look after the office and he will take care of his children.

Also Read : Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 24th August 2016 written update

Singhal enters Ishita’s cabin and declares that he doesn’t want to invest in the project. Ashok interrupts and says that Mr. Singhal is right in pulling out as Ishita is a woman and she is not capable of handling such a big project. Ishita and Mihir ask him Ashok to stay out of it. Singhal announces that he will like to invest in Ashok’s company instead of Raman’s. Ishita tries to make him understand but Singhal says he has already asked his lawyer to send them a legal notice that he doesn’t want to invest in their project.

Ishita starts panicking and gets upset. Mihir finds out that Singhal’s lawyer is Nidhi’s associate. Meanwhile Raman attends parent teacher meeting at school. Pihu asks Raman to participate in the cooking competition.

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Well, we bet this might lead to a mini war between Sriti and Divyanka fans…

Yesterday BARC released its weekly TRP rating chart and Kumkum Bhagya retained its Numero Uno position for the fourth consecutive week while Yeh Hai Mohabbatein was on the seventh place. Clearly Zee TV’s show ruling the charts also means that there is an obvious rise in the actors’ popularity. Now we know small screen is ruled by the actresses. The ladies run the show and saas-bahu sagas are a huge hit. Both Sriti Jha and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya are big stars and have great fan following too. But the fact that Sriti’s show is faring much better than Divyanka’s YHM is an indication of the rising popularity of the former. Do BARC reports really reflect upon individual actors popularity as well? Well, we leave you to judge that. But here are a few things that we believe might have worked for Sriti and what might not have worked for Divyanka…

#Sriti Jha: Many actors believe that an element of mystery is what creates an enigma around a star. And even though Sriti is present on social media the actress is not very active. In fact this petite babe isn’t as active on social networking as her contemporaries. She’s single and naturally that just makes her more hot property than those who are committed or taken. And yes, no denying that Sriti is a damn good performer. To add to it, she is keeping up with her sanskari bahu avatar on screen and is not a controversial heroine. What’s also working in favour of Sriti is the fact that her show unlike the others is not taking a leap and hence her character remains young and her nok-jhok, love story with Shabbir Ahluwalia on screen is winning the audience.

#Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya: The recently married Divyanka Tripathi is one of the sweetest actresses’ on screen. Divians would vouch that this media savvy bahu will make their day with sneak peek posts from sets and even send some heartfelt personalised messages to her fans. The actress recently courted controversy and was slammed by ex-lover Ssharad Malhotra‘s fans and this made headlines. The fact that Ssharad defended his former GF and asked fans to refrain from making nasty remarks towards women. Be it her break-up or then her wedding, the actress has consistently been in news. However, her ageing on screen doesn’t seem to have impressed the fans, at least the BARC report suggests so.

Also read: Divyanka Tripathi gets ABUSED on social media; ex boyfriend Ssharad Malhotra comes out in support!

Do you think that Sriti Jha is slowly replacing Divyanka as the top actress on TV? Vote and tell us…

This will surely leave a smile on Divyanka’s face

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor Raj Singh Arora aka Mihir shared a picture on his Instagram account stating how much he adores and respects Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya (who plays Ishita on the show). It’s a black and white picture that sees Divyanka indulged in her phone.

He has called her the ‘biggest female TV star of India’ and the humblest one too! The picture is a temporary wedding gift to Divyanka. It’s special because Raj usually refrains from sharing his costars’ snaps on his personal account but he chose to change the rules for DT. He has also given a cautionary note along with his emotional message saying that he wouldn’t tolerate any ‘nonsense’ with this image.

Also Read : Divyanka Tripathi gets ABUSED on social media; ex boyfriend Ssharad Malhotra comes out in support!

This is what he wrote with the picture:

@divyankatripathidahiya is the Biggest female TV star in India & is also the Humblest, Super Successful but SuperHuman hardworking, with a million dollar smile that can light up the moon but at the same time with her feet firmly planted on the ground, i see her everyday on set at work as she is my co-star & a very dear friend. She recently got married, DT still not given you a Wedding Gift i hope i can make do with this temporarily. As a rule i never share pictures of my actor life or Co Actors on this account today making an exception for this picture. DT i hope you like it. Warning – strictly no stealing or misappropriating of the image clicked by #RSAImage…. If anyone writes nonsense tries to act Over smart or ReEdits the picture he or she will be instantly blocked plz inform me of individuals & their accounts that destroy this Image , its a gift & i don’t want to see this anywhere else as its the 1st time i am posting an image of DT on my photography account. Thank You RSA.

A photo posted by Raj Singh Arora (@rajsingharora) on Aug 26, 2016 at 1:09pm PDT

Although Divyanka hasn’t replied on his post yet, we are sure she will acknowledge it in an equally special manner!

Shagun becomes successful in spoiling Ishita and Raman’s dinner date!

Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) talks to herself and says Raman (Karan Patel) and Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) have planned something. Mani comes. Mani asks what happened. She says she wanted to participate in the mother-daughter concept with Pihu but Raman didn’t let her. Mani tries to cheer her up and asks her to get ready for a dinner. Shagun calls to book a table and finds that Raman has booked a table for two.

Meanwhile, Ishita gets ready for the date. Aaliya calls Ishita and asks her to select one gift from the two pictures she has sent on the phone. Ishita asks for whom does she want to buy a gift. Ishita thinks of Aadi. Aaliya says she will tell her later.

Aadi asks Raman to give some tips to woo Aaliya. Over excited, Raman fails to pay attention to Aadi. His family members tease him. He sneaks out of the house.

Shagun calls Pihu and asks her to dress up for the party. She tells her that Raman is taking Ishita for dinner. Pihu says he told her he has some work. Shagun says no he is going to have dinner with Ishita. Pihu angrily throws pillows and feels betrayed.

Raman and Ishita sit in the car. Pihu asks where are they going. They lie and say they are going to meet their friends. Ishita says Raman was just dropping her. Pihu requests Raman to take her along and asks her not to leave her alone. Ishita gets off the car and says she will take a cab and go. Raman gets worried for Pihu and takes her for dinner.

Ishita sits out and thinks about Shagun. Ruhi comes and asks why she is sitting alone. By mistake she asks about Raman. She tells her that the entire family knew that they are going for a dinner together. Ruhi scolds her for ruining her plans because of Shagun. She convinces her to go and support Raman as Shagun might come there to talk to Pihu. Ishita thanks Pihu for giving such a matured advice.

Shagun asks Mani if they can go for the dinner some other day as she has got some urgent work to do. Aaliya gives a present to Mihir. He asks if it is for him. She excitedly tells him all the features of the headphone. He says he can’t accept such an expensive gift from her. He asks her to keep it. Aaliya gets angry and asks her to throw it in the dustbin if he doesn’t like it.

Pihu orders food. Raman sees Shagun in the restaurant. He takes her aside and scolds her for brain washing Pihu. He says he won’t let her meet Pihu. Shagun says he can’t do this. He asks her to leave. She leaves.

 Pihu puts Raman in a dilemma

Adi (Abhishek Verma) talks to Aaliya (Krishna Mukherjee) and fixes a office dinner with her at a restaurant. She agrees as Mihir (Raj Singh Arora) is coming. Adi gets happy and feels she is excited to meet him. Raman (Karan Patel) sees Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) coming and smiles. She sits at another table and smiles seeing Raman and Pihu (Ruhanika Dhawan). Raman sends a fruit champagne to her table. She too asks the waiter to give a drink to Raman. They see each other and smile. Meanwhile, Adi waits for Aaliya at the restaurant. Aaliya tells him that she has been stuck in the traffic since one hour and that now she has become tired.

She asks Adi if Mihir is coming for the dinner. He says he will come. They see Ishita and Raman there. They both go and ask Ishita whether Pihu spoiler her and Raman’s date ? Ishita denies and asks them in return if they have come for a date. Aaliya says they have come for an office meeting and are waiting for Mihir. Aaliya says they can accompany her till he comes.

Ishita happily agrees and asks Adi to sit beside Aaliya. Aaliya asks about the champagne. Ishita says its just fruit champagne. Mihir arrives. He removes headphones from his bag and keeps it on his table. Aaliya smiles seeing it and Ishita gets puzzled. Ishita recalls Aaliya’s words and worries. She notices Adi looking at Aaliya lovingly.

Ishita comes home and recalls the incident. Raman comes and apologizes to her. She asks if Pihu has slept. He asks if the incident has upset her.

Shagun asks Raman to help her with a challenge. She tells him that her friend has challenged them to dance on a song and shows the video. He agrees. Both of them dance on Beat Pe Booty.

In the morning, Ruhi asks Raman about the cooking competition. Raman says he is nervous. Pihu comes. Raman asks why she has not got ready yet. Pihu says she won’t go to school as she wants to shoot an ad and earn money. Everyone gets shocked.

She says no one can fool her any longer. She says she saw Ishita at the restaurant and that she knows that Raman fooled her. She says inspite of knowing that she hates Ishita and doesn’t accept her as her mother, Raman gives Ishita importance. She says she won’t stay in the house any longer and will do ad shoot and earn money. Raman scolds her and gets her to get ready for school. Pihu says that she feels that no one loves her because Raman doesn’t allow Shagun to meet her and just gives importance to Ishita. She asks her to choose between Ishita and Shagun. Ishita looks on and cries.

Nidhi and Shagun reach the society compound. Nidhi asks if she is sure about going to Raman’s house as he might insult her as always. She says she doesn’t care, she wants to see what’s happening as she is sure Pihu would make Ishita leave today. Nidhi says Raman won’t let that happen. Shagun says if Ishita really loves Pihu then she will leave.This is the reason why she gave ad shoot’s idea to Pihu. Nidhi applauds her for her plan.

Raman asks Pihu to come for school. She reduses. Raman says I m giving you last warning ,else I will raise hand. Shagun comes and shouts on Raman.

Pihu makes Ishita leave the house

Adi tells Ruhi that he will not let Pihu (Ruhanika Dhawan) ruin Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) and Raman’s (Karan Patel) life. Ruhi asks her to let the elders handle her. She explains him that he will have to handle her delicately. Pihu comes and asks if they are upset with her. Ruhi says they are not angry. Ruhi tries to make her understand that everyone loves her. Pihu complains that Raman scolded her. She asks will they continue to love her after Ishita leaves. Ruhi hugs her and consoles her. She thinks how can Shagun (Anita Hassanandani) do something like this.

Ishita packs her bags and hugs Raman. Raman cries helplessly. He tries to stop her but she leaves. All family members cry and try to stop her. Ishita leaves the house. Pihu smiles. She enters Aka’s house and cries. Aka consoles her. Raman sits and recollects all the happy moments spent with Ishita.

Adi and Ruhi try to console Raman. They tell him that he should see the brighter side of life as now he will get to treat Ishita as his girlfriend.They tell him that they can’t let Shagun win. Raman gets impressed and hugs the two.

At the office, Mihir thanks Aaliya for the headphones. He asks what does she want in return. She gets angry and says she didn’t give him a gift in expectation of a gift from him.

Romi’s (Aly Goni) wife checks his file and asks why did he sell the company. Romi taunts her that he is a better businessman than her. She gets worried.

A doctor calls Ishita and asks her to check a patient. Ishita doubts herself. Aka gives her confidence that she can do it. Ishita goes to the clinic. She gets happy seeing her cabin and recollects her old days.

Someone opens her cabin’s room. Ishita gets scared.