'Ardhangani',
which
will
hit
the
tube
very
soon,
is
reported
to
be
one
of
the
most
ambitious
shows
to
air
on
Zee
TV.
So
much
so
that
the
show
produced
by
Jay
and
Kinnari
Mehta's
Jay
Productions
resembles
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
2002
magnum
opus
in
terms
of
its
big
budget
and
setting.
Though
the
daily
show
is
not
the
TV
adaptation
of
Saratchandra
Chattopadhyay's
classic
novel
'Devdas',
it
has
a
predominant
Bengali
setting.
It
will
tell
the
story
of
a
very
beautiful
woman
for
whom
her
beauty
becomes
a
curse.
Actress
Sudeepa
Singh
who
earlier
appeared
in
Sony's
not
so
successful
'
Kabhie
To
Nazar
Milao'
is
playing
the
lead
role.
"My
character
Kangana
is
a
simple,
very
beautiful
girl
for
whom
her
beauty
becomes
a
bane.
It's
not
a
regular
saas
bahu
saga
and
has
a
Bengali
backdrop,
which
is
quite
rare.
It's
very
different
and
stands
out
because
of
its
costumes,
set
up
et
al.
Earlier
too
I
played
the
different
role
of
a
blind
girl
in
'
Kabhie
To
Nazar
Milao'
and
when
this
amazing
role
came
my
way,
I
decided
to
return
to
my
first
love,
television," she
says.
Now
it
will
be
interesting
to
note
how
an
average
looking
Sudeepa
will
manage
to
pass
of
as
an
incredibly
beautiful
woman,
a
character
reportedly
inspired
by
Paro,
more
recently
portrayed
on
screen
by
one
of
the
most
beautiful
woman
in
the
world,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan.
The
show
has
Ajay
Krish
of
'Mamta' fame
as
the
male
lead
and
also
stars
the
likes
of
Indira
Krishnan
and
Shalini
Kapoor.
It
is
all
set
to
go
on
air
sometime
in
October.
But
what
about
its
similarity
in
tag
line
with
Star's
new
show
'Bidaai'
which
too
talks
about
beauty
becoming
a
curse?
A
source
clarifies,
"Bidaai
is
the
story
of
two
sisters,
one
fair
and
the
other
dark.
While
this
one
has
a
complete
different
concept
altogether.
The
similarity
is
just
a
co-incidence." Says
a
confident
Ajay
Krish,
"It's
a
very
intense
love
story
made
on
a
grand
scale
and
set
in
contemporary
times.
Just
as
'Saat
Phere'
on
Zee
is
the
journey
of
a
dark
girl,
this
is
the
story
of
a
stunningly
beautiful
woman.
Except
for
its
richness
and
the
Bengali
backdrop
it
has
no
similarity
to
Devdas.
Full
marks
to
the
production
team
for
doing
such
excellent
research
and
making
each
and
every
detail
from
costumes
to
the
dialogues
to
the
grand
sets
so
authentic."
Looks
like
the
show
is
all
set
to
rock
the
tube!