BAG films

Lead actors of Colors’ <em>Madhubala</em> (Nautanki Telefilms and BAG Films), Drashti Dhami (Madhubala) and Vivian Dsena (RK) are in a mood to chill out these days. And they have gone ahead to take leave and are enjoying nice time during their leisurely hours.

Colors’ Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, produced by Nautanki Telefilms and BAG Films has seen some high-intensity drama with RK (Vivian Dsena) being shot during the Ganpati Visarjan. The episodes thereafter indicated that the love story of RK and Madhu (Drashti Dhami) is surely on its way!! The Karvachauth episode which will be aired in the coming week will only add to the romantic angle in the show. And if sources are to be believed, there will be a major love confession coming from either RK or Madhu…

Today seems to be the day of achievement in the world of television. Earlier in the day we wrote about Star Plus’ numero uno show <em>Diya Aur Baati Hum</em> completing 300 successful episodes. And on the other hand, the cast and crew on the sets of Nautanki Telefilms and Bag Films’ <em><a href=http://www.tellychakkar.com/news/madhu-and-rk-separate-madhubala-ek-ishq-ek-junoon>Madhubala- Ek Ishq Ek Junoon</a></em> (Colors), are also super happy today. Reason? The show completes 100 episodes today.

BAG Films <a href=http://www.tellychakkar.com/news/krishna-priyal-out-luteri-dulhan>Looteri Dulhan</a> on Imagine that went on air only in March is reportedly under the scanner. It is also buzzed that the writer of the show quit the show over creative differences.

There have been talks of Colors’ <a href=http://www.tellychakkar.com/news/ganga-fall-love>Agnipariksha Jeevan Ki Ganga</a> going off air soon. There have been speculations about this show which took off just six months back. The show had promised to showcase the prevalent social injustice but looks like the TRPs are telling a different story. We spoke to Amita Patel, the programming executive, BAG Films, the producer, about the show wrapping up soon and she said, "The show will continue for a month or two as we have shot for the same. I don’t know anything about the show going off air.”

With a new generation ready to move into <em>Kumkum's</em> quarters, the BAG Films unit is working round the clock to ensure that their new home is ready for shooting. The <em>Kumkum</em> set in suburban Mumbai, spread over an entire floor of a studio building, has been subjected to structural changes since 20 March, to make way for a household that will depict <em>Kumkum's</em> house 20 years later. "The decor, the colours, the look...everything is undergoing a sea change," says BAG Films creative head Rajesh Chadha.

In a move that could be called trendsetting, BAG films launched a helpline on Wednesday and within three hours received as many as 100 calls. "What can I say? It is a step forward for Indian television. I am very happy that all the hardwork is paying off," says MD, BAG, Anurradha Prasad. It is an achievement of sorts to have received this kind of a response within just three hours of the number being flashed on air. Our sources tell us that the helpline has also received calls for financial aid from top industrialists and lawyers who want to be part of a noble cause.

All seems to be well with Shweta Agarwal, the plump turned petite lass who was last week replaced in Star Plus' <em>Dekho Magar Pyaar Se</em>. "It didn't come to me as a surprise," she says, with cultivated cool. "I knew the track was going to change. But I didn't know if I was to be part of the new setup. When I broke my leg a week before the change, it became obvious that I couldn't be a part of it anymore," she clarifies.

Star Plus' <em>Dekho Magar Pyaar Se</em> is going in for a sea change. The most dramatic change in the show will be the replacement of the lead protagonist - Niki. Shweta Agarwal, the plump answer to Sony's Jassi is being replaced by Shraddha Nigam, last seen in Sahara One's <em>Saathiya</em>. Sanjay Upadhyay, creative advisor to producer BAG Films asserts, "The channel and production house unanimously decided upon Shraddha Nigam to play the role of Niki."