Saara Akaash
| Saara Akaash | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Action, Drama |
| Screenplay by | Anand Vardhan Ila Bedi Datta |
| Directed by | Gurudev Bhalla |
| Creative director | Animitra Chakravarti / Anil Jha |
| Starring | Sai Deodhar Shakti Anand Kiran Kumar Kanwaljeet Singh |
| Opening theme | "Saara Akaash" by Shaan & Mahalakshmi Iyer |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Nikhil J.Alva Niret Alva |
| Editor | Adil Wassan |
| Camera setup | Shailesh N. Anikhindi |
| Running time | 42 minutes (Episode 1 to Episode 77) 21 minutes (Episode 78 to Episode 104) |
| Production company | Miditech |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Plus |
| Release | 7 August 2003 – 29 July 2005 |
Saara Akaash[1][2][3] is an Indian television series that was broadcast on Star Plus every Thursday at 9 P.M.[4] for one hour from 7 August 2003 to 29 July 2005. It starred Sai Deodhar,[5] Shakti Anand,[5] Sonal Sehgal,[6] Kiran Kumar,[7] Parmeet Sethi,[7] Manav Gohil,[8] and Manish Goel.[9] The fictional show depicted personal and professional lives of Indian Air Force officers and was produced by Miditech.'[10][11]
The series which was supposed to end in 2004, got an extension for a year due its good viewership.[12]
It was converted to half-hour time slot[13] (9 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.) due to the launch of the new show Kkavyanjali. From 27 January 2005 to 31 March 2005, it used to air every Thursday at 9 P.M.[citation needed]
It was later shifted to Fridays,[14] 10:30 P.M. due to the launch of the show Miilee. From 8 April 2005 to 29 July 2005, it used to air on every Friday at 10:30 P.M.[15]
Cast
[edit]- Sai Deodhar[5] as
- Flight Lieutenant Monica Singh Kochar – Air Force cargo pilot; Suraj's daughter; Saurav's half-sister; Karan's widow; Vikram's wife.
- Shazia Khan – An ISI Agent; Monica's lookalike
- Kiran Kumar[7] as Air Commodore AOC Suraj Singh – Monica and Saurav's father
- Parmeet Sethi[7] as Squadron Leader Srinivas Rao – Senior officer on Sukhoi
- Shakti Anand[5] as Flight Lieutenant / Squadron Leader Vikram Kochar – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Abhay and Sujata's elder son; Rahul's brother; Kabir's half-brother; Monica's second husband
- Kanwaljeet Singh[5] as Squadron Leader/Wing Commander Abhay Kochar – Sujata's husband; Vikram, Rahul and Kabir's father
- Anuj Saxena as
- Manish Goel[9] as Flight Lieutenant Saurav Singh – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Suraj's son; Monica's half-brother; Kavita's fiancé
- Manav Gohil[8] as Flight Lieutenant Jatin Gohil – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Ayesha's fiancé (Dead)
- Sonal Sehgal[19] as Naaz / Sanjana Malik – An ISI Agent; Sikandar's fake ex-wife (Dead)
- Rajlakshmi Solanki / Indira Krishnan as Sujata Kochar – Abhay's wife; Vikram and Rahul's mother (2003) / (2003–2005)
- Karishma Tanna as Kavita Pawar – AOC Pawar's elder daughter; Ayesha's sister; Saurav's fiancé
- Aparna Jaywant as Ayesha Pawar – AOC Pawar's younger daughter; Kavita's sister; Jatin's fiancé
- Tarun Khanna as Sikandar / Varun Saxena – An ISI Agent; Sanjan's fake ex-husband
- Surendra Pal as Raghuveer Singh Rathore – Abhay Rathore's father; Karan's uncle
- Gaurav Chopra as Abhay Singh Rathore – Raghuveer's son; Karan's cousin
- Niyati Joshi as Urmila Singh Rathore – Karan's mother
- Vaquar Shaikh as Mushtaq Ali (Red Dragon) – An ISI Agent
- Yash Tonk as Kabir Kochar – Abhay's son; Vikram and Rahul's half-brother
- Darshan Jariwala as Deputy AOC Pawar – Kavita and Ayesha's father
- Sudha Shivpuri[20] as Mrs. Singh – Suraj's mother; Monica and Saurav's grandmother
- Abhimanyu Singh as Suraj's associate
- Rakshanda Khan as Sadia – An ISI Agent
- Karan Kapoor as Parvez / Flight Lieutenant Prabhat Srivastav – An ISI Agent; Shazia's boyfriend
- Ashwin Kaushal as Kabira
- Vimarsh Roshan as Jeet
References
[edit]- ^ "Star set to unleash new mega series 'Saara Akaash'". Retrieved 17 July 2003.
- ^ ""With 'Saara Akaash' we want to prove that we are capable of delivering mega scale fiction too": Nikhil Alva Television software producer". Retrieved 8 August 2003.
- ^ "'Saara Akaash' collects Rs 150,000 for Indian Air Force Wives Association". Retrieved 23 May 2004.
- ^ "Magnificent men & women in their flying machines". 17 August 2003.
- ^ a b c d e "I had taken a break from acting: Sai Deodhar | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Sonal Sehgal: Glad Shah Rukh Khan has supported Muay Thai - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Saara Akash - miditech". miditech. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b ""In television, looks matter a lot.I wish the focus was on acting abilities": Manav Gohil". Retrieved 21 August 2004.
- ^ a b "Tellywood is female dominated: Manish Goel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai' actress Tulip Joshi to make debut on TV show 'Airlines' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Entertainment - Flying High". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Saara Akash continues to soar; gets a year extension".
- ^ "STAR's one-hour prime time slot to be down by half-hour". 11 January 2005.
- ^ "Miillee to help STAR Plus don a new look". 21 March 2005.
- ^ "'Kalcchakra' cut to size". 28 March 2005.
- ^ "High-flying doc". 11 April 2004.
- ^ "Anuj Saxena to resurface in 'Saara Akaash'". 7 July 2004.
- ^ "TV celebs and their alternate business plans - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Sonal Sehgal". 1 September 2004.
- ^ "Sai Deodhar's double grab !". 15 December 2004.
External links
[edit]- Saara Akaash at IMDb