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April 1-15 2005


 

April 1-15 2005

Not just the real thing
Aabhas Sharma

f you imitate someone, you pay him/her the biggest compliment. If you adapt, you pay compliments and you also earn TVRs, money... basically all the good things in life. No one knows that better than Sony Entertainment Television (SET).

Going by the spate of adapted shows on its flagship channel Sony, one thing is clear: entertainment knows no boundaries. Russian Roulette, Yoy Soy Betty la Fea, Doogie Howser, MD, Parent Trap, American Idol, Strictly Dancing and The Kumar�s at No 42 - these are some of the internationally successful formats that have become famous in India as Bachke Rehnaa Zara Sambhalna, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Ayushmaan, Hum 2 Hain Na, Indian Idol, Dance Dance and Batliwalla House No 43.... more


 

   
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