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Fantasy and mythology are fast making a comeback on television. After “Ravan”, “Naginn” and “Alladin” now Star Plus has come up with “Jai Maa Durga”, a devotional fictional weekly, replacing “Nach Baliye”. It is produced by Sagar Arts, known for providing a healthy contraption of fantasy and mythology. An adaptation of Durga Shaptshati, Prem Kamath, VP Marketing, says it aims to touch the lives of the ordinary people with its inspirational content and bring their inner strength to the forefront. Shalini Kapoor is playing the goddess and has interestingly turned vegetarian to bring the right feel.

Anuj kumar

Animal Planet has come up with an action packed series “Planet Wild”. The 13-part series, airing every Friday at 8 pm, delves into the lesser known lives of animals and reveals the intricate portraits with a difference as they struggle to survive to find mates, utilise their diverse habitats and interact with their neighbours. Each episode follows animals and studies their behaviour to comprehend their daily lives and issues surrounding it, like koalas moving out of their family net tempted by a new love interest or dolphins controlling their moods to avoid family feuds.

Shemaroo Entertainment has struck a golden deal with Zee TV for its movies. The agreement includes rights of “Dhamaal”, “Dhol”, “Manorama Six Feet Under”, “Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar”, “Raqeeb”, “Yatra” and “Anuranan” (Hindi version) among others. Zee TV has bought the satellite broadcast rights of these movies at a value of Rs.26 crore. Vinod Karani, VP Content Syndication, Shemaroo Entertainment says, “Content syndication involves a lot of thought and planning. We are certain that this satellite deal with Zee will prove beneficial to both.”

We have seen her dazzle in white, we have watched her share the deepest secrets of the biggest superstars on television, now the gracious Simi Garewal is all set to judge the new musical entertainer “Say Shaava Shaava” starting January 2008 on NDTV Imagine. Karan Johar is the other judge on the show. Together they will judge the singing capabilities of soap stars like Aman Verma, Apurva Agnihotri and Juhi Parmar. Simi says, “It’s the first time I will be a judge on a TV show and it sounds like a whole lot of fun! I am especially looking forward to working with Karan as we share a very good chemistry!”

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