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  • Zee’s Astitva interacts with Singapore audiences

    MUMBAI: Zee TV, in its endeavor to reach out to Asian audiences, took a step forward with a special beam for Singapore to get interactive with its viewers. Viewers in Singapore will now get a chance to spend an entire day with Dr.Simran, the lead character of Astitva Ek Prem Kahani.
     

    Zee TV will be shooting with Dr.Simran and the entire cast and crew of Astitva in Singapore on the 28, 29 and 30 July. Zee has created an interactive platform through which it will be inviting its viewers to be part of the show. The opportunity to witness the making of their favourite serial Astitva. Participants can register online at the website www.zeetelevisionasia.com

    Abhijeet Saxena, President, Zee Telefilms, said, “Today Zee TV has a strong & loyal audience base in Singapore. Viewers are consistently in touch with us through some medium or the other, be it e-mail or visits to our website and based on their constant feedback we have decided to bring our programmes closer to our viewers. The bond that Dr Simran has created with the viewers will get strengthened by this opportunity”.

  • ‘Piya ka ghar’ gets Dr Simran to build viewer base

    ‘Piya ka ghar’ gets Dr Simran to build viewer base

    MUMBAI: Seems like ‘walk-ins’ (guest appearance) are infectious, after Star Plus and Sony its Zee’s turn to do so. But this time on, the intentions are more pronounced and the ‘walk-in’ is likely to be extended to ‘stay in’.

    In a bid to butteress the viewership of an afternoon soap, Piya ka ghar- telecast Monday through Thursday at 2 pm, Zee has decided to bring in a character from its sucessful prime time shows Astitva-‘s Dr Simran.

    Played by Niki Aneja-Walia, the character of Dr Simran is quite popular with both the class and the mass viewers. Touted as an intelligent show, Astitva has created quite a stir and is popular with the critics as well.

    The charater Dr Simran will be joining the Piya Ka Ghar cast- on 19 January 2003.

    Speaking to indiantelevision.com a Zee spokesperson informed that Walia’s character Dr Simran will not be a one-off guest appearance but rather a recurring role.

    Produced by Sheel Kumar, the weekly soap stars Narayani Shastri, Alok Nath, Sulbha Arya, Prachee Shah among others. PKG dwells on the oft trodden territory of two families from a village, who have a long friendship between them. The problems arise when the next generation grows up.

    According to the spokesperson, Rimjhim (Narayani Shastri) is diagnosed with womb cancer, the disease is in the advanced stages and her chances of survival are slim. On recommendation of her friend, Dr Anurag, Rimjhim approaches Dr Simran, the world famous gynecologist. They go to to Dr Simran for a consultation.

  • Sanjivani lives to be 100

    Sanjivani lives to be 100

    MUMBAI:Hospital drama turned romantic soap Sanjivani – A Medical Boon will be completing its 100 episodes on 17 December. What started as the story revolving around the lives of four medicos beginning their internship at Sanjivani hospital, turned into the complicated love triangle of Dr Rahul, Dr Juhi and Dr Simran and now into one of the most popular weekly Indian serials, guided of course by the TRPs.
     
     
    Come February 2004, some fresh interns and a ‘refreshing change’ in the storyline are lined up to perk up some more interest in the show.

    The man behind Sanjivani, Cinevistaas’ creative head Siddharth Malhotra comments, “It is unlike any other show on TV. Although, it is not hospital-oriented as we meant it to be at the start, it still has elements which regular shows don’t offer. It is a young love story and its selling point is its freshness. The credit of its success goes to the entire team involved in making this show. It works because even after 100 episodes, every person on that team puts as much effort now as they did on the first episode.”

    Star Plus’ Neerav Vaidya, creative head for Sanjivani agrees. He believes that the credit of its success lies in the unique mix of romance and medical issues. “Even the glamour we do is understated and does not resemble the typically loud saas bahu dramas. Rahul and Juhi have become icons in their own way. Viewers return every Wednesday because they identify with the characters,” he says.

    So what’s on the cards for Sanjivani now? A 20-year leap with Rahul and Juhi’s children becoming doctors with the same ideals? Malhotra answers, “We are trying to get new interns into the show but we are finalising things with Star Plus. Whatever we do, the basic plot involving Rahul and Juhi will not change. Their love story will mature into something different. But when that will happen I can disclose only after a short while.”

    Without revealing much, Vaidya also briefly outlines his vision for Sanjivani. “We are planning a refreshing change. You can watch out for it maybe around end of February next year.”

  • Grand party to herald ‘Astitva’s 200th episode on Zee

    Grand party to herald ‘Astitva’s 200th episode on Zee

    MUMBAI: Ajai Sinha, director of the unconventional yet true-to-life weekly Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani (on Zee TV), is exalted.

    His show will complete its 200th episode tomorrow, and Sinha plans to mark the day with a grand party, “to honour the entire group for having put up a good show”.

    Astitva director Ajai Sinha
    In the forthcoming episodes, Sinha claims to have a surprise element. He says, “I plan to introduce a new character, but won’t reveal anything about it right now. All I will say is that the character will be an important addition.”

    Here on, Astitva will delve deeper into the relationships of Dr Simran (Niki Aneja-Walia) and her husband Abhi (Varun Badola), Simran and her colleague Dr Manav, Sinha says.
    While viewers can anticipate a lot of twists and turns ahead in Astitva, the inspiration, put simply by Sinha, is “my bread”.

    Niki Aneja and Varun Badola in a still from Astitva
    As an afterthought, he continues, “Besides, I just wanted to explore a rare aspect of life. There were a number of saas-bahu sagas doing the rounds and I wanted to direct something more real.”

    Sinha is all praises for Zee TV. He says he never faced any problem with the channel. “Zee saw that I had a new idea for Astitva and so gave me a free hand. Channels interfere only when a story is routine. When they see something new, they are as enthusiastic as us,” he explains.