'Kuch Toh Log..' set to recreate 'Dhoop Kinare' magic on TV
Pakistani TV series "Dhoop Kinare" was the rage on both sides of the border during the 1980s and Sony is trying to cash in on the popularity of the hospital rommance with its new show " Kuch Toh Log Kahenge", an adaptation of the Rahat Kazmi and Marina Khan starrer.
The theme of "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge" is the same and so are the
characters. While the role of Dr. Ahmer Ansari will be played by Mohnish
Behl, TV actress Kritika Kamra will enact the role of Dr. Zoya. Kamlesh
Pandey, who scripted "Rang De Basanti", is re-writing the script to
strike a chord among audiences of both nations. He says the biggest
challenge for the writer is to do justice to the characters and the
story, which was originally scripted by Haseena Moin. "I feel writing
for television is the biggest challenge for any writer.
And
though I love TV so much, but off late, I was pained to see the kind of
serials and reality shows that have flooded the small screen," Pandey
told IANS. "When, I was offered to re-write this serial, I was in a fix.
First, to adapt the storyline of a serial which has been appreciated so
well is a task in itself. Secondly, to do justice to the original story
of Haseenaji was the biggest challenge," he added. Promos of the show
are already generating curiosity among people and Sneha Rajani of Sony
Entertainment Television feels the show will help the channel to
strengthen its position in the market.
"We are primarily
focussing on fiction shows, but they have to be fresh and simple. So,
after audiences accepted 'Bade Acche Laggte Hai' and 'Saas Bina
Sasural', we wanted to further strengthen our position," said Rajani,
Sony's senior executive vice president and business head. Set in a
hospital, "Kuch Toh Log..." is a love story of two doctors from two
different generations - Ashutosh (Mohnish), a 38-year-old surgeon is
married to his duty and is a disciplinarian, while Nidhi Verma (Kritika)
is a 24-year-old carefree, jovial, MBBS graduate. The show depicts how
they get attracted to each other but are unable to express their
feelings because of the huge age difference. The show premiers Oct 3.
After making her big screen debut with the Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, the Chak De India girl Tanya Abrol made her small screen debut with 
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