Sarvagunn Sampanna will raise questions related to culture-Ekta Kapoor

Ekta Kapoor, the Czarina of Television is back with an array of new fiction shows, of which the first in the line is the tale of Swara, a Lavni based dancer who possesses all the good qualities that a perfect bride can have, but still faces problems from the society who refuse to look beyond her art form and accept her to be Sarvagunn Sampanna.

Here is Ekta Kapoor as she talks of her new Imagine show, Sarvagunn Sampanna.

What was the idea behind the concept of Sarvagunn Sampanna?
Actually I was looking for a concept that has a background which is culturally rich, at the same time talks of certain disrespectful attributes prevalent in the society. Basically I was looking for a show based on background versus character, like the recent Marathi movie 'Natrang'. The entire credit for this concept of Lavani goes to my Creative Head Prashant Bhatt.

This is your second show after Pavitra Rishta based on Marathi cultural background, so what's your take on it?
Yes, Pavitra Rishta is doing good. So I thought of another project based on the same base. I feel Maharashtra is a state which has so much lifestyle variation within one culture. For instance lifestyle of a middle class in all respects differs from that person living in a village, so this is an attempt to portray the life of a rural cultural family.

Along with the ongoing shows, you have so many new shows lined up. How do you look at it?
I would say that leaves me with no time to exercise (smiles).

So how do you plan to strategize the different concepts of your upcoming shows?
See that is what needs to be worked out now. I'm planning to space out all the serials systematically, so that no serial feels left out at any point of time. We work for the audience with full dedication, so don't want the purpose to be defeated.

What do you think would be the USP of Sarvagunn Sampanna?
I feel Sarvagunn Sampanna will raise those questions which have never been raised by a layman suffering the trauma as this. Even today dance as an art form is looked down in some parts of the country, so this serial would raise such questions attached to the culture and will also try to detach the individual personality of a person from his/her background.

So the message and USP of the show would be to inculcate questions related to the concept of a perfect bride in society.

Why did you choose Pooja Bose as your lead again?
Basically we were looking for a face that has some facial structure resembling to those belonging to that particular cultural belt. We auditioned thousands of people for the same but then when Pooja came in for the look test, we found her perfect for the role. Above all, she is a Bharatnatyam dancer, so it gets easier for her to pick the Lavani form of dance faster.

D.J’s Toh Baat Hamari Pakki Hai on Sony!

D. J Creative’s upcoming show ‘Toh Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ is gearing to launch on Sony TV and is elbowing its place in prime-time slot of the channel. The show is all about the two protagonists coming from a very traditional families; families which believe in arranged marriages.

A source informs, “The show will revolve around two protagonists and their families. The male lead essayed by Barun Sobti (lastly seen in Dill Mil Gayye) is a very cool, lazy, easy going and irresponsible person whereas the female lead essayed by Ankita (Ratna of Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo) is shown as very sweet, caring, responsible person. Thus, the show is all how these two people will come together, being a unlike pair and manage to be together. As we mentioned earlier, the two family families firmly believe in ‘arranged’ marriage, the drama will move further as they fix the marriage with those two people who are quite unlike each other.”

“The initial shoots for the show are going on in the scenic Mussoorie (North India) as the families will be shown as Mussoorie residents. Later on the crew will come back to Mumbai for the regular shoots. Apart from the protagonists, the actors like Sai Deodhar, Himani Shivpuri, Vievk Mushran, Mona Ambegaonkar, Aditi Shriwaikar, Mihika Verma will be seen in prominent roles. The show will be a daily and is ready to grab the primetime slot on the channel. The show might launch till end of April or early May,” adds the source.

Well, get ready to experience one more family drama on Sony TV!

India’s Got Talent 2 coming your way

India’s Got Talent proved to be a marquee show, a platform where an individual could display any talent. That’s why it is popular with the public. After a fairly successful first season, Big Synergy and Colors are set to launch the second season of India’s Got Talent in a few months time.

According to sources, the shoot of India’s Got Talent will commence from the first week of May. However, the show is only expected to come sometime in monsoon. The judges and the hosts are likely to be retained. So, Shekhar Kapur, Sonali Bendre and Kirron Kher will continue as judges while MTV VJs Ayushmann Khurrana and Nikhil Chinnapa will once again host the show.

With the show slated for a monsoon launch, channel and production officials are obviously being tight lipped about it. Perhaps, the curtain will lift in a month’s time when the actual shoot begins.

Keep watching this space for more on India’s Got Talent 2.

Sudha Chandran in Moti Sagar's next on SAB TV..

Moti Sagar's Sagar Pictures will now come up with a situational comedy on SAB TV, tentatively titled 'Bada Bada Pocket Chota Chota Hole'. The show will be based on the life of a chawl, and will focus on the struggle of people living there.

According to our source, "Sudha Chandranand Vijay Kadam will be playing a couple. Vijay Kadam will essay the role of a havaldar while Sudha plays a very fashionable housewife, who always wants to wear designer sarees. She loves to speak in English even though she does not know to speak a word. Bharti Achrekar and Harshada Khanvilkar will also play interesting roles in the show".

We tried calling Sudha Chandran, but she refused to comment.

We called Meenakshi Sagar of Sagar Pictures, but she said "It is too early to comment on anything".

We tried calling Anooj Kapoor, Business Head, SAB TV but he remained unavailable.

Our efforts to call Moti Sagar were in vain.

Ekta Kapoor to launch a show on Star One..

Balaji Telefilms and Star have had a long running association which started more than a decade ago.

But with Star Plus deciding to end Ekta's long running shows Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaan Ghar Ghar Ki, the rapport between them got sour. And as we think that the channel has put the final nail in the coffin by ending Ekta's only two shows airing on the channel, Tujh Sang Preet Lagayi Sajna and Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, the news is that Ekta is already planning to launch a big show, this time on Star One.

According to our source, "Ekta and the channel have already started the audition process for the new show to launch on Star One. The serial is adapted from the very popular novel Twilight which was also made into a movie. The production house wants to get a fresh new cast for the show, and this will be one of the major projects on Star One".

As per our source, "Star One has made a deal with the organizers of IPL, and they will be promoting their new Star One shows during the IPL season. Promos of their upcoming shows, Odhani Rang Badalti Jaaye of Yash Patnaik and Geet of Endemol will be aired during IPL, which will be followed by a huge promotion for the Ekta Kapoor show. The show is expected to launch sometime after IPL".

We tried calling Ekta Kapoor, but she remained unavailable. We could not get any answer from the Star Officials too.


What with the first move being taken, we can now expect Ekta to come back on Star Plus too in the near future...

Sasural Genda Phool from March 1st at 7.30 PM..

Come this March, Star Parivaar is all set to welcome the newest Bahu into the family. SASURAL GENDA PHOOL is a show which promises not only a fresh concept and entertainment but also a whole lot of fun and joy to the viewers. Starting 1st March 2010, Sasural Genda Phool will be aired Monday – Friday 7:30 pm

SASURAL GENDA PHOOL is a witty, light-hearted story of Suhana, a pampered daughter of an affluent single father, who agrees to marry Ishaan at her father's behest. Ishaan, an IT professional is a much grounded human being with no sky scraping desires in life. To her surprise, Suhana will find herself caught up in a traditional and conservative family as opposed to her own liberal, upper-class upbringing.

The main lead Suhana will be played by the most promising and fresh face on television -Ragini Khanna and the suave & handsome Jai Soni, who will be seen essaying the role of her husband, Ishaan. Veteran actors like Sudhir Pandey, Anita Kanwal will be seen as Dada and Dadi of Ishaan. Mahesh Thakur will essay the role of Suhana's father and Sooraj Thapar & Shruti Ulfat as parents of Ishaan. Completing the magnificent star cast is Supriya Pilgaonkar who plays the role of Ishaan's Badi Maa.

Commenting on Sasural Genda Phool, Gaurav Banerjee, Head Content Strategy, Star Plus said "Star Plus is looking at redefining the way the viewers perceive our society through television. It has always been perceived that most of the shows that involve families are dramatic and emotional. We at Star Plus endeavour to showcase elements from real life moments and things that people can relate to."

Produced by Ravi Ohja's productions, who has a long standing association with Star commented, "This is a show about a family of loving people, full of fun and laughter, a family every viewer would wish to be a part of. Suhana, who is beautiful, spirited, rich and spoilt, enters the family after marrying the youngest son. From a huge empty mansion to the crowded aangan of a middle class house. Will she become a part of this family or will she tear them apart?".

Watch Star Plus' new show from March 1st at 7.30 PM...

Bhairavi, Anita Kanwal, Sooraj Thapar in Sasural Genda Phool..

Soon after the launch of Hats Off's Behenein, Star Plus will be launching Sasural Genda Phool, an adaptation of the very popular Bengali soap Ogo Bondhu Sundori. The show will be produced by Ravi Ojha, maker of the Bengali soap on Star Jalsa.

The show which will deal with the 'Slice of life' theme and will be a pure family drama where hatred, jealousy etc have no room. We already know that Sudhir Pandey will play the patriarch of the family. Noted actors Supriya Pilgaonkar and Shruti Ulfat play the second generation bahus, while Ragini Khanna and Pooja Kanwal play their daughters-in law. As reported earlier, Jay Soni will play the guy opposite Ragini. A newcomer Shyam will be seen opposite Pooja Kanwal.

Bringing you more details on this big family tree.

According to our source, "Anita Kanwal, mother of Pooja Kanwal will play the Dadi of the house, and wife of Sudhir Pandey. Bhairavi Raichura who is seen in COLORS' Balika Vadhu as Anandi's mom will essay the role of Supriya Pilgaonkar's daughter-in-law. Noted actor Jiten Lalwani who was last seen in Zee TV's Shree will play Bhairavi's husband. Sooraj Thapar who was last seen in Sony's Comedy Circus Teen Ka Tadka will essay the role of Shruti Ulfat's husband".

When contacted, Sooraj Thapar confirmed the news and said, "Yes, I play the son of Sudhir Pandey. We both are getting back to Star Plus after a good long 10 years, after Hum Saat Aath Hain. This show has no negativity to show, and that is the USP of the show".

Jiten Lalwani confirmed that he is a part of the show, but preferred to talk later as he was busy.

Pooja Kanwal confirmed that her mother will also be part of the show. "My mom will be essaying the role of Dadi, and will be opposite Sudhir Pandeyji".

We tried contacting Bhairavi Raichura, but she was busy in her shoot.

The promos of the show have been shot, and will be on air very soon. The show will be launched in a prime time slot either in the last week of February or in the first week of March.

Karan Tacker tipped to play lead in Yash Patnaik's show on Star One..

Star One's revamp program will start soon, with their first promo on the change in programming line-up hitting the television sets in few days' time!!

As reported, Geet produced by Endemol will take the place of Love Ne Mila Di Jodi, which will be ending on February 26th. The other show waiting in the wings is Yash Patnaik's love story which was earlier titled Paheli. The show has got its final title now in Odhni Rang Badalti Jaaye.

As reported earlier, Yashshree Masurkar who was seen in Zee Marathi's Lakshman Resha will play the female lead. The latest is that one of the faces of Love Ne Mila Di Jodi, Karan Tacker will in all possibility be finalized as the male lead.

According to our source, "Auditions were on for a long time to find the main guy. The channel and production house have few options under their belt, but Karan Tacker has almost been finalized for the role".

When contacted, Karan Tackertold us, "Yes, talks are on. But no decision has been taken yet. If I get to know anything, I will surely let you know".

We tried calling Producer Yash Patnaik, but he remained unavailable.

As reported earlier, Swapna Waghmare Joshi will be turning Producer with this show. And the very popular composing trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will be scoring the title music for the love story.

The shows which will in all probability survive the revamp on Star One are Miley Jab Hum Tum and Jaane Pehchane Se Yeh Ajnabee.

COLORS' Saanjhi Dopahar to launch on February 15th..

COLORS' very much anticipated afternoon band Saanjhi Dopahar will be launching on February 15th with two shows, Agnipareeksha Jeevan Ki…Ganga at the 1.30 PM slot and Aise Karo Naa Vidaa at 2 PM.

Agnipareeksha Jeevan Ki…Ganga produced by BAG Films is a tale of a young girl Ganga who is a very talented singer, but the people in the society feel that she is cursed as she has some white marks on her skin. Jayshree Soni plays the protagonist while Sejal Shah, Jai Pathak, V.M. Badola will essay supporting roles.

Aise Karo Naa Vidaa produced by DJ's Creative Unit is the tale about a young and vivacious girl Reva whose open nature attracts one and all around her. Her life gets shattered when Prince Randheer gets smitten by Reva and ends up molesting her physically. The story is the journey of Reva who is forced to get into a compromise with the rich family to which the miscreant belongs to. Aastha Chaudhary portrays the title character, while Rohit Purohit, Anas Rashid,Jaya Bhattacharya, Lalit Parimoo, Kishore Shahane play important roles.

Talking about the launch of Saanjhi Dopahar on COLORS, Ashwini Yardi, Programming Head, COLORS tells us, "Saanjhi Dopahar kick starts on February 15th with two shows. There is a third show in the pipeline, which will be launched very soon. Ganga will take up the 1.30 PM slot while Aise Karo Naa Vidaa will be at the 2 PM slot".

"The planning for afternoon band has been happening for quite a long time now. But we wanted to first stabilize our prime time band, and then focus on the afternoon band. After we launched two new prime time shows in Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam and Laagi Tujhse Lagan at the 9-10 PM slot in December, our next aim was to provide the audience with fresher content in the afternoon band. Our design of shows for the afternoon will be a bit different, as we will be dealing with a different kind of audience, mostly comprising the house wives. We will be dealing with Women issues and will talk about the journey of women through our shows".

When asked about Shrishti Arya's show that is to take up the afternoon band, Ashwini Yardi said, "I can't disclose much about the third show. But we will be launching it very soon. All I can say is that the women in the show will be of different ages and will be going thro' different phases in their lives".

Watch COLORS' Saanjhi Dopahar from 15th February between 1.30 and 2.30 pm only on COLORS….

Behnein on Star Plus at 8.30pm 'Tere Mere Sapne moved to noon.

The promo of Hats Off Production's new show on Star Plus has been on air for few week now. The channel is has now decided to launch the show on February 8th at the 8.30pm slot.
Star Plus plans to bring in fresh programming line up at its prime time, and launch of Behnein is just the beginning.

With Behnein taking the 8.30pm slot, Sphere Origins' Tere Mere Sapne is getting moved. With Tuj Sang Preet Lagai Sajana ending on 5th February Tere Mere Sapne is likely to take 1pm slot from February 8."

When contacted Sanjay Wadhwa , producer of Tere Mere Sapne said, "Tere Mere Sapne will mostly be shifted to the afternoon slot of 1. However, a final decision on this will be taken on Monday."

Recently Tere Mere Sapne had got into yet another tangle with the main lead Saurabh Pandey being axed from the show and replaced by Yash Pandit.

Behnein is a tale of four sisters, the role of which are being played by Ada ,Ojashree Oberoi, Siju Kataria and Alisha. Sudeep Sahir, Mukul Chablani, Ajay Chaudhary, Dolly Minas, Shruti Ulfat, Darshan Jariwala also play pivotal roles in the show.

Let's see whether Behnein can help the channel in increasing its GRP.

Upcoming Fiction shows in 2010

For the couch potato 2010 is sure to be a roller coaster ride with an entertaining line up of television programming all set to hit the sets. Along with the social dramas that are a hit nowadays, mythology, family fights and love tiffs are also in the race for the big, bad TRP battle.

Let’s take a quick peek into the upcoming schedule.

‘Kalki’ is Smita Thackeray’s ambitious show having Ashutosh Rana in lead while it has been rumoured that Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff had been approached for significant roles. It’s said to be mythological story about lord Vishnu’s 10 avatars. ‘Devi’ will air on NDTV Imagine which will have story of a girl-child who is considered as a goddess as her birth brings rains in the village after a long drought.

‘Do Saheliya’, which obviously is about two friends will mark Sudha Chandran’s comeback. JD Majethia’s untitled show once again brings a family drama which revolves around lives of four sisters. In competition is Asit Modi’s untitled show as he also brings a serious family drama.

Audience will be in splits as SAB TV comes up with a silent comedy ala Charlie Chaplin movies. NDTV’s funny Family show ‘Ghar Ki Baat Hai 2’ will tickle audience’s funny bone.

There are different genre shows coming up this year that may be breathers for audience from same old stuff like YRF’s ‘Seven’ a sci-fi fiction, ‘Powder’ a thriller chase drama based on underworld crime stories. Ekta Kapoor’s detective show will be competing with ‘Crime Patrol’ that returns back after long break for its second season and with similar themed show from the production house of Red Chillies.

Romance will also show its magic this year as shows like ‘Do Hanso Ka Joda’ and ‘Paheli’ are love stories with a difference which will compete to gain audience attention. YRF’s ‘Rishta.Com’ has two partners of a matchmaking company falling in love while ‘Mahi Way’ is the story of a cute, fat girl who doesn’t believe that being fat will obstruct her from meeting her dream boy and will mark Sharon Prabakar’s TV debut.

Social Dramas will also be seen on TV with ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ having Rajesh Kumar playing lead role of fat man with some obsessions and ‘Traffic Signal’ where three different women share their life experiences will be aired. ‘Visarjan’ on ‘Colors’ has the story of a village girl marrying a rich old guy to protect her identity will also compete in this category.

Seems like 2010 will be a treat with numerous kind of shows coming up and all set to impress viewers and gain viewership. So, viewers get set to watch the drama, romance, reality, comedy and let the begin!

What’s the end of Mahi’s Way?

Mahi Way, one of the five new shows launched by YRF TV on Sony TV, is the story of girl who is slightly on the heavier side. The promos give the idea that she believes in herself irrespective of the society's thoughts.

However, the latest reports suggest that, the lead actress Pushtiie will be transformed by the end of the show into an average sized girl.

According to our source, "The show Mahi Way is a sort of autobiography of its writer Devika Bhagat. She weighed ninety kilograms in her early teens and worked on losing it once she turned eighteen. So Mahi will be shown unaffected by people's comments about her flab for the initial phase. But there will be a point where she will on her own decide to get rid of her unhealthy diet and lazy attitude."

The source adds, "The show will give a deja vu of one of Sony's older shows Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi, in which the geeky girl turns gorgeous and has a happy ending with her prince charming."

We spoke to the writer Devika Bhagat who says, "Yes it's true that I once weighted 90 kilos. Once I turned eighteen, the realization hit me that you can't continue to be fat. When I was fat, I used humor as a defense mechanism and that made me the typical 'funny fat girl'. What I didn't realize was that it also put me across as stupid and boring. No one took me seriously. So eventually I decided to change for the better!"

Devika adds, "The show is very close to me as it is in a way my memoir. Many incidents shown in Mahi way have happened in my real life."

So does that mean the character Mahi will follow suit and lose weight too, just in the way you have? To this Devika cheekily replies, "A very sneaky question, I have to say. But for that you'll have to watch the show."

Pushtiie aka Mahi apparently always knew in spite of her size she will be a lead actress one day. She says, "Yes, I always knew I'll be a lead actress. I felt it from inside." So did she put on weight for the role? "Nope. I've always been this way. In fact I lost some of my weight after I started working."

We wonder if this loss of weight continues until she becomes trim like writer Devika…

COLORS back to all-fiction at prime time...

After their successful back-to-back non fiction shows in Khatron Ke Khiladi and Bigg Boss Season 3, COLORS is launching two new fiction shows in the time slots between 9-10 PM.

While Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam, produced by Creative Eye will be the channel's first love story, Laagi Tujhse Lagan, produced by Playtime Creations is the story of a girl Nakusha from a lower caste who is forced to live her life with distorted beauty.

As Ashwini Yardi, Programming Head, COLORS puts it, "We have always wanted to produce shows that are a reflection of the society. We have also wanted to do a love story, and with Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam, we bring to the audience a love story happening between an upper caste boy and lower caste girl. So as we see in the promo, we bring to notice the manner in which the society reacts, even when a love story is not even in its budding stage".

"We have got our two good looking leads in Gaurav Khanna and Yami Gautam. Gaurav has proved good for COLORS, as he was our lead in Jeevan Saathi too. He comes with his own baggage of fan following, he is a localite too hailing from Kanpur. He is also a fresh face who will grow as our story unfolds", adds Ashwini.

On the other show Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Ashwini Yardi tells us, "This is a very unique story of a girl Nakusha who lives in a slum area in Mumbai. This again has a social message to spread and talks about the life of the people who are forced to be content with very less in life. This again will unfold into a very nice refreshing love story".

Remind her that their earlier fiction slots Jeevan Saathi and Meri Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari at the same 9-10 PM slot did not do that well for the channel, and she gives us a very optimistic reply in, "Yes, it is true that those shows did not deliver as much as we expected. But the very fact that we are launching these shows after the successful run of two reality shows at the same time slot is a positive in itself. Also we are looking forward to gaining more viewership from the younger lot who witnessed the reality shows aired at this time".

Lastly, Ashwini Yardi informed us that, "The two shows will be launching on December 28th. Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam will take the 9 PM slot while Laagi Tujhse Lagan will be at the 9.30 PM slot".

So we are back to all fiction at the prime time band on COLORS…

Jasveer Kaur to play Monica Bedi on screen

Jasveer Kaur popularly known as Pavitra of ‘Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan’, has taken a break from regular saas bahu dailies as they were getting too monotonous for her. Now she is busy doing short story serials which will feature her in episodes.

“I’m doing two series on Zoom channel. One is based on Bollywood and Crime while the other one is also based on reality. It’s very interesting and I am enjoying this,” states Jasveer.

In ‘Bollywood and Crime’ she is paired opposite Kelly Dorjee (ex boyfriend of Lara Dutta). “This story is based on the underworld connection with the film industry. I will be essaying the role of Monica Bedi while Kelly will be portrayed as Abu Salem in the series,” she adds further.

“The other series is called ‘Punaah’, which also has an interesting story line which focuses on a man who doesn’t believe in God. There will be situations where he will soon realise what happens due to his disbelief in the almighty,” she says.

‘Punaah’ sees Ranvir Shorey paired opposite Jasveer. “The only reason for not taking dailies is that all the offers I was getting were for negative roles which I don’t want to do. Thus, this will be a good break for me,” concludes the actress.

Something is better than nothing is all we can say for Jasveer Kaur!

Mohit Malik to play the lead in Jeet Jayenge Hum..

The handsome Mohit Malik, who was last seen essaying the role of Bharat in Zee TV's Banoo Main Teri Dulhann will now play the male lead in Sony and Edit II's upcoming show, Jeet Jayenge Hum.

The promos of the show are already on air. The show has RJ Sana Sheikh in the lead role, and the story focuses on her fight against child labor.

We had reported earlier that Ali Merchant was finalized to play the male lead in the show. However, our source informs us that, "There has been a change in this. Ali Merchant will not be taking up this show for certain reasons. Mohit Mallik who was earlier chosen as one of the options will play the protagonist now".

Mohit will be seen in a different kind of role, which he has not played before. "Though the shoot with the other actors are on, the male lead has not begun shooting. Mohit who has been finalized will now start shoot in the next few days", further informs our source.

We tried calling Mohit Malik, but he remained unavailable for comments.

We also tried to get in touch with Ali Merchant, but he too remained unavailable.

As reported earlier,Akhilendra Mishra plays the main antagonist in the show; he owns a bangle making company where he drags all the children for work. Jeet Jayenge Hum also has Ayesha Kaduskar of Chote Miyan fame, and she plays one of the siblings of Sana. Child artistes Shruti and Namit Shah play the other siblings of the female lead. Sana's parents will be played by Nawaaz and Nupur Alankar.

If all goes well, Jeet Jayenge Hum is expected to launch on December 7th. The show in all probability might take the 8.30 PM slot, but the channel and production house are yet to take the final call.

Smita Thackeray's 'Kalki' for COLORS..

Smita Thackeray, daughter-in-law of Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray will be coming up with a mega-budget mytho cum fantasy based show, titled 'Kalki' on COLORS.

Smita Thackeray's production house is named after her son Rahul, and will be called Rahul Productions.

According to our source, "This show coming from Smita Thackeray will be COLORS' one of the biggest shows in terms of money spent and the cast included. Kalki will be a combination of mythological as well as fantasy based show, wherein 60-70% will be based on fantasy and the remaining 20-30% on the concept of mytho".

As we all know, Lord Vishnu has ten avatars, and the Kalki avatar is the 10th avatar taken in the Kalyug (present life). "Here, Kalki will be seen as a cool dude, somebody like our MTV VJ. The show will have great visual effects, and the production house and channel are planning to give the viewers a show which is of the quality of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, when it comes to fantasy", adds our source.

"The cast for the show has not been finalized. However, the show is expected to have well known actors from both television and Bollywood fields. The shoot for the show will start sometime in December, and the launch will either be in January or February 2010", further informs our source.

The show in all probability will be a weekly at a prime time slot.

Aahat coming soon on Sony

The makers of C.I. D, Fire Works is all set to come up with a new horror series on Sony which is finally given a title, Aahat- All new series. The show will be starting from this month itself.

“After number of alternatives for the title, the production house has zeroed down on the name Aahat as they think this will connect with the audience well. Though the show is totally different from the previous horror show thus they have added the tagline of all new series,” chirps the source from the production house.

Giving more details about the show our khabroo verbalises, “There won’t be different series like previous Aahat but bit different from it. The janta will see a new story that of three students of a paranormal college who has the powers but are not aware about it.”

“Slowly and steadily they will help the people and get to know about their shakit’s and set a motive for themselves. Krystal, Chaitanya Choudhary and Vishal Gandhi will be seen in the lead roles,” adds the source.

When is the show going on air and what time slot will it occupies? “The show will be going on air from 13 November. About the time slot it may be 9 or 10:00 pm which is yet to be finalized. This series will entertain the janta on weekends i.e. Friday and Saturday,” concludes the source.

It seems Sony is getting back to its old funda of the horror series to get back their audience. Hope this works for them.

Roadies 7 hits back

MTV’s most controversial and adventures show, Roadies is making its comeback with the next season this weekend. Roadies 7 hits back with the theme of seven deadly sins.

“Yes this time the show has a theme of seven deadly sins where in Irrfan Khan will appear seven times in the show and will reveal the twist during the journey,” says the source.

Elaborating more about the show, “This time Cyrus Sahukar and Cyrus Brocha along with Nikhil Chinappa will be seen judging the audition. The host for the same will be the ex-participants, Bani and Ayushman who will boost the confidence of contestants,” adds the source.

“Definitely the first few episodes will see the audition round which is amazing to watch for the audience as the three judges takes the class of each and every individual. Though it was not at all easy for them also but with both the Cyrus, one will also see some hilarious moments in the process of selecting the best of contestants for Roadies 7,” concludes the source.

So get ready for another adventurous ride as the show launches on 7 November at 7 pm.

Celina, Sreeshant, Monica, Aditya to know their Raaz?

Are you troubled by dreams that sort of indicate to a bad memory that comes from your past life? Are you confused with certain situations that haunt you which you fear are related to your past life? Well, Imagine's upcoming show Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka seems to be the answer!!

Lot of celebrity names like Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Shekhar Suman, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sushmita Sen who have been approached for the show, have made the rounds in media reports.

And the list does not end here, as the latest is that Celina Jaitley, Monica Bedi, Sreeshant, Aditya Pancholi have been approached as contestants for the show.

According to our source, "The main criteria for a commoner or a celebrity to be part of this show is to have some sort of memory or illusion or bad dream that troubles him/her. Lot of celebrities including Aditya Pancholi, Celina Jaitley, Monica Bedi, Sreeshant have been approached for the show. Talks are on with them".

When contacted, Monica Bedi refused to comment on this.

We sent a text message to Celina Jaitley's manager, but we did not get any revert.

We contacted the host of the show Ravi Kissen who said, "I don't want to get into the contestants' names. All I can tell you is that I play the mediator between the contestant and the doctor, Trupti Jayin. I will ask the person about his/her problems, and then lead them to the doctor, who will start with the meditation course. After this is done, I will try to make the person feel good".

The show is expected to launch on NDTV Imagine in the last week of November.

Shruti Ulfat in Fauji 2..

Shruti Ulfat makes a comeback to television with Fauji 2 (Red Chillies Idiot Box production), which is to launch on COLORS in early 2010.

As we had earlier reported that Renuka Shahane had almost been finalized to play the wife of the elder Abhimanyu Singh aka Shahrukh Khan in the show. However, the latest is that Shruti Ulfat has bagged the coveted role, opposite the Badshah.

Confirming this to us, Shruti Ulfat says, "Yes, I play Dr. Madhu Rai who is the wife of the elder Abhimanyu Singh which is to be played by Shahrukh. I am looking forward to working with him (smiles). Pulkit Samrat will be playing our son, and is the lead of the show".

We tried calling Renuka Shahane, but she was unavailable.

Our attempts to get in touch with Bhavna Sresth, Creative Head, Red Chillies were in vain.

As reported earlier, Roopal Tyagi will play the parallel lead in the show. Ankeeta Bharrgava has also been finalized to play an important role. The female lead of the show has not been finalized, and is tipped to enter only after the first twenty episodes.

The show has already gone on floors, and is expected to launch after Bigg Boss ends, at a biweekly slot over the weekends.