EMMY award-winning telenovela, India – A Love Story has proved appealing for South African audiences.
The production screens on Glow TV, on Openview HD, on Channel 108.
The acclaimed, lengthy 160- episode series can be viewed from Mondays to Thursdays at 9pm.
This age-old tale of forbidden love set within a clash of cultures fast became Brazil’s most watched television show a few years ago.
Some punters even credited the production with bringing Indian culture to the South American nation.
Set in Rajasthan, India, this poignant story of contrasts by world-renowned author Glória Perez sees east-meet-west both behind the scenes and on set.
As such, India – A Love Story is every bit as Indian as a Bollywood blockbuster, even though the actors are Brazilian.
The show has been dubbed here for local audiences.
The lavish series, which was shot in several cities across India and Brazil saw more than US$50 million invested in it.
Over a period of 10 weeks the cast and crew toured several Indian cities for filming. The producers also made use of 7000m2 of studio space and 13 000m2 of back lots.
Colourful costumes and elaborate set design are just some of the reasons it has charmed audiences across the globe.
The plot centres on a young Indian couple, Raj and Maya, who are from the same caste and forced into a traditional arranged marriage. But both characters affections lie elsewhere. Raj, a young and well-travelled executive, is actually in love with Duda, a modern and headstrong Brazilian womanl.
Meanwhile Maya, an intelligent young woman with a traditional family from the merchant caste, is in love with Bahaun, a dashing young bloke from a lower caste who is determined to keep his past from her.
When both Raj and Maya’s families reject their actual love interests, gradually the pair accepts that their fate is entwined.
They eventually fall in love, but as they begin to explore these newfound feelings their secretive pasts threaten to destroy their relationship.
Glow TV is a free-to-air channel on the OpenView HD satellite bouquet that offers so-called eastern-inspired’ content.
l To view the India – A Love Story series, tune in to Openview HD, on Channel 108.
OpenView HD is a free digital satellite platform powered by e.tv, which features 18 TV channels in digital quality giving viewers’ crystal clear TV coverage no matter where you live in South Africa.
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