(27 June 2009 11:20 pm)

MUMBAI: General entertainment channel Zee Marathi is set to launch a new quiz-based reality show Hapta Band from 3 July onwards.

The show will be aired every Wednesday-Thursday at 9.30 pm, a slot that has remained vacant since the conclusion of dance reality show Eka Peksha Ek. Zee Marathi has been airing repeats of its show in the same slot.

The show will help winners to clear their debt between Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 million.

Hapta Band will be anchored by Aadesh Bandekar, who has been host to the channel’s top rated shows – Home Minister (longest running game show) and Eka Peksha Ek.

There will be three contestants participating in every episode wherein the channel will repay the loan of the winner. People with loan from nationalized or co-operative banks, and institutions certified by Reserve Bank of India, can participate in the show.