Saara Akaash

Saara Akaash
Genre	Action, Drama
Screenplay by	Anand Vardhan Ila Bedi Datta
Directed by	Gurudev Bhalla
Creative director	Animitra Chakravarti / Anil Jha
Starring	Sai Deodhar Shakti Anand Kiran Kumar Kanwaljeet Singh
Opening theme	"Saara Akaash" by Shaan & Mahalakshmi Iyer
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	104
Production
Producers	Nikhil J.Alva Niret Alva
Editor	Adil Wassan
Camera setup	Shailesh N. Anikhindi
Running time	42 minutes (Episode 1 to Episode 77) 21 minutes (Episode 78 to Episode 104)
Production company	Miditech
Original release
Network	Star Plus
Release	7 August 2003 (2003-08-07) – 29 July 2005 (2005-07-29)

Saara Akaash is an Indian television series that was broadcast on Star Plus. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} for one hour from 7 August 2003 to 29 July 2005. It starred Sai Deodhar, ^[5] Shakti Anand, ^[5] Sonal Sehgal, ^[6] Kiran Kumar, ^[7] Parmeet Sethi, ^[7] Manav Gohil, ^[8] and Manish Goel. ^[9] The fictional show depicted personal and professional lives of Indian Air Force officers and was produced by Miditech.' ^{[10] [11]}

The series which was supposed to end in 2004, got an extension for a year due its good viewership. ^[12]

It was converted to half-hour time slot ^[13] (9 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.) due to the launch of the new show Kkavyanjali . From 27 January 2005 to 31 March 2005, it used to air every Thursday at 9 P.M.^{[ citation needed ]}

Cast

• Sai Deodhar ^[5] as
  • Flight Lieutenant Monica Singh Kochar – Air Force cargo pilot; Suraj's daughter; Saurav's half-sister; Karan's widow; Vikram's wife.
  • Shazia Khan – An ISI Agent; Monica's lookalike
• Kiran Kumar ^[7] as Air Commodore AOC Suraj Singh – Monica and Saurav's father
• Parmeet Sethi ^[7] as Squadron Leader Srinivas Rao – Senior officer on Sukhoi
• Shakti Anand ^[5] as Flight Lieutenant / Squadron Leader Vikram Kochar – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Abhay and Sujata's elder son; Rahul's brother; Kabir's half-brother; Monica's second husband
• Kanwaljeet Singh ^[5] as Squadron Leader/Wing Commander Abhay Kochar – Sujata's husband; Vikram, Rahul and Kabir's father
• Anuj Saxena as
  • Flight Lieutenant Karan Singh Rathore – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Urmila's son; Abhay Rathore's cousin; Monica's first husband (Dead) ^{[14] [15]}
  • ISI Agent Falaq – Karan's lookalike (Dead) ^[16]
• Manish Goel ^[9] as Flight Lieutenant Saurav Singh – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Suraj's son; Monica's half-brother; Kavita's fiancé
• Manav Gohil ^[8] as Flight Lieutenant Jatin Gohil – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Ayesha's fiancé (Dead)
• Sonal Sehgal ^[17] as Naaz / Sanjana Malik – An ISI Agent; Sikandar's fake ex-wife (Dead)
• Rajlakshmi Solanki / Indira Krishnan as Sujata Kochar – Abhay's wife; Vikram and Rahul's mother (2003) / (2003–2005)
• Karishma Tanna as Kavita Pawar – AOC Pawar's elder daughter; Ayesha's sister; Saurav's fiancé
• Aparna Jaywant as Ayesha Pawar – AOC Pawar's younger daughter; Kavita's sister; Jatin's fiancé
• Tarun Khanna as Sikandar / Varun Saxena – An ISI Agent; Sanjan's fake ex-husband
• Surendra Pal as Raghuveer Singh Rathore – Abhay Rathore's father; Karan's uncle
• Gaurav Chopra as Abhay Singh Rathore – Raghuveer's son; Karan's cousin
• Niyati Joshi as Urmila Singh Rathore – Karan's mother
• Vaquar Shaikh as Mushtaq Ali (Red Dragon) – An ISI Agent
• Yash Tonk as Kabir Kochar – Abhay's son; Vikram and Rahul's half-brother
• Darshan Jariwala as Deputy AOC Pawar – Kavita and Ayesha's father
• Sudha Shivpuri ^[18] as Mrs. Singh – Suraj's mother; Monica and Saurav's grandmother
• Abhimanyu Singh as Suraj's associate
• Rakshanda Khan as Sadia – An ISI Agent
• Karan Kapoor as Parvez / Flight Lieutenant Prabhat Srivastav – An ISI Agent; Shazia's boyfriend
• Ashwin Kaushal as Kabira
• Vimarsh Roshan as Jeet

References

1. "Star set to unleash new mega series 'Saara Akaash'" . Retrieved 17 July 2003.
2. ""With 'Saara Akaash' we want to prove that we are capable of delivering mega scale fiction too": Nikhil Alva Television software producer" . Retrieved 8 August 2003.
3. "'Saara Akaash' collects Rs 150,000 for Indian Air Force Wives Association" . Retrieved 23 May 2004.
4. "Magnificent men & women in their flying machines". 17 August 2003.
5. "I had taken a break from acting: Sai Deodhar | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
6. "Sonal Sehgal: Glad Shah Rukh Khan has supported Muay Thai - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
7. "Saara Akash - miditech". miditech. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
8. ""In television, looks matter a lot.I wish the focus was on acting abilities": Manav Gohil" . Retrieved 21 August 2004.
9. "Tellywood is female dominated: Manish Goel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
10. "'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai' actress Tulip Joshi to make debut on TV show 'Airlines' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
11. "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Entertainment - Flying High". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
12. "Saara Akash continues to soar; gets a year extension".
13. "STAR's one-hour prime time slot to be down by half-hour". 11 January 2005.
14. "High-flying doc". 11 April 2004.
15. "Anuj Saxena to resurface in 'Saara Akaash'". 7 July 2004.
16. "TV celebs and their alternate business plans - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
17. "Sonal Sehgal". 1 September 2004.
18. "Sai Deodhar's double grab !". 15 December 2004.

External links

• Saara Akaash at IMDb