From mature love stories, mystery thrillers and family drama to historicals and reality shows, year-end months will be full of exciting new shows, series and fresh talent coming up to entertain you to the hilt. Sunday Pioneer brings you a report
It’s Diwali time and all the Hindi GECs are gearing up to revamp their slow line-ups with new content and fresh faces. The mega game show Kaun Banega Crorepati will bid adieu this month-end and November first week see a replacement with historical drama Porus and a family drama in Ristha likhenge Hum Naya on Sony Entertainment Television.
After giving us fascinating shows on India’s rich history and mythology like Mahakali, Mahabharat and Suryaputra Karn, Siddharth Kumar Tewary’s most ambitious show Porus will narrate the untold story of India’s strongest and greatest warrior defender Porus who was the king of the Pauravas. Porus fought against Alexander The Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes and got defeated. Impressed by his adversary, Alexander returned Porus his kingdom though he had won the war.
Shot across multiple unexplored international locations, Porus promises to be one of the grandest and the most expensive show ever on the Indian television. Akanksha Juneja, a television actress who was in Bade Achhey lagte Hain, will be essaying the role of Kadika who was the second wife of the Paurava Rajya’s King; Bamani.
The makers of the show Pehredaar Piya Ki, which was pulled out abruptly for its regressive content that showed an 18-year-old girl marrying a 10-year-old boy, are back with another show Rishta likhenge Hum Naya with the same starcast. Set in the sweeping royal canvas of Rajasthan, the finite story will challenge the conventional perception of a man being the protector of a woman and turn this stereotypical thought on its head. The lead actress Tejasswi Prakash will be seen playing a 18-year-old modern girl Diya, and actor Rohit Suchanti will be seen playing the young Ratan Singh.
Bollywood actor Zayed Khan will be making his TV debut with Haasil on SET alongside Vatsal Sheth and Nikita Dutta. Touted to be the most anticipated classy and pacey drama about true love, spiced with an edge of the seat thrill, Haasil will be high on production value, glamour and thrill and present a larger-than-life narrative revolving around three central characters.
Khan will be seen essaying the role of cold and meticulous Ranvir Raichand. While Vatsal Sheth will essay the role of his brother Kabir Raichand, as extremely impulsive and flamboyant and Aanchal portrayed by Nikita Dutta will be an idealist and a dreamer. The show is slated to go on air on October 30, 9:30 pm.
If you like mature and edgy love drama, watch out for Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt’s debut TV show Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara on Star Plus which explores a young girl Ahana’s (played by Smriti Kalra) journey through a web of contemporary relationships set in urban, metropolitan India.
Talking about the concept of the show, Bhatt says: “The show delves into Ahana’s journey after she is married to the perfect guy – Anant Mathur. The show will confront the viewers with many unspoken realities of a marriage. The show content is not adult yet this show is bold purely because of the subject that tackles in a marriage. Viewers will be surprised to learn why Ahana’s marriage is a mistake and will connect with her conundrum.”
Returning to the small screen after a decade, Sanjay Kapoor who plays Ahana’s husband says: “Vikram encouraged me to make a comeback on TV. When he narrated the script to me, I fell in love with the character. He falls for Ahana because of her self-righteous attitude. With the kind of relationships we deal with in an Indian context, the show brings some modern-day relationships into the limelight.”
Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara goes on air from October 23 at 10:30 pm on Star Plus.
SET is also coming up with a unique love story with its upcoming show Ek Deewaana Thha. Revolving around the complex love triangle between Shiv portrayed by Namik Paul, Sharanya portrayed by Donal Bisht and Vyom portrayed by Vikram Singh Chauhan, the show will have some power-packed performances and top-notch audio-visual special effects. Also featuring Amar Upadhyay and Delnaaz Irani, the show will go on air on October 23 at 10:00 pm.
&TV’s mythological Santoshi Maa to go off air and will be replaced by Siddhivinayak on October 23 at 9 pm.
Siddhivinayak is a love story spearheaded by Prashant Bhatt (Studio B&M) starring Nitin Goswami and Neha Saxena in the lead roles. Karan will be seen as an antagonist — Rajbir Kundra, an aspiring actor, all set to be launched by his uncle (father of Vinayak).
Acclaimed Producer from South, Ravi Garani will make his debut on Hindi TV with a thriller for Star Bharat (life OK – rebranded) with Kaal Bhairav Rahasya scheduled to go on air on October 30 at 7 pm. The show will star Rahul Sharma, Chavvi Pandey, Sargun Kaur and Iqbal Khan and has shot in Maheshwar recently. Director Dharmesh Shah will be directing the series which is a mysterious story of a temple in a village wherein the people entering the temple post sunset are found dead.
Amongst the reality shows, there will be season 2 of The Voice India Kids coming soon on &TV that will be judged by Neeti Mohan, Shaan and Shekhar Ravjiani and hosted by Sugandha Mishra and Jay Bhanushali.
After giving talented dancers like Dharmesh, Shakti Mohan, Punit J Pathak, Salman Yusuf Khan, Raghav Juyal or Prince, ZEE TV will bring back Dance India Dance Season 6 with ace classical dancer Mini Pradhan making her debut as a judge along with ace choreographers, Marzi Pestonji and Mudassar Khan. Pradhan, who has assisted several dance stalwarts from the industry such as Saroj Khan, Farah Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant, has made many celebrities successfully dance to her tunes.
“Dance India Dance is a great platform for aspiring dancers because it encourages them to pursue their dreams and transform them into reality. I have been an ardent follower of the show and I am fortunate to have been given an opportunity to judge some of the most outstanding talents in our country during the show’s sixth season. I am really excited and am looking forward to witnessing raw passion as it descends on the Dance India Dance stage to awe viewers,” Pradhan says.