Nazar 2, Dadi Amma Dadi Amma Maan Jao and Dil Jaise Dhadke…Dhadakne Do are no longer airing on Star Plus.
Television has once again become a family affair in India. As per BARC ratings, during the lockdown, the viewership has increased by 40%.
The credit for the rising number goes to the reruns of mythological and old shows which the audience has taken a liking to. Doordarshan started the trend of getting back its great shows, and soon other GECs followed suit.
Vandana Pathak, who played the role of Meenakshi in Hum Paanch and Jayshree in Khichdi, told indianexpress.com that the rich content of these past shows plays an important factor. “I think today people don’t have that connect with TV shows and characters. Also, being a weekly, we had ample time to work on our content. Ekta Kapoor (producer of Hum Paanch) would come on set and ask us if we have read or seen any play that can help us create new stories. Who does that today? We used to work as a family, and sometimes the director would even ask for suggestions when it comes to casting. I won’t blame the writers of today, because the culture of daily shows puts them in pressure. It was a different time altogether back then. Content was the ultimate king,” Pathak said.
Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla is fondly remembered for his performance in Balika Vadhu. He played Shiv, who marries Anandi post her divorce from Jagya. A progressive and loving husband, the character was loved by the audience.
Shukla took to Instagram to share a compilation of his best scenes from the show.
Popular television star Arjun Bijlani will be live on the Indian Express Facebook Page at 6 pm.
Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan actors Parth Samthaan and Niti Taylor recently recreated a scene from popular series Friends. The actors enacted the scene with Joey and Rachel when they come to know about Monica and Chandler's affair.
The on-screen couple is quite a favourite of fans, and seeing them together has made fans quite excited.
MTV Beats is all set to launch two new shows- MTV Beats Sessions From Home and Dil Beats with Darshan Rawal.
MTV Beats Sessions from Home will give a chance to our music lovers to indulge in unplugged versions of Bollywood’s most popular songs and groove along with their favorite artists like Jonita Gandhi, Lisa Mishra, Nikhita Gandhi, Shashwat Singh and many more.
Dil Beats with Darshan Raval will have musical heartthrob Darshan Raval present real-life lockdown wali love stories and discuss challenges of keeping love fresh and exciting, in the current scenario. Viewers will also be asked to share their real-life love stories on social media and talk about their ‘lockdown’ relationships.
On International Day of Families, SAB TV has launched a fun music video featuring some of its most loved characters. The song aims to send across a positive message to families to stay strong, united and smile together through such difficult times.
The video features Sony SAB’s old and current actors like Kavita Kaushik, Hussain Kuwajerwala, Siddharth Nigam, Sumit Raghavan, Kiku Sharda, Avneet Kaur, Deven Bhojani, Dev Joshi among more.
Asha Negi has opted for a social media detox. In an Instagram post, the Pavitra Rishta actor shared that she will be 'gone offline', she also informed that she will be 'back in a week'. Negi's latest web series Baarish 2 is currently streaming on ALTBalaji and ZEE5.
In an interview with indianexpress.com, Asha Negi recently spoke about being a loner, and how she enjoys her time being at home. Read full interview here.
What started as a means to keep the audience entertained during the lockdown, has become a number churning decision. The flavour of the season seems to be mythological shows, as they continue to rule the ratings charts. As per the latest ratings, Uttar Ramayan (DD National), Mahabharat (DD Bharti), Shri Krishna (DD National), Mahabharat (Star Plus) and Devon Ke Dev Mahadev (Star Plus) are the top five shows in the urban market.
With no clarity regarding when shooting will resume, Star Plus has decided to axe three of its shows. Nazar 2, Dadi Amma Dadi Amma Maan Jao and Dil Jaise Dhadke...Dhadakne Do have been pulled off air. While the shows were all finite, sources say that with them being high-budgeted shows and not garnering enough ratings, the makers decided to pull the plug. Earlier, Sony TV decided to pull the plug on Beyhadh 2, Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein and Patiala Babes.