Saara Akaash

Saara Akaash
GenreAction, Drama
Screenplay byAnand Vardhan
Ila Bedi Datta
Directed byGurudev Bhalla
Creative directorAnimitra Chakravarti / Anil Jha
StarringSai Deodhar
Shakti Anand
Kiran Kumar
Kanwaljeet Singh
Opening theme"Saara Akaash" by Shaan & Mahalakshmi Iyer
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes104
Production
ProducersNikhil J.Alva
Niret Alva
EditorAdil Wassan
Camera setupShailesh N. Anikhindi
Running time42 minutes (Episode 1 to Episode 77)
21 minutes (Episode 78 to Episode 104)
Production companyMiditech
Original release
NetworkStar Plus
Release7 August 2003 (2003-08-07) –
29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)

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

  • 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
    • Flight Lieutenant Karan Singh Rathore – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Urmila's son; Abhay Rathore's cousin; Monica's first husband (Dead)[16][17]
    • ISI Agent Falaq – Karan's lookalike (Dead)[18]
  • 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

  1. ^ "Star set to unleash new mega series 'Saara Akaash'". Retrieved 17 July 2003.
  2. ^ ""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.
  3. ^ "'Saara Akaash' collects Rs 150,000 for Indian Air Force Wives Association". Retrieved 23 May 2004.
  4. ^ "Magnificent men & women in their flying machines". 17 August 2003.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Sonal Sehgal: Glad Shah Rukh Khan has supported Muay Thai - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d "Saara Akash - miditech". miditech. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b ""In television, looks matter a lot.I wish the focus was on acting abilities": Manav Gohil". Retrieved 21 August 2004.
  9. ^ a b "Tellywood is female dominated: Manish Goel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. ^ "'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.
  11. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Entertainment - Flying High". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Saara Akash continues to soar; gets a year extension".
  13. ^ "STAR's one-hour prime time slot to be down by half-hour". 11 January 2005.
  14. ^ "Miillee to help STAR Plus don a new look". 21 March 2005.
  15. ^ "'Kalcchakra' cut to size". 28 March 2005.
  16. ^ "High-flying doc". 11 April 2004.
  17. ^ "Anuj Saxena to resurface in 'Saara Akaash'". 7 July 2004.
  18. ^ "TV celebs and their alternate business plans - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Sonal Sehgal". 1 September 2004.
  20. ^ "Sai Deodhar's double grab !". 15 December 2004.