Shailja Kejriwal: Today, art needs to make a statement

Updated On: 23 July, 2020 06:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Four years after Pakistani shows were pulled down from Indian television, Zindagi chief Shailja Kejriwal reveals how channel is being relaunched with original series.

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Fawad Khan's Humsafar was part of its roster till 2016

Last year, it was heard that Saba Qamar, the leading lady of Irrfan's Hindi Medium (2016), was set to headline a ZEE5 show. The development was difficult to stomach since Indian cine bodies had announced a collective ban on Pakistani artistes post the 2016 Uri attacks. Nine months since, we seem to have found the answer as ZEE5 announced the relaunch of Zindagi channel, which used to curate Pakistani, Turkish and other Middle-Eastern dramas for the Indian audience. In 2016, it removed shows developed in the neighbouring country from its slate.

Shailja Kejriwal, Zee Entertainment