MUMBAI: Jasoos Vijay, Doordarshan's detective programme dealing with social issues, will return with a new series on 31 August. The serial will now also be shown in five regional languages for local DD centres.

Adil Khandelkar in and as 'Jasoos Vijay'
This is in response to the show's immense demand, which fetched it nearly 35,000 letters and 12,000 emails from throughout the country, claims the public broadcaster.
The show will now appear with an interactive angle, wherein viewers can join the detective on his hunt for the guilty. After each episode, actor Om Puri will invite people to write to him and attempt to nail the culprit before jasoos Vijay does.
There will be prizes for the best answers which would include a chance for the viewer to appear on the show and name his or her suspects.
Jasoos Vijay is a fast moving, action-packed drama, with unusual endings. The new series will enable the detective to be an ambassador for Aids awareness and sexual health, an official release states.
Adil Khandelkar, plays the role of the jasoos who made the serial one of the most highly watched shows in the country, the release says.