Saat Phere v/s Bidaai

Zee TV is re-shuffling and introducing new programs to catch up with the GRP’s of its competitive channels. Where its show Kasamh se is soon going off air, the channel is now banking on its long running show Saat Phere. Zee has changed the time slot of Saat Phere from 9.30 pm to 9.00 pm and bought it in competition with Star Plus’s number one show Bidaai.

“Yes it is true. Saat Phere is the face of Zee TV. Even after so many years the show is going strong and I am sure that it would give a tough competition to Bidaai,” confirms Sampurn Anand, story writer of Saat Phere. Well the writer’s confidence in the show must be due to its constantly rising TRP which the show banked on a generation leap.

Balika Vadhu is no.1 with record breaking TRP’s

Sphere Origins Balika Vadhu has created the history. It’s been a long time since any soap reached the magical 10 plus TRP. But the story track of Pratap’s death in the show has recorded a mind-boggling TRP of 10 for Balika Vadhu. This has not only earned a no.1 spot for the show but it has also helped the channel Colours to reach closer in becoming the no.1 entertainment channel. In the latest TAM ratings Star Plus still heads the chart with 305 GRPs while Colors is just one GRP behind. “There are certain high points in the story which is disclosed slowly. Our show’s TRP was always growing slow and steady. Once that’s happening, such a growth is expected,” speaks producer Sunjoy Waddhwa. But at the same time the producer doesn’t want to take it easy, “We need to ensure that we now live up to these standards.”

Well, we too wish that this wonderful and refreshing show continues to entertain the viewers for a long time to come.

Luv Kush ka Aagman in Ramayan.

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NDTV Imagine's Ramayan will showcase the most moving part of this epic in its entire poetic and sentimental splendor with Sita’s second exile and the birth of Luv & Kush.

The Sagar Arts epic, Ramayan on NDTV Imagine has brought a new trend on television, and after doing extremely well in this one year, there begins a new chapter now, with the entry of Luv and Kush!!.

A new chapter of Luv and Kush will be starting soon on NDTV Imagine. The first episode of that will go on air from March 9, i.e. coming Monday.

The story goes as follows with Sita returning to Ayodhya was just not the end of her 'Agnipriksha', as Ram is in a dilemma as he overhears unpleasant remarks made by a common man about Sita. Sita realizes that Shri Ram is torn between his respect and love for her and his moral duty as a King. Sita volunteers to leave the kingdom and take refuge in Rishi Valmiki's ashram. Here she gives birth to Luv and Kush and devotes herself completely to the upbringing of her children.

The star cast remains the same. The only difference will be that now Gurmeet Chowdhury and Debina Bonnerjee will be joined by Rishabh Sharma and Perin Monish Malde who will be essaying the role of Luv and Kush respectively.

The role of Lakshman is played by Ankit Arora, Bharat by Vije Bhatia, Shatrughan by Lalit Negi , Hanuman by Vikram Sharma and Rishi Valmiki by Raman Khatri .

Dulhann to stay on; Kasamh Se to go off air....

Well, the verdict has changed now!! And in place of Dulhann, it will be Kasamh Se bidding farewell next week. Also, Saath Phere gets a time slot change..

Well, we can now say that Zee TV has rewritten history as they have reconsidered the decision of closing Shakuntalam Telefilms' Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, and have now decided to wind up another prime time show in place of Dulhann.

So the cast and crew of Dulhann can get a smile back on their faces, as they stay on to fight the TRP race. According to our reliable source, "This decision to reconsider the axing of Dulhann was taken yesterday, and the channel heads met again today to take their final call on the show that will now be taken off".

Well, the verdict has come out that Balaji Telefilms' long-running show Kasamh Se will be the one to kick the bucket next week.

According to our reliable source, "Dulhann will now continue to air at the existing time slot of 8 PM. Kasamh Se which is now aired at 9 PM will now be going off air on March 13th. Saath Phere, produced by Sphere Origins will see a time slot change, and will be moved to the 9PM slot in place of Kasamh Se. This will pave way for the new Swastik Pictures show, Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Ki Jo to take the 9.30 PM slot from March 16th".

However, our source confirms that the decision of the channel is now final and Kasamh Se will go off air, Saath Phere will continue with a time slot change while the luckiest of all will be Dulhann which will go on to fight another battle!!

For the uninitiated, it was just two days back when the entire unit of Dulhann was informed by the channel of their show winding up. Even Shyamashis Bhattacharya had sent us a text message then, confirming that Dulhann is going off air. But now, tables have turned, and this is the fact!!

Well, for all the 'Tu Tu Main Main' that has taken place to arrive at this decision, we can only say, 'This happens only in GEC's'….

Chehra now at 10.30

Yash Patnaik's Chehra will now launch at the 10.30 PM slot on March 16th, while Hats Off's new show will take the 7.30 PM slot on Star Plus from March 16th..

Star Plus has its task cut out, as it is now less than 1 GRP that separates the top 2 channels, Star Plus and COLORS in GEC!!

As the battle for supremacy goes on, Star Plus is planning many new launches in the month of March, and is aiming to place the best of shows at the right time slot.

Now the latest on their new launches is that Chehra, produced by Beyond Dreams which was earlier to be aired from Monday to Friday at the 7.30 pm slot has been shifted to a new time of 10.30 PM. And occupying the 7.30 PM slot will be Hats Off Productions new show Bure Bhi Hum Bhale Bhi Hum.

The channel felt that Chehra, a romantic story with thriller elements will do well at the prime time slot of 10.30 PM rather than an early evening slot of 7.30 PM.

We called up Producer of Chehra, Yash Patnaik who confirmed this, "Chehra will now launch on 16th March at the 10.30 pm slot. I am extremely happy with the time slot the channel has given us. In fact, we are gearing up for the launch and the challenge after that".

J.D. Majethia's new family drama, Bure Bhi Hum Bhale Bhi Hum will now take up the 7.30 PM slot from March 16th, Monday-Friday. When we asked JD about the 7.30 PM slot given to his show, he said, "You are the first one to inform me that my new show on Star Plus will be aired at the 7.30 pm slot. But whatever it is, we are the product makers and the entire decision lies with the channel, and I will be glad to take up any slot they give me".

Lastly, as we mentioned earlier, our sources confirm that Aap Ki Kachehri which is now aired at the 10.30 PM slot will be going on a seasonal break in the second week of March, thus leaving the spot open for Chehra.

Well, are you ready to be part of the 'Royal Battle' between channels to gain supremacy??

Tuj Sang shifted to afternoon slot

Star Plus' Tuj Sang will now be moved to the afternoon slot replacing Kumkum at the 1 PM slot from March 16th.After so many speculations on Star Plus' Tuj Sang Preet Lagayi Sajna going off air, it is reported that the show will now be shifted to the afternoon slot of 1 PM. And as reported earlier, Mere Ghar Aayi Laadli will be taking the 10:00 pm slot from March 16th.

The reason for this change is that the TRPs are not really showing a good sign, so the creative team decided that it was better to take an afternoon slot rather than an early evening slot.

Earlier, we had reported that Tuj Sang was served two warnings by the channel to deliver better numbers, and this move indeed looks like the last chance the Balaji Telefilms' show is getting!

We tried getting a confirmation from the channel, but we could not get any response..

So for fans of the show, guess this is still a good news as the show is at least on air!! What say?

Banoo main teri Dulhaan is bidding adieu

Zee TV's prime time show,Banoo Main Teri Dulhaan,will reportedly go off air from March 13.The reason for this is its falling TRPs which are currently at 2.5 points. This show will be replaced by another soap,Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo. The decision to take off this show was taken overnight before the TRPs dipped even more.The cast and the producers have reportedly been informed about the decission.

Star Plus's new show Chehra

Beyond Dreams' love story cum drama thriller, Chehra is all set to go on air on March 9th, Monday to Friday at the 7.30 pm slot on Star Plus.

Santaan which is presently aired at the 7.30 pm slot will now be shifted to 7 PM as Sangam will go off air from March 6th. However, Santaan will also be going off air on March 20th.

Coming back to the 7.30 pm slot which is usually reserved for the bahu-beti centric tear jerkers, Producer Yash Patnaik is confident that the lead girl of Chehra who is strong, confident and level-headed will be able to take on the competition. He feels the competition in ant slot would have been equally stiff. But he has confidence in his product, its strong content and very mass oriented, just the way it should be at that slot. Besides, it is the channel's prerogative to give slot, it's entirely their call.

While Patnaik who is also producing Monica Mogre Case Files for Zee TV is tight-lipped about the story line and cast.The show is about how appearances can be deceptive and how someone's face could be the perfect mask for something else.

Dr. Rahul is back in Dill Mill Gayye.....

Finally, the loyal viewers of Star One's Dill Mill Gayye can breathe easy as Dr. Rahul aka Mayank Anand is back to the show due to popular demand!!

Dr. Rahul will arrive on the scene during the Valentines bash.

During his break, Mayank was busy completing the story for his book. He has finished writing his book. Though he did not reveal much about the content of the book as of now,but says that the story focuses on the other woman in the life of a man and he is now searching for a good publisher for it.

Alongside, he was working on his painting too. So overall, this break has done good and he utilized it to the fullest. The reason he decided to opt out of the show was to give himself some time. Now that things were done, he is back to work.

There was a huge bash on sets of DMG when Mayank got back.

Well, happy days are back again in the DMG family!!

Karan Hukku all set to enter Zee's Betiyaan..

Karan Hukku is back!! The dashing actor who was earlier seen in Kahe Naa Kahe and Radha Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi will now be entering Creative Eye's long-running show on Zee TV, Betiyaan.

Karan Hukku plays the rich businessman, Nikhil who is basically an arrogant brat. His character will be similar to what Jay Walia was, when Kasamh Se began. Nikhil will come face to face with Jhumki aka Soni Singh who is a self-righteous girl. The manner in which she transforms him will be the story ahead. Later on, she falls in love with him, but there will be a twist here.There will enter the brother of Nikhil who will complicate their love story. It's to be seen what future has in store for Jhumki who has been rejected by many because of her bad past. However, this time around she will get married to one of the brothers, but it remains to be seen how the story unfolds.

While Karan Hukku will enter the show on March 2nd, the other character will enter around the end of March.

Jhumki who happens to be the real daughter of the Garodia family lived the life of a prostitute, before she could unite with her real family. It was recently seen that Siddharth (Yash Pandit), the man who loved Jhumki refused to marry her when he got to know of her past.

Star Plus's Tujh sang preet lagayi sajna may get off air or....??

Star Plus is all set to offer a new show titled "Mere Ghar Aayi Laadli" to come on air in March which is produced by Endemol show features Kanwalieet Singh and a fresh new face Shivshakti as lead, and the buzz is that the new show is to take the slot of 10 PM.

The Endemol show is going on air from 16 March at 10 pm time slot. It's a daily and will take the slot of Balaji Telefilms's Tujh Sang Preet Lagayi Sajna which is presently shown at the same slot.

So does that mean Tuj Sang is going off air? As per the information either the show will go off or the time slot will be changed.

It was already reported that the Balaji show had been given two warnings by the channel due to its dipping TRPs. Even after all this, the creative team is trying their level best to deliver and cope up with the pressure.

Alongside, the news is that another show on Star Plus, Aap Ki Kachehri will be going on a seasonal break very soon.The season will end around mid March. The dates have not been finalized, but it could be around 20th. So there are bright chances of Tuj Sang taking that time slot.

As of now, there are too many questions lingering. It is to be watched whether Tuj Sang.. indeed gets a time slot change or will be forced to pull down its curtains!!

Siddhanth Cinevision takes over Meet Mila De Rabba

The Sony television's prime time show "Meet Mila De Rabba" which was produced by Silver Circle Film Company has now been taken over by Siddhanth Cinevision.


The show started off on a good note, but there were many issues between the channel and the production house. The production house could not deliver few episodes on time, because of which old episodes had to be repeated. Moreover, the dropping TRP was also a concern.

Siddhant Cinevision, headed by Manish Goswami has been offering shows on television since long time and have many successfully shows to their credit.Their recent projects include Kitty Party, Aisa Desh Hai Mera, Kittu Sab Jaanti Hai and many more. Currently they are producing Dehleez for NDTV Imagine.

Let's see how the show shapes up with the new production house coming in!!

Santaan is going off air....

Star Plus is lining up new shows like other channels, this means it's time to say good bye to many long-running shows of the channel to give way to new concepts.After "Sangam" now comes the turn of another long-running show "Santan" to wind up on Star Plus.


The show has had its good run, and was the slot's highest TRP getter for nearly a year or so.Like all good things need to come to a logical end and Santaan will also see a typical happy ending.

The show will go off air in the last week of March.

Zee TV's new prime time show.

Swastik Pictures' new show on Zee TV, which was earlier titled 'Gauna' has now got its final title, which will be 'Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Ki Jo'.

Ratan Rajput who was last seen playing the ambitious girl Ruchi in NDTV Imagine's Radha Ki Betiyaan Kuchh Kar Dikhayengi will play the protagonist of this show.

Ratan has no problems with the Bihari accent in the show, as she hails from Bihar.

The story of this new show is about a 16 year old highly spirited girl who has a positive outlook to life, and fights against all odds. The girl hails from a typical rural family of Bihar wherein the father has to depend on his daily wages to feed his four kids. When the father is not able to perform her 'Gauna' (send his wedded daughter to her sasuraal) due to monetary problems, he is forced to sell her off to a rich Bihari Thakur family. There begins the trials of the girl who has to overcome her problems with a positive mindset.

The show will be launched in March and will be a daily at a prime time slot.

New shows on Colors Channels with contrasting concepts.

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COLORS is now all set for another two shows with contracting concepts.One is based on the issue of female infanticide produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms named "Na Aana Is Des Laado" while another show "Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari" is about a family wanting a girl child.Both are about the girl child but each one looks at the girl child from a different perspective.

The less than year old channel has decided to end its prime time show 'Mohe Rang De' because the story is nearing an end despite the show getting good response and will be replaced by "Na Aana Is Des Laado".

Cast of "Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari" include Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Ramlal and other actors in the show are Karan Wahi, Vivek Madan, Pankaj Beri, Atul Srivastava, Vaishnavi and Yamini Singh.

Cast of "Na Aana Is Des Laado" show will see many new fresh and promising faces which are chosen after taking auditions all over.

Bhootwala Serial-new serial on SAB TV

Bhootwala serial as the name suggests is the India's First ever horror-comedy show which is going to be aired on SAB TV from 28th February. Back in October 2008, we had a news on a new weekly sitcom tentatively titled as ‘Bhoot bhi kabhi rishtedar tha’ that was to make its way on SAB. After that there have been a few changes.That show is now named "Bhootwala Serial" and it will be a daily.The show will air on currently-vacant 10-10.30 pm time slot. This show is produced by Edit 2 productions.

The ghosts played by Kiku Sharda, Anup Upadhaya, Melissa Pai and Manju Brijnandan Sharma portray a retro 'sixties look' while Rajesh Kumar, Dhruv Singh and Shital Maulik represent a more modern look as the humans in the show.

Ek Safar Aisa...Kabhi Socha Na Tha - new show on Sony TV

Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Naa after going through a series of downs finally went off air on February 5th 2009.

Ek Safar Aisa...Kabhi Socha Na Tha is the new show which replaced Babul Ka Angann Chootey Naa.

Kabhi Socha Na Tha which was earlier titled Suhaagan is produced by Rashmi Sharma, the maker of Raja Ki Aayegi Baarat on Star Plus.



Kabhi Socha Na Tha is a story of a young girl who finds a floating unconscious body of a man and sets out on a journey in search of his identity. The feeling of treading the unknown is what the essence of the story is.The show is full of thrill and intrigue and many questions unanswered. Whether the vulnerable protagonist Ganga is able to meet the end of her search forms the crux of the story.

The lead role will be played by Maninder and Jayshree. Other cast in the show includes prominent names from the TV industry,they are Pankaj Dheer, Neelu Kohli ,Rinku Ghosh, Kuldeep Malik and Madhvi Gokhte.

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 3

Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has renewed its contract with BBC Worldwide Productions India to produce the third and fourth seasons of the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Season 3 of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa will start in the last week of February. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Juhi Chawla and Saroj Khan will be judging the contestants this time.It will be interesting to see Juhi Chawla as a judge of this reality show.Shiv Pandit and Shweta Tiwari are the hosts for this season of the dance reality show.

Contestants of Jalakh Dikhhla Jaa season3

Hot dude of Television Karan Singh Grover.

The rapper Hard Kaur.

Shilpa Shukla Bindiya Rai of Chak De fame.

Monica Bedi

Ram Kapoor

Mohinder ‘Jimmy’ Amarnath.

Boxer Vijendra Singh.

Music director Anand Raj Anand.

Bhagyashree of Maine Pyar Kiya fame.

Television model/actress Parul Chauhan

Ramp model Gauhar Khan

and the magician Yugesh Sarkar will take part in the show.

NDTV Imagine's upcoming shows

NDTV Imagine is all set for a revamp with two new shows in the prime time slot.

Adding to the tally of new shows is Siddhant Cinevision’s upcoming show on Imagine, which is tentatively titled ‘Dehleez’. This is the production house that has given the audience many good shows earlier such as Kitty Party, Kittu Sab Jaanti Hai etc.

The show will see the likes of Rakesh Pandey and Sunil who have been very prominent Marathi stage actors. The story is about a family with three sons and their bahus.The story is about a working woman and the difficulties she faces after marriage while managing her personal and professional life.

Sunil will play the eldest son of the house, while Preeti Sahay who was seen essaying the role of Trishna Chachi in Balika Vadhu will play the eldest bahu of the house. Nishant Shaukeen who played the village lad in Sony’s Durgesh Nandini will play the second son, and playing his wife is the ‘Yeh Hai Jalwa’ find Bhavna Roy, who was also seen in a negative role in Waaris.

Rakesh Pandey and Maya will play parents to the three brothers. The male lead who will be the youngest son of the house is the lead of 9X’ Dahhej, Bhuvnesh Mann who is essaying the role. A fresh face to television, Preeti Bindwani plays his wife and will be the youngest daughter-in-law of the house.

The show will be launched on 16 January at 9.00 pm time slot, by replacing Radha ki betiyaan kuch kar dikhayegi... DJ's productions show which used air on NDTV imagine.

Another NDTV imagine's prime show "Mein teri Parchhain Hoon" is going off air which will be replaced by another show from Sphere Origins production house.After the success of Balika Vadhu aired on Colors channel, expectation are very high with their upcoming show title "Jyoti".


The story about a middle class girl Jyoti who is the man of the house. Her family likes her because she is earning and gets money for their bread and butter. The day Jyoti realizes this, she takes a drastic step.
The star cast includes Sneha Wagh as lead. Sanjay Batra, Zaida Parveen, Sriti Jha, Varun Khandelwal, Srinidhi Shetty and Kalpana Bora. The show will see a mix of fresh and famous faces.The show will be launched on 16 January at 8.30 pm time slot.

INDIAN TELLY AWARDS 2008

WINNERS OF 8TH INDIAN TELLY AWARDS 2008

	Best Kid's Programme - Boogie Woogie Sony Entertainment Television R & N Productions
	Best Thriller Programme - Ssshhh Phir Koi Hai Star One Contiloe films
	Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme - Yes Boss Sab Shri Adhikari Brothers
	Best Game Show - Dus Ka Dum Sony Entertainment Television Synergy Adlabs
	Best Comedy Talent Show - Comedy Circus 2 Sony Entertainment Television Optimystix
	Best Dance Talent Show - Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa Sony Entertainment Television Synergy Adlabs
	Best Singing Talent Show - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge Zee TV
	Best Reality Show- Bigg Boss 2 Colors Endemol India
	Best Mythological Series - Jai Shri Krishna Colors Sagar Pictures & Coloceum Media
	Best Hindi Movie Channel of the year - Max
	Best Hindi Entertainment Channel of the year - Star Plus
	News Channel of the year (English) - Times Now
	News Channel of the year (Hindi) - Aaj Tak
	Business News Channel Of The Year - CNBC TV18
	Best Anchor - Salman Khan Dus Ka Dum
	Best Child Artist (Male) - Krish Karnavat Main Teri Parchhain Hoon
	Best Child Artist (Female) - Avika Gor Balika Vadhu
	Best Actor in a supporting Role (Male) - Jay Bhanushali Kayamath
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - Smita Bansal as Sumitra Balika Vadhu
	Actor in a Comic Role (Female) - Sucheta Trivedi as Meenakashi Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
	Actor in a Comic Role (Male) - Deven Bhojani as Gopal Thakkar Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
	Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male) - Jatin Shah as Ronak Kasturi
	Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) - Surekha Sikri as Kalyani Devi Balika Vadhu
	Best Fresh New Face - Male - Angad Hasija as Alekh Sapna Babul Ka Bidaa
	Best Fresh New Face - Female - Avika Gor as Anandi Balika Vadhu
	Best Programme with a social message - Balika Vadhu Colors Sphere Origins
	Best Daily Serial - Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai Star Plus Director's Kut
	Best Weekly Programme - Ek Packet Umeed NDTV Imagine Hats Off Productions
	Best Continuing TV programme - Kasamh Se Zee TV Balaji Telefilms
	Telly Award Special Recommendation - Rajeev khandelwal
	Best Ensemble Cast - Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai Star Plus Director's Kut
	Production House of the year - Sphere Origin
	Lifetime Achievement Award - Raghav Bahl - Network Eighteen
	Best Television Personality - Akshay Kumar
	Best Actor Male (Popular) - Sharad Malhotra Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann
	Best Actor Female (Popular) - Parul Chauhan & Sara Khan FOR Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai
	Telly Award Special Recommendation - Prachi Desai