Raqesh Bapat signs new show also starring Shaheer Shaikh, explains what kept him away from daily soaps

Raqesh Bapat ’s Bigg Boss stint last year has brought the actor back in the limelight and now he is ready to get back in the grind with a new TV serial. It has been seven years since the actor starred in a daily soap and it seems he has finally found a script worthy of saying yes.

The actor has signed a new show backed by producer Rajan Shahi . The show being led by Shaheer Shaikh will also see Raqesh in a key role. The Bigg Boss OTT contestant has spent the last few years keeping busy with Marathi films and revealed in an interview with Times Of India why he distanced himself from TV.

“It’s been a while since I did a TV show; Qubool Hai was my last show, which was in 2014. For me, what matters is the vibe of the people I am working with. The team has to be right. The reason I stayed away from TV was because somewhere the energies were not matching, but in this case, my energies match with Rajan sir. We have worked together in Saath Phere, which was my first show. I love his creative streak and when he offered me this role, I immediately took it up,” Raqesh told the publication.

2021 has been the year of Bigg Boss in Raqesh’s life. The actor entered Bigg Boss OTt as a contestant and finished the show as the third runner-up. He was especially talked about during the show for his brewing romance with co-contestant Shamita Shetty who is now locked in the Bigg Boss 15 house.

The actor had made his entry as a wild card contestant on Bigg Boss 15 but due to health reason had to back out. Raqesh is now excited to return to daily soaps and relive old days.