Actor and fashion icon Upen Patel, who has been appreciated for his dancing skills at this year's season of the dance reality show, Nach Baliye, will soon be seen doing a dance number in a popular TV soap. The talented actor, who enjoys a huge fan following had already finished shooting for an item song and is ecstatic with the way it has turned out.

Upen says, `This was my first item number for TV, and it was great fun. I did those typical Bollywood dance steps. I play myself on the show. Dance numbers add drama to a story, and they're great entertainment.`

The actor who has just finished shooting for a Telugu film says, `Besides the Telugu movie, there are two other movies on the floors. Film actors are very lucky, as performing for TV is tough. Television actors shoot for 17 hours a day, seven days a week. I am very busy with my films. It's impossible to give time to TV, except for reality TV shows, which don't demand long hours.`