Prime time soaps go beyond metros

Hindi GECs are moving the settings of their soaps to Tier 2 cities, presumably in a bid to grab more viewers in these new hotspots.
Some of the recent soap offerings in the prime time slot are set in smaller towns of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Here’s a look...
Vadodara
Piya Basanti Re
Set in Vadodara, the love story talks about an intelligent girl Piya (Adaa Khan) who wants to chase her dreams to make her mother proud of her achievements and how love changes her life.
Varanasi
Hum Hain na
A cute love story between Varanasi’s Bunty (Kunwar Dhillon) and Kolkata’s Sagarika (Pratyusha Banerjee), whose different worlds collide when they meet and fall in love.
Jaipur
Nisha Aur Uske Cousins Set in the Pink City, the story revolves around a spunky youngster and her cousins, who try their level best to bridge the generation gap in a joint family.
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Lucknow
Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne
The city of Nawabs plays a key role in this story of a young girl, who dreams of becoming a state level badminton player and how her widowed mother Maryam (Barkha Bisht Sengupta) encourages her despite all the hurdles.
Bhopal
Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi
A unique relationship between rich kid Raghav (Rahul Sharma), who marries a simple small-town girl Sonia and takes on the responsibility of his five sisters-in-law.
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