Star Plus extends prime time; brings 'Ek Ghar Banaunga' at 18:30 slot!

Prime time on Star Plus will now start even earlier, with the launch of Ek Ghar Banaunga, a show based in U.P., which will air at 6:30 pm every Monday to Friday. Buoyed by the strong performance of its fiction shows across the week, STAR Plus is introducing original content on the 6.30 PM slot with a show that breaks stereotypes with a new perspective on the relationship between a son in law and his wife’s family.

The show stars Ishita Dutta and Rahul Sharma - two fresh faces in the TV fraternity who will play the roles of Poonam and Akash. Although an unusual match, Akash & Poonam share an interesting chemistry. Akash is an irreverent small-town boy from Sitapur, U.P. who single-handedly runs his family business. Akash’s general demeanour and inability to speak English is in stark contrast to the college-going, intelligent student Poonam.

Through their journey as individuals first and then as a married couple, EkGharBanaunga questions the way life functions after the daughter is married off. It raises questions such as – what happens to a girl’s parents after she is married, especially if she has no brother? Does being a daughter imply that you abandon your parents after you are married? The Indian marriage institution demands that a daughter-in-law become the daughter of the house and take care of her husband’s parents like her own. But does the son-in-law ever truly become a son to his wife’s family? These are the questions that trouble Poonam, as she prepares for her wedding celebrations. Will she find the answers to these questions in Akash?