Despite border tensions and the whole Phantom furor, Indians can’t stop loving Pakistani dramas. After Humsafar and Pyaray Afzal that had Indian fans going gaga, it’s time for Imran Abbas’ Mera Naam Yousuf Hai to take Indian television by storm. But unlike all other serials that were aired on Zee Zindagi, a collaborative initiative by Zee Entertainment, MNYH will be airing on Star Plus.
Despite border tensions and the whole Phantom furor, Indians can’t stop
loving Pakistani dramas. After Humsafar and Pyaray Afzal that had Indian fans going gaga, it’s time for Imran Abbas’ Mera Naam Yousuf Hai to take Indian television by storm. But unlike all other serials that were aired on Zee Zindagi, a collaborative initiative by Zee Entertainment, MNYH will be airing on Star Plus.
According to Biz Asia, Star Plus UK will broadcast the Mehreen Jabbar directorial which is a first of its kind offering by the Star TV group who have never aired Pakistani serials before unlike competitors. The news was later confirmed by its lead actress on Twitter. “Overwhelmed! #firsttimeever #starplusuk #meranaamyousufhai #imranabbas #greatsoul #bestdirector…” she wrote.
The drama, also starring Waseem Abbas and Hina Bayat, will start airing from October 18th as a weekly offering instead of a daily one. Mera Naam Yousuf Hai is said to be loosely based on the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha by Jami in his book Haft Awrang and revolves around the two protagonists falling in love with each other while on a train and the obstacles they face thereafter.
Music composer Aadesh Shrivastav passes away
Composer/Singer Aadesh Shrivastav, who has given us a myriad of hummable melodies in films like Chalte Chalte, Baabul, Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham and Rajneeti, 
passed away early Saturday morning after fighting a tough battle against cancer for over 40 days.
The composer had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells) in 2010 and this was third time the cancer relapsed. However, the night following his 51st birthday Aadesh succumbed to his deteriorating condition at the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. In his last days, the multitalented composer stopped responding to chemotherapy and was very critical. But Aadesh remained a tough soul throughout the time of his disease trying to fight it off. In an earlier interview with The Indian Express, the singer revealed that he altered his lifestyle after his first diagnosis in 2011 and started practicing yoga. Burdened with financial troubles due to heavy medical bills, Aadesh apparently had to sell his hummer in order to get things back on track but the composer didn’t give up until his last breath.
A host of Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan met him in his last days and many have expressed grief in leaving such a talent so soon. Aadesh’s last musical project was Welcome Back which released over the weekend.
