Tag: Aruna Irani

  • Zee Bollywood to air 101% Shuddh Drama Blockbuster film ‘Beta’ on Friday, 23rd August at 9pm

    Zee Bollywood to air 101% Shuddh Drama Blockbuster film ‘Beta’ on Friday, 23rd August at 9pm

    Presenting a Shuddh Masaledar entertainer to kickstart your weekend will be the Bollywood blockbuster film ‘Beta’. Be it Shuddh Drama, Shuddh Romance or Shuddh Jalwa, the film has it all. Directed by Indra Kumar, this movie features Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Aruna Irani in pivotal roles. Zee Bollywood with the brand promise of bringing its viewers 101% Shuddh Bollywood movies will telecast ‘Beta’ on Friday, 23rd August at 9 pm.

    The movies gripping narrative, led to it becoming one of the highest grossing films of the 90’s. Portraying 101%Shuddh romance, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit’s sizzling onscreen chemistry in Beta won both a lot of accolades. Popular dance number ‘Dhak Dhak Karne Laga’, continues to be a rage amongst everybody till date. It was this song, which earned the beautiful Madhuri Dixit the title of ‘Dhak Dhak girl’. The cult song that spread like a wildfire across the Indian masses was choreographed by the mother of dance, Saroj Khan and went on to become a chartbuster.

    Beta revolves around the life of Raju (Anil Kapoor) who is the son of a widower multi-millionaire Rajiv (Akash Khurana). With the sole intention of Raju not missing out on a mother’s love, Rajiv gets married to Laxmi (Aruna Irani), who with time instigates Raju against his aging father. As times passes by, Raju meets Saraswati (Madhuri Dixit), they fall in love and decide to get married. On realising Laxmi’s true intentions, Saraswati confides in Raju about his mother’s real motives, but he disregards her observations. 

  • &TV to experiment with socio-mytho genre with ‘Santoshi Maa’

    &TV to experiment with socio-mytho genre with ‘Santoshi Maa’

    MUMBAI: Spreading its wings across genres, the newest Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) from the Zee Entertainment Enterprises stable – &TV is all set to experiment with the socio-mythological genre. The channel will soon be launching its first series in the genre titled Santoshi Maa.

    According to information available with Indiantelevision.com, the show is being produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, which is known for popular fictions series like Bhagyalakshmi (&TV), Swaragini and Sasuraal Simar Ka (Colors) and Saath Nibhaana Saathiya (Star Plus).

    The channel has roped in veteran actress Aruna Irani, a popular face on &TV, for the show’s promo, which aired on prime time on 28 September.

    The promo features Irani as a successful superstar who has achieved fame, luxury and wealth, but is still seeking inner fulfillment and peace. The promo sees her delivering the line, “I have achieved everything in life but not satisfaction.”

    In recent years, Indian television has seen many mythological series dominating the prime time on Hindi GECs. Shows like Mahabharat, Santakmochan Mahabali Hanuman, Devo Ke Dev Mahadev and Surya Putra Karn are some of the shows that have managed to grab eyeballs on the small screen. What’s more, given the popularity of the genre in India, last year also witnessed the launch of a separate channel – The Epic Channel, which airs original content in the Indian history, folklore and mythology space.

    Santoshi Maa’s launch date on &TV has not yet been revealed by the channel.