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Zee to unveil new soap ‘Tu Kahe Agar…’ tonight
A new soap Tu Kahe Agar… is all set to air on Zee TV Monday to Thursday starting tonight at 10:30 pm.
Produced by Sonjhay and Binaiffer Kholi’s Edit II Productions, the show has been directed by Imtiaz Punjabi.
Tu Kahe Agar… deals with destiny and what happens when one tries to circumvent its course, Sonjhay Kholi says.
The plot in brief: A man and woman are about to marry each other. Astrologists predict that whoever the man (Vishal) marries will die within six months from the wedding date. The girl’s family therefore calls off the marriage, much to the dismay of the couple.
Meanwhile, Trishna, an office colleague and friend of Vishal, offers to marry him. The “dreaded curse” means nothing to her as she is afflicted with a terminal illness and is expected to die anyway within that time frame. So Vishal obliges and initially treats the marriage as if it means nothing. However, a bond slowly starts growing between the two of them and thus the story unfolds.
Cast members include Shraddha Nigam, Vinita Malik and Malavika Shivpuri.
Elaborating on the other work that Edit II is doing, Sonjhay Kohli confirms that the company would be making another serial for the Subhash Chandra-promoted broadcaster.
According to Kohli, Edit II is also in the final stages of talks with the Star Network for a new show and an announcement is likely to be made within the next five to seven days. The production team has been moulding the ideas for the episodes to suit Star and production is expected to commence in around 15 days, Kohli says.
Kohli adds that he has also finalised plans for a comedy to air on Sony Entertainment Television – Bapa Ban Gaye Hero – the shooting for which is expected to begin sometime in June or July.
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
