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  • AXN India set to launch crime drama series ‘Numb3rs’

    AXN India set to launch crime drama series ‘Numb3rs’

    MUMBAI: AXN India will kick-start a crime-drama series titled Numb3rs from 12 November at 7 pm.

    Based on actual cases, executive producers Tony and Ridley Scott have directed these real-life events into a crime drama that depicts how math can give direction to answers in the most confounding crimes.

    Filled with intrigue and drama, Numb3rs has FBI agents solving baffling cases with the help of a mathematician, states an official release.

    The show revolves around Don Eppes, an FBI Agent with a secret weapon – his mathematical genius of a brother, Charlie. He recruits Charlie to solve crime using mathematical equations, which pinpoints the origins of the crime. Don is a dedicated and seasoned investigator who deals with hard facts and evidence while Charlie functions in a world of mathematical probabilities, equations, algorithms and science.

    Mathematical equations used in real cases have proven to be effective solutions. An episode in the show relates to a case that dates back to the late 1990s. A serial rape crime in Louisiana, USA, was cracked because a Canadian police detective developed a formula that determined the likely residence location of the perpetrator, based on the pattern of locations of the crimes.

    With a refreshing focus on family, Numb3rs plays out the quirky fraternal energy between Don and Charlie as it weaves in the tight relationship with their father, Alan Eppes.

    Generating a big viewership of 25 million in the US for its pilot, ‘Numb3rs’ has become an instant hit series in the US. The superb reception of the show is not surprising with its talented cast and executive producers Tony and Ridley Scott, both who have their knees deep in award winning action films like Enemy of the State and Black Hawk Down, Gladiator and Blade Runner. Their film styles are prominently evident in the action-packed scenes in Numb3rs, the release adds.

    The lead Rob Morrow, who plays Don Eppes, is best known for his role in Northern Exposure which won him 3 Golden Globes and 2 Emmy nominations. While David Krumholtz (Charlie Eppes) is probably best remembered for his supporting performance to Rob Lowe in the Lyon’s Den (2003).

  • ‘Jassi’ to be spiced with Mandira’s special appearance

    MUMBAI: With the lid having been blown off Jassi’s real identity in Sony’s latest claim to fame, (Jassi is actually model Mona Singh of the Asian Paints commercial), the channel and producers Tony and Deeya Singh have roped in Extra Innings hottie Mandira Bedi for a couple of special episodes in an effort to keep the hype up.
    Mandira will play herself in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin – as having recently landed from South Africa after India’s defeat in the finals.
    The story goes that Raj (Parmeet Sethi) and Armaan (Apurva Agnihotri) spot her in a party and offer her an entry to the Gulmohar House of Fashion – where the show is set – as a brand ambassador for the fashion house.


    After prolonged discussions, they convince Mandira that she should capitalise on the popularity she received after her glamorous contribution in the cricket World Cup.
    Mandira’s wardrobe in the serial will comprise of some ultra glamorous creations by Satya Paul.
    Mandira’s episodes are to be telecast on 5 and 6 November. Whether her tenure on the show will be extended or not has not yet been finalised.

  • Will the weekend viewer bite Zee telefilm bait?

    Will the weekend viewer bite Zee telefilm bait?

    MUMBAI: It may have slipped from the top 100 in the ratings stakes yet again, but the Original Movies, scheduled to start on Zee from this Saturday, is yet another programming innovation designed to lure in the recalcitrant viewer

    the new slot win over viewers’ hearts? Production houses, including Tony & Deeya Singh’s DJ’s Creative Unit and Manjul Sinha’s company have been roped in to make full length feature films for Zee for the initial run. Zee TV president Apurva Purohit says the channel decided to zero in on the Saturday night 8 pm slot after in house research showed that there was a viewer demand for original content on weekend nights. The potent mix of passion and crime has been used as the thread which binds the original movies together in the Kambakht Ishq slot.

    Purohit says the once- a-month films have been shot in the feature film format with similar big scale music, lighting and camera work. The channel has however planned only for a television release for the films and there are no plans for a theatre release for the movies in the near future.

    Spun out of a ‘reasonable’ budget, Purohit expects the strategy to click, as the channel’s restructuring of ‘weekday programming’ has been a success with audiences. The Singhs’ first offering, Chura Ke Dil Mera, is also their first foray into feature film making. Makers of Banegi Apni Baat, Just Mohabbat and Dil Se Dosti for Zee, the Singhs say they decided on the feature film format as they had decided to do something very unusual and different, because almost every genre of programming has been done on television.

    While most channels, wary of venturing into fresh programming prior to the World Cup, have still gone ahead and announced new daily serials, Zee too is likely to launch a couple of new year long dailies. Purohit however is loath to divulge details at this stage.

    Chura Ke Dil Mera is a story of a journalist, played by Ram Kapoor and a famous socialite(Divya Datta) who is the bahu of a business family. They meet at a function and the journalist who had never had a relationship before develops an obsession for her. But as the obsession grows and the relationship gets passionate, strange and unexpected things start happening, leading to a totally unexpected climax. It deals with perfectly normal characters in a realistic milieu but things go awry and there is no point of return.”