Fans
are
conspicuous
by
the
absence
of
Shilpa
Shinde.
The
girl
became
the
darling
of
the
masses
as
Soni
of
Maayka
fame.
Post
Maayka,
Shinde
was
seen
in
Waaris
but
the
show
didn"t
last
long.
Currently,
the
actress
is
doing
an
unheralded
Doordarshan
show,
but
the
fans
would
love
to
see
her
back
on
the
popular
Hindi
GECs.
Trouble
though
is
that
the
popular
GECs
are
mainly
wooing
rookie,
and
economical
actors.
“Honestly
speaking,
there"s
no
respect
for
good
actors
anymore.
I
received
many
offers
but
the
money
offered
was
way
below
the
accepted
standard.
Besides,
some
of
the
producers
wanted
me
to
play
a
mother,
that
is
something
which
I"ve
never
been
comfortable
doing," said
Shinde.
After
a
year
long
hiatus,
Shinde
took
an
unheralded
Doordarshan
show
Adhura
Bandhan.
“A
DD
show
doesn"t
get
so
much
hype
but
it"s
a
pleasure
to
be
working
with
good
actors
such
as
Vishal
Singh
and
Sudha
Chandran.
This
is
a
daily
too
but
we
only
shoot
for
15
days
in
a
month.
So,
I
get
15
days
for
myself
too,"
she
sighed.
Shinde
made
a
public
appearance
at
Dheeraj
Kumar"s
son
birthday
bash
on
8
May.
Onlookers
claimed
that
the
girl
has
lost
oodles
of
weight
and
they
found
it
difficult
to
identity
her.
“I"m
a
little
surprised
because,
I
don"t
think
I"ve
lost
so
much
weight.
Besides,
I
never
gained
any
in
the
first
place.
I
don"t
even
go
to
a
gym.
It"s
plain
yoga
for
me.
Perhaps,
people
must
have
seen
me
after
a
long
time,
and
sans
the
usual
make-up,"
said
an
amused
Shinde.
Finally,
post
her
break
up
to
Romit
Raj,
has
our
girl
found
a
new
companion?
“No,
I"m
still
single
and
living
happily
with
my
parents,"
pat
came
the
reply.
The
die
hard
Shilpa
fans
will
certainly
welcome
this.