Star Plus changes 8 pm tactic; brings in sci-fi series 'Antariksh' |
Indiantelevision.com Team |
(18 August 2006 11:30 pm) |
MUMBAI: Hindi general entertainment space will soon witness an interesting contest between soap operas and a sci-fi series, as Star Plus has announced the launch its first ever sci-fi series Antariksh. The show, scheduled to launch on 2 October, has been positioned in the crucial Monday - Thursday 8 pm slot. "With our already established, unmatched leadership in this genre, we are hopeful this show of space-age heroism will prove to be a treat for all the sci-fans, and consequently help us in further consolidating the prime-time slot on the channel," Segal adds. Antariksh will be an action tale, of fictitious and imaginative characters living in space. This animated drama will be packaged with intense creativity coupled with heavy-duty computer generated graphics and illustrations, by Jyoti Sagar from Sagar Arts Productions and Prasad Ajgaonkar from Interactive Realities Ltd, the release claims. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/sep/sep184.ht m |
Spaced out
Star Plus' Antariksh has completed two weeks, and I quite enjoy the mix of mytho and hi-tech that the kiddie show offers. The effects are neat, and the language, Hindi interspersed with English words, is better than the archaic Hindi used in other kid's sci fi shows. But it's disconcerting when the frame is split into two close ups of actors actually sharing the same frame. If it's a new techno gimmick, I am left unimpressed. Zee's Time Bomb tried similar camera tricks, among others, and definitely didn't win the viewer over.
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For Amir, the role was a welcome change from his negative character in Jab Love Hua. "Usually when you play the bad man once, you tend to get typecast, so when this offer came to me I jumped at it," he grins. Amir who has done several serials in the past beginning with Nyay, Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai and Awaaz to name a few feels Saathi Re will be by far his best. The other actors in the cast include Kiran Karmarkar and Neena Gupta.
The newly launched sci-fi series for kids, Antarikhsh is also going through hectic schedules currently. In an incident (not so uncommon on TV sets these days) the heroine on the show succumbed to the pressure and fainted on the sets recently. The Antariksh unit was shooting at the Film City helipad for a particular forest scene when it happened. "The October heat in Mumbai has been stifling and that day the temperature was particularly high. Nikita Thukral who plays heroine Shilya and Ganesh aka Amar were giving a particular shot when Nikita suddenly lost her balance and fainted. Fortunately, in the nick of time, Ganesh leapt forward and saved her from falling down the overlooking cliff, says a close source from the channel present on the shoot. "Thank god nothing happened to her. Perhaps it was the continuous exposure and dehydration that was responsible for this situation. The entire unit was quite supportive and shoot resumed, only after she adequately recuperated," he said. However, the good thing about the incident was watching 'veer yodha' Amar turning into a real life hero as well. Ganesh confirmed the incident when we spoke to him. "We were shooting at film city. Nikita was a little unwell as we were continuously shooting for three/four days. She fainted on the set due to sunstroke. After consuming electral powder and resting for a while she was back." But Ganesh was pretty modest when asked about his real life hero instincts. "She was standing right beside me and any person would have done the same and saved her from falling", he said. Nikita Thukral was in Dubai and therefore unavailable for comment. (Sampurn) |
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