With many TV channel re-telecasting their iconic shows of 90’s amid coronavirus lockdown, another popular show Hum Paanch is back on small screen after a gap of 14 years. The show will be re-telecasted from April 13, 2020 on Zee TV.
Actress Rakhi Vijan, who played Sweety in the show, is excited about the show coming back. While talking to a leading newspaper, the actress said that there couldn’t have been a better timing to re-telecast the show.
“I am very excited for return of ‘Hum Paanch’ on Zee TV, not just because the show is finally coming back, but also because it’s coming back at a time when everyone is locked down at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, it is also coming back due to public demand, which is like a cherry on the cake. I remember very clearly, we entertained the audience for nine long years and with every episode, the TRP’s went higher. We used to make people laugh and enjoy, so I feel this is an apt time to come back and entertain everyone. For the amount of time they will watch the show, people will surely forget their miseries,” Rakhi said in a statement.
Sharing the memories associated with the show, Rakhi said, “I would like to take this opportunity and give a tribute to (producer) Ekta Kapoor. I don’t think many people know, but she started her career when she was just 16 years old and she created history by sitting on the boss’ chair at such a young age. The best part was that even though she was the boss, she used to come and give us the character brief and script brief personally. In fact, at times, she would even act it out for us, which was really fantastic.”
She further added, “To be honest, Hum Paanch was her concept, she did the casting and every episode was also approved by her. Her passion really inspired us. I’d also like to add that the show holds a very special place in my heart because we all (the cast) started off with this show together at a really young age and none of the girls had any traits of competitiveness or jealousy. In fact, we were just like a family. There was always a positive energy on the set that actually made 9 years fly by easily.”
The show which concluded in 2006 also starred Ashok Saraf, Shoma Anand, Vandana Pathak, Vidya Balan, Bhairavi Raichura and Priyanka Mehra.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
