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| Tuesday , January 1 , 2008 | Big shows on our small screens |
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hosted by the Big B — had been.
Juhi Parmar in Kumkum |
Afternoon show: Kumkum Pyaara Sa Bandhan
Serials come and serials go. But Kumkum is one long-running soap that has remained consistently popular in the afternoon slot. Shown on STAR Plus, Kumkum appeals to middle-class sensibilities and presents situations and characters that the audience can identify with. The lead pair of Sumeet and Kumkum — played by Hussain and Juhi Parmar — have emerged as cult characters on Indian television. And though Balaji production Karam Apnaa Apnaa has now been shifted to the afternoon slot on the same channel, Kumkum's popularity doesn't seem to have waned.