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Don't
look, it's changing.
In another fortnight, Star Plus is all set to roll out some
fresh programming, calculated to lull the devout and hook
the soap addict, and tickle the couch potato's curiosity
with a re-packaged comedy.
A
still from Gurukul |
In
a marked departure from the usual mytho fare, the channel
has decided to devote Sunday mornings to religion, mythology
and culture, with three new shows from 7 July. Jai Mata
Ki at 9 am brings Hema Malini back to the small screen
as Mata Bhubaneshwari donning various avatars including
those of Durga, Saraswati, Laxmi, Gauri and Jagdamba.
Yatra, up next at 10 am, has model-actor Deepti Bhatnagar
donning the role of producer, director and anchor as she
takes viewers to various pilgrim centers in India and even
allows them a view of the sanctum, where prayers and rituals
are regularly performed. Star has managed to get melody
queen Lata Mangeshkar to sing the title song of Yatra,
which has been penned by Manoj Muntashir and composed by
Roop
A
still from Kehta Hai Dil |
Kumar.
Gurukul, the third of the Sunday package, is a show
that is 'packed with inspiring tales of ancient Indian civilization,
told through Upanishads, Vedas, palmistry and the Gita'….the
series will shed light on little know aspects of Indian
civilization, age old temples, saints and parables and myths,
says the channel.
According to Star Plus senior VP programming Tarun Katial,
the shows are designed to bring solace to jaded souls bogged
down by stress, fatigue and deadlines during the week gone
by.
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still from Kumkum... |
Asoka,
the series that winds up end June, will be replaced
by Kehta Hai Dil, a weekly show from the UTV stable
that will address different issues like dowry, teenage infatuation
and bigamy at a social and emotional level. The cast of this
show that probes the 'mindset of the majority', includes current
small screen icons Aman Verma, Ram Kapoor and Gautami Gadgil
and will air every Tuesday at 9 m.
And for those who thought the lather on the soap was wearing
thin, Star is working up a fresh one. Kumkum - Pyara
sa bandhan, a new mondays to Thursdays afternoon show,
has all
the hit ingredients of popular soaps distilled into
one. It's all about a close knit family, the
Deepti
Bhatnagar in Yatra |
favourite
daughter in law, emotional conflict, business tangles, illegitimate
children and terminal illness - all rolled into one. With
not a single element of the classic Indian soap opera left
out, this one should score bull's eye with viewers. Directed
by Sanjay Upadhyay and Neelima Bajpai and produced by Anuradha
Prasad, Kumkum, starring Juhi Parmar (who played the lead
in Shaheen), Hussain ( Chirag in Kyunkii…)
and others will go on air from 3.30 pm on 15 July.
Hema
Malini in Jai Mata Ki.. |
Krishna Sharma c.a, the weekly comedy on Star Plus
too is readying for change. Commening with a change in name
- its now Krishna Arjun, the show comes in a new
format - concept, packaging and cast. Krishna (Shraddha
Nigam) is now to be joined by Arjun (Hussain) to make up
a savvy investigative team, a la Remington Steele.
The channel says the new series is racier and highly stylished,
with each story broken up into two or three episodes.
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