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Zee TV is now getting things in place for the big launch of their much talked about love story, Sanjog Se Bani Sangini. This show produced by DJ's Creative Unit brings Iqbal Khan yet again to television after a hiatus of two long years. An out-and-out love story, Sangini is the tale of a guy Rudra (Iqbal Khan) who fails to get his childhood love Pihu, played by Additi Gupta and takes to alcohol. At this point of time, enters Gauri (Binny Sharma) into his life like a breath of fresh air.

The channel and production house are busy shooting for their outdoor schedules at Haridwar and at the Pataudi Palace in Delhi. Sanjog Se Bani Sangini will launch on August 16th at the 10 PM slot.

According to our source, "In all probability, Sunshine Productions' 12/24 Karol Bagh which presently airs at the 10 PM slot will be moved to the 7 PM slot that is vacant. The channel has great expectations out of Sangini and is leaving no stone unturned to give the show a memorable launch".

Our khabroo adds on, "Karol Bagh's ratings have also picked up of late. And going by this, it looks as though the channel will not decide to end the show. Instead, they might move the show to the early evening slot".

We tried calling Producer of Karol Bagh Sudhir Sharma, but he remained unavailable.

Our efforts to get a confirmation from Tony Singh on the time slot of Sangini were in vain too.

Sangini has an interesting cast starting from Aroona Irani, Deepak Qazir, Sudha Chandran, Iqbal Khan, Additi Gupta, Binny Sharma, Raunaq Ahuja, Rushad Rana and many others..

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Zee TV is now eager to bring in few new shows to stay in the TRP race. While Rajita Sharma's soft romantic show is one, the other will be the so called adaptation of Devdas to be produced by DJ's Creative Unit.

Tentatively titled 'Sangini' the story of DJ's upcoming show will be based on a guy's life who cannot get married to his childhood sweetheart. This agony gets him addicted to alcohol after which his life completely changes.

As reported exclusively by Tellybuzz that Iqbal Khan, Binny Sharma and Anjali Abrol play the leads in the show while Aruna Irani will play the mother of male lead.

Rushad Rana who was last seen playing a cameo in Dil Mil Gaye will be a part of this Zee show. Trishna, Deepak Qazir and Sudha Chandran are the prominent faces in the show.

As per our source, "Rushad Rana will be playing role of Iqbal's elder brother. He is a miserly character who is calculative in terms of money. Trishna who is presently seen in Sahara One's show 'Shorr' will play his wife and Bahu of the house. Veteran actor Deepak Qazir plays the grandfather of Iqbal and Rushad's character. Iqbal Aziz who was seen in Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai will play the role of Aruna Irani's husband. Sudha Chandran has been finalized to play Dai-Ma of the female lead."

When contacted, Rushad Rana confirmed the news, "Yes in this serial I'm enacting the role of Iqbal's elder brother and I'm playing a full fledged role after a gap of 3 years."

Trishna too accepted that she is part of the serial, "I play wife of Rushad Rana's character and mine is a very positive role."

Our Khabroo tells us that, "The cast has recently shot for the promos of the serial. The first outdoor schedule is to take place in Haridwar after which the unit will shoot another schedule in Delhi. The channel is very upbeat about the serial and aims to get it on air without any further delays."

The show is expected to launch in last week of August or early September.

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DJ's Creative Unit has finally zeroed in on the lead faces to essay the roles of Devdas, Paro and Chandramukhi in their adaptation of Devdas for Zee TV.

Our readers will very well remember that TellyBuzz had given exclusive information on the part of cast finalized for the show. We had said that Iqbal Khan is all set to portray the Devdas of television while Binny Sharma of Dance India Dance fame has been roped in to essay Chandramukhi's role.

Additi Gupta was offered the role of Paro initially, but the actress expressed her displeasure in doing it. And now the production house and channel have got their Paro in Anjali Abrol who was seen last in Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat.

A little birdie tells us, "Anjali Abrol has been finalized to play Paro. Her simple yet royal look in her earlier show on Star Plus has caught the eye of DJ's Creative Unit. The production house feels that Anjali fits perfectly in the role of Paro, and the actress has also given her nod for the role".

As reported earlier, the show will see veteran actor Aroona Irani playing the male lead's mother.

We tried contacting Anjali, but she remained unavailable.

Now that the show has got its lead faces, the production house and channel expect to start shoot very soon. The show will launch in August at a prime time slot.

Guess this is a welcome news for fans of Anjali!!

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Who can forget the epitome of a character that Dilip Kumar played when he portrayed Devdas in Bimal Roy's evergreen classic? Or even Sanjay Leela Bhansali's version of the modern Devdas in Shahrukh Khan?

Well, the latest is that DJ's Creative Unit is working on an adaptation of Devdas, and this time it will be on the small screen!! And if sources are to be believed, the handsome hunk Iqbal Khan who has been missing from the limelight after Zee TV's Waaris is all set to play this epitome character on television'

According to our khabroo, "The cast for the untitled show is almost finalized, and Deeya and Tony are making this show for Zee TV. Iqbal Khan will be playing the lead role, while Binny Sharma of Dance India Dance fame has been finalized for the role of Chandramukhi".

Additi Gupta of Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil fame has been offered the role of Paro, but we hear that the actor has not given her nod yet for the same.

A little birdie also told us, "Talented veteran actor Aroona Irani has been finalized to play the male lead's mother in the show".

When contacted, Aroona Irani confirmed the news and said, "Yes, I am doing this show for Zee TV. It is a very nice role, which I wanted to do at any cost. For this, I have even rejected two or three other offers that came my way".

We tried calling Iqbal Khan and even sent him a text message, but did not get any revert. We also tried calling Binny Sharma, but she remained unavailable.

When contacted, Additi Gupta said, "Yes, I was offered this show. But I am not doing it".

We hear that the creative team plans to wrap up with the casting process very soon, and if all goes well, aims to start shoot in a week or so. The show is expected to take a prime time slot on Zee TV, and will launch in August.

We also tried getting a confirmation from Producer Tony Singh, and sent him a text too, but did not get any response.

What say folks? Are you game to watching 'Devdas' on the small screen now??

Iqbal Khan with his trademark guitar created waves when he was introduced in Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai. The handsome hunk has carved a niche for himself ever since, and is now all set to stage a comeback to television after a hiatus of two years.

Here is Iqbal in a conversation with TellyBuzz wherein he talks of his forced break from TV for past two years, his experience shooting for a short film, about his new show on Zee TV and much more..

Tell us something about your character in your comeback show on Zee, Sanjog Se Bani Sangini..
Rudr is a man of few words; he is an angry guy who is in love. He has a fear of losing his love, so is a bit sensitive too.

What were you doing for the past two years?
Frankly speaking, I have not been doing anything for the past two years. There was nothing interesting happening in my life. And I am not a type of guy who will want to be in the limelight saying, 'tyre puncture hogaya, kutta beemar ho gaya'. Apart from that I traveled a lot, both in and out of India, wrote stuff, even made a short film and showcased it in many film festivals.

Could you tell us something about your short film?
Yes I made a short film that was directed and scripted by me. I even acted in the same. It was titled 'Screw that Grass on the other side'. It's a mockery of people who think that life in hills, villages and small towns is much better than life in metros and vice versa. For this film I shot in the beautiful locales of Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh, Kasauli etc. I was even supposed to go to the Indian Film Festival, but things didn't work out, as I have begun shooting for the show.

And what was the idea behind it?
It was more out of self-interest. It is only when you work behind the camera, you get to know a lot of things about the pre-production and post-production stuff. Also, you get a hands-on experience of managing the whole process. So, it was just to gain experience. A lot of money went in to it, and we shot some good stuff.

Why did you take a break from television?
It was not intentional. My journey in TV had started way back, and in this span of time shows have changed from the regular soaps to the ones carrying a social message. It also needed the actors to work on different languages and dialects. Even though that was a welcome change, I thought I didn't fit in there. Above all, I don't think that today's shows have a strong role for male characters.

There has lot been written about Sangini being a Devdas. Can your character be compared to the iconic one?
See, the fact that guy takes up to drinking after losing his love is a very small point. I don't think that it should even be compared to Devdas. Actually in the show, the guy loves a girl who ditches him. He then takes to drinking after which another girl comes into his life. Sangini comes across as a very regular story, and you cannot put it into the Devdas category.

Tell us something about the characters in the show?
The main character is very brutal, he's a rich man and Aroona Irani is playing the mother's role. The family, especially the mom and dad, have always neglected their son Rudr. The father is always busy taking care of his business, while the mother is always busy doing stuff of her own. Everything is related to business whether it's relationship or love. So, my character is deprived of love and longs for it.

What about Binny Sharma your co-actor, how is the experience working with her?
Binny is a good actor; she doesn't come across as a newcomer at all. She is pretty good, much better than how I was in my first show.

Tell us something about the locations where the shooting for the show took place?
Yeah, we have been shooting all over the place; we shot in Haridwar, Hrishikesh, Mussorrie, Haryana, Delhi, Saputara ' a place in Gujarat and many more.

Will we see you hosting a show in the near future?
I am not a very loud person; I can't really anchor a show. I don't see myself doing that.

And what about reality shows, will you ever participate in any?
Actually I am a very private person, and also very shy. The problem is not with the reality shows, it is just that I cannot do it because of the nature I have.

Are you a football fan?
I am not a football fan at all. Although, I used to play a lot of football in school, so much so that during summers we were forced to be on field and it was extremely tiring.

How have you managed to keep yourself fit in the past two years?
Since childhood, I have loved to maintain myself and aim to be fit always. I love to workout even now.

What do you do when you are free?
When I am working, I work with all my sincerity and honesty. But during my free time I do whatever my wife wishes me to do.

Tell us one thing that nobody knows about you?
I am a very shy person, and that I love dogs and my wife hates them.

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