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Anita Kanwal turns producer with ‘Goonj Ateet Ki’
MUMBAI: Television actress Anita Kanwal seen in serials like Chanakya and Humraahi’ will produce Sony’s new serial Goonj Ateet Ki. The show premieres on the channel from 1 November.
Goonj Ateet ki, scripted by writer Sutapa Sikdar of Banegi Apni Baat fame is a family drama set in Kerala with an element of supernatural thrill. Directed by Leena Yadav, it stars Surekha Sikri, Ritu Raj Singh, Payal Nair besides Kanwal herself in a key role.
Kanwal has set up her production banner Small Screen Productions. This was accomplished with help from Vicky Tejwani, who had co-produced Safar and Mohandas BA LLB and ex-head of Zee Music and Zee Cinema Kailash Gandhi, who has directed shows like Chalo Cinema and Ikke Pe Ikka,
Kanwal is the creative head of Small Screen Productions and looks into all the creative inputs that go into software productions. Kanwal however has not hung up her acting boots and is also doing Kalpana Lajmi’s Kyon .
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
