ACTRESS KiranJoneja
announced that iconic TV
show Buniyaad is set to return
in its original form on Ramesh Sippy
Entertainment YouTube channel.
Kiran mentioned that the comeback will give a new generation of
viewers an opportunity to understand the history of Partition
through the series. Taking to
Instagram, she shared a video in
which she reflected on her association with the show, her character
Veeravali and how the series could
help a new generation understand
the history of Partition and the circumstances of that era.
In the video, Kiran introduced
herself as the actor who played
Veerawali in Buniyaad and recalled
how filmmaker Ramesh Sippy had
approached her about the role when
the show was being made in 1986.
“Namaskar, I am Kiran Juneja Sippy,
from your Veerawali Buniyat. In
1986, when we made Buniyaad,
Ramesh ji asked me a question.
That this role might go into old age.
Will you do this role? And I said yes.
And this one yes changed my life,”
she said.
The actress further revealed that
while the show had been given to
Doordarshan for telecast, it was
now being brought back after 38
years through the production
house’s own YouTube channel. The
series will be available in its original form, allowing viewers to revisit the story as it was originally presented. “The foundation is Ramesh
Sippy's own. We have given it to
Doordarshan to telecast it. But now,
after 38 years, we have brought
Buniyaad for you again. On our own
YouTube channel, in its
original form.”
Explaining the thought behind
bringing Buniyaad to the digital
platform, Kiran said the revival
would give younger audiences, particularly Gen Z, an opportunity to
watch the show and understand
the Partition of India, along with
the social realities and circumstances of the time.