Diya Baati to begin shooting from June 7

Shashi and Sumeet Mittal’s show Diya Baati on Star plus has been delayed for quite a while now. But all seems well for the show now as the show is ready to go on floors from June 7. Our source says, “Diya Baati was slated to go on floors long time back but some or the other problem kept popping up. Primarily, the show had Anas and new comer Hina in the lead. But it looks like the channel wasn’t happy with the female lead and later on a Delhi based girl Deepika was zeroed down to play the female lead. Diya Baati is a love story with a family drama about a simple, not well educated boy and an ambitious girl who due to some strange circumstances get married. Anas Rashid will be playing a ninth standard fail boy who has a small shop of his own. Whereas Deepika will play an ambitious girl with big dreams who will get married to Anas. She will continue her studies even after she gets married. There will be a huge age difference between the two. Apart from Anas and Deepika, the rest of the cast includes Kanika Maheshwari and Ashok Lokhande in important roles. The story is set in Pushkar (Ajmer). The promos will go on air in July first week and the show is expected to air somewhere in July end. It will be aired in the prime time 9 pm slot.” We spoke to Sumeet Mittal (Producer) who says, “The show has already been delayed since a long time. The time slot has not been decided yet. I will be happy to finish the shooting as soon as possible. I am looking forward to the show.”