From Falaq Naaz on fallout with former best friend Dipika Kakar to Rahul Mahajan heading for a divorce with his third wife; Top TV news

This week in the telly industry was full of controversy and shocking revelations. While some shared good news, others were surrounded by drama. Rochelle Rao and Keith Sequeira announced their pregnancy, Shehnaaz Gill gifted a brand new car to her brother and much more happened this week. Here’s a list of the top TV news.

Falaq Naaz and Dipika Kakar were best of friends since their Sasural Simar Ka days. The two shared a great bond. However, things aren’t the same between them anymore. In a recent interview, Falaq got candid and opened up about her friendship fallout with former best friend Dipika. She revealed that their was no fight or drama and the two just drifted apart. Moreover, she recalled not getting a call from Dipika even when brother Sheezan was in jail. She said, "When my family was going through the toughest times when Sheezan was in jail many people connected with us but I didn’t receive a single call or message from Dipika, and that hurt me so badly that I knew things couldn’t come back. Dipika met Shafaq in the clinic that time she told her that she is happy to see us together and she hopes Sheezan comes back home soon, but she didn’t even message me once and that hurt me and I knew there wasn’t looking back as I didn’t expect that from her."

Rubina Dilaik recently posted some gorgeous pictures on social media. However, netizens speculated that Rubina and Abhinav are expecting their first child together. While Rubina didn’t react to it at all, Abhinav spoke to BT about the same. He added, "These are just rumours. I was travelling at that time, so I haven't read much about it. I don't really know what happened and why people started talking about this. She put up a picture and people have commented on it and I have nothing to say about that. Let people speculate."

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah producer Asit Modi has been in the news for a while as actors of the show made some serious allegations against him. Asit didn’t really react to them until recently. While celebrating 15 years of the TV show, he made an apology. Asit said, "In this 15-year-long journey, there are some cast members who left us out of their own will. They got off the train midway and went their own way but I won't forget their contribution. I praise their hard work and thank them. But I can assure you, we have never thought ill of someone or said anything wrong but if someone has felt hurt, unintentionally, I apologise to them sincerely."

Netizens recently shared a video of Elvish Yadav and Bebika Dhurve’s conversation where they can be seen talking about Pooja Bhatt having a phone inside the house. Elvish also says that Pooja gets memos of the tasks and elimination updates. The clip came out as a shock to all the contestants with netizens trolling the makers and Pooja for the same. Elvish said, "Today there will be elimination na?" Pooja said, "Today there's elimination, how? Where did you get this memo from?" Elvish replied, "I mistakenly saw it on the phone." Pooja then told him "Oh you saw it on the phone, I must have left it outside." Elvish then added, "I was checking out your colourful things and I saw the phone."

Veteran art director Nitin Desai allegedly died by suicide at his ND studio on August 2. Netizens along with TV celebs Manoj Joshi, Siddharth Nigam, Ridhima Pandit mourn his demise. Suzanne Bernet wrote, "Disturbing and very sad news about Nitin Desai ... ॐ शांति 2 years, the team of Ashoka basically lived at ND Studio, and it was home to us at that time.. so many good memories I wish he would have found a different way #omshanti"

Even Ridhima Pandit took to her Instagram handle and wrote, "Goodbye Nitin Sir. I hope you have found peace. Rest in Peace!" Siddharth Nigam who was known for his character Ashok wrote, "RIP Nitin Sir... Om Shanti.” Manoj wrote, "Absolutely shocked by the sudden demise of my friend, and a very respected art director #NitinDesai. His rise in the world of entertainment inspired many and he leaves behind several memorable productions. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. ॐ शांति"

Bigg Boss 13’s Shehnaaz Gill has made another luxurious purchase, but this time it was for her brother Shehbaz. The actress bought a brand new luxurious Mercedes Benz for her brother. Shehbaz took to his social media and shared a series of images of the car and thanked her sister for the same. The car is approximately worth Rs 88 lakh.

Rahul Mahajan and wife Natalya have headed for a divorce after four years of marriage. This was Rahul’s third marriage. His previous two marriages failed to work as well. A source told BT, "Compatibility issues were there between the two since the beginning. However, they stretched their marriage as long as they could. They parted ways last year and have filed for divorce."

Archana Gautam was recently spotted by the paps in the city where she opened up about her Bigg Boss journey. Archana revealed that she wasn’t as popular as the rest in her season and hence she wouldn’t have survived if she didn’t have those fight. The actress added, “Channel gave us footage and I took it. I remember my most promos were cut out of my stint in Bigg Boss 16. Yes, I took that footage, if I had not fought in Bigg Boss 16 then I would have gotten eliminated in the second week itself. I wasn't famous, neither I was the channel's face nor did I use connections to last in the house I had to give that drama and fights." She also revealed that her favourite Bigg Boss OTT 2 contestants are Manisha Rani, Abhishek Malhan and Elvish Yadav.

In a recent event, TV fames Karanvir Bohra and Soundous Moufakir got into a controversy. It started with Soundous posting a video revealing how upset she is with the actor after he addressed her as an “award” during an event. She revealed that she felt objectified and disrespected. However, Karanvir denied the claims and said that it was actually the host, who was trying to flirt with her and all he was trying was to shut him down. Soundous said, “Take this award home” says @karanvirbohra to the host, objectifying me.” Karanvir, on the other hand said, “I am really sorry but I am not sorry because I didn’t say anything to you. The host objectified you. So you misunderstood that and yes, your hindi is not that clear and you don’t understand it clearly, so you need to learn Hindi.”