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  • Colors Rishtey back on DD FreeDish, bringing TV classics to the masses

    Colors Rishtey back on DD FreeDish, bringing TV classics to the masses

    MUMBAI: Hold onto your remotes, India! JioStar’s Colors Rishtey has slithered back onto DD FreeDish, popping up on channel 50. After a three-year hiatus, the channel is returning with iconic shows, all for free, kicking off on 1 April That’s no April fool’s joke.

    The channel management has lined up a string of  its hit soaps  and drama series in the hope of pulling in the eyeballs.. Expect the serpentine shenanigans of Naagin, starring Mouni Roy and Arjun Bijlaani, and Naagin – Insaaf Ki Jung,  featuring Surbhi Jyoti, Anita Hassanandani, and Karishma Tanna. Family feuds and kitchen sink dramas abound in Sasural Simar Ka, with Avika Gor and Dipika Kakar, and Sasural Simar Ka – Ek Naya Adhyay,  starring Radhika Muthukumar and Avinash Mukherjee. For a dose of social drama, there’s Doree, featuring Amar Upadhya and Sudha Chandran, and for a laugh, Khatra Khatra Khatra, with Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh. And for those seeking a touch of the divine, Mahakali-Ant Hi Arambh Hein and Mahaveer Hanuman are on hand to deliver some timeless devotional sagas.

    Colors Rishtey head of linear TV business Arnab Das is over the moon. “We’re thrilled to reintroduce the magic of iconic shows, all for free!” he exclaimed. “We’re bringing back the golden days of TV – full of drama, family stories, and moments that everyone in the family can enjoy.”

    The return of Colors Rishtey is a major win for DD FreeDish viewers, who’ve been missing their fix of classic television. Now, they can settle in for hours of free entertainment, proving that even in the age of streaming, good old-fashioned television still packs a punch. It’s a proper telly tale. 

  • Bodhitree Multimedia’s Gunaah season 2 to premier on Disney+Hotsstar on 3 Jan

    Bodhitree Multimedia’s Gunaah season 2 to premier on Disney+Hotsstar on 3 Jan

    MUMBAI: Come 3 January and Bodhitree Multimedia’s second season of drama Gunaah is going to premier  on Disney+Hotstar.  This new season takes the intensity up a notch, delving deeper into a gripping tale of revenge, betrayal, and love. With more twists, emotional drama, and shocking revelations, it promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. It  stars  Abhimanyu (Gashmeer Mahajani), Tara (Surbhi Jyoti), Shiva (Zayn Iqbal Khan), JK (Darshan Pandya) and Michael (Shashank Ketkar) amongst others, 

    Director Anil Senior said, “I’m beyond excited to bring Gunaah Season 2 to our audience. After the overwhelming success of Season 1 on Disney+ Hotstar, we knew we had to raise the stakes even higher. This season isn’t just about revenge and betrayal; it’s about exploring the raw, unfiltered emotions of each character. Their journeys are more complex, and I believe viewers will truly connect with the depth of their struggles. It’s been a thrilling challenge to push the boundaries of storytelling and create an even more intense and immersive experience. I can’t wait for everyone to see what we’ve put together.” 

    Bodhitree Multimedia producer & managing drector Mautik Tolia added, “The return of Gunaah with its second season is a reflection of the incredible response and love the audience has given to this series. At Bodhitree Multimedia, we strive to create stories that resonate deeply and Gunaah is no exception. This season delves into the complexities of human relationships, blending intense drama with emotions that are both raw and real. It has been an awarding journey bringing this story to life and we are thrilled to take audiences on another unforgettable ride.” 

    Surbhi Jyoti, who plays Tara, expressed, “Season 1 introduced everyone to Tara’s world—her struggles, her relationships, and the weight of her choices. But Season 2 is on a whole new level. Tara is thrown into situations that challenge everything she stands for, pushing her strength and emotions to their very limits. The twists in her relationship with Abhimanyu are heart-wrenching and raw, and I think anyone who has ever wrestled with love, guilt, or redemption will deeply connect with her story. I’m so excited for audiences to see this side of her—it’s emotional, intense, and full of surprises!”   

     Gashmeer Mahajani, who plays Abhimanyu, shared, “Abhimanyu’s journey in Gunaah Season 2 is nothing short of extraordinary. This time, his choices are more difficult, his struggles are more profound, and his vulnerabilities are laid bare. It was both challenging and rewarding to portray his evolution, especially as he navigates the tumultuous relationships and high-stakes decisions that define this season. I’m confident that viewers will resonate with the complexities of his character and the emotional depth of his story.” 

  • Zing brings ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’ season 13

    Zing brings ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’ season 13

    Mumbai: Zing’s flagship show Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, also popularly known as PTKK, is geared up for its season 13, which starts on 22 October. The show, with 12 seasons and over 200+ episodes under its belt, will continue building a strong legacy of romance with nuanced tales of love that resonate with gen-z.

    The theme for this season is “Har Love Hai Khaas,” which is aligned with the present-day dating landscape. This season brings together love stories from different perspectives, which will be a perfect blend of passion, emotions, complications, true love, and friendship.

    Zing, &TV & Big Magic chief cluster officer Vishnu Shankar said, “Love and its trials and tribulations” is what every young heart is well-versed with and connects with. Having a finger on the consumer’s pulse, or should I say, heart, is what led us to conceptualise Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya nine years ago, making it the longest-running show capturing real, young, Indian love stories. After twelve successful seasons, we are proud and excited to launch Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Season 13. Through this season, we hope to take our viewers on an amazing journey of stories that celebrate the various unique hues of love and romance.”

    Since its debut in 2014, the show has gained traction with stories about young people dealing with various aspects of love and romantic relationships. Immersive storylines, relatable characters, and a new cast and story for each episode ensured that PTKK stayed in the hearts of its viewers.

    Popular TV stars such as Parth Samthaan, Surbhi Jyoti, Shivangi Joshi, Mohsin Khan, Priyank Sharma, Mansi Srivastava, and Niti Taylor have been part of this show over the years. The unmissable anthem of Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, sung by singer Jubin Nautiyal, is the soul of the show, which has made it to the playlist of every PTKK fan.

  • ZEE5 announces new original ‘Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai’

    ZEE5 announces new original ‘Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai’

    Mumbai: Taking the incident where ‘Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai’ written on a currency note went viral across the country to the next level, ZEE5 has announced its next original film “Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai”, which will premiere on the platform very soon. The film is presented by Dr Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios.

    Produced by Dhaval and Aksshay Gada and directed by Ssaurabh Tyagi, the film marks the Bollywood debut of TV actor Surbhi Jyoti opposite Jassie Gill. It also stars Vijay Raaz, Bijendra Kala, Atul Shrivastava, and the National Award-winning late actress Surekha Sikri in pivotal roles. The film has a couple of soundtracks which will be available on ‘Saregama’.

    Set in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, the romantic comedy follows a young man named Sintoo who falls in love with Sonam Gupta, the town’s heartbeat and a girl way out of his league. The story unfolds when Sonam reciprocates his feelings, leaving Sintoo all the more confused. What happens after is a series of comedy of errors where a line written on a note goes viral and starts a chain of events, the platform shared in a statement.

    ZEE5 India, chief business officer, Manish Kalra said, “There is a story waiting to be told in every nook and corner and we are glad to be picking on these stories and presenting it to a larger audience. ‘Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai’ is based on a true incident but it picks up from there and completes the narrative. We are sure that people are curious to know why something written on a currency note was trending and we thought it would be interesting to tell a fictionalised story based on this viral incident. This movie is romantic, funny, and witty, and it has a message. It is a complete package, and we are excited for the premiere.”

    Pen Studios, chairman and MD, Dr Jayantilal Gada added, “The film’s script is very inspiring and interesting. Taking a viral incident that caught the nation’s attention and making a content-driven contemporary story out of it was something that caught our attention in turn. We at Pen Studios focus on strong content and this film has it.”

  • Hotstar to air Barun Sobti’s ‘Tanhaiyaan’ in Jan

    Hotstar to air Barun Sobti’s ‘Tanhaiyaan’ in Jan

    MUMBAI: Actor Barun Sobti is all set to make a comeback, but this time in a web series. Star India’s video-on-demand (VOD) service is all geared up to air a fiction web series, titled Tanhaiyan. The 10 episodic show with a duration of 20 minutes each will launch in the mid-week of January 2017.

    The show is produced by Gul Khan and Karishma Jain of Unit 7 Network for 4 Lions Films, the web series is directed by Gorky M.

    In the show, Sobti plays the role of Haider, while the other lead Surbhi Jyoti will be seen playing the role of Meera Kapoor. Kapoor is in love with Haider, who is seen flirting with girls.

    Khan said, “Someone once asked me what’s the why of Tanhayian.. Well there isn’t a person who hasn’t experienced the loss of a loved one.. And every time we lose someone it changes who we are….So here are two people who are dealing with that loss in their own different way.. But sometimes someone walks right into that loneliness and Phir aap tanhayion mein bhi Tanha nahi rehte… Tanhaiyaan is a tribute to that magic…”

    Hotstar entered into the original content production with a talk show hosted by RJ Malishka called M Bole Toh. It also aired a 20 episodic news comedy series On Air with AIB with 10 in English and 10 in Hindi. The streaming platform is also rumoured to bring the second season of the show soon.

    It had also brought back its popular TV fiction show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon as a Hotstar Original after a gap of three years.

    Being a first mover in the space, it today boasts about 75 million downloads from the mobile nation India – far far ahead of the 30 odd OTT platforms which have popped up. Hotstar offers a smorgasbord of programs: right from India’s favorite sport cricket to 650 shows from its 23 channels, 36 English TV shows, 70 Hollywood movies, and oodles of Hindi cinema as well. The 85,000 hours of content it can stream is available in eight Indian languages.

    Primarily a free and advertising-dependent service, the Star Network has poured in an estimated $60-70 million to bring it to the place it has so far.

  • Hotstar to air Barun Sobti’s ‘Tanhaiyaan’ in Jan

    Hotstar to air Barun Sobti’s ‘Tanhaiyaan’ in Jan

    MUMBAI: Actor Barun Sobti is all set to make a comeback, but this time in a web series. Star India’s video-on-demand (VOD) service is all geared up to air a fiction web series, titled Tanhaiyan. The 10 episodic show with a duration of 20 minutes each will launch in the mid-week of January 2017.

    The show is produced by Gul Khan and Karishma Jain of Unit 7 Network for 4 Lions Films, the web series is directed by Gorky M.

    In the show, Sobti plays the role of Haider, while the other lead Surbhi Jyoti will be seen playing the role of Meera Kapoor. Kapoor is in love with Haider, who is seen flirting with girls.

    Khan said, “Someone once asked me what’s the why of Tanhayian.. Well there isn’t a person who hasn’t experienced the loss of a loved one.. And every time we lose someone it changes who we are….So here are two people who are dealing with that loss in their own different way.. But sometimes someone walks right into that loneliness and Phir aap tanhayion mein bhi Tanha nahi rehte… Tanhaiyaan is a tribute to that magic…”

    Hotstar entered into the original content production with a talk show hosted by RJ Malishka called M Bole Toh. It also aired a 20 episodic news comedy series On Air with AIB with 10 in English and 10 in Hindi. The streaming platform is also rumoured to bring the second season of the show soon.

    It had also brought back its popular TV fiction show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon as a Hotstar Original after a gap of three years.

    Being a first mover in the space, it today boasts about 75 million downloads from the mobile nation India – far far ahead of the 30 odd OTT platforms which have popped up. Hotstar offers a smorgasbord of programs: right from India’s favorite sport cricket to 650 shows from its 23 channels, 36 English TV shows, 70 Hollywood movies, and oodles of Hindi cinema as well. The 85,000 hours of content it can stream is available in eight Indian languages.

    Primarily a free and advertising-dependent service, the Star Network has poured in an estimated $60-70 million to bring it to the place it has so far.

  • Axe the tax, say DTH ops & MSOs

    Axe the tax, say DTH ops & MSOs

    MUMBAI: In the run up to Budget 2014, the DTH Operators Association and the MSO Alliance have joined hands with broadcasters to embark on an aggressive campaign (in the shape of a television promo or commercials)  to fight the heavy entertainment taxes levied on them by the various state governments.

     

    The TV commercial which stars Roopal Tyagi (Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke) and Surbhi Jyoti (Qubool Hai) has been running across all channels.  It makes an appeal to TV viewers to log on to http://entertainmenttaxappeal.com to pledge against rising entertainment taxes. It says that on an average a viewer spends approximately Rs 3000 on cable TV and DTH recharges annually. Almost half of this goes directly into the government’s kitty by way of taxes. Therefore, there is a need to put an end to it.

     

    “We will present the appeals from the people to the government and hope that they take note of it,” says newly-appointed DTH Operators Association of India president RC Venkateish. He added that the advertisement was timed to coincide with the upcoming budget session. 

     

    Entertainment tax is a state subject and hence, varies from state to state. In some, it is a fixed amount while in others the state exchequer carves it out as a percentage of the bill. 

     

     “The state of Maharashtra charges Rs 45 as entrainment tax. This is ridiculously high,” says an industry professional and adds, “High entertainment tax is one of the reasons why local operators don’t declare the number of viewers they have.”

     

    The campaign is expected to run for a month in order to build a ground swell of public opinion against the entertainment tax levies.  It seems to have got the Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar’s attention already. Speaking to PTI recently he assured industry that “the government is looking into the demands of the DTH operators and that the issue is with the Ministry of Finance.”

     

    “Industry has high hopes in the new Modi-led government. For several years, it has been appealing to the previous government to reduce the burden but to no avail.  High and multiple taxes have been crippling. Hopefully, the government will find a solution to this problems,” says a media observer. 

     

    It’s now over to Mr Arun Jaitley. 

     

    Click here to watch the commercial

  • Zing launches Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya!

    Zing launches Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya!

    MUMBAI: How far would you go to save your love? If your love was at risk, what would you do? What is the line between love and passion?
    Stay tuned to Zing this Friday, 23rd May, 2014 as it answers all these queries and many more with the launch of its new television series ‘Pyaar Tune KyaKiya’. Theshow telecasts 13 original episodes depictingreal,young, burning love,with raw emotion unlike anything ever witnessed in the Indian home before!

    Set in the heart of India,the show seeks inspiration from heart throbbing love stories of everyday. Zing’s – Pyaar Tune KyaKiyadelves into the lives of star crossed lovers, played by the biggest celebrities on Indian Television. The weekly series demonstrates real love stories, where passion meets crime with a twist! Each story is bound in a rich mix of lover’s affection and devotion imprinting the minds of viewers with the question “Isne crime to kiya, lekin kuch galat nahi kiya!”

    Keeping in line with the unusual show format celebrity hosts, Meiyang Chang and SurbhiJyoti will take viewers through a journeyof the plot, background and characters during each episode. On his association with the show, Chang mentioned “Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya is very close to my heart as I believe in pursuing my dreams just like these lovers. I play the role of a Narrator and direct the audience, aiding them with necessary facts to conclude the outcome of each amorous saga. I also really appreciate that we the hosts, shoot at the plot during each episode making this format of production very innovative, bringing out more connection to each story.”

    SurbhiJyoti went on to add “Shooting Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya was so much of fun! I too am a narrator and my role is to ensure the pieces of each story are seamlessly put together for our viewers to follow. The stories are based on real love stories and are very touching. I always feel for the characters and their emotions on screen. I feel the series is unlike any show currently on television and our fans would love our new avatar!”

    Speaking about Zing’s foray into this newly explored genre of fiction, Mr Vishnu Shankar, Programming Head at Zing stated, “Zing as a channel is skewed towards the youth audience. This fact becomes vital when we seek to provide varied content that keeps these youngsters coming back for

     

    more. So keeping in line with our philosophy, we are proud to announcePyaar Tune KyaKiya. It’s a show that’s different involves passionate, open ended love stories leaving the viewers empathizing with the antagonist rather than succumbing him to his wrong doings. The show is very bold in nature and has an amazing start cast including Sana Khan, ShaleenMalhotra, PratyushaBanerji, Ayaz Ahmed and many more. The content is captivating even to me and we are extremely delighted to add this original series to our bucket of shows”

    Adding to the response MrAnurag Bedi, EVP & Business Head- Zing stated “We recently revamped the channel and positioned it as fun-loving and for the young. It has always been my personal belief that youth nowadays are bolder and follow their heart where ever it would lead them. Similarly for Pyaar Tune KyaKiya we drew inspiration from the confidence of this younger generation. We tried to bring alive a novel concept to the regular love-fiction already on air by adding the unique touch of letting the audience decide for themselves the conclusion of each episode. It gives me great pride to launch Pyaar Tune KyaKiya only on India’s wholly youth oriented channel”

    Relive passion like you knew it with the premiere of “Pyaar Tune KyaKiya” on Friday 23rd May, 2014 at 7 pm!