Anjuman Saxena, Soniya Shah roped in; new face Purvi Mundada to play parallel lead in Star plus'....

Star Plus’ interesting concept pertaining to the unexplored relationship between cousins titled Nisha Aur Uske Cousins will soon be on air. This unique concept from Bodhi Tree Productions will replace Mahabharat and will take the 8.30 pmslot on Star Plus from 11 August.

We have been exclusively feeding our readers with information regarding the cast on the show. Joining the cast now will be veteran actress Anjuman Saxena and Soniya Shah. Anjuman is presently seen in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir as Geetanjali Tikkekar’s mother. Soniya has played the prominent role of Menka, Guman’s sister in Saraswatichandra.

As reported earlier, the three sons of V.M. Badola and Veena Mehta will be played by actors Jayant Rawal, Jagat Rawat and Vivek Mushran. Anjuman will play wife to Rawal’s character while Soniya will be seen as the wife of Jagat Rawat. We have earlier reported that Pubali Sanyal will play wife to Vivek Mushran, and mother to the lead girl Nisha (Aneri Wajani). Another interesting aspect will be that Anjuman and Soniya who happen to be the two bahus of the house will be shown as on-screen sisters on the show.

Also, new face to television, Purvi Mundada will play one of the parallel leads on the show. She will be one of Nisha’s cousin sisters. The girl will be the daughter of the eldest son and daughter-in-law in the family, essayed by Jayant Rawal and Anjuman.

When contacted, Anjuman confirmed the news and said, “Yes, I am part of the show Nisha Aur Uske Cousins.”

Soniya Shah also confirmed her presence in the show.

Purvi has been a model and has done quite a lot of commercial ads. However, this will be her first stint on TV. The girl on her part said, “Yes, I play a very important role in the show, and will be seen as a parallel lead. We are not supposed to talk at length about our characters and the show as of now. All I can say is that this is a big show, which has a unique concept.”

As reported earlier, Heli Daruwala will also play one of Nisha’s cousin sisters.

Get ready for this entertaining youth-based show on Star Plus.

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins - A one stop solution to your problems- Cousins - Promo 2 - Coming Soon

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins to replace Star plus' Mahabharat

The dramatic magnum opus show Mahabharat (Swastik Productions) on Star Plus is all set to bid farewell. Yes, the show that started off last year will air its final episode on 10 August.

Mahabharat, the ambitious project of producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary, started off with comparisons being made with BR Chopra’s yesteryear Mahabharat. But with the perfect cast and some superb performances, the actors managed to shrug off all burden and stood up high with the show gaining a huge popularity.

Added to that the creative team has been lauded time and again for churning out a beautifully written script for a concept that has been known for years.

The show also managed to make hero out of actors like Saurabh Raaj Jain (Krishna), Shaheer Sheikh (Arjun), Arpit Ranka (Duryodhan), Arav Chowdharry (Bhism Pitamah), Paras Arora (Abhimanyu), Pooja Sharma (Draupadi) among a lot many more.

The epic which is currently airing the last league of the historical Kurukshatera war will air its final episode on 10 August (Sunday) with a final hour long maha episode.

Shares a source, “The production and channel decided on giving the viewers a special last treat and thus this maha episode. It will be the culmination episode and quite a grand one. The cast will be shooting its last episode tentatively on 5 August.”

“We have also planned a wrap up party on the day where the whole team will watch the last episode and then party hard to celebrate our hard work and success,” informs an actor from the show.

We called and even sent a text message to Producer Siddharth, but he did not revert.

Now if there is an end, there is always a beginning. Well, as earlier informed by us, Sukesh Motwani’s Nisha Aur Uske Cousins will take Mahabharat’s 8 .30pm slot from 11 August.

Sukesh too did not respond to our calls and messages.

Jayant Rawal and Jagat Rawat join the cast of Star Plus' Nisha Aur Uske Cousins

Star Plus’ unique and interesting show Nisha Aur Uske Cousins will explore a completely new relationship on television. The show produced by Sukesh Motwani’s Bodhi Tree Productions has already roped in some experienced actors to play their part.

Now joining the team will be seasoned actors Jayant Rawal and Jagat Rawat. Rawal is presently seen essaying the female protagonist’s father in Zee TV’s Doli Armaanon Ki. Jagat Rawat, has been part of shows like Ganga Ki Dheej, Seven, Powder, Gutur Gu 2.

They will be part of the middle generation in the Rajasthani joint family. As already reported, V M Badola and Veena Mehta will play the oldest generation couple on the show. Jayant Rawal, Jagat Rawat and Vivek Mushran will be their three sons.

A source states, “Jayant Rawal being the eldest son of the old man will try to imbibe and copy his father. He would have a belief that he should dictate terms in the family being the eldest of the sons. However, when that does not happen, he will get irritable. Jagat Rawat will play the middle son, who will handle the finances in the family.”

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins will deal with the generation gap within a family, and the different manner in which each generation would look into a particular issue or situation.

When contacted, Rawal confirmed the news to us that he is part of the show. However, he refused to divulge more information.

Jagat Rawat who has a fifteen years experience in theatre and has done movies like Hijack, No One Killed Jessica, Commando also confirmed his presence in the show.

This new venture on Star Plus is expected to take the slot to be made vacant by Mahabharat. The launch of Nisha Aur Uske Cousins is expected to happen in mid August.

This World Cousins Day Star Plus gets you close to your Cousins!

Star Plus is all set to launch a new show Nisha Aur Uske Cousins... 

Cousins hold a special place in our life. They are our first friends, first play buddies, rivals and partners in crime. There are some episodes of our lives that only our cousins can relate to.

Not many know that 24th July is celebrated as World Cousins Day across the globe. "Star Plus is taking the opportunity to celebrate this significant day by developing a social media app which will let people create a Personalized video capturing all the special memories and cousin moments' and share it with the world", says Nikhil Madhok, Sr. VP Marketing & Programming Strategy.

The app on star plus official website lets you select your favorite pictures with your cousins and make them into a personalized video with fun quotes and messages. Create your personalized Cousin's film, share it with your cousins and take a joint walk down memory lane.

This World Cousin's Day find some time to chat over the phone, spend the day with your cousins and don't forget to create your personalized Cousins video.

So let's make the World Cousins Day' a special affair, with Star Plus and it's soon to be launched show Nisha Aur Uske Cousins'.

HAPPY WORLD COUSINS DAY TO ALL!!

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins - New Show On Star Plus - Promo 1 - Coming Soon

Veena Mehta roped in for Star Plus' Nisha Aur Uske Cousins

After roping in Aneri Vajani and Heli Daruwala to play the female leads and Vivek Mushran, Pubali Sanyal, V M Badola to play pivotal roles, Sukesh Motwani’s Bodhi Tree Productions has now roped in veteran actress Veena Mehta to play a prime character in their upcoming show titled Nisha Aur Uske Cousins on Star Plus.

And this will be the third outing for Veena on Star Plus. She was earlier seen playing Dadi in both the channel’s shows, Navya and Kaali- Ek Punar Avatar.

In Nisha Aur Uske Cousins, Veena will be playing the role of Nisha’s dadi and wife to the senior man, V M Badola.

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins will depict the bonding between the cousins growing up in a joint family. It will also project the diversities that the three generations in the family will have in terms of clash in ideologies.

A source states, “While V M Badola will portray the dada who is principled, Veena Mehta will play the dadi who is much more of a liberated point of view. She will provide for the perfect balance in the family, adhering to her husband’s principles at the same time giving the required freedom to the younger generation kids in the family.”

When contacted, Veena confirmed the news stating, “Yes, I am playing a pivotal role in Star Plus’ new show. I am lucky enough to have got an opportunity yet again to work for a Star show.”

The first outdoor shoot for the show has happened in Jaipur.

Watch this space for more updates.

Senior artiste V M Badola and Pubali Sanyal roped in for Star Plus' next Nisha Aur Uske Cousins

We were the first to report about Sukesh Motwani’s unique upcoming youth-based show on Star Plus, which will take up Mahabharat’s slot.

We had exclusively reported about the prime cast too - Aneri Vajani playing the lead girl with the lead boy being a fresh face; Heli Daruwala playing the parallel lead while Vivek Mushran, the seasoned actor roped in for one of the pivotal roles.

Now, we have more info coming. First of all, this new concept would bring in a fresh new relationship, not much talked about in TV circuit. The show titled Nisha Aur Uske Cousins will depict the bonding between the cousins growing up under one roof in a joint family. Also, the show will project the diversities that the three generations in the family (grandparents, parents and the younger generation’s grown-up kids) would have in terms of their thought process and ideologies.

Now, the grand old man V M Badola, father of noted actor Varun Badola has been roped in to play the patriarch of this joint family. The senior Badola is a noted artist and is also a writer.

Also, joining the cast will be noted actress Pubali Sanyal. The lady who has films like Maqbool, Saathiya, Good Luck and Oh, My God to her credit was last seen on TV in Life OK’s Savitri.

A source states, “V M Badola will essay the grandfather of the protagonist Nisha, and will be the head of the family. He will have three sons and their respective families. There will be seven younger generation kids in the family, of which the protagonist Nisha, essayed by Aneri will be one. Pubali will play the mother of Nisha, and wife to Vivek Mushran.”

When contacted, V M Badola told us, “Yes, I am doing the show. I have shot in patches for the show in Jaipur. I will be playing the patriarch in the main family.”

We could not reach through to Pubali till the time we filed the story.

Watch this space for more updates.