Most of the soaps on Indian television propagate old wives’ tales and superstitious beliefs. If you let the milk boil over, there will be a death in the family. If you sneeze before leaving the house, you should wait before stepping out or bad luck will come your way. Recent daily soaps like Naagin, Vishkanya and Kaala Teeka cause more mirth than the mayhem that they want to showcase, due to the things that go wrong just because a cat crossed one of the character’s paths.

Mona Singh’s new show, Kavach, which was originally called Mangalsutra, revolves around her outlandish travails to keep her husband safe from the clutches of a past girlfriend. Taking cue from the bizarre trailer of the show, we caught up with a few television stars to find out what were the weird superstitions they’ve been a part of, on screen.