| Kartika | |
|---|---|
| Format | Children's television series Sitcom |
| Created by | ekta Kapoor |
| Starring | Jennifer Winget Monica Kale Abhay Vakil Arjun Bijlani Resham Seth Resham Seth Sanjeev Seth Sonali Verma Daljeet Kaur |
| Opening theme | Iraade... I Have It In Me |
| Ending theme | I can do it |
| Country of origin | India |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 50 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ekta Kapoor |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Distributor | Balaji Telefilms |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Disney Channel India |
| Original run | September 22, 2008 – January 2, 2009 |
Kartika is an Indian show that is currently airing on Disney Channel India. The show's advertisements started on September 15, 2008, just one week before the date of its actual premiere on September 22, 2008 on Disney. Disney Channel has been airing the name as Kaarthika.
The tagline of the series is "Sapnon ki Udaan-Kartika". The website showed in late 2007 that the show was set to premiere. However, after airing one episode, the show was immediately pulled off air and replaced by Shararat and Sanya. Kartika is a nice singer and dreams of being a singing star so she asks her father and mother to get her admitted her in the singing academy. At first, they don't agree, but she handles all. At the academy, she makes new friends and rivals, of course. She shares her room with Bonita, a bad but popular girl who always insults Kaarthika and always gets Kaarthika into trouble.
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The production of season one and two took place in June 2004 - August 2005 and will air everyday. Season three's production took place in October 2006, and will premiere on December 8, 2008. The show will come to an end latest by March, 2009, if not earlier. (Update: The series has been said to be cancelled).
Swati as Ash,
Shikha as Sush,
Abhay Vakil as Abhishek,
Mitika as Sweta,
Arjun Bijlani as Ankush,
Resham Seth as Sushma,
Arti as Brinda,
Sonali Verma as Gayatri,
Bonita as Ankana (left the show for personal reasons; season 1),
Monica Kale as Tanya (season 2+),
Kartika premiered on a "Disney Channel Day Of Premiere" along with another show Monster Buster Club. It is the only show, however, that premiered at 5 pm and not at the regular 7:30 pm, as Disney Channel India had been launching since 2007. The show was taken very positively and its first day viewers was around 1.79 million. It is mistaken, however, as a sequel to Dhoom Machaao Dhoom.
Note: The Series was Cancelled due to the producer's strike, and therefore the last episode aired wasn't one that ended the story.
| Season | Ep # | First airdate | Last airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 21 | September 22, 2008 | October 20, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 15 | November 3, 2008 | December 1, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 16 | December 8, 2008 | January 2, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 15 | Not Aired on | Disney Channel |
Kaarthika was very well perceived by Indian audiences. The show received a number 2 rating, after Dhoom Machaao Dhoom.
Kartika airs Monday - Friday at 5 pm IST, the same episode repeats at 8:30 pm. There is a marathon called "Kartika: The Week That Was" every Saturday or Sunday at 12:30 pm after the Disney Channel Movie.