MTV BIG F TRASHES MISOGYNY
The ninth episode of MTV Big F season 2 will have young and witty stand-up comedian, Kavya who condemns men who are strongly prejudiced against women. The turning point in her life comes when she falls for celebrity rapper, Jaspal who objectifies women in his music videos. Will she be able to change Jaspal’s thinkingIJ
To know what happens next on MTV Big F Today, May 7 at 7 pm on MTV!
RABINDRANATH TAGORE SPECIAl
To celebrate the birthday of polymath Rabindranath Tagore, EPIC channel will telecast four of his stories on 7 May 2017. These stories have been adapted to the screen by acclaimed director Anurag Basu.
This especially curated programming of the channel’s widely appreciated show Stories By Rabindranath Tagore has been scheduled from 2pm – 5pm and 8pm – 11pm. The afternoon slot will telecast back-to-back episodes of the popular story Chokher Bali. Evening slot will air three different stories – Kabuliwala, Detective and Aparichita.
The stories bring to life the timeless characters created by Gurudev and have been exceptionally portrayed by renowned actors like Radhika Apte and Abigain Jain in lead roles.
INDIAN SHOWS SUPERHIT IN CHINA
The Indian mythological TV dramas like Mahabharat, Devon Ke Dev Mahadev and Naagin are turning out to be big hits with the Chinese audience, an article in a state-run daily — Global Times mentioned.
“Indian mythology itself is just fascinating. Its philosophy and worldview, which are very exotic, have been a wonderful new world to me,” Yang Buhui, 29, who works in the gaming industry, said.
Yang has been running a volunteer group that provides Chinese subtitles for Indian TV dramas. She started the group because of her favourite Indian TV series of all time, Devon Ke Dev Mahadev (DKDM), which premiered in 2011 and ran a total of 820 episodes.
“I love the drama because it’s a key to the world of Indian mythology,” she said. “Besides, the actors and actresses are not only gorgeous, but their acting skills are good.”
The Chinese audience is no stranger to imported dramas, especially those from countries including the US, South Korea, the UK and Japan. Indian dramas are quite new to the Chinese audience, but they are gaining popularity, the report said.
The most viewed episodes by the group on bilibili.com, one of China’s largest video-sharing communities, are the first four episodes of the second season of Naagin, which have gained about 180,000 views as of May 1, 2017. The series, which began airing in 2015, is a supernatural drama.
Besides DKDM, other fairly watched Indian dramas in China include Mahabharat, a Hindi-language mythological drama series that premiered in 2013 and Buddhaa —Rajaon Ka Raja, which first aired in 2013.
MAGNUM OPUS SHOW AARAMBH
Star Plus is launching a new weekend show titled Aarambh. The magnum opus, written by KV Vijayendra Prasad (of Baahubali and Bajrangi Bhaijan fame), will mark the TV debut of veteran Bollywood actor and Kajol’s mother Tanuja Mukerji. Mukerji will play the role of Hahuma, the spiritual leader of Dravidians, who is beyond time and is seen prophesying the future of Dravidians as well as Aryans. Produced by Goldie Behl and Shrishti Arya, the show also stars Rajniesh Duggal and South actress Karthika Nair.