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Buniyaad back on the air!?


I don't understand how my readers could not inform me about this major event! Anyway, I accidentally came upon this search result on Google, so here you go. I don't know if this is true, I might have to check with the folks back home. But you probably do. The following article is from http://movies.indiainfo.com/television/sahara-240106.html, copied onto this page ONLY because I don't want them to all of a suddenly pull their article in favour of a more recent one.




Blockbuster Buniyaad back on Sahara One
Courtesy: Goher Iqbal Punn
Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Monday to Saturday at 8.00 p.m. Sahara One TV

Sahara One Television, continuing with its tradition to allure the audiences with the touching-rich stuff, now is geared up to mesmerize the audiences with yesteryear's classic as it is ready to re-create magic on the television topography while endowing the viewers with the biggest blockbuster of the past, 'Buniyaad'. Yes, the coveted serial is back for real enjoyment and will quench your thirst to watch something utterly enticing filled with perfection (that is missing in today's soaps).

'Buniyaad' has a feel that touches your heart and magically catches you in full. Ramesh Sippy's Buniyaad, is even known as the Sholay of television. The soap that enthralled and fascinated the audiences in the 80s will be re-launched on Thursday January 26, 2005 at 8:00PM on SaharaOne Television. To celebrate this occasion Ramesh Sippy along with the key star cast of the show gathered for a special evening at Taj Lands End, Bandra on Thursday January 19, 2006 and walked down memory lane.

For all the fans who, over the years have missed the purity of television medium that reflected in the early programming, it's a dream come true and a chance of a lifetime, a chance to experience television programming inspired by passion and convictions. 'Buniyaad' would be telecast daily on the channel Monday-Saturday at 8 pm.

From Main Title "Re-launching Buniyaad, is SaharaOne's way of acknowledging this soap as a benchmark in the history of Indian Television. And we hope that it will re-create the same magic it did is during its last run on television", Shantonu Aditya CEO - SaharaOne Media and Entertainment Ltd commented on the occasion

"Buniyaad set the benchmark for the Indian television industry. With bringing the show back on television it is our endeavor to re-create the magic of great story telling, that has taken a back seat over presentation and westernization in the current scenario. With telenovella, game-shows being the order of the day, Buniyaad with its strong family value drama, we hope will bring back family TV viewing, that's on the decline", Purnendu Bose COO, Sahara One Television said.

Lajjoji and Master Haveliram "It is great to have Buniyaad back on television. The subject and the show have always been very close to my heart. And I hope that the current generation enjoys it the same way as their elders did ", Ramesh Sippy chiped in.

A star studded and talented cast like Alok Nath, Kiran Juneja, Kanwaljeet, Kulbhushan Kharbhanda, Abhinav Chaturvedi, Kruttika Desai and others, also contributed quintessentially to Buniyaad's instant success. Produced by Sippy Films, Buniyaad ruled the television sets- people would not move out of their houses so that they wouldn't miss the show.

In the rat race that life has become today, rarely do you come across the chance to share an innocent moment of indulgence with your family. This is the chance for the generations to transcend time and share a common bond, so do not forget to tune your channels to SaharaOne Television on Thursday, 26 January 2006 at 8:00 PM to experience the old world charm and the television programming at its best.

CONCEPT NOTE
Lajjoji and Veerawali Buniyaad is the story of Master Haveliram an honest man of principles, who has chosen the noble profession of teaching as a way to contribute to the society. It is in his role as a teacher that he comes across the beautiful Lajoji, an innocent child-woman. It is not long before the teacher and pupil realize that they share more than just a casual friendship and understanding, they fall in love and soon get married. Blessed with three sons and a daughter, life is a rose colored picture. The almighty has showered his umpteen blessings on their family but as fate would have it, when least expected, disaster strikes; the partition of the motherland into India and Pakistan is finalized.

Reunion, L to R: Alok Nath, ?, Kiran Juneja and Vijayendra Ghatge Buniyaad is the story of the trials and tribulations that Master Haveliram and his family experience during this tremulous phase. Having left most of their material possessions back in the present Pakistan, armed with nothing but memories, how Master Haveliram, Lajoji, their sons and daughter try to settle down in their new home in India-the refugee camp and manage to rise in life, in spite of the limited resources available.

The struggle to start from scratch and create a home in a foreign land…the struggle of remaining true to principles over the temptation to give in to easier but unethical ways of life…Buniyaad is the story of struggle that most Indian families faced during the partition. The reason for the ring of truth in this story is the fact that G P Sippy having witnessed the Partition himself always wanted to make a serial like Buniyaad.



Recreating history on celluloid can be as tough as catching a whale in deep ocean and can prove to be a Herculean task. But Buniyaad, the mother of all soap operas directed by Ramesh Sippy and written by Manohar Joshi created history of its own, by becoming the nations first blockbuster soap opera and a guide for the plethora that followed.

Get ready to watch this classic on Thursday, 26th January 2006 at 8.00 p.m. on Sahara One TV. The show will be going on air on Monday to Saturday at 8.00 p.m.


 

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