Kashmakash Zindagi Ki turns 300

The popular Doordarshan soap Kashmakash Zindagi Ki has created a history of sorts on the national network by completing 300 episodes. Says producer Ashok Wadhwa, "The biggest USP of our serial is its sensitive treatment and depiction of the animosity between the female protagonists and how this animosity has its own impact on the personal as well as the professional relationships between the various members in the family." The serial boasts of an impressive star cast comprising of Sudha Chandran, Deepshikha, Kishwar Merchant, Anang Desai, Uttara Baokar, Snighda Pandey. The subject of the serial revolves around two friends who are like sisters- Mandira (Kishwar Merchant) and Aradhana (Deepshikha) and how their animosity triggers off a lot of drama and rift in the family, aided and abetted by Mandira's mother Devyani (Lata Haya) at whose hands Aradhana's father dies in an accident. Mandira's father Rajdeep (Anang Desai) adopts Aradhana and brings her to his house and brings up both Mandira and Aradhana as his own daughters. Kashmakash Zindagi Ki airs every day from Monday to Friday at 1.30 pm.