"Big Shoes To Fill": Tushar Dalvi On Replacing Abeer Soof As 'Sai Baba' In Sony TV's 'Mere Sai'

Here is actor Tushar Dalvi's first look from 'Mere Sai' as he is set to replace Abeer Soofi in the lead role of 'Sai Baba'

Mumbai: Actor Tushar Dalvi will be soon seen playing Sai Baba -- a role that was earlier essayed by Abeer soofi -- in the show "Mere Sai - Shraddha aur Saburi". He says he has big shoes to fill as Abeer has created a benchmark. The show will be taking a leap and after that, the role of protagonist will be played by Tushar. "When this role came to me, I was thrilled to know that the makers believe that I would be able to do justice to such an iconic character. Though I know I have big shoes to fill as Abeer has created a benchmark, I would like to request the viewers to accept me with open arms as they accepted Abeer," said Tushar.

Sai bhala kyun kisiko Shirdi aane se rok rahe hain? Jaaniye #MereSai mein, aaj shaam 6:30 baje pic.twitter.com/LaGDDBTPfl

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And here's the first look of Tushal Dalvi in 'Sai Baba' get up for 'Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi'. Actor Tushar Dalvi replaces Abeer Soofi in 'Mere Sai' post leap Tushar Dalvi ALSO - Abeer Soofis impact as Sai reaches the womb, 8 months pregnant fan says her baby starts kicking whenever the show is on-air Sony Entertainment Television’s 'Mere Sai- Shraddha aur Saburi' has made its mark in the minds of the viewers through its content engaging the people in pure Sai devotion. Audiences have showered their love on the show since its inception. The show recently completed the milestone of 500 episodes and the team decided to celebrate it with cutting a cake with the entire cast and crew of the show. The entire cast was seen celebrating as they gathered together for the cake cutting including Abeer Soofi who essayed the role of 'Sai Baba' on the show earlier. 'Mere Sai' 500 episodes celebration The table was seen decorated in yellow as it is considered the color of Sai and the team asked for Sai’s blessings on the show. The celebration was even joined by 5 Sai fan who have been ardent followers of the show. They shared their favorite Sai tales from the show as they got to meet their Sai aka Abeer Soofi. 'Mere Sai' 500 episodes celebration ALSO - Abeer Soofi’s collection of 93 ‘Mere Sai’ costumes Abeer Soofi aka Sai had said, “It feels great that the show has been able to get so much love from the audience and I would like to thank everyone for their support. This milestone feels big but as we shot together it never feels like it has been so long. There is a great bonding among all the actors and the crew and we are working our best to deliver the world-class to the audience. The show has achieved a big honor of completing 500 episodes and it feels great to be the part of this since it all started.”

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(With inputs from IANS)