Madhur Bhandarkar's Calendar Girl Akanksha Puri To Play Parvati On Sony TV
The sexy babe from Madhur's Calendar Girl, Akanksha Puri is all set for her television debut. The actress will play Parvati’s role in Sony TV’s next mythological drama
Madhur Bhandarkar’s Calendar Girls (2015) bombed at the box-office, but it
has opened avenues for one of the sexy girls who featured in the film- Akanksha
Puri.
The hot calendar babe has bagged a role in a television serial which also
marks her debut in the TV world.
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SpotboyE.com has it exclusively that Sony TV is coming out with a new
mythological show, few months down the line. The show will be based on Lord
Ganesha. It will be produced by Contiloe Pictures, which already has a
mythological drama- Sankat Mochan Mahabali-Hanuman running on Sony TV. So, will
this new show replace Sankat Mochan Mahabali-Hanuman?
We also hear that the story will revolve around the bond between Mother
Parvati and her son Ganesha. Parvati’s role will be played by Akanksha Puri.
According to sources, channel wanted to cast a very beautiful girl for
Parvati’s role. Hence many actors from Bollywood and Television world were
approached for the same. We bring you a few names that were in consideration
for the role- Salman Khan’s discovery Sneha Ullal was the first choice for the
role but due to budget issues, things didn't work out with her. 
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Then Madalsa Sharma, a South Indian actress who has also worked in Hindi
films like Samrat & Co, Dil Sala Sanki and Angel, too auditioned for the
role. Femina Miss India 2012 title holder Purva Rana was also in the race.
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But SpotboyE.com has it exclusively that Akanksha Puri has finally bagged
the role.
Sonarika Bhadoria and Pooja Banerjee have also played the character of
Parvati in Life OK's Devo Ke Dev Mahadev opposite Mohit Raina.
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Producer Nikhil Sinha, who produced Life OK’s Devo Ke Dev Mahadev, was also
planning an extension of the show titled- Ganesh Leela back in 2014. But now
Contiloe will be making a show on the same concept which is slated to go on
floors soon.
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