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For quite some time now, there has been a buzz that Aryan Vaid has signed on a television show.

However, the actor refutes this, "I've been getting loads of offers from various production houses, but I am not keen on acting in a daily show at the moment."

An avid reader, Aryan says he now wants to script shows.

"I have scripted plays before and writing is one of my passions. I actually want to extend that area of creativity and get into some serious stuff," he reveals.

In fact, Aryan even got an offer to write a few episodes for SAB's Mohalla Mohhabatwalla recently.

"They are very serious and have even sent me a character sketch and a draft of the script. We are currently talking about the details.

It's always interesting to try new things and discover new talents," he says. Post Bigg Boss, Aryan has been busy with ad films and fashion shoots. Recently, he even declined a role from Balaji.

Says Aryan, "I was offered a role in Karam Apna Apna but like I said earlier, I don't want to do television right now. But I told them that I would love to write for the show if possible, but no one gotten back to me yet."

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Keswani has been practising the dance for four hours everyday for a new role in SAB's Mohalla Mohabattwala

Shimmy And Shake: Swetta Keswani

Swetta Keswani loves to move and shake. A trained Kathak dancer, Keswani is now learning how to Salsa. Talking about her new love, she says, "I play a Salsa instructor in Mohalla Mohabattwala on SAB.

For this particular role, I needed to learn the dance form and make sure I do all the moves well enough to make it look authentic."

Choreographer Uma Shankar, who has earlier taught Swetta Jazz dancing, is now teaching her Salsa. "I work with him three to four hours every day. It's quite intense and very tiring.

The basic requirement of Salsa is that you have good body posture. Your leg and calf muscles have to be worked on. It definitely isn't as easy as it looks," she says.

The most difficult part for Swetta is the lifts and the drops. "On the show, I will be dancing with the four lead actors and each of them will have different steps.

My character's name is Juhi and she makes her entry on the show at the end of this month. I am excited about this role because the treatment of my look will change each time I dance a different guy."

Stool salsa

When asked if her beau Alex also enjoys Salsa, she says, "I will need to use a stool to do the salsa with him! I think he would rather sit and watch me dance!"

Apart from Mohalla Mohabattwala, Swetta is also working in Baa Bahoo aur Baby. "These days, my hands are full with TV shows.

There was a period when I had lot of free time on hand. However, I am not complaining. The only thing I miss is catching up on new movies and attending premieres."

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