Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar is returning to television after six years (Courtesy: keertikelkar )
Highlights
- "I wanted to return to television with a good project," said Keerti
- Keerti added, "Nervous and excited to face the camera after so long"
- Keerti last featured in Choti Bahu
New Delhi:
Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar, will now play the main protagonist in the television
Sasural Simar Ka, reported
TOI. Keerti has replaced
Dipika Kakar, who quit the show earlier to focus on her on personal life. Keerti, who last worked in
Choti Bahu, will be returning to small screen after a gap of more than five years. She told
TOI, "I wanted to return to television with a good project. The show will bring its focus back on the mother-daughter relationship; I believe that I suit the role perfectly since I am also a mother." Dipika played the lead Simar in
Sasural Simar Ka, since the show was aired in April 2011. Interestingly, Dipika aka Simar is dating her earlier co-star Shoaib Ibrahim (Prem) from the show.
Explaining about her role, Keerti told
TOI, "Though the character of Simar is already established, the challenge lies in adding some freshness to it. I wouldn't have taken it up if it wasn't so challenging. I am nervous and excited at the same time to face the camera after so long."
Keerti, who is married to actor Sharad Kelkar, made her debuted in the television industry with
Kammal. She later starred in Ekta Kapoor's
Kahiin To Hoga and
Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka. She also made a brief appearance on her husband's hit serial
Saat Phere. The couple had also participated in the second season of celebrity dance reality show
Nach Baliye.
Meanwhile,
Deepika's boyfriend Shoaib earlier told
TOI that he respects every decision of hers. "I will always support her in all decisions that make her happy. It was not easy for her to quit after six years, because as an actor, you get emotionally attached to your show."