Cupid strikes Marathi television

JULUN YETI RESHIMGATHI

Screen characters: Meghana and Aditya Desai

Actors: Prajakta Mali and Lalit Prabhakar

USP: The lead pair's onscreen chemistry Inspired by Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam this show focuses on the journey of a girl who is forcibly married against her wishes and how she accepts her husband. The show got a thumbs up from audiences and gradually went on to occupy the top position in the rating chart. People connected to Meghana and Aditya's journey from awkwardness to comfort and then love.Meghana has finally buried her past and has accepted her husband as the love of her life.Aditya's portrayal of an understanding husband has made him a favourite of the audiences.

MAZE MAN TUZE ZALE

Screen characters: Shubhra and Shekhar Desai

Actors: Swarada Thigale and Harish Dudhade

USP: The romance between a college going girl and her professor husband Shubhra, who is married to professor Shekhar and fancies writer Kabir is unknown to the fact that her husband is the same man she is seeking. Things change when she discovers the fact. The screen couple's honeymoon track in Kashmir attracted a lot of viewership. The show currently has a track where Professor Nandini (Shreya Bugde) is trying to create misunderstandings between the two.Shubhra is all set to walk out of her house and viewers are eagerly waiting for the duo to patch up. Siddhav Nachane, executive producer of the show Maze Mann Tuze Zale said, "It won't be wrong to say that romance is the flavour of the season for Marathi television. The pattern of television has changed in the past few months.Viewers are connecting better with the feel good factor that love stories offer. Saas-bahu sagas are passé now. In fact, ratings of even the leading serials have experienced a dip with the absence of romantic tracks and they have had to reinvent the romance in their tracks."

EKA LAGNACHI TISARI GOSHT

Screen characters: Isha Deshmukh and Om Choudhary

Actors: Spruha Joshi and Umesh Kamat

USP: Subtle humour in the lead couple's romance Viewers enjoyed the fact that Om introduced Isha to his fake relatives as she fancied a big joint family. What really caught the viewer's attention were the couple's unusual dinner dates such as the one wherein the duo settled for street food on reaching a restaurant after it had shut down for the day. The show witnessed a dip in ratings when the lead couple was shown at loggerheads with each other. As people relish Isha and Om's onscreen romance, that is exactly what the show's makers are providing them with.

HRUDAYEE PREET JAGATE

Screen Characters: Veena and Malhar Samant

Actors: Sneha Deshmukh and Angad Mhaskar

USP: It is a musical love story with a different flavour The show began with classical singer Malhar's row with pop singer Rakhi Bindaas after which he decides to prepare another singer to challenge Rakhi. On the other hand Veena, who works in a garage, is Malhar's driver's daughter. While the show's lead couple are yet to meet on screen, the curiosity among the viewers is very high as to how the couple will meet and just how will their love blossom while Malhar gives her music lessons.

HONAR SUN MI YA GHARCHI

Screen characters: Janhavi Sahasrabuddhe and Shree Gokhale

Actors: Tejashree Pradhan and Shashank Ketkar

USP: The lead couple's chemistry and the big family with six mothers-in-law This show initially focussed on the love blossoming between the lead couple Janhavi and Shree. This helped the show reach the top position on the rating chart for a long time. Soon after the couple's marriage, the focus shifted to the saas-bahu relationships and gradually the show lost the top slot. The makers have now returned to the romantic track between the lead couple to get back the viewership. For now Janhavi has lost her memory and has forgotten all about her marriage. Shree is now once trying to establish the same romance with Janhavi. The bus stop which played a crucial role in their romance earlier has once again become a focal point in the show.