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Eternal Dreams to serve cookery course show on Alpha Marathi
MUMBAI: Eternal Dreams, the company that tried to turn the now defunct Tara Marathi’s fortunes around with a women-based distance education show, is now bringing the same show to Alpha Marathi.
The company, launched by Sapana Chaturvedi, has struck a deal with the Zee Group’s Marathi front-runner Alpha Marathi to air the show on weekdays.
The show has been reshot and redesigned for Alpha but the basic content, which had several SEC B women participating in the initial run on Tara Marathi, will remain the same.
The course is likely to be telecast from next month and will air from Mondays to Thursdays between 12 and 12:30 pm, with repeat telecasts from Tuesdays to Fridays at 9 am. Eternal Dreams will be handling the marketing of the show as well.
The show works like this. Viewers can enroll for the course by paying a fee of Rs 895, in return for which they get a kit and study material. Rs 200 is the fees for examinations at the end of the course which will be held by the IHM at their colleges in Mumbai, Pune and Goa. The television courses, says Eternal Dreams CEO Bonnie Jain, are at par with the IHM-certified course in cookery and bakery taught at the premier hospitality institute.
This IHM Certificate course had earlier resurrected the comatose Tara Marathi, founded by Rathikant Basu’s Broadcast Worldwide, and given a semblance of respectability to the channel’s ratings. It was aired in the channel as a daily show.
The initial success of the show, which awarded a certificate to participant viewers at the end of the course, spurred Eternal Dreams to launch a Hindi version at prime time on Tara. But the channel closed a year ago, dampening the dreams of the production house, which had by then, taken over the entire running of Tara Marathi.
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
