Yes, you read that right!
According to an entertainment portal, the makers have roped in Niti Taylor as the new female lead of 'Ishqbaaaz' whereas Manjiri Pupala's character of ACP Aditi Deshmukh will turn negative in the show.
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And, guess what! The 'Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan' fame actress too confirmed that she's set to enter 'Ishqbaaaz'. Confirming the news, Niti Taylor told India Forums, "Yes I am entering the show opposite Nakuul Mehta."
This is indeed a great news for the actress' fans!
On the career front, Niti Taylor featured in various popular shows like 'Bade Acche Lagte Hain', 'Gulaal' among others but she rose to fame after playing the lead role of 'Nandini' in popular MTV show 'Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan' opposite Parth Samthaan. Her last full-fledged role on TV was of 'Shivani' in Life Ok's popular show 'Ghulaam' also featuring Param Singh and Vikkas Manaktala. Post which, Niti was seen in an episodic of &TV's 'Laal Ishq'. The actress also made her digital debut with 'Kasi Yeh Yaariaan' which aired on Voot last year.
Coming back to 'Ishqbaaaz', important characters including Anika (Surbhi Chandna), Omkara (Kunal Jaisingh), Gauri (Shrenu Parikh), Rudra (Leenesh Mattoo) and Bhavya (Mansi Srivastav) moved out of the Star Plus show post time-leap. While Manjiri is performing decently, the loyal fans of 'Ishqbaaaz' are missing their favorite Surbhi opposite Nakuul Mehta. Now, it'll be interesting to see if the viewers will accept the fresh pairing of Nakuul & Niti in 'Ishqbaaaz'.