| Saara Akaash | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Action, Drama |
| Screenplay by | Anand Vardhan Ila Bedi Datta |
| Directed by | Gurudev Bhalla |
| Creative director | Animitra Chakravarti / Anil Jha |
| Starring | Sai Deodhar Shakti Anand Kiran Kumar Kanwaljeet Singh |
| Opening theme | "Saara Akaash" by Shaan & Mahalakshmi Iyer |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Nikhil J.Alva Niret Alva |
| Editor | Adil Wassan |
| Camera setup | Shailesh N. Anikhindi |
| Running time | 42 minutes (Episode 1 to Episode 77) 21 minutes (Episode 78 to Episode 104) |
| Production company | Miditech |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Plus |
| Release | 7 August 2003 – 29 July 2005 |
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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]
- ^ "Star set to unleash new mega series 'Saara Akaash'". Retrieved 17 July 2003.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "'Saara Akaash' collects Rs 150,000 for Indian Air Force Wives Association". Retrieved 23 May 2004.
- ^ "Magnificent men & women in their flying machines". 17 August 2003.
- ^ a b "I had taken a break from acting: Sai Deodhar | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Sonal Sehgal: Glad Shah Rukh Khan has supported Muay Thai - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Saara Akash - miditech". miditech. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ ""In television, looks matter a lot.I wish the focus was on acting abilities": Manav Gohil". Retrieved 21 August 2004.
- ^ "Tellywood is female dominated: Manish Goel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Entertainment - Flying High". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Saara Akash continues to soar; gets a year extension".
- ^ "STAR's one-hour prime time slot to be down by half-hour". 11 January 2005.
- ^ "Miillee to help STAR Plus don a new look". 21 March 2005.
- ^ "'Kalcchakra' cut to size". 28 March 2005.