Saara Akaash

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]

Saara Akaash
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 (2003-08-07) – 29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)

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. "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. "Saara Akash - miditech". miditech. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
8. ""In television, looks matter a lot.I wish the focus was on acting abilities": Manav Gohil". Retrieved 21 August 2004.
9. "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.

External links

• Saara Akaash at IMDb