Article on Bidaai/Rajan's newshow oct iss

Colors continues to race ahead

Colors emerged the new No 3 GEC weeks after its launch. And instead of just holding on, it continues to rise steadily. This effectively means that not only did it race ahead of other newbies - NDTV Imagine and 9X, and displaced Sony, but also that it is now on its way to give tough competition to Zee TV and Star Plus. While it consolidated and sustained its position with hits like Fear Factor, Bigg Boss, Mohe Rang De and Jai Shree Krishna, its top show Balika Vadhu is now competing for the top TRP honours with Star Plus' hit, Bidaai

Rajan Shahi's love story

Following the stupendous success of Bidaai, various rumours regarding Rajan Shahi's new show have been doing the rounds. While earlier it was touted to be replacing the long running Balaji daily, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, our sources say that it now well be replacing another Balaji daily, Kasturi. Slated to go in air in a month's time, the working title of the show is Vivaah, the shooting for which has already began in earnest in the lake town of Udaipur in Rajasthan. The story, rumoured to be a love story, will be centered around two families in Udaipur. Sources reveal that the new show will be much more lavish than the ongoing Bidaai. As for the cast, most the actors are newcomers, including the lead pair, which is being kept strictly under wraps. However, our sources say that the lead girl is a young Delhi collegian.