Zee Picchar hits one-year milestone on its way to success

After winning the hearts of Kannadigas with gripping shows and lovable characters with Zee Kannada, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) strengthened its foothold in Karnataka with the launch of an exclusive Kannada movie channel – Zee Picchar. The channel that went on air on the 1^st of March 2020, has seen tremendous success across the states, paving its way to every household in Karnataka.

The channel which began its journey with the telecast of a blockbuster ‘Bangarada Manushya’, boasts of a wide spectrum of films across genres and generations from the industry’s finest stars. With a robust library of 350+ films that includes not just some of the highest ever rated movies on television like Kurukshetra, Doddmane Huduga, Pailwaan , Hebbuli, The villain, but also all-time hits like Mayura, Jogi, Milana, Bul Bul, the channel is all set to provide entertainment like never before to the sandalwood movie fans and leave them with a ‘Hit Dinada Feeling’. As an ode to Kannada cinema lovers, Zee Picchar premiered 12 movies as part of its launch, a first of its kind phenomena in small screen industry.

Zee Picchar has demonstrated steady growth and within just a year of its launch, stands at a strong No.2 position within the Kannada movie channel space. Zee Picchar has clocked a market share of 17% in Urban 15+, and 17 % share in Bangalore region. Latest week share grew to 20% in 15+ Urban.

‘’We launched Zee Picchar as a tribute to Kannada cinema lovers last year and it gives us great pleasure in noting that it has succeeded in its endeavour to become the top destination for Kannada movies. This channel exemplifies our commitment towards presenting our audiences with the content that they enjoy. As we enter into the second year of our journey, we look forward to growing with our audiences and keeping them ever engaged with excellent content, curated with love!” said Raghavendra Hunsur, Business Head, Zee Kannada & Zee Picchar

ALTBalaji | ALTBalaji releases a pre-teaser for its much-awaited psycho-thriller Bekaaboo 2

Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLy6gzjKLEp/?igshid=11d28cl4wfgmc

ALTBalaji's last season of Bekaaboo left a thread for a second season, and the audience reaction made it happen. Bekaaboo 2 pre-teaser shows a glimpse of what the series holds in store. A riveting plot with lots of twists and turns and intrigue is what the upcoming season promises.

With the pre-teaser out, Bekaaboo 2 just got more enthralling. The theme of the storyline is venomous, and so is the wait for the upcoming teaser. The audience has been eagerly waiting for the second season.

We are shown the evil side of Kiyan, played by the talented and extremely handsome Taher Shabbir. He seeks his revenge on Kashti, played by sizzling Priya Banerjee and Anaysha, played by the ensnaring Subha Rajput. We see in the pre-teaser with "The End Is Near" written in blood which pretty much tells us what we can expect.

Bekaaboo Season 2 takes us on a journey of Anaysha, played by Subha Rajput, a bestselling author, and her newfound fame climbs to the top overnight with her book's success bases on someone else's life. All the plots and plans for revenge causes everyone involved to go psychotic. With Kiyan being the ultimate villain, the loop of anger and revenge begins. The question of how far each will go for revenge arises

The second season features Taher Shabbir, Subha Rajput, Priya Banerjee, Smaran Sahu, Tusharr Khanna, Taaha Shah Badussha, and Poulomi Das in prominent roles. The show is a revenge saga that shows you the dark side of the relationship.

The much-awaited series launches soon on ALTBalaji. The excitement has just begun!!

Pooja Gor and Arhaan Behll get nostalgic while shooting for Star Bharat's upcoming TV Show ‘Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Season 2’ in the ancient city of Prayagraj

 मन की आवाज़ प्रतिज्ञा के दूसरे सीज़न के लिए प्रयागराज पहुंचे अरहान बहल और पूजा गौर ने इस शहर से जुड़ी अपनी पुरानी यादों को किया ताज़ा 

साल 2009 में आए दर्शकों के पसंदीदा शो 'मन की आवाज़ प्रतिज्ञा' अब स्टार भारत पर अपने एक नए सीज़न के साथ लौट रहा है। यह ख़ास खबर सुनते ही दर्शकों में ख़ुशी की लहर दौड़ पड़ी है। इस सीज़न के शुरुवाती एपिसोड्स की शूटिंग के लिए इसके मुख्य कलाकार पूजा गौर और अरहान बहल के साथ निर्माता राजन शाही और क्रिएटिव निर्माता पर्ल ग्रे भी प्रयागराज के सुहाने मौसम का लुफ्त उठा रहे हैं जो उनके सोशल मिडिया अकाउंट पर पोस्ट की गई फोटो से दर्शकों को खुलकर दिखाई दे रहा है। इतना ही नहीं यह नया सीज़न दर्शकों के लिए बहुत ख़ास है क्योंकि इस शो कि चर्चित कास्ट लिस्ट में एक नया नाम भी जुड़ा है जो हैं इंडस्ट्री के चर्चित अभिनेता चेतन हंसराज, जिन्होंने अपने बहुमुखी किरदारों से दर्शकों का दिल जीता है और अब वह इस शो में विलन का किरदार निभाते हुए नजर आएंगे।

 हाल ही में शुरू हुई इस शो की शूटिंग प्रयागराज में हो रही है। वह शहर जो पवित्र नदी गंगा और यमुना के संगम पर स्थित है। सेट पर मौजूद इसके मुख्य कलाकार पूजा गौर और अरहान बहल प्रयागराज के दारागंज और सिविल लाइंस जैसे प्रसिद्ध स्थानों पर शूट कर रहे हैं और लगभग एक दशक पहले प्रयागराज में हुए इसके पहले सीज़न से जुड़ी इसकी पुरानी यादों को ताज़ा कर रहे हैं।

प्रयागराज में हो रही शूटिंग के अपने अनुभव और पुरानी यादों को ताज़ा करते हुए उत्सुक अभिनेत्री पूजा गौर बताती हैं, " इस शो के पहले सीज़न के दौरान हमने सिविल लाइंस, इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय, यहाँ की प्रसिद्ध एक पान की दुकान जैसी मुख्य जगहों का दौरा किया था। सबसे ज्यादा जो मेरे मुँह को लग गया था वह थी यहाँ की दही और जलेबी, जिसका आनंद मैं इस बार दोबारा जरूर लुंगी। सही कहूं तो हमने इसकी शुरुआत भी कर दी है, क्योंकि हमने इस शहर में कदम रखते ही मुँह में पानी ला देने वाली यहाँ की मलाई चॉप का लुफ्त उठाया। 

लगभग छह वर्षों के बाद टीवी शो करते हुए पूजा कहती हैं, "मेरे अंदर एक मिक्स्ड फीलिंग है। कई बार ऐसा समय आता है जब मैं बहुत शांत रहती हूँ और कई बार बहुत उत्साहित रहती हूँ । उदाहरण के लिए, जब मैं एयरपोर्ट से बाहर आई और उन्ही शहर की परिचित सड़कों पर यात्रा की तो मेरे रोंगटे खड़े हो गए, जहां मैंने साल 2009 में मन की आवाज़ प्रतिज्ञा के पहले सीज़न के लिए शूटिंग की थी। मुझे खुशी है कि मैं वही कर रही हूं जो मुझे करना पसंद है। "

लगभग एक दशक के बाद प्रयागराज में लौटने को लेकर अभिनेत्री पूजा कहती हैं, “यह शहर पिछले कुछ वर्षों में बहुत बेहतर हुआ है। पहले से अधिक आधुनिकीकरण, बेहतर तौर से संगठित और बहुत अधिक साफ़ सुथरा है। भले ही इसका नाम इलाहाबाद से प्रयागराज में बदल दिया गया है, लेकिन शहर की महक आज भी वही है। यहाँ के लोग आज भी उतनी ही गर्मजोशी से सभी का स्वागत करने करने वाले हैं। ”

इस कठिन समय में शूटिंग के दौरान पोस्ट लॉकडाउन दूसरे राज्य में शूटिंग के लिए की गई अपनी पहली यात्रा और सावधानियों के बारे में बात करते हुए अभिनेता अरहान बहल कहते हैं, "यहाँ सेट पर हमारी टीम पूरी सावधानी बरत रही है, लेकिन अगर आप बाहर शूटिंग कर रहे हैं तो हमेशा जोखिम तो रहता ही है। लॉकडाउन के बाद यह पहली बार है जब मैंने किसी बाहरी शूटिंग के लिए यात्रा की है, लेकिन मैं डर बिलकुल नहीं रहा हूं। यदि कोई डर रहा है, तो उनके लिए काम