Must Watch Shows!

Parichay on Colors at 9:30pm on Colors:

Raveena falls prey to Rohit’s evil plans and elopes on her wedding day. Richa takes advantage of the situation and tries to paint Siddhi black before Kunal and his family. She informs them that Siddhi was aware of Rohit and Raveena’s affair. However, Kunal and Siddhi eventually find Raveena and stops Rohit from getting married to her. Nevertheless, will Kunal and the entire household forgive Siddhi for not revealing the truth earlier or will they understand her good intentions?

Maryada Lekin Kab Tak at 11:00pm on Star Plus:

Brahmanand succeeds in planting the seed of suspicion in Aditya’s mind to such an extent that he refuses to listen to Priya even. Aditya who was already upset seeing his mother Devyani dance with Shubhankar, gets further disturbed when he sees Devyani sleeping in a separate room. Meanwhile Uttara in an assertive tone tells Brahmanand to reveal the truth about their relationship to his entire family orelse she would do the needful. Will Brahmanand succeed in his vicious plans?

Swati Ghosh

Rangmunch.TV

 

News Bar: The Week Back and Forth…!

Bade Acche Lagte Hai on Sony Entertainment Television.

This week while we witnessed Priya and Ram bonding as friends, the confrontation between Priya and Apeksha brought in an unexpected twist. While Priya refuse to believe Apeksha and all that she had to say about Ram, somewhere she did seem to get affected with the whole conversation. Will Priya confront Ram about his past? Will Apeksha succeed in her plans in driving Ram and Priya apart? Will Priya’s “Trust” remain untarnished even after knowing Ram’s past? Tune in to watch the forth-coming episodes of Bade Acche Lagte Hai and see the new twist in the tale. 

Maryada Leki Kab Tak on Star Plus

Devyani meets with many lawyers but none of them agrees to take up her divorce case as Brahmanand forbids all the lawyers in town from taking up her case. Priya suggests an advocate named Shubhankar to Devyani who happens to be her professor from college. Devyani does not like the way Subhankar deals with her but Bauji and Priya persuade her to meet him one more time to consult about the divorce case. Devyani meets Shubankar to discuss her divorce and he promises to help her on the condition that she dance with him. Devyani finds it weird but later agrees. He teaches Devyani to dance. She comes back home in high spirits after her meeting with Shubhankar and dancing with him. Brahmanand is displeased to hear that Devyani has finally managed to hire a lawyer to take up the divorce proceedings. Will Shubhankar be the new ray of hope in Devyani’s Life and free her of her miseries?

Balika Vadhu on Colors

Life had never been fair with Phooli who had lost her husband since her childhood and was cursed to live the life of a widow. Phooli had learnt to compromise with her desires and happiness and accepted the solitude as her destiny until life blessed her with companionship and bonded her with her brother-in-law. Phooli’s happiness knew no bounds when she experienced motherhood and gave birth to a son. However, misfortune struck her once again. Just when she thought, life was being kind to her all hell breaks loose. Suddenly her in-laws started misbehaving with her and she was shocked to find her husband’s first wife return and claim her son. In no time Phooli understood that she has been used as a pawn to give an heir to the family. Now that the ulterior motive of her in-laws is fulfilled, they did not hesitate for a moment in throwing Phooli out of the house. Will Anandi be able to fight for Phooli and get her justice?

Diya aur Baati Hum on Star Plus

Slowly Suraj’s patience, perseverance, and efforts are paying off as Sandhya is now realizing his worth and goodness. Had it not been for Suraj’s help and support, Sandhya would not have been able to prepare the lavish lunch for all the women whom Bhabo had invited home. But amidst this Vikram and Meena in order to avoid shelling out money to the family, conspires and lights fire in their own godown and tries to portray a heavy loss. While the entire family is seen mourning, will Sandhya eventually find out the truth behind the disaster?

Saath Nibhana Saathiya on Star Plus

Gopi’s innocence and goodness have not only won over Ahem’s affection and concern, but have also changed Raashi in a good way. She gets worried and feels guilty seeing Gopi’s criticial condition at the hospital. Raashi insists her mother to donate blood as her blood group is same as that of Gopi. Will Gopi revive consciousness and recover from this accident? Will this act of humanity and kindness get Raashi back into the Modi household?

Parichay on Colors

After Rohit’s truth was revealed, Raveena decided to get engaged to Vikram not only for the happiness of her family but also because she realizes that even though Kunal and Siddhi are not bonded with love yet they share a wonderful understanding and companionship. Hence, she decides to give a chance to Vikram and herself. However, Raveena hid the truth about her relationship with Rohit from the entire family, which Siddhi gets to know on the day of her engagement and asks her to disclose the same to Vikram. Meanwhile even though Richa has decided to get married to Vineet, she is still trying her stunts to create a rift between Siddhi and Kunal. Kunal and Siddhi accompanies Vineet and Richa to Mahabaleshwar on an official trip. Will this trip bring Siddhi and Kunal closer as a couple or will Richa succeed in pulling them apart?

Wish you all a happy weekend!!!!

Swati Ghosh

Rangmunch.TV

 

I, ME, MYSELF: Raqesh Bapat!

                                                          

Rangmunch: What is missing in your life at the moment?

Raqesh: Peace of mind because I am too much of a thinking person. My life is actually on a accelator mode, always moving on. I’m a very creative person and with that thought my mind runs in all direction all the time. I kinda wanna achieve everything before I leave this world.

Rangmunch: What would you change about yourself?

Raqesh: Again would like to change the fact that I think too much. I would like to put breaks on my thinking too much. Rest I’m very happy with the way things are. I think I’m God’s special child and I do feel blessed for what I have in life. Yes, I do get angry and at times it leads to a very drastic situation, so I would like to change that aspect of my life.

Rangmunch: What is your biggest fear?

Raqesh: My biggest fear is the fear of losing my talent. I’m a painter and a sculptur. The day I can’t do any of those things is the day I would completely  freak out. So yes, the biggest fear is losing what I love to do.

 
Rangmunch: What is the craziest thing you have done for your wife?

Raqesh: Well, its not been long since we have been married. But I love to surprise her. Since her birthday happened a while back, I thought of gifting her  a new wardrobe. She keeps complaining that I have more clothes than her, so finally she has no reasons to complain now (smiling at her).

(Ridhi Dogra, his wife who was right next to him, said he shops all clothes for her. Its  obvious that she is completely in love with her husband. Her smile says it all. She also further reveals that he has amazing tastes in clothes and that she totally enjoys being pampered by him )

Rangmunch: So do you let other people’s negativity affect you?

Raqesh: No, not at all. I personally feel there is no negative elements in the world unless you let them happen. It is very important to be positive as there is loads of negative vibes all around one self. Your mind is like a sponge which absorbs all good and discards all bad. I really connect and disconnect  very fast. If the aura and vibes around me  are  not healthy, I would not let myself be in that situation.

Rangmunch : Do you stand up for yourself?

Raqesh: Always… rather all the time. One should fight for the right cause. Its their natural right in doing so. I also stand up for the people whom I love. I can’t take injustice.

Rangmunch: What are you proud of?

Raqesh: I’m proud to have great people around me. Be it friends or family, I’m very proud of that fact. I do fight with them but in the end I love them a lot.

Rangmunch: Do you read a lot?

Raqesh: No, I do not. As a child I suffered great dyslexia. Reading was a problem and I used to find words all jumbled up. Infact I have given most of my exams orally. My mom, being a teacher helped me understand a lot orally cause that was very easily comprehended.

Rangmunch: The movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’ must be very close to your heart?

Raqesh: Oh yes!!! I was exactly like Eshaan. It was shocking when I saw that film. Its like me in the movie (laughing it out).

Rangmunch: Do you take time out for yourself?

Raqesh: All the time. As I said I do a lot of painting and many other extra activities. So ya, I do definitely take time out for myself. I keep my mind pro-active all the time so that helps too.

Rangmunch: One thing you are grateful for in life?

Raqesh: This life for sure. I’m grateful to God for giving me this life. 

That was Raqesh Bapat aka Aditya of  Maryada…Lekin Kab Tak on Star Plus. Hope you enjoyed getting to know him a little bit more. We promise to get more from this Maryada camp!

Interviewed by

Swati Ghosh

Niharika Vidya Sagar

Edited by

Navyanka Varma

 

The Director Psyche: Waseem Sabir !

“I read faces. If I sit with a person for about half n hour , I can tell pretty much about that person  and 85% of it comes true.”~ Waseem Sabir

He is a well known name who has made a mark in the Television Industry. Starting with shows like Saara Akaash, Kusuum, Hum Do Hai na, Waseem rose the ladder of success slow and steady. He worked in production and eventually moved to direction. As a Director he has set up Maryada Lekin Kab Tak on StarPlus which is hitting the popularity charts for its bold concept. In the recent past he has also set up Imagine TV’s show Dharampatni.

Rangmunch.TV brings to you the PSYCHE of this Director!

On a scale of 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) how many marks would you give to the following?

·         Importance of story: 5

·         Importance of screenplay: 5

·         Importance of music: 4         

·         Importance of a good assistant: 5

·         Importance of good-looking actors: 3

    In the options given below which one of the following inspires you the most. Starting from 5 – 1 (5 being highest and 1 being lowest) mark them in the order of priority.

·         A book – 3

·         A movie  – 4

·         Another show – 2

·         A real life experience – 5

·         A rival doing better than you – 1

    
     If your day at work has been really crappy, you would:

·      Show it on family and friends

·      Go take a walk

·      Bitch out hard to a friend till your mouth hurts and heart eases

·      Ignore it as a part and parcel of your job routine.

If you found out two of the actors on your show have become a real life couple you would:

 
 

·      Confront them and tell them you will not tolerate this on your set.

·      Congratulate them and incorporate more of their scenes in the 
       show.

·      Be indifferent to them as they are not concerned with your life.

·      Treat them differently on the set, treat them differently outside.

     
     In case of a conflict in vision with your writer, you would:

·       Talk to him/her and explain it is visually not possible.

·       Ignore what is written, take a call, shoot, and then let the writer   
       know.

·       Ignore your vision and shoot what is present in the script      
       as long as the episode goes on air.

·       Try to balance out between what is written and what can   
       be presented in order to not wreck your personal equation with the
       said person.

      An actor is repeatedly performing badly and has been receiving  

      negative feedback. As a Director, you would:
 

·    Take him out on a friendly informal dinner and explain stuff to him/her.

·    Yell at him, since you are tired of repeatedly telling him/her.

·    Ask his closest friend on the set, to talk to him/her and explain stuff

·    Give him/her as little screen space as possible to cover up the flaws.

     Your close buddy in the same profession as you has won an award that

     you sincerely believed you deserved. You would: 
 

·     Congratulate him/her first and hope to win the next year.

·     Take your time to come to terms with it and then give her/him a call 
     to wish them.

·     Ignore the person totally till the time; you have the award in your 
     hand next year.

·     Totally give up on the concept of rewards and Awards as a benchmark for performance.

 

     One fine day you realize that you are no longer interested in your current project for whatever reason, you would:   
 

·     Prepare to pack your bags and move on to the next project that catches your attention. 

·    Introspect, find out the reason for your lack of interest, and go about correcting them.

·    Ignore the feeling and go about your work as best as you can. After all, you are being paid for it.

·   Continue the project and let everyone on the sets bear the brunt of it.

 

      
         60 seconds with Waseem Sabir!  

            Work: Passion
            God: Everything
            Destiny: Whatever it is
            Family: First Priority
            Romance: Yet to figure out
            Marriage: Will happen
            Friends: Life
            Television: Work
            Success: Important
            Fans: Happy to have them
            Chemistry: Is my forte
            Life: Is beautiful
            Colours: Blue
            Politics: Hate it
            Action: Not much

    

    Hope you all had a great time reading this amazing and insightful interview.

 

    Interviewed by:

    Swati Ghosh

    Niharika Vidya Sagar

 

 

Must Watch

Dekha Ek Khwaab

Muniya had always dreamed of becoming a princess. So, when her dream does come true, along with it comes number of challenges.But will she able to cope up with her new way of life? Will she find happiness in living her dream ? Find out only on Sony at 8.30pm every weeknight.

                                                                                  Dekha Ek Khwaab
                                                                                                   8.30 pm On Sony

Maryada : Lekin Kab Tak

Imli and Jaggi plan a party for Vidya and Gaurav for their first marriage anniversary.Brahma is relaxed that he doesnt have to explain and tell everyone about the divorce  issue immediately.

Maryada On Star Plus At 11pm

Navyanka Varma
Rangmunch.Tv

 

News Baar : The Week Back And Forth

Hawan: Good Wins Over Evil

Hari Om ! is what all chanted when finally Atharva and Aastha came together. Inspite of all the plotting and scheming by Keerat , the best man won the title of the groom. Keerat tried all possible evil ways to win Aastha but towards the end the tables completely turned and what you least expected happened. Keerat himself backed away with  accepting  defeat and gracefully bowed down. Whether that was the doing of Baapji ‘s mystical divine power or Keerat’s own conscious pricking , everything worked out in Atharva’s favour. When you think all is finally good , a speed breaker comes across and this time it is  in form of Trishna. Her accusing the villagers for stealing the ” Khandani Zevar ” has  put Baapji in a tough spot.Will Trishna apologise or will her ego come in the way? Will Baapji step forward and apologise on Trishna’s behalf ?To see the upcoming drama, tune to Hawan on Colors.
Pratigya : On a Mission

Shakti’s wedding plans to Menaka is finally coming together. Menaka and her family are obviously scheming to get what all they can by roping in Shakti by using the old age fashion formula, that is Menaka’s beauty..On the other hand Pratigya is low and restless with the thought of handing over Samar to a new person who she has doubts about. Not all his well in Tanmay and Arushi’s life too.Tanmay refuses to believe that Arushi and Shakti had no marital relation with each other when they were married. In spite of Arushi explaining umpteen number of times of nothing happening between her and Shakti  , insecurity is killing  their relationship .Pratigya now plays a smart hand by accepting Menaka and decides to take  the ” Shagun”  to their home unannounced.Will the truth come out in time to save Samar’s future? Keep watching Pratiyga on Star Plus.

Maryada , Lekin  kab tak : Roller Coaster Ride for Brahmanand

All hell has broken loose in the Jharkhand parivaar.Devyani has taken the divorce issue seriously and thrown the papers  on Brahmanand’s face. What started of as just a threat to give Devyani a little jolt has now proven detrimental to Brahmanand’s plans. He cant stop cursing hisimself for the stupid idea. What was intended as  a scare is now scaring him in the face. Gaurav’s confession to Aditya has made things very uncomfortable between both the brothers.Vidya is trying to soothe the situation with a disturbed Gaurav.Vidya  also requests Aditya not to mention about all this to Priya. To see how all overcome this  crisis , do watch Maryada on Star Plus.

Sasural Genda Phool : Baby steps

Suhana is now learning the ways of life, as she takes up the responsiblity of running a house alone in Mumbai. After having invited Sona and her husband for dinner, where Eshaan discovers something being fishy, Ehshaan by the end of the week learns from Sona that her husband is so overly possessive of her that, he wouldnt mind hurting her. Suhana on the other hand goes to pay the electricity bill and is appalled at the attitude of the man at the counter, when he says she will have to wait for an hour more to pay her bill. Suhana’s father is pleasantly surprised to see this change in his daugther after having talked to her on the phone.
On the other hand in the Kashyap household tension is still brewing, with the drama of accepting  ( dont rememberr the name-badi’s husband) him i9nto the household. Dadi tells Badi, that she had seen Babuji reading his sons letter and shedding tears remembering him. This leaves Badi in a fix, as she starts to think she is the only obstacle that is preventing the father from making amends with his son.
So the precap of the week suggests, Ehsaan and Sona are exchanging texts, and Sona’s husband has seen the same. In the coming days will we see Suhana doubting Ehshan too, considering he would want to be there for his friend?

Navya: True Lies

With Navya in the work front , one must think all is hunky dory between Anant and Navya, but thats far from it.Navya is enjoying this phase of independance as it comes with the blessing of her in laws, or so she thnks..Last few episodes have shown all the family is getting geared to go for Navya’s dadaji’s barsi to luckhnow but because of not getting leave Navya has to cancel her going. Anant ‘s father comes to know that Navya is working and that too without their permission. All hell breaks loose and Anant finally steps in and says that he gave her the go ahead to work.Basically to Navya he lied .Now Mr. Bajpayee has a stern word with Navya’s dad and tells him authoritatively that he wants her to quit.Navya is shocked by this statement as all along she thought she was working with their consent . What will happen when she comes to know that Anant lied to her ?Will she understand why he did what he did or will she never forgive him ?Keep watching Navya everywek night on Star Plus.

Navyanka Varma
Niharika Sagar

 

News Bar: The Week Back and Forth…!

Rangmunch.TV is once again back with the weekly snippets of your favourite shows!!!

Sasural Genda Phool (Star Plus): Try try till you succeed is Eshwar’s motto these days. Eshwar is trying even harder than before to get accepted back but is failing miserably. Even the accident doesn’t bring out the soft and sympathetic side in his Bauji. However, the accident manages to stir the wifely concern in Shaileja. A very interesting and meaning full interaction is seen between Shaileja and Rano where Shaileja tries to comprehend and assimilate her feelings for Eshwar. She questions this concern and is baffled by her ranging emotions towards the man who deserted her two decades back. On the other hand Suhana and Ishaan are trying to find answers to questions pertaining to Sona. Ishaan is all confused with Sona’s attitude and temperament. Lets see where the answers lie. Hope all gets sorted out and good times knock on the doors of our Kashyap family.

Dharampatni (Imagine TV): This week Kastur’s mother-in-law, Saroj, openly admits to Kastur that she hates her and will never accept her as her daughter-in-law. Though this admission leaves Kastur shell-shocked for a while, she recovers soon based on what she had learnt from her grandmother that love conquers all, even ones who are filled with hatred. A moment of awww was witnessed at the way Kastur promptly tries to put her restless husband to sleep in the dead of the night by singing a old song – udan khatola. And yes, it worked! Mohan went to sleep in a jiffy listening to Kastur’s soothing voice and his forehead being lovingly stroked by the gentle hand of Kastur. Double Awwww!! It was a cute moment filled with her devotion for her husband, her innocence, and her belief that she can and will do anything to provide comfort for her husband. After all isn’t this virtue what makes her a dharampatni? 

Yet another layer of Mohan is revealed during this week that he is heavily into gambling. While Mohan softens towards Kastur forming the lighter moments of the show, his past soon catches up with him in the form of the fake degree that is submitted for application of loan at his father-in-law’s friend’s firm. In the coming week, will Mohan be able to sidestep scrutiny and get the loan sanctioned? 

Uttran (Colors): Once again Tapasya and Nani’s idea to humiliate Iccha before the Bundela pariwaar fails miserably because Veer loves and trust Iccha more than anyone in this world. Even though he is disappointed with Iccha and Rathod for keeping him in the dark but he does not hold it against either of them. Meanwhile will Rathod get to know the truth behind the Ploice Raid and the person responsible for the same? Will he understand Tapasya’s insecurities as a woman and mother or hold it against her is what we need to see in the forth coming week.

Saath Nibhana Saathiya (Star Plus): Rashi just refuses to learn from her mistakes. She is hell bent on making situations worse for her. This week, Rashi and her scheming mother have plotted and pitched the ball called Kinjal and have declared a war with Kokila. No matter how estranged their relationship is, when it comes to the well being of her children, you cant touch the MOTHER LIONESS. With the ball in Kokila’s court, you just know she will hit a winner. Kinjal, though with this turn of events couldn’t be more happier and is showing signs of never going back to her sasural. But if she knows her mom, like we all do, Kokila will not let Kinjal stay more than a day and will pack her off to sasural. With this twist, will Rashi get an entry back in the Modi house? Will the mother daughter duo beat Kokila this time? Catch the ladies of the Modi Pariwar in action next week.

Hawan (Colors): Keerat or Atharva? Who will be the groom? This week, Keerat declares war by openly stating his love for Aastha. He manages to free himself from the clutches of the villagers and lands up at the mandap. The whole drama unveils when Keerat firmly reminds Baapji that he has given him the blessing to go ahead with his marriage plans. Atharva like a silent lover is watches all this because of his immense respect for his father. The BOMB explodes when Baapji tells both the would-be-grooms to race to the Devi ma’s mandir and get the sindoor. Who so ever gets the sindoor first will then marry Aastha. Both Keerat and Atharva get ready for the RACE of their life. To see who wins the the title of the GROOM, log on to a Monday episode of Hawan.

Maryada Lekin Kab Tak (Star Plus): Maryada is on a high point with Vidya, Gaurav and Chinu  triangle. Gaurav who has been missing for sometime is finally found and rescued by Aditya. Priya on the other hand is constantly trying to make  Chinu understand and let go of the Vidya obsession, as it will bring in a TORNADO in the house. But Chinu being the man in love refuses to listen to logic and is ready to do about anything to get his lady love. However, we know Vidya’s heart only lies with Gaurav. What will happen when all come face to face with Gaurav’s truth and Vidya’s dilemma? With the Maha episode being aired today, one can only wait and watch.

Balika Vadhu (Colors): Our Lady in distress, Anandi is finally freed from the clutches of the goons by none other than her Jagiya. Jagiya’s immense faith in Anandi and his quick presence of mind saved Anandi from her tormentors. Even though Jagiya and Anandi are no longer living together as a couple but their souls are connected. As Anandi breathed a sigh of relief on seeing Jagiya and embraced him, the moment definitely left the viewers with teary eyes and a deep sigh. Will Anandi and her family find out the mastermind behind this abduction? Will Jagiya’s faith in Anandi create further rift between him and Gouri? Well watch it to know it! 

We wish everyone a great weekend !!!

Swati Ghosh
Navyanka Varma

Rangmunch.TV

 

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