ZEE Anmol to air Imagine show ‘Bandini’

ZEE Network has acquired the rights for the show ‘Bandini’, which once aired on the now defunct channel, Imagine TV.

Starting from Monday 28th September at 21:00, ZEE Anmol (India) will telecast the series, which is about a young girl who is forced into a marriage of convenience with an elderly man twice her age. Starring television’s most versatile and popular actor, the shows lead is Ronit Roy.

‘Bandini’ is set in rural India and traces the story of a poor but spirited girl, Santu, who lives in the village of Dharampur with her maternal grandfather, Madhav Solanki. He is an experienced diamond cutter working for the middle-aged diamond merchant Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi. As an incentive to his best worker, Dharamraj offers to arrange and sponsor Madhav’s granddaughter’s marriage. Hours before the wedding, the bridegroom backs out and Madhav’s fellow workers get agitated. Dharamraj, a widower, comes forward to marry the bride, Santu.

‘Bandini’ is the story of a young girl�۪s journey and the conflict she faces at the hands of destiny as she struggles to fight against the class and caste divide of society. Handpicked from amongst some of the best content on Indian television, ‘Bandini’ echoes the ZEE Anmol philosophy of ��Dil Choo Jaaye�۪.

Incidentally, in the UK, Viacom18’s channel, Rishtey has been broadcasting the show for the past few weeks.