Mumbai : Hindi entertainment channel Life OK is set to launch Ek Tha Chandar Ek Thi Sudha, a literary classic in its content line-up based on Dharamvir Bharati’s iconic novel Gunahon Ka Devta.
Ek Tha Chandar Ek Thi Sudha will commence on 21st September and will be aired at the 7.00 pm time slot, which has so far not seen any major shows on Life OK. The show will be directed by noted writer-producer Ashwini Dheer.
The story of the new show was set in the backdrop of Allahabad, it is the story of Sudha and a gifted researcher Chandar, who is a protégé of her father. The bond that Chandar and Sudha share is that of two good-humoured, inseparable friends, and neither understands that their relationship may have a name.
It is only when Chandar is asked to convince Sudha to get married to a man of her father’s choice, that it is apparent how the two pine for each other. The story questions the boundaries defined by our society and redefines the very idea of love.
The legendary author Dharamvir Bharati was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972. Some of his well known and acclaimed creations are ‘Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda’ and ‘Andha Yug’. ‘Gunahon Ka Devta’ was published in 1949, since then it has seen 71 editions being published so far.
The novel Gunahon Ka Devta was written at a time when Indians were moving from colonialism to independence, but were still engulfed by regressive norms within the country. The novel was path breaking as it was the first Hindi novel that honestly talked about tabooed subjects like sexuality, caste and religious discrimination.
