BIG MAGIC’S Akbar Birbal is back!

By Rasika Deshpande

Updated on Feb 22, 2016 | 02:32 PM IST | 11.3M

Big Magic's popular historical comedy Akbar Birbal is all set to bring in a brand new season. The show which is inspired by the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal will see a lot of drama, suspense and thrill with signature spurts of comedy.

At a recent press conference, the entire cast of Naya Akbar Birbal was present. Apart from Kiku Sharda, Vishal Kotian, Delnaaz Irani, the show will have another member Jiya Chauhan. Her character is rumored to create havoc. The show wil be Produced by Triangle Films.

Speaking on this development, Kiku Sharda said, “I am extremely excited to play the character of Akbar once again on BIG Magic’s Naya Akbar Birbal. There is no better feeling than knowing that your character is so loved by the audience. The whole cast and crew was like one big family and I am looking forward to re-createing the same magic."He further stated, "Playing Akbar has been amongst one of the best roles of my career so far, and I cannot wait for the viewers to become a part of this journey with me again.”

On the launch of the new season, Mr. Bimal Unnikrishnan, Creative Director, BIG Magic said, “We are extremely happy to bring back one of BIG Magic’s most popular shows and the beloved cast of Akbar Birbal. The first season did extremely well and on audience demand we are all geared up for one of our biggest launches of 2016. With the new season and fresh content, we aim to take the comedy quotient.

Naya Akbar Birbal is scheduled to air February 22 at 7:00 PMMonday - Friday on BIG Magic.