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Zee ready with 4 more shows; promo launch planned differently
MUMBAI: Zee TV is ready with a new set of programming initiatives. The channel, which launched two primetime soaps over the last three months, has now found the time ripe to launch four more shows.
While Cinevista’s Paalkhi will hit the tube on 13 June, Ketan Mehta’s Time Bomb and Ravi Rai’s Kasshish will be launched on 20 June. The Aruna Irani-written Rabba Ishq Na Hove will be launched in early June.
Zee TV has also conceptualised a new plan to convey the news to its viewers. The channel will unveil promos of the new shows during the screening of the blockbuster movie Mujhse Shaadi Karogi on 5 June at 8 pm.
“The promos (for the new shows) will air during the Sunday movie screening, says Zee TV marketing head Tarun Mehra.
“This is purely based on feedback that we generated after we conducted a research that asked what would the viewers ideally like to see during the movie breaks,” offers a Zee TV spokesperson.
Zee Cinema had earlier used the same movie to experiment with breaks. Then the channel had aired a game show during the movie break.
The new shows:
Time Bomb will be a fixed duration serial that will run for 24 weeks as a weekly one hour show (Monday 10 pm – 11 pm). As the name suggests, it is an action thriller, starring Indian tube’s hot stars Akashdeep and Rajiv Khandelwal in the lead roles.
With Kasshish, Zee TV continues its flirting with the adult programming genre. The 11 pm soap, which is revolves around extramarital affairs, replaces Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. Simone Singh and Ayub Khan play a married couple in the soap.
Rabba Ishq Na Hove has its title track by Sukhvinder Singh. The soap features Sangeeta Ghosh in the title role. The fourth show Paalkhi stars Karisshma Tanna and Abhay Vakil in the lead roles.
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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.
