TV soap on reservation quota!

‘Armanon ka Balidaan – Aarakshan’ is not about whether the quota system in jobs should be or not be, but it is about people who gained or suffered due to the same.
The year 1990 saw a raging social debate in India on the issue of reservation in government jobs. Students protested all over the country while some even took extreme measures to express their anguish.Twenty years on, this ‘Quota System’ continues to be a simmering issue between youngsters who have benefited from this, versus those who have suffered. Set against this backdrop of reservation in jobs is the new fiction drama on TV ‘Armanon ka Balidaan – Aarakshan’.
Saurabh Tewari, Head of Fiction Programming at Imagine, says, “This fiction show is a powerful love story and family drama, which revolves around a very sensitive issue that still prevails in modern India. The subject is tackled with sensitivity and highlights the harsh realities that both sides face in their everyday lives.”
Armanon ka Balidaan – Aarakshan is a love story between Sumedha, whose family lost a son to the agitation against reservation legislation for jobs and Aakash, who has benefited from it to become a District Magistrate. As the bond between the two blossoms, Aakash has to constantly battle the fact that he is a beneficiary of the quota system.
Producer-Director Ravindra Gautam says, “The show is not about whether the quota system in jobs should be or not be, but it is about the people who gained or suffered due to the same. This is a simple love story between two individuals, where a person who has benefited from the quota system is trying to set things right and bring a change in society. To sum it all it has all the ingredients of a daily soap filled with romance, drama, twists and turns.”
Producer-Writer Kamal Pandey adds, “Armanon ka Balidaan – Aarakshan is a simple love story that blossoms between two good friends amidst the ongoing turmoil of the quota system in jobs. This show captures every emotion, from love to hate and from joy to sadness and from aspirations to blind ambition. The cast is fresh and the story is very entertaining and engaging. ”
The show features some of television’s popular faces such as Aarya Kumar, Pariva Pranati Rahoul Lohani, Muni Jha, Manmohan Tewari and others.