It's barely a week since starlet Rakhi Sawant got engaged to Canada-based businessman Elesh Parujanwala in a televised 'swayamvar', but the two are now set to play mom and dad on the same TV channel.

Rakhi and Elesh, who met on the reality show "Rakhi Ka Swayamvar" on NDTV Imagine, will go through the challenging experience of parenthood on the new show "Pati, Patni Aur Woh". Four other celebrity couples will also participate in it.

Right from living the life of an eight-month pregnant woman to taking care of an infant, a toddler, a teenager - the show will see Rakhi doing it all. The format is inspired by international reality show "Baby Borrowers" and is being produced by BBC Worldwide Productions India.

With children participating, their real parents will be behind the scenes to monitor how the celebrity couples take care of them.

"With 'Pati, Patni Aur Woh', audiences will see these famous couples in real life situations and be part of their first journey into parenthood, sharing their joys, sorrows, trials and achievements.

"We believe that the show will not only resonate with all audiences and will also be a great fun experience for the younger generation that plans to start their own families in future, " said Shailja Kejriwal, executive vice president (Content), NDTV Imagine.

The other couples participating are Shilpa Saklani-Apurva Agnihotri, Juhi Parmar-Sachin Shroff, Mouni Roy-Gaurav Chopra and onscreen couple Gurmeet Chaudhary-Debina Bonnerjee. They will spend an entire month in a closed environment, monitored by cameras 24X7.

As a result the much awaited decision of Rakhi Sawant on whether she would be attending the wedding of her sister-in-law Vrinda in Toronto or not, is finally out Well she at last opened her mouth about her absence from the shaadi.

"Everything was arranged, but at the last moment I and Elesh were selected to do this new reality show and thus, I won't be able to attend the wedding, " says Rakhi.

On that Elesh replied, "She has to do all the shopping before we enter the show, where both of us need to take care of the baby given to us. For the first time, I will get time to spend with her, beside that we will need lots of things in the house too."

"I have to go for shopping, as the shoot of the same is taking place somewhere in North India. So Elesh and I decided that he will attend to his duty, while I will be busy shopping for the necessities that we will need during our stay in the reality show, " she converse.

They are not even sure of getting married. "This is the best time for us to test each other and decide whether we want to get married or not. Though we are planning to tie the knot, but this show will definitely decide our fate, " conclude the duo.

Rakhi ka drama aur kuch din chalne wala hai...So viewers get back to your TV sets as she will be coming soon with her better half.