ZEE TOO REVIVES ITS POPULAR SHOWS DURING LOCKDOWN INCLUDING HUM PAANCH

Jyothi Venkatesh

Hindi GEC Zee TV is all set to bring back some of the most popular seasons of its reality and classic shows on public demand. According to Television Post, Hum Paanch will make a mega comeback on television after 15 years, starting from today 13th April and it will air Monday to Sunday at 12 noon. A story of an ordinary yet amusing middle-class family, Hum Paanch revolves around Anand Mathur, his second wife – Bina Mathur and his five daughters, who are constantly plotting plans to turn his world upside down. Adding more chaos and confusion to his life is the photo frame of his late wife, who occasionally talks to him and nags him on certain decisions.

The iconic show brought together a stellar cast 25 years ago and each of the characters has been etched in the minds of viewers ever since. The decade-long show had concluded in 2006, but on public demand, Zee TV is all set to bring back the crazy family of Anand Mathur (Ashok Saraf), Bina Mathur (Shoma Anand), Meenakshi Mathur (Vandana Pathak), Radhika Mathur (Amita Nangia and later played by Vidya Balan), Sweety Mathur (Rakhi Vijan), Kajal Mathur (Bhairavi Raichura) and Choti (Priyanka Mehra). The audience is in for some fun and frolic and afternoons will never be the same! Incidentally, you can see yours truly also in one of the episodes of Hum Paanch as a medical shop owner. specially on Ekta's insistence at that time, since I happened to be the first journalist to interview Ekta Kapoor for Trade Guide, a trade weekly then.

business head Aparna Bhosle said, “In times of uncertainty and stress that the world is currently going through, what audiences are truly looking forward to on television is an escape into happier times and familiar characters that they have all grown up loving over the years. For years now, we have been receiving umpteen requests to revive Hum Paanch or bring back a new season of this cult classic comedy.

Through a motley of truly adorable characters brought to life by some remarkably natural actors, the show is a heartwarming depiction of how much fun a typical Indian middle class family can be when they all just let their hair down. Hum Paanch evokes nostalgia amongst anyone who was in front of the television in the 90s and 2000s. In fact, 2020 also marks 25 glorious years of Hum Paanch and we believe the best way to pay a tribute to such an iconic show is by letting the audience revisit the whole journey at a time when they need it the most.”

Starting 7th April, the channel has also brought back Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs 2017 and fiction show Qubool Hai. The reality show airs every Monday to Friday at 6.30 pm while Qubool Hai airs every Monday to Friday at 8 pm. The channel will also re-telecast Dance India Dance season 2 from 12th April every Sunday at 1 pm.