Sony Entertainment Television is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel that was launched in 1995 and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a division of Sony Pictures.
Gopal Bhar or Gopal Bhand was a court jester in medieval Bengal. He was in the court of Raja Krishnachandra (1710–1783), the then-king of Nadia in the 18th century. Gopal used to give joy to others by laughter and ridicule. The king considered Gopal as a Navaratna of his court. His statue can still be seen in the palace of Krishnachandra and in Ghurni, Krishnagar town. Gopal is believed to have possessed a keen intelligence.
CID is an Indian police procedural television series that premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 21 January 1998. The series was created by B. P. Singh and produced by Singh and Pradeep Uppoor under the banner of Fireworks Production in season 1, Deepak Dhar and Rajesh Chadhaa of Banijay Asia in season 2. It featured Shivaji Satam as ACP Pradyuman, Aditya Srivastava as Sr. Inspector Abhijeet, Dayanand Shetty as Sr. Inspector Daya, Dinesh Phadnis as Inspector Fredricks and Narendra Gupta as Dr. Salunkhe.
Aakash Aath is an Indian Bengali-language television channel based in Kolkata, established in 2000 by G Entertainment as Akash Bangla. In October 2013, a new logo was unveiled and the channel was rebranded to Akash Aath. The current CEO is Ashok Surana and the director is Ishita Surana. The channel broadcasts news at 5.00 pm, evening and 10.30 pm.
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel operated by Disney Star, a subsidiary of Disney India. It primarily broadcasts family dramas, comedies, reality shows and films. It launched its own HD feed on 14 April 2016.
Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.
Adaalat (transl. Court) is an Indian television courtroom drama anthology series about a defence attorney, K.D. Pathak, portrayed by Ronit Roy. The first season of the show premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 20 November 2010 and ran for five years, ending on 11 July 2015. The show aired 431 episodes in its first season. Adaalat returned for its second season on Sony Entertainment Television on 4 June 2016 and ended on 4 September 2016. The show aired 26 episodes in its second season.
ATN Sony Aath is a Canadian exempt Category B Bengali language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It broadcasts programming from Sony Aath and Canadian content.
Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian entertainment production company founded by Siddharth Kumar Tewary in 2007. The company focuses on adapting Indian stories for television. Swastik Productions has produced several notable shows in India, including Mahabharat, Shiv Shakti, RadhaKrishn, Porus, and Shrimad Ramayan. The company operates a large 25-acre production set called Swastik Bhoomi.
Sunita Chand Rajwar is an Indian actress known for working in film, television and stage productions. She graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1997. She is known for her performance in the films including Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007), Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020), Bala (2019), Stree (2018), Kedarnath (2018), and the Sony LIV's comedy series Gullak. Her performance in last of these won her a Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Sujay Reu is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi television. Reu made his acting debut with Ram Milaayi Jodi, playing Anukalp Gandhi. He is best known for his portrayal of Kishan Kapadia in Alaxmi Ka Super Parivaar and Bharata in Siya Ke Ram. Reu earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Rama/Vishnu in Shrimad Ramayan.
Anand Neelakantan is an Indian novelist, columnist, screenwriter, and public speaker. One of India's best selling authors, He is known for writing mythological fiction and has authored 15 books in English and one in Malayalam. He has been writing a column in The New Indian Express since 2017.
Sony LIV is an Indian subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Culver Max Entertainment. Sony LIV was introduced in 2013 as the first OTT service in India. As a streaming service, it provides live sports, original titles, other content titles from its own networks and content titles in India licensed from third-parties such as Lionsgate and ITV among others. The Sony LIV content library includes films, TV shows and series, and sports.
Jiten Lalwani is an Indian Film and Television actor. He is best known for playing Kiran Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Inder Kashyap in Sasural Genda Phool, Indradev in Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, Bhuvan Singh in Pehredaar Piya Ki Gunwant Reshammiya in Shubharambh and Raja Janak in Shrimad Ramayan.
Basant Bhatt is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut with Arjun, playing Varun. Bhatt is best known for his portrayals of Karn in Suryaputra Karn, Kartikeya in Vighnaharta Ganesh, Balram in RadhaKrishn and Lakshman in Shrimad Ramayan.
Siddharth Kumar Tewary is an Indian television producer and director. He is the founder of Swastik Productions, one of India's largest production house. Currently, he serves as the company's chief Creative Director. Tewary has been the creator and director of various shows like Mahabharat, Suryaputra Karn, Karmaphal Daata Shani, Porus, Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush and most recently RadhaKrishn. He made his first OTT debut with Escaype Live starring Siddharth for Disney+ Hotstar in 2022. His current show is Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav, Shrimad Ramayan and Lakshmi Narayan - Sukh Samarthya Santulan.
Gopal Bhar is an Indian Bengali language animated comedy television series based on legendery Bengali comedian Gopal Bhar. Since 2015, the series start airing on Sony Aath television channel and after airing episode digitally available on SonyLIV.
Shrimad Ramayan is an Indian Hindi-language television series that premiered from 1 January 2024 to 9 August 2024 on Sony TV and airing on Sony SAB since 12 August 2024. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary under the banner of Swastik Productions, the series is based on the epic Ramayana. It stars Sujay Reu as Rama and Prachi Bansal as Sita.
Prachi Bansal is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is best known for her portrayal of Vaani Agarwal Singhania in Thapki Pyar Ki 2 and Sita/Lakshmi in Shrimad Ramayan.
Nut Boltu is an Indian Bengali language animated comedy television series. Since 2016, the series is being aired regularly on Sony Aath television channel.
