• Sahara increases telecast of 'Chacha Chaudhary' to four times a week

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 29, 2002

    MUMBAI:Sahara TV‘s kids‘ fantasy serial Chacha Chaudhary will now air four days a week.

    The show that has been airing from Mondays to Wednesdays at 7 pm, will now be telecast on Thursday as well. Chacha Chaudhary, that claims to be the first serial based on the Indian cartoon character by the same name, is portrayed by Raghubir Yadav.Speaking on the initiative, Sahara TV vice-president (publicity, promotions & PR) Priya Raj said: "Backed by Raghubir Yadav‘s sterling performance and aided by the latest computer graphics and innovative special effects, Chacha Chaudhary has gained a tremendous following. We have therefore decided to increase its frequency based on viewers‘ feedback."

    Ketan Mehta‘s Maya Entertainment produces the serial, with Mohit Jha wielding the director‘s baton.

  • Zee hopes to counter Sony's 'K3H' with a ?Love Marriage?

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 29, 2002

    MUMBAI:Marriages are the in thing on television, it would seem.
    Zee Television has joined the bandwagon with a new series Love Marriage directed by Manisha Sharma that will air Mondays to Thursday at 8 pm. The show, that starts today, is produced by Mohanjit Mozez Singh and deals with four girls who come to Mumbai with dreams in their eyes and are looking for independence and excitement.
    While encountering the highs and lows of life in the big city, they are also try to find their perfect match in life. The girls‘ contrasting personalities promise drama; for instance, one girl gets her drive from the need to excel and be a perfectionist while another has run away from home after being forced into marriage with a man twice her age.

    Interestingly, the girls are paying guests with a landlady called "Mrs Dixit", played by Kyunkii... fame Apara Mehta.

  • Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Middelhoff ousted

    MUMBAI: German media giant Bertelsmann's chief executive Thomas Middelhoff was forced to step down yesterday due to a

  • Jeevan TV to come to life on Thursday

    MUMBAI: Jeevan TV the fifth Malayalam news channel, will begin telecasting 20 hours a day from Thursday. 

  • Nat Geo strengthens prime hour programming

    MUMBAI: National Geographic is beefing up its prime hour of nin

  • 'The Osbournes' runs into hot water with producer; Miramax acquires worldwide video, DVD distribution rights

    MUMBAI: Even as MTV India has commenced telecasting the hit reality series The Osbournes on the life of rock star Ozz

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