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Speaking exclusively to indiantelevision.com, Katial said that
the channel is not yet done with the weekend franchise. But instead
of launching new shows, weekend is going to be all about specials
. “We have received a great response to our Independence Day CID
special. We are now going to launch a 90 minute start to finish
CID special in the weekend slot”
That apart, the channel will also be airing the on ground events
that they have canned during the special promotion of Indian
Idol. “In addition to the on ground contest and press conference
at various cities like Indore, Pune, Kolkatta, Bangalore, we had
also flown in the three Indian Idol judges and the cast of
various Sony shows. The cast of Jassi, Kkusum presented a
special programme called 'Aap Jaisa Koi Nahi' in these cities. We
will be airing the four 'Aap Jaisa Koi Nahi' episodes on the weekends,”
says Katial.
“In addition to performances from the stars, several interested
participants even gave on the spot performances to impress the judges
and obtain a 'jump the queue' pass, which we have included in the
specials,”he added.
But specials apart, SET is also seriously looking at buttressing
its long running shows like CID and Kkusum. “We are
introducing actor Smita Bhansal's character in CID. She will
essay the role of a psycho analyst, who will help in profiling criminals
and putting the pieces together. It will be a sort of come back
vehicle for Bhansal, who is returning after a brief hiatus post
marriage and kid,” Katial offers.
What about the long running soap Kkusum, which is in a new
phase post the departure of original protagonist Nausheen Ali and
the fast forward drama? “It has been our number one show,"
Katial defends. “We are steadily picking up, especially after the
twist in the tale where Mahi is murdered and the main suspect is
Kkusum. But you will see that there will be an attempt on Kkusum's
life and it will be discovered that some one in the family is behind
all this.”
As for the Friday thriller, Devi, which has been off late
reduced to supernatural mumbo-jumbo, a wrap up of the good-versus-extreme
evil track is on the cards. Television biggie Aman Varma's character
Vasu (who was incidentally roped with much fan fare early this year)
will be eased out and the story will now focus on the love triangle
between Juhi Parmar's character Kalika and new entrant Manish Goel's
character and Mohnish Behl's Vikram.
Will it help to 'bhula de saab kuch'. Lets wait and watch!
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