Disney Channel to air its new family series 'Oye Jassie' from 13 October

Following the success of its original live action productions, ‘Best of Luck Nikki’, ‘The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir’, ‘Disney Q – The Family Mastermind’ and ‘Shake It Up’, Disney Channel, will premiere a new fun filled comedy series – ‘Oye Jassie!’ on 13 October at 11.00 am. In the series, Jassie, a small town girl from Karnal, makes her way to the city of dreams, Mumbai, in the hope of becoming famous. But her life takes an unexpected twist when she takes up a job as Nanny in the high-profile Malhotra Family and welcomes into her life 13-year-old fashionista Ayesha, one of the prettiest teens in her school; 12-year-old Rocky, the smooth and one of the biggest pranksters Rocky; 10-year-old calm and brilliant minded Subu, the adorable and full of wise-cracks 7-year-old Tia along with Tony, the lazy bored House-keeper and a 7-foot Asian Water Monitor Lizard – Shri Premchand. From paint ball fights, to school plays, to winning over rival nannies, Jassie’s life is a roller coaster as she and the family embraces the highs and lows of young adulthood together. “Oye Jassie is a great addition to our repertoire of Disney branded family entertainment. Much like our previous successful original productions, our effort is to engage families across India with programming that’s entertaining. Oye Jassie’s narrative woven around four endearing kids, their parents, pets and their young nanny is unlike any story seen before on Indian television and will give both kids and their families many compelling reasons to tune-in” said Devika Prabhu, Director, Programming, Kids Network, Disney UTV. In the premiere episode, Jassie accepts a job as a nanny and moves in with the Malhotra Family – high-flying superstar couple Reisha and Rahul Malhotra, their four kids and the beloved 7-foot Asian Water Monitor Lizard. While Jassie’s new big city life is full of opportunity and excitement, she quickly discovers how much she relies on the support and advice of the kids in her care. Also helping Jassie navigate her new big city adventure is Tony, the family's beloved yet frosty butler and Lucky, the building’s young doorman. A unique blend of comedy and emotions, Oye Jassie stars the multi-talented Tara Sutaria as Jassie, who has previously been the hit Disney shows – Big Bada Boom and The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir. Additionally, the show also brings in the popular face from television and movies - Simple Kaur and Harsh Vashishtha as Reisha and Rahul Malhotra, Ahsaas Channa as Ayesha, Kenneth Desai as Tony along with Mohit Bagri as Rishi, Ved Tarde as Subbu, Diya Chalwad as Tia and Devansh Doshi as Lucky.