CHANDIGARH, Oct 17: Jaspal Bhatti is back in news -- at DD News Channel with a satirical programme on current issues "Jaspal Bhatti ka Namaskar". The four new episodes of the programme which were shot in the city recently will be aired soon on Sundays at 8 a.m. The same will be repeated at 7 in the evening. The 10-minute-long programme has three segments -- comments by Jaspal Bhatti on current issues, public views conducted by Savita Bhatti and a skit.While the earlier skits were shot in Mumbai, the latest series have city artists in its cast. These include Brijesh Ahuja, Vinod Sharma, Prem Kakaria and S.K. Nayar. Light comments on political upheavals have been sought from the public and shot at various places in the city including the Sukhna Lake, Panjab University and the Sector 17 market. The theme of the topics have been the current political situation in the country, the election uproar etc.
Jaspal Bhatti told Newsline: "An attempt has been made to view the otherwise serious matter of election mandate in a lighter way. An opportunity has been given to people to express their views as well."
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