STAR, ZEE at loggerheads over 'Antakshari'
The channel war threatens to get bigger this year with STAR hijacking ZEE TV's 'Antakshari' concept along with its mentor Gajendra Singh.
However, ZEE isn't crying over spilt milk. The channel has quickly got its act together for a new antakshari show with 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' contestants Sunil Pal and Himani Kapoor as hosts. "Getting Singh was enough of a USP for us.
We're designing our own music shows with him," said Sameer Nair, Chief Executive Officer of STAR Entertainment, India. Singh, the man behind ZEE's two flagships shows 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' and 'Antakshari', is proceeding full steam with getting the musical show in place.
There seems to be no insecurity in STAR about ZEE rush-telecasting 'Antakshari'. "Why should there be any insecurity? All this time when I was with ZEE, there seemed to be no interest in reviving 'Antakshari' after it was closed down two years ago.
Suddenly they are as keen to have the show back as we are to begin it on STAR," said Singh. The entire format and set design of STAR's 'Antakshari' will be different from ZEE's. Omang Kumar has been roped in to design the set. "I'm not looking at repeating my success with 'Antakshari' at ZEE. I'm looking at carrying it forward," said Singh.
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