| Sara Khan Fan Blog |: January 2009

Sara Khan in love!

Sara Khan, the 18-year-old girl from Rajan Shahi’s Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai who plays Sadhna may be married on-screen but in real life, she has found love in none other than actor Ali Merchant. Sara met him five months back during an awards function and was introduced to him through a common friend. The latest buzz is that she is so serious about him that is looking at an engagement within next two months. Apparently, she was dating her colleague and actress Parul Chauhan’s brother but fell for Ali when she met him. And these days, Sara’s busy telling everyone that she’s single no more!

Sara Khan Hospitalized in Serious Condition Due To High Viral Fever

One of the Bidaai girls, Sara Khan (mostly known as Sadhna) was hospitalized in serious condition for four days because of high viral fever. But now Sara is back home recovering. We talk to her boyfriend Ali Merchant and he gave us detail about her condition.

Ali said, “She had high viral fever and it was not decreasing at all. So we had to admit her in serious condition. The doctor was worried she might have dengue. But finally that turned out not to be the case, and after a treatment she recovered. Sara came home two days ago and she was in Saraswati Hospital at Kandivali (Mumbai). We admitted her there because it was close to my location and I could go there between shoots”.
After work, loving Ali would spent the night next to his ailing girlfriend. He said, “I used to stay there with her at night. My friend was doctor over there, so I was quite relaxed about it”. Ali said he was alone in caring for her, but her did not want for support.

He stated, “Sara’s parents who live in Lucknow wanted to come here but I assured them that I would take care of her very well, and then they decided not to come in Mumbai”. Ali said, “They are keeping the Ramazan fast and it would have been stressful for them to come down. In any case my family is there to take care of Sara. We took her to my appartment when she was discharged from the hospital. My mother’s parlor is in the same building so she is being cared for quite well”.
Doctors reports said that the fever broke over the weekend, “Now she is on medication, doctors have advised her to take rest”. The punishing pace at which TV stars work was revealed by what he added, “Because she was in hospital she had to take leave of 5 to 6 days. Her director gave her that concession but she is doing a daily show so we can not ask for more. Now she has to shoot for her Bidaai show. But in these days, she shoots for five hours only”.
Recently, Ali gifted Sara a white SX4 on her birthday replacing her Swift.The reason behind her fever was excessive day and night shifts and no time for the complete rest. We wish Sara have a speedy recovery

Ali Merchant Refuse To Secretly Married With Sara Khan In Goa

The latest buzz in telly world suggests the lovers Ali Merchant and Sara Khan are keen to tie the knot. Recently in fact, we also heard that the two had in fact got married secretly in Goa. But Ali Merchant says that while the two of them are very much together, they have not got married yet. Ali refuting the rumours, “This is not at all true….We did go to Goa with a couple of friends but just for a holiday, we did not get married”.

Ali says with the television strike on, the duo decided to spend some time with each other and so they headed to Goa. He explains, “Sara wanted to show her home town Bhopal to me as I always kept telling her that her native town is like a village so we went to Bhopal first. Then we came back from there and I went to Goa with a couple of my friends which included Jay and Jatin. Sara too wanted to come over as she was very keen to see the beaches of Goa so later on she dropped in with some of her friends”.

So when are they planning to get married? Merchant exclaims, “I am just 23. Marriage might happen after 2,3 years. We have not even thought about it as of now… but one thing I can assure you is that when ever is happens, it will happen in a very grand way”. The couple first met each other at a Sansui Award Function where Ali fell for Sara almost immediately. Very soon they discovered that they were in love with each other and luckily their families too approved their relationship. Presently the duo is busy with their respective commitments. While Sara is shooting for her daily saga Bidaai, Ali has just wrapped up his daily soap Rubii. They will be soon seen as guest host on the dance reality Nach Baliye.

Lovers Sara Khan And Ali Merchant Spent Holidays On Romantic Place

Lovers Sara Khan And Ali Merchant Spent Holidays On Romantic Place

Ali Merchant and Sara Khan made best use of their holidays thanks to the television strike. The couple first went to Sara Khan’s hometown Bhopal and then to Goa with friends. Sara Khan reveals, “Most of the actors did not miss this chance to go their home towns after a long gap. Normally in our hectic schedules we did not get that much time. Ali used to tease me that I come from village and this and that so I wanted to take him there and show that Bhopal is not village! Thanks to these holidays I got this chance”.

Sara says that Ali had great time with Sara’s family. The happy actress says, “It was a nice short tour of four days. I showed him my birth place, toys, bedroom, my school, classroom where I spent my most of the time. I introduced him to my childhood friends and we went to my college from where I completing my graduation. We went to a local market and so many other places…it was nostalgic for me and finally now he has agreed that Bhopal is not a village! In fact, he loved the place and my parents also liked him alot”.
Last week the duo also went to Goa. Sara shares, “After Bhopal we went to Goa with all our friends. Goa is a very beautiful place. Jay Bhanushali, Manish Raisinghania, Jatin Shah and Priya Bhatija were all there with us and we had lots of fun”.
Sara hopes, “However, now I am feeling that I have enough of holidays. I am getting bored and want to get back to work. Everyday we get message for next day’s call time and then in the morning we get a message that it has been canceled. I really hope work begins soon”.

What makes Bidaai so popular

What makes Bidaai so popular

In the last couple of years, quite a few serials have died an unnatural death -- be it big banner shows like Twinkle Beauty Parlour, Kulbadhu and Jeete Hai Jiske Liye or smaller ones like Ambar Dhara.
Bidaai, being aired on Star Plus, is perhaps the only soap to have held its ground firmly and become a success story. In fact, it has managed higher TRPs than the mother of all soaps, Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.
There is no denying the fact that Sara Khan has a major role to play in the success of this serial. The actress, who plays Sadhana in Bidaai, also appeared in Shah Rukh Khan's Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai last weekend.
Showbiz, however, is not new for this 18-year-old. "I was crowned Miss Bhopal last year and have been doing advertisements in Bhopal for a long time," Sara says. "By the time I turned 16, I had modelled for 48 ads."
The actress also anchored shows for Doordarshan Madhya Pradesh and ETV before moving to Mumbai. So it was natural that Sara would try her hand at television here.
"When I came to Mumbai, my rakhi brother Vivek Jain showed my portfolio to the producer of Bidaai, Rajan Shahi. He liked my photographs and asked me to join the serial at the earliest," Sara explains. In Bidaai, Sara plays a sweet girl, who cannot think beyond her family. Her life takes a turn when she gets married to a schizophrenic and faces a lot of problems

So how does it feel to be part of the number one serial in Star Plus? "It feels great!" Sara exclaims. "I still find it difficult to believe that in just six months, Bidaai has reached such a stage. Everyone in the production house has a major role to play in the success of this show, not just the actors. It's unbelievable how everyone is so dedicated here."
But showbiz never comes easy. Recently, Sara fainted on the sets due to fatigue. "I've fainted quite a number of times actually, though my mother doesn't know about it yet. I am not used to such hectic schedules. I work almost 20 hours a day. If it were not for my colleagues, I wouldn't be able to manage," she says.

Rumour mills are abuzz about her seeing Angad (her on-screen husband in Bidaai). In fact, they have been nominated as the most popular couple in the Star Pariwar awards.
"We are the youngest onscreen couple to have been nominated for this award. It feels great to know that people are so fond of us. I hope the votes will also speak for us," Sara says.

So are the rumours true? "Let me tell you a fact. Angad is seeing someone, and that person is not me!" Sara claims. "Angad is a good friend of mine; he is very caring. I never thought that I would have such a good friend in the industry in such short time. I'm not seeing anyone right now. But I would not like to see someone from the same industry. It leads to a lot of complications."
Sara has become a star in her hometown, Bhopal, also. "When I went to Bhopal for a vacation, there was this guy who wanted my autograph," she smiles. "While I was feeling happy in a way, I was also very embarrassed in front of my family!"