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Chandigarh 17th August:-Zee TV's poignant social drama Kaala Teeka that attempts to break the shackles of age-old superstitions and endeavors to create awareness amongst the masses, is now set to introduce a new cast member in the show. The handsome and talented actor Mayank Gandhi will soon enter the show as a mentally retarted character- Nandu. Along with him, veteran actor Prrachiti Mishra will also join the show as Yamuna, Nandu's mother, starting this week. Nandu is a disabled person with a heart of gold and a child-like innocence. His mother Yamuna, is an independent widow who has been raising Nandu on her own.
About playing a mentally handicapped person's role, Mayank Gandhi said that he is very excited to play the character of Nandu. It is quite a challenging role and requires a lot of homework. To effectively portray the character, he has been watching films where actors have played such parts convincingly. He personally liked Anil Kapoor's portrayal of a mentally challenged person from the movie Eeshwar. Nandu has grown up being teased a lot by others who consider him mad. He gets into trouble very often and is then beaten up by the folks of his colony. And owing to this, his mother has had to lock him indoors whenever she goes out. He hopes he do justice with his role and his fans love him in this new avatar.
In the upcoming episodes of Kaala Teeka, viewers will see a major twist unfolding in the lives of Yug and Kali. Vishwaveer will push Kali from a cliff so that he eliminates her from Yug's life and his daughter Gauri and Yug can live happily thereafter. Kali, however, will be saved miraculously and will reach a village and will be nursed back to good health by the mentally challenged Nandu (played by Mayank Gandhi). At the hospital, when Gauri has been admitted for her delivery, Kali also gets admitted by Nandu and his family. Will Yug find out that Kali is alive and in the same hospital?