Zee's on a launching spree. After the recent Teen Bahuraniyas, its now ready

with a new show, Parivar - Kartavya Ki Pariksha. Produced by Miditech Pvt. Ltd., this weekly to be aired on the 7.30pm slot is the saga of an absolute daughter Radha (new face Deepti Devi) who sacrifices her love, her personal life for her mother and her siblings. The star cast includes Mohit Sharma, Kapil Soni, Alka Ashlesha and others.

Parivar - Kartavya Ki Pariksha is a story of a girl, Radha, who comes from Pune. She is a dutiful daughter, a protective sister and a diligent nurse and has all the qualities that a man would look for in a woman. All her friends and colleagues have got married but she overlooks her personal desires for her family's requirements and demands. As a nurse she works very hard to support her mother, takes responsibility of her brother, Avinash, who is incidentally married but lives in his own world of fantasy. She guards her younger siblings, Ankita and Yash, who are kept away from the harsh realities of life. But in return all she wants is love and affection from her family that she never gets. Radha's simplicity and caring nature has attracted her childhood friend, Mohit, who cherishes a deep desire to marry her.

We spoke to Deepti, the leading lady who is of course excited about her show, "It's definitely not a saas bahu soap. The show explores each and every relationship that is important in our lives. There are a lot of emotional strings attached; her relationship with her brother, her sister and her parents. She earns a meager salary and wants some very basic things in life. As the track unfolds, she finds her true love." This actor is not a novice to the TV medium. This theatre artist has to her credit serials like Avaghachi Sansar on Zee Marathi and a few episodes on Sony's Man Mein Hain Vishwaas.

Speaking at the launch, Ashvini Yardi, Head of Programming, Zee TV, said, "'Parivar - Kartavya Ki Pariksha' is a refreshing change on our prime time slot. It also reinforces Zee's programming strategy to offer thoughtful messages through our programmes and delivers complete entertainment to our audiences. It is a story which reflects a character of candid girl whose life is full of struggles and she bears everything single-handedly."

Let's see the good kartavya this show does and how it fares in audiences' pariksha!