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Rakesh Chaudhry launches sitcom and travel show for DD Metro
Veteran TV producer Rakesh Chaudhry, creator of trend setting TV serials including Bante Bigadte, Chunauti and Mujrim Haazir, is now ready with his latest offerings – a sitcom, Aisa Bhi Hota Hai and a travel show Raj Travels Duniya Ki Sair Kar Lo.
Both serials will go on air shortly on DD Metro. While Aisa Bhi Hota Hai is to be telecast every Wednesday at 7:30 pm, Raj Travels Duniya Ki Sair Kar Lo will be telecast every Saturday at 9 pm with a repeat telecast on Sunday at 10 am.
At a time when producers are fleeing DD, what makes Rakesh loyally patronize it? “Well, at least I retain the rights of re-telecast of these serials elsewhere. In any case, buying a slot on DD Metro is not as expensive as it is on DD and with our able in-house marketing team, we do hope to recover our investments and make profits,” he says.
Ashok Patole, who has scripted Shriman Shrimati for DD Metro. The sitcom revolves around Sinha (Dilip Prabhavalkar), a retired man, his wife (Shubha Khote), son Vikram (Prashant Damle), Vikram’s wife Shyamal (Tanaaz Currim), Sinha’s two daughters Shaila( Kishori Ambiye) and Pinky (Suchitra). Vikram and Shyamal work in the same office where the boss, Advani ( Ajit Vacchani) is always chasing Shyamal. It’s always either Advani or some invited guest landing in the Sinha home creating unforeseen and humorous situations.
Raj Travels Duniya Ki Sair Kar Lo is an international travel show, interwoven with popular songs in the form of a countdown. The show introduces a new hostess Parinita Seth and is directed by Shadab A Khan. If the first episode that features Singapore is anything to go by, the show appears to be high on quality, rich in content and supplemented by high production values.
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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.
