Last month, news emerged that Namik Paul would be the latest addition to the cast of Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2. The actor, last seen in Ek Deewana Tha, went about town expressing his excitement on being part of Ekta Kapoor's most loved show. However, things seem to have taken a dramatic turn in the past few weeks - while he has been replaced by Varun Toorkey in the show, he has been roped in to play the lead in Kavach Mahashivratri opposite Deepika Singh.

Though he rubbishes rumours that he was to reprise the role of Mr Bajaj in the second edition, Paul sheds light on the developments, saying, "My character in Kasautii [Vikrant] had a great arc and the script sounded good. Who would say no to the flagship show of Balaji? I was excited to sign the contract."