Saara Akaash Explained

Genre:	Action, Drama
Director:	Gurudev Bhalla
Creative Director:	Animitra Chakravarti / Anil Jha
Screenplay:	Anand Vardhan Ila Bedi Datta
Starring:	Sai Deodhar Shakti Anand Kiran Kumar Kanwaljeet Singh
Opentheme:	"Saara Akaash" by Shaan & Mahalakshmi Iyer
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	104
Producer:	Nikhil J.Alva Niret Alva
Editor:	Adil Wassan
Camera:	Shailesh N. Anikhindi
Runtime:	42 minutes (Episode 1 to Episode 77) 21 minutes (Episode 78 to Episode 104)
Company:	Miditech
Channel:	Star Plus

Saara Akaash^{[1] [2] [3]} is an Indian television series that was broadcast on Star Plus every Thursday at 9 P.M.^[4] for one hour from 7 August 2003 to 29 July 2005. It starred Sai Deodhar,^[5] Shakti Anand, Sonal Sehgal,^[6] Kiran Kumar,^[7] Parmeet Sethi, Manav Gohil,^[8] and Manish Goel.^[9] The fictional show depicted personal and professional lives of Indian Air Force officers and was produced by Miditech.'^{[10] [11]}

The series which was supposed to end in 2004, got an extension for a year due its good viewership.^[12]

It was converted to half-hour time slot^[13] (9 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.) due to the launch of the new show Kkavyanjali. From 27 January 2005 to 31 March 2005, it used to air every Thursday at 9 P.M.

It was later shifted to Fridays,^[14] 10:30 P.M. due to the launch of the show Miilee. From 8 April 2005 to 29 July 2005, it used to air on every Friday at 10:30 P.M.^[15]

Cast

• Sai Deodhar as
  • Flight Lieutenant Monica Singh Kochar – Air Force cargo pilot; Suraj's daughter; Saurav's half-sister; Karan's widow; Vikram's wife.
  • Shazia Khan – An ISI Agent; Monica's lookalike
• Kiran Kumar as Air Commodore AOC Suraj Singh – Monica and Saurav's father
• Parmeet Sethi as Squadron Leader Srinivas Rao – Senior officer on Sukhoi
• Shakti Anand as Flight Lieutenant / Squadron Leader Vikram Kochar – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Abhay and Sujata's elder son; Rahul's brother; Kabir's half-brother; Monica's second husband
• Kanwaljeet Singh as Squadron Leader/Wing Commander Abhay Kochar – Sujata's husband; Vikram, Rahul and Kabir's father
• Anuj Saxena as
  • Flight Lieutenant Karan Singh Rathore – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Urmila's son; Abhay Rathore's cousin; Monica's first husband (Dead)^{[16] [17]}
  • ISI Agent Falaq – Karan's lookalike (Dead)^[18]
• Manish Goel as Flight Lieutenant Saurav Singh – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Suraj's son; Monica's half-brother; Kavita's fiancé
• Manav Gohil^[8] as Flight Lieutenant Jatin Gohil – Fighter pilot on Sukhoi; Ayesha's fiancé (Dead)
• Sonal Sehgal^[19] as Naaz / Sanjana Malik – An ISI Agent; Sikandar's fake ex-wife (Dead)
• Rajlakshmi Solanki / Indira Krishnan as Sujata Kochar – Abhay's wife; Vikram and Rahul's mother (2003) / (2003–2005)
• Karishma Tanna as Kavita Pawar – AOC Pawar's elder daughter; Ayesha's sister; Saurav's fiancé
• Aparna Jaywant as Ayesha Pawar – AOC Pawar's younger daughter; Kavita's sister; Jatin's fiancé
• Tarun Khanna as Sikandar / Varun Saxena – An ISI Agent; Sanjan's fake ex-husband
• Surendra Pal as Raghuveer Singh Rathore – Abhay Rathore's father; Karan's uncle
• Gaurav Chopra as Abhay Singh Rathore – Raghuveer's son; Karan's cousin
• Niyati Joshi as Urmila Singh Rathore – Karan's mother
• Vaquar Shaikh as Mushtaq Ali (Red Dragon) – An ISI Agent
• Yash Tonk as Kabir Kochar – Abhay's son; Vikram and Rahul's half-brother
• Darshan Jariwala as Deputy AOC Pawar – Kavita and Ayesha's father
• Sudha Shivpuri^[20] as Mrs. Singh – Suraj's mother; Monica and Saurav's grandmother
• Abhimanyu Singh as Suraj's associate
• Rakshanda Khan as Sadia – An ISI Agent
• Karan Kapoor as Parvez / Flight Lieutenant Prabhat Srivastav – An ISI Agent; Shazia's boyfriend
• Ashwin Kaushal as Kabira
• Vimarsh Roshan as Jeet

Notes and References

1. Web site: Star set to unleash new mega series 'Saara Akaash'. 2003-07-17.
2. Web site: "With 'Saara Akaash' we want to prove that we are capable of delivering mega scale fiction too": Nikhil Alva Television software producer. 2003-08-08.
3. Web site: 'Saara Akaash' collects Rs 150,000 for Indian Air Force Wives Association. 2004-05-23.
4. Web site: Magnificent men & women in their flying machines. 2003-08-17.
5. News: I had taken a break from acting: Sai Deodhar Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. 2014-08-14. dna. en-US. 2016-10-20.
6. News: Sonal Sehgal: Glad Shah Rukh Khan has supported Muay Thai - Times of India. The Times of India. 2016-10-20.
7. News: Saara Akash - miditech. 2014-08-20. miditech. en-US. 2016-10-20.
8. Web site: "In television, looks matter a lot.I wish the focus was on acting abilities": Manav Gohil. 2004-08-21.
9. News: Tellywood is female dominated: Manish Goel - Times of India. The Times of India. 2016-10-20.
10. News: 'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai' actress Tulip Joshi to make debut on TV show 'Airlines' Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. 2014-08-21. dna. en-US. 2016-10-20.
11. Web site: The Telegraph - Calcutta : Entertainment - Flying High. https://web.archive.org/web/20071030211614/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071028/asp/entertainment/story_8480546.asp. dead. 30 October 2007. www.telegraphindia.com. 2016-10-20.
12. Web site: Saara Akash continues to soar; gets a year extension.
13. Web site: STAR's one-hour prime time slot to be down by half-hour. 2005-01-11.
14. Web site: Miillee to help STAR Plus don a new look. 2005-03-21.
15. Web site: 'Kalcchakra' cut to size. 2005-03-28.
16. Web site: High-flying doc. 2004-04-11.
17. Web site: Anuj Saxena to resurface in 'Saara Akaash'. 2004-07-07.
18. News: TV celebs and their alternate business plans - Times of India. The Times of India. 2016-10-20.
19. Web site: Sonal Sehgal. 2004-09-01.
20. Web site: Sai Deodhar's double grab !. 2004-12-15.