Zee World's new series Antara premiered on Friday evening (11 November) at 18h00, replacing Silver Lining in the timeslot.
It airs daily and has a similarity to Zee's other new series
Sands of Time because it puts the spotlight on another highly underexplored theme: autism.
This is the official synopsis, followed by the teasers for the first month:
Antara is the story of five-year-old girl Antara. She is born to Anuradha, who had a relationship out of wedlock with Aditya.
When Anuradha dies in a car accident, Antara is orphaned and the responsibility of raising her falls on Aditya who has no option but to accept her into his family. He takes her home to his wife Vidya and son Abhishek and it changes their lives.
Antara behaves dfferently from other children and lives in her own world. The outside world sees her as a day dreamer and different.
During the course of time, Aditya discovers that Antara suffers from autism. He's then faced with the challenge of bringing up his special child and geting her accepted by society.
The show follows the highs and lows of Abhishek’s family as they learn and adjust to living with a person with autism. The show also guides people towards understanding the needs of people with autism and also informs people on how to sensitively deal with autistic people.
Coming up in its first month on air:
Friday 11 November 2016
Episode 1
Aditya finds out that Anuradha kept a huge secret from him for all these years. The policeman tells Kaveri that she can't look after Antara therefore he has to send her to an orphanage.
Monday 14 November 2016
Episode 2
Sameer tells Aditya that he should not tell Vidya anything about who Antara really is. Vidya finds out about Aditya's previous affair and as soon as she sees Antara she immediately leaves the house
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Episode 3
Everything Anuradha said about Antara was true, Antara is indeed a little genius when it comes to numbers. Abhishek goes missing and it's up to both Vidya and Aditya to find him.
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Episode 4
Antara sees the box containing a lot of money and it leads to a whole lot of problems. Aarti tells Aditya to do something about Antara because she's ruining everyone's lives.
Thursday 17 November 2016
Episode 5
Antara exposes the man that supplies Mr. Gupta with spices. Aditya and his boss have a confrontation and it causes him to quit his job. Aditya finally discovers that Antara is a little genius.
Friday 18 November 2016
Episode 6
Aditya puts his pride in his pocket and goes back to his previous boss to ask for another chance. Aditya is left with a very tough decision where he has to choose between Antara and his wife and son.
Monday 21 November 2016
Episode 7
Vidya tells Aditya that even though she came back, things will be different. Abhishek finds it hard to adjust to the changes now that Antara is also living with all of them.
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Episode 8
Vidya manages to get Antara admitted to the same school she's teaching at. Vidya falls off the chair while cleaning and she calls out to Antara who has absolutely no idea what's going on around her.
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Episode 9
Sameer's parents come over for dinner to discuss Aarti and Sameer's marriage. Aditya learns from the lady at the ice cream shop that there might be a possibility that Antara has autism.
Thursday 24 November 2016
Episode 10
Aditya finds out more about Antara's condition and the doctor tells him that he can try to make Antara self dependant. At the same time, Vidya finds out that she is pregnant.
Friday 25 November 2016
Episode 11
Aditya refuses to believe what Dr. Vikram said about Antara even though he saw with his own eyes that Antara needs treatment. Dr. Vikram tells Aditya that if Antara gets the right treatment she could become a little genius.
Monday 28 November 2016
Episode 12
Dr. Vikram tells Aditya that Antara is a high functioning autistic child and she can be helped, however this sort of therapy is very expensive. Aditya finds out that Vidya has a past history with Dr. Vikram.
Tuesday 29 November 2016
Episode 13
Vidya finally tells Aditya that she's pregnant. Aditya's boss tells him now that he has given him an advance on his salary, he owns him. Aditya tells Aarti that the final arrangements for her and Sameer's wedding have been finalised.
Wednesday 30 November 2016
Episode 14
Aditya goes over to make arrangements with Dr. Vikram and during their conversation Vikram gets a call from non other than Vidya. Mrs. Gupta tells Aarti that she knows of someone who treats people like Antara.
Antara is on Zee World from Mondays to Fridays at 18h00.