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Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi!

Anita, my live in maid has taken a shine to Zindagi. Though the language is a bit of a challenge, as she hails from interior Maharashtra.? One Saturday night, when I got ho...

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That's My Story

Short stories are that form of popular literature which challenges the writer to succinctly and completely narrate what he/she would take a few hundred pages to say. Likewi...

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Zindagi – Jodey Dilon Ko: A New Beginning

At 8 pm on Monday June 23rd, a new channel presented itself on an already crowded platform of General Entertainment Channels. Zindagi - Jodey Dilon Ko is Zee TV?s new value...

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Comedy Of Oddballs

June-July are traditionally a time to bring in new shows and start new seasons on Indian television; e.g. Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 7 and Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Kare...

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Another Game Changer, Mr Bachchan

In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan took a giant stride on to the small screen with Kaun Banega Crorepati. His TV debut was signaled as a first for Bollywood on TV. Now, 14 years lat...

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Women Of Grit

Scripts are created by writers, but the written word is brought to life by the director and the actors. Often actors treat the script as a source of dialogues to learn, and...

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Prime Time Thrills

Prime time on Star Plus is bookended (8 pm and 11.30pm) by one of Indian television’s most unusual daily soaps. Primarily, a time slot for family dramas costumed in g...

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True Review: Primetime Fantasy RomCom

SAB TV’s fantasy RomCom Jeanie Aur Juju goes off air in June, to be replaced by an alien comedy — Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hain. Jeanie Aur Juju, a prime time show ...

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Channel V: Changed Priority

In the mid-1990s, India’s youth saw the launch of an indigenous music channel – Channel [V]. The slew of programming was urban-centric, with irreverent humour, ...

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Khera, Stand Up To Be Counted

Television serial makers resort to ploys to sustain viewer ship – a new track, a new character or someone getting lost, etc. This writer hadn’t been watching Ut...

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