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The popular series Surabhi will return in a new avatar
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CULTURE CONNECT Renuka Sahane and Siddharth Kak in ‘Surabhi’
It is back! “Surabhi” with Siddharth Kak and Renuka Shahane, who with her 1,000 watts smile and girl-next-door appeal ruled the air waves in the early 1990s on Doordarshan is set to return in a new avatar. “Surabhi” travelled all over India, covering fascinating facets of its culture. The life of various people of India was brought to our living rooms in all its rich plurality. “Surabhi” brought not just a record or report but insight and understanding of India in evolution, mirroring the changes of an ancient culture metamorphosing into a modern nation.
“But this is the past,” says Siddharth Kak, the producer of “Surabhi”, who is coming with his new show – “Rang De IndiYeah”, with which he hopes to connect to Gen Next.
To be aired on prime time during the weekends on NDTV Imagine from mid-March, “Rang De…” will be the modern contemporary form of “Surabhi”. Today the challenge is to make a mark with more than 200 channels dishing out ‘entertainment’.” “Rang De…” will have people fire in answers either through SMS or even MMS,” Kak adds.
So will it be Renuka beside him at “Rang De…”? “No, it will be a young girl with her own identity, charm and even the ability to write her own scripts.The search for this ‘young girl’ is presently underway and you should know about it soon,” says Kak with a mischievous smile.
JAIDEEP SHENOY
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