PRAKRITI ROY meets the cast and director of Sab TV’s latest show to give you a glimpse of what lies on the other side of the window
Sab TV has been known to tickle everybody’s funny bone ever since its inception. The channel, which always brings in new comedy concepts, has come up with the ultimate concept — telling the story of the viewers.
Titled Khidki, the latest offering from Sab TV is being helmed by actor, director and producer JD Majethia who is popular for making shows like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai; Khichdi; Badi Door Se Aaye Hain; Baa, Bahu aur Baby etc. Majethia will be seen in the role of thesutradhaar or the narrator.
Explaining the show’s pattern, Majethia said: “We wanted to do something new. Creating a new story from scratch is fine for a while but the writers get tired of doing the same thing over and over, and it starts looking stale. So, for Khidki, we invited our viewers to send mazzedar stories of their families which we will adapt into mini-series of five-six episodes each. What can be a better way to connect to the audienceIJ”
Anooj Kapoor, Senior EVP and Business head, Sab TV, said: “Khidki is a concept that will bring people’s real stories to the screen. There will be new stories and new characters each week.”
The show is being directed by Umesh Shukla of Oh My God fame and will see some stellar actors in various stories, including Sarita Joshi, Rajeev Mehta, lubna Salim and Aishwarya Sakhuja. The actors will, possibly, be seen playing other characters in later stories. The producers have already received over 12,000 entries within two weeks from different parts of the country.
“We came up with the name Khidki because through these stories you can peek into people’s homes. Khidki ke andar bhi jhaank sakte ho, aur bahar bhi. Along with a fun story, we also want to give people a message, much like my film Oh My God,” explained Shukla.
Being great storytellers themselves, Majethia and Shukla have also contributed a few stories from their own lives and families. “There was a funny incident with my father’s mamaji, back in the 1940s. He was supposed to get married but had been told that he can’t meet his bride before the wedding. The story will see his attempts to have a chat with his future wife,” revealed Shukla.
The show will go on air on June 28, 2016 and the team already has enough stories to last the next six months at least, they said.
