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Nikkhil Advani raising the bar on TV With P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke: B-Town

IANS, 24 Sep, 2016 02:26 PM
  • Nikkhil Advani raising the bar on TV With P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke: B-Town
Popular Bollywood celebrities like Karan Johar, Riteish Deshmukh, Nimrat Kaur and Sonam Kapoor have given a thumbs up to the trailer of Nikkhil Advanis upcoming TV show "P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke!" by saying that the director is raising the bar of the medium through his project.
 
An Indian adaptation of Israel TV show "Hatufim", "P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke!" tells the story of two missing in action soldiers who return home after 17 years. 
 
The show, which will be aired on Star Plus from October onwards, features Purab Kohli, Sandhya Mridul, Amrita Puri, Satyadeep Misra and Manish Chaudhari.
 
The trailer of the show was launched on Friday. Various celebrities took to Twitter to praise Advani's work.
 
 
Here's what they said:
 
Karan Johar: All the best team ‘P.O.W.' Great buzz in this television game changer!
 
 
Nimrat Kaur: Just had a peek into the next level. No surprise coming from you Nikkhil Advani. A remarkable labour of your love and passion! ‘P.O.W.'
 
 
Sonam Kapoor: This is awesome. So exciting where TV is going.
 
 
Riteish Deshmukh: Nothing better than starting your day with a great promo. ‘P.O.W.' Nikkhil Advani well done my friend, looking forward to it.
 
 
Dia Mirza: Raising the bar of Indian television. Nikkhil Advani's ‘P.O.W.' is wow.
 
Vikram Bhatt: ‘P.O.W.' What a fab trailer! Game changing television! Many congratulations!
 
 
Huma Qureshi: Super. Gripping. Can't wait to see.
 
Kunal Kemmu: Now that's the kind of stuff I want to watch on TV. Trailer looks kicka** ‘P.O.W.'.
 
Sooraj Pancholi: Can't wait to start watching ‘P.O.W.' Congratulations Nikkhil Advani sir. Looks amazing.
 
 
Aditi Rao Hydari: A TV series to be proud of! Amaze! Nikkhil Advani -- Looking so damn good ‘P.O.W.'.

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