Indian Television

For the past year or so, Indian television has been fascinated by magic like never before. Many shows on channels like Star One, SAB TV and Nickelodeon have been airing shows with magic as the centre or basic line and it is certainly quite a refreshing change for kids and grownups alike as it provides a rare insight into the world of mystery and charm right into their homes.

Actor Samir Soni is not a free man after coming out of ‘Bigg Boss 4’ as he is preparing to tie the knot with his girlfriend former Bollywood actress Neelam Kothari by the end of January. However, they have not announced the exact date for the D-day yet.

Star One is planning to give a boost to its prime time show ‘Rang Badalti Odhani’ by giving a shocking element in the coming episodes. The viewers will soon get to see a guy looking similar to Sooraj (Harpreet Singh), the first husband of Khanak (Yashashri Masrukar).

Star Plus prime time show ‘Chand Chupa Badal Mein’ has shot some romantic scenes between Nivedita and her hubby Viren but the couple is yet to enter the real married life. Nivi has come out of her past life but she is yet finding it tough to accept Viren.

Vibha Anand, the bubbly ‘Sugna’ of Colors’ popular show ‘Balika Vadhu’, has left the show to take up the lead role in Zee TV’s upcoming show ‘Sanskar Laxmi’. The actress has confirmed the news saying that she is not shooting for ‘Balika Vadhu’ since last two weeks.

Zee TV’s popular primetime show ‘Pavitra Rishta’ has again come with a new twist but this time the concentration has shifted to Vaishali (Prarthana Behere), the youngest sister of the lead actress Archana (Ankita Lokhande). The track of Vaishali and Dharmesh’s (Sumit Arora) married life was sidelined for few days but now the main storyline will be around them only.

Television actor Gurmeet Choudhary is missing his partner Debina Bonnerjee as she spends her days in Argentina shooting for the television reality show ‘Zor Ka Jhatka’. Debina Bonnerjee is one of the participants in the ‘Wipe Out’ inspired reality show which will go on air on Imagine TV next year. The media caught up with Gurmeet Choudhary in India sans girlfriend Debina Bonnerjee.

Mahi Vij the small screen actress who rose to popularity with her role as the simple Nakusha has reportedly discovered that she had been an Egyptian princess in her previous birth.

The popular serial on Star Plus 'Tere Mere Sapne' is everything but what the title suggests as far as the lead protagonists of the serial are concerned.

Barun Sobti, the popular face of ‘Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ aired on Sony Entertainment Television tied the knot to the love of his life in a very private ceremony held on the 12th of December. According to reports in the media, only close friends and family members of Barun Sobti were present in the wedding ceremony. When quizzed by the media on his changing status so suddenly, Barun Sobti reveals that he is now a very happy man as he is now married to the love of his life. However, the television actor did not reveal the name of his bride citing reasons of conservatism!

‘Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani’, the desi ‘Twilight’ series created by Balaji Telefilms for the Indian television audience is generating not only positive reviews but also grabbing a lot of eyeballs. The television serial which goes on air on the Star One TV network has a fair share of twists and turns, thus making it all the more appealing to the viewers. The latest episode shows Abhay Raichand, India’s Edward Cullen going weak in the knees for Piya, his Bella Swan, the same girl whom he had so desperately wanted to avoid when he first set eyes on her.

There is no end to the pain that Anandi has to suffer in the popular Indian television serial ‘Balika Vadhu’. Beginning from her childhood days, Anandi, the lead character in ‘Balika Vadhu’ has suffered much after she was married off and made to stay away from her parents. Now that the girl has grown up, there are other types of pain in store for her. In spite of being a very bright student, Anandi had to sacrifice her studies to serve her in-laws, but she never allowed Jagiya, her husband to stop his higher studies and Anandi was the main inspiration behind Jagiya’s joining medical school.