A lot has been changing on Zee Marathi. It started with change in logo and continues with launch of new serials. <em>Oon Pauus, Ankur, Misha</em> and now its time for a serial temporary titled <em>Tujhyavina</em> (without you). Scheduled to launch on 2 May, this serial will be a weekly. This serial will see Varsha Usgaonkar and Yatin Karyekar play the lead. Says producer-director of the serial, Sangeet Kulkarni, "Varsha and Yatin perfectly suit the character they would be playing". Sangeet has produced and

After <em>Oon Pauus</em> launched last month, Zee Marathi is set to launch another mega serial titled <em>Ankur</em>, a weekly launching on 14 April. Writer-director of the serial Pratima Kulkarni explains, "Most serials end at women leaving their houses. This serial will show the life of a woman after her leaving the house."

Alpha Marathi's much adored daily soap <em>Avantika</em> will soon be buried to make way for <em>Oon Pauus</em>. Both <em>Avantika</em> and <em>Oon Pauus</em> are the brainchild of Asmita Productions' Smita Talwalkar. Talking about <em>Oon Pauus (Sun N Rain)</em>, Smita says, "The story is based on veteran novelist Barve's book. Prabhakar Panshikar (another veteran theatre personality) wanted to make a play on this subject. However, it didn't happen and it came to me to be made into a serial. Alpha channel liked the concept and it took the shape of a serial."