MUMBAI: Avinash Mukherjee, who acted in the popular show Balika Vadhu, recently made headlines for confirming his relationship with Miss India Saloni Luthra. Now, he is in news for returning to the TV screens. 

The actor, who is known for playing the young Jagdish aka Jagya in Balika Vadhu, will be returning to TV after four years. He has been roped in to play the role of Arjun Mishra in the recently launched show, Jaat Na Poocho Prem Ki. 

Avinash, who was last seen in Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar, told Times of India, “The show is an adaptation of the blockbuster Marathi film, Sairat. I join the show at a juncture when the lead couple -- Suman (Pranali Rathod) and Badal (Kinshuk Vaidya) -- has eloped. Suman and my father have decided to get us married. It's a grey character and I will be shown as a possessive lover, just the way I am in real life (smiles)."