Wikipedia:Fakt Marathi

Fakt Marathi (फक्त मराठी) is a 24-hour Marathi general entertainment channel launched on 2016. The Mumbai-based firm Enterr10 Television Pvt. Ltd owns the channel. Its broadcasting area is Maharashtra, India. This channel is Free-to-Air and available on the direct to home providers such as D2h, DD Free Dish, Independent TV (India), Jio, Tata Sky, Airtel digital TV and Dish TV. Following the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s drastic changes in TV channel packaging and pricing in December 2018 and January 2019, Fakt Marathi stopped showing movies in March and instead started showing old serials of the now-defunct general entertainment channel Mi Marathi.

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Fakt Marathi is a favorite Marathi satellite television channel of viewers across all segments of the society, dedicated to all entertainment needs of viewers with best programs and exhibition of choicest Marathi Cinema. Fakt Marathi channel shows Marathi serials and Marathi films. Majority of the serials broadcast on the channel are rerun serials of Mi Marathi channel and some serials are the dubbed version of Hindi serials. The channel also airs non-fiction shows, reality shows, and serials which are its original.

Channel Involvement In TRP Scandal
On October 8 2020, Fakt Marathi Channel was alleged by the Mumbai Police to be involved in the Target_rating_point. The racket was mainly about Television Rating Point (TRP) which is a tool to judge the popularity of a channel and a tv programme. TRP is calculated using barometer on the basis of TV Channel viewership in a confidential set of households. As per the revelation, those involved in the racket bribed people in these households and asked them to keep some channels switched on even when they weren't watching or not at home. The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) releases weekly rating points for TV channels in India and its officials were also being questioned in connection with the case. There are 2,000 barometers installed in Mumbai to monitor TRPs. For monitoring these barometers BARC gave contract to Hansa Research Agency. BARC is an industry body set up to design, commission, supervise and own an accurate, reliable and timely TV audience measurement system and is guided by recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It helps provide data points to plan media spends more effectively. In this racket three other media companies were involved. The owner of the Fakt Marathi Channel was taken in custody and arrested by the Mumbai Police. Later, the owner was granted bail by Mumbai Police. Mumbai’s Additional Sessions Judge PR Sitre granted bail to the channel’s owner on a bond of Rs 50,000. The owner’s lawyer said that “ his client did not manipulate the TRP nor did it increase the TRP of the Marathi channel. He said that the revenue of the channel also did not increase during the relevant period.” The owner said it was a “witch hunt” that was played against him.

Current Programming

 * Gokuldhamchi Duniyadari (गोकुळधामची दुनियादारी) - Marathi dubbed version of Sony Sab channel’s longest comedy Hindi serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
 * Chandrakanta (चंद्रकांता) - Marathi dubbed version of Sahara One’s old fictional romance Hindi serial Chandrakanta
 * He Daiv Janile Kuni (हे दैव जाणिले कुणी) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old family drama serial
 * Vrundavan (वृंदावन) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old family drama serial
 * Adishakti (आदिशक्ती) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel's old serial focusing on stories of different goddesses in Maharashtra
 * Brahmandnayak (ब्रह्मांडनायक) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel's old serial focusing of Saint Gajanan Maharaj
 * Krupasindhu (कृपासिंधू) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel's old serial focusing of Saint Swami Samarth Maharaj
 * Dev Pavala (देव पावला) - Fakt Marathi channel’s original show focusing of different stories of god
 * Devachiye Dwari Kirtanachi Wari (देवाचिये द्वारी कीर्तनाची वारी) - Fakt Marathi channel’s original Varkari Kirtan show
 * Special Police Force (स्पेशल पोलिस फोर्स) - (Upcoming) Fakt Marathi's new original show launching in coming days

Old Programming

 * Maddam Sasu Dhaddam Soon (मड्डम सासू ढड्डम सून) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old comedy serial
 * Shrimant Gangadhar Pant (श्रीमंत गंगाधर पंत) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old comedy serial
 * Nana O Nana (नाना ओ नाना) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old comedy serial
 * Kanyadan (कन्यादान) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old family drama serial
 * Mangalsutra (मंगळसूत्र) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old family drama serial
 * Ha khel Savalanchya (हा खेळ सावल्यांचा) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old horror serial
 * 1 Taas Bhutacha (१ तास भुताचा) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old horror serial
 * Ek Zhoka ... Niyaticha (एक झोका ... नियतीचा) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old family drama serial
 * Anolkhi (अनोळखी) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old suspense serial
 * Check Mate ... Khel Sampla (चेक मेट ... खेळ संपला) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old thriller crime serial
 * Dharla Tar Chavtay Sodla Tar Paltay (धरलं तर चावतंय सोडलं तर पळतंय) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old comedy serial
 * Mruntunajay Krunachi Amargatha (मृत्युंजय कर्णाचि अमरगाथा) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old mythological serial
 * Aamdar Saubhagyavati (आमदार सौभाग्यवती) - Rerun of Mi Marathi channel’s old family drama serial
 * Veer Shivaji (वीर शिवाजी) - (Marathi dubbed version of Colors TV channel’s historic Hindi serial Veer Shivaji)
 * Bablu Dablu (बबलू डबलू) - (Marathi dubbed version of Wow Kidz channel’s cartoon Bablu Dablu focusing on how industrialisation spoils the habitat of two bears)
 * Kung Fu Masters Of Zodiac (कुंग फू मास्टर्स ॲफ झोडियाक) - (Marathi Dubbed version of English Cartoon Kung Fu Masters Of Zodiac)
 * Hollywood Tadka (हॉलीवूड तडका) - (A collection of Hollywood movies dubbed into marathi language)
 * Sindhu (सिंधू)- Fakt Marathi channel’s original serial focusing on girl child of 19th Century
 * Dhoomdhadaka (धूमधडका) - Fakt Marathi channel’s original reality comedy show
 * Fool Too Paisa Vasool (फुल टू पैसा वसूल) - Fakt Marathi channel’s original reality show
 * Naveen Comedy Show (नवीन कॉमेडी शो) - Fakt Marathi channel’s orignal reality comedy show
 * Filmy Chakkar (फिल्मी चक्कर) - Fakt Marathi channel’s original reality show focusing on new released movies
 * Vignaharta Ganapati (विघ्नहर्ता गणपती) - Fakt Marathi channel’s original Ganapati Kirtan show
 * Fakt Timepass (फक्त टाइमपास) - Fakt Marathi channel’s original comedy serial where characters mimic famous film actors and voice their dialogues