In Pics: Kiran Kumar and Shubhangi Latkar team up for ZEE TV's show Sanyukt

By Apoorva Nijhara

Updated on Aug 24, 2016 | 03:09 PM IST | 8.4M

Zee TV will be launching its new fiction Sanyukt in September, replacing Meri Saasu Maa in the primetime slot. The show produced by Saregama Productions, stars Shubhangi Latkar, Kiran Kumar, Harsh Vashisht and Namrata Thapa. Sanyukt is about an extended family and the trials and tribulations between each family member. The show tells us the story of a close-knit family.

Talking at the launch of the show, Shubhangi Latkar said, "I am happy to be back on television and Ila Govardhan Mehta is a very powerful role. The show will strike a connect with many families in India today. It explores the sensitive relationship dynamics between aging parents and their children as they choose between collective family interests and individual goals. This will surely make for a bittersweet poignant narrative."

Kiran Kumar added, "I am really excited to be back on television after 3 long years. I have done around 7000 episodes so far on television but from the past three years, I was not really happy with the kind of roles I was being offered. It’s a great opportunity to be back with Sanyukt, a show which gives a chance to a 60 year old man to play the lead. Govardhan Das is an honest and just man, who wants to live happily with his family under the same roof. Every man who believes in these values will be able to relate to the character and I feel most men especially my age, will find a bit of Govardhan Das in themselves. I am working with a wonderful team and just returned from a schedule in Rajpipla."

Producer Siddharth Anand Kumar said, "Joint family living, as a concept, is very deep-rooted amongst us Indians and till two generations ago, we were all staying under one roof with our extended families. However, due to growing opportunities in certain cities in India, many people have moved out and stay as nuclear families. Sanyukt is an endeavor to bring forth to the audiences of what life would be if all stayed under the same roof in an entertaining and non-preachy way."

Sanyukt will air on TV on September 6 in the 7.30 PM slot.