It was sometime in the early ’90s that English series Knight Rider, the story of a secret agent driving a mean machine, was aired on Doordarshan. Now, the serial is back on STAR World and the story takes place 25 years after the original series. Secret agent Mike Traceur (Justin Bruening) steers K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Three Thousand), now a Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang. Along with a former fiancée Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), the daughter of the scientist Charles Graiman who designed both KITTs, Mike becomes the new champion of Knight Industries, a high-tech government and law enforcement contractor. The new-look K.I.T.T is now capable of hacking into almost any computer system, can change its shape and colour, and is equipped with an artificial intelligence, making this one-of-a-kind vehicle the ideal crime-fighting partner! Boasting the state-of-the-art special effects, Knight Rider is an action-packed ride. “Every episode has some amazing feats,” says Bruening. “I always wonder how they’re going to pull off on-screen what I read in the scripts because we always have some cars and missiles blowing up.” The pilot episode also features guest star David Hasselhoff returning to the role that launched his career.
Party time
The Barjatyas celebrated the completion of 1,000 episodes of Woh Rehnewali Mehlon Ki last week. Sooraj Barjatya and Kavita Barjatya, the hosts warmly received one and all. The celebration started with a prayer, followed by havan where the entire Barjatya family was present. The evening saw a gathering of many stars. Actors who were a part of the serial initially, namely Shagufta Ali, Aamir Ali, Reeta Badhuri, Rushad Rana, Anupam Bhattacharya, Supriya Karnik and many others were also present. The current lot of actors, who were present, included protagonist Reena Kapoor with Karan Grover, Yashodhan Rana, Bhairavi Raichura and Chaitanya Adib.
