Colors is all set to launch its new fiction show ‘Gurbani’ on the 10.30PM time slot. The show, which would be telecast on weekdays, will be replacing existing show ‘Parichay’.
Talking about the show, Prashant Bhatt, Weekday Programming Head, Colors said, “Gurbani’s story is inspired by true cases that we came across during our year-long research on the subject. As they say, the effect is nothing but an extension of the cause. In this case with Gurbani, we wanted to highlight a very important issue of abandoned NRI brides and how parents need to change their mind set, be more cautious about the choice they are making for their daughters. The show has the perfect combination of strong characters, a socially-relevant subject and a riveting storyline.
Produced by Damini K Shetty’s Mystic Entertainment, Gurbani showcases the quintessential Punjabi culture, landscape and fanfare. Viewers will get a glimpse of various picturesque locations and a few iconic spots like Khasa railway station at the India and Pakistan border, Sirhind Canal near Ludhiana making it completely realistic
Gurbani is a heart-wrenching tale that depicts state of young girls from Punjab who have been enticed into the NRI dream by their parents and are still waiting for their husbands to return and take them back. Captured in the tag line “Hazaro betiyaan Punjab Ki ... Byah kar bhi nahin hui bida...” Gurbani goes beyond the norms of “And they lived happily ever after” and dares to show the harsh realities of marriages that are lured by the NRI tag.
Set in the beautiful locales of Punjab, the story revolves around Gurbani, a young, lively girl from Amritsar who is forced into living her mother’s unrealised dream of getting married to a prosperous NRI suitor and enrich the family’s affluence. Not knowing what the future holds thereafter, Gurbani makes her families dream into hers.