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Sonali Bendre is sure to pump many a hearts with her fragrant screen presence as she sets foot on television to make her debut as main lead in Balaji Telefilms' upcoming show on Life OK, Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh.

With what little we have seen from the recently launched promo that shows Sonali and Apurva Agnihotri in their best of moods, we are sure that this new Jodi would catch the audience by storm.

So are you all looking forward to watching the effervescent Sonali on the small screen?

But what did it take for Ekta to convince Sonali to essay this plump lead role?

Well, industry mongers have an answer to this, and they have just passed on the information to theTellychakkar.com desk.

A reliable industry source says, "Sonali allegedly charges a huge sum of Rs 4 lakh per day to be part of Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh. And considering her popularity quotient, Ekta does feel that she has got an ace up her sleeve by roping in the Bollywood beauty to be part of her show."

Whoa!! This is some big money!!

We sent a text message to Ekta Kapoor on this, but did not get any revert.

Earlier, Sonali has been seen judging reality shows like India's Got Talent, Indian Idol, India's Best Dramebaaz on TV.

The countdown has indeed begun for Sonali to get loved by the TV audience.