Ektaa Kapoor is all set to launch her first Marathi venture o ‘Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena’ on small screen. The so called eternal love story will be televised on Monday to Saturday at 8 pm w.e.f 14th June 2010 on Zee Marathi.

This TV serial is a pure love story of an innocent NRI girl and a lovable boy belonging to a middle class family, portrayed by fresh faces Mrunal Dusanis and Abhijeet Khandkekar. The cast also includes Sneha Kulkarni, Prasad Jawade as new faces from ‘Maharashtracha Superstar’, a popular acting reality show of Zee Marathi. Along with them renowned theatre artistes Sanjay Mone, Suhita Thatte, Sumukhi Pendse, Amita Khopkar are playing major roles.

Talking about the first marathi venture of Balaji Productions, Ekta Kapoor has revealed that she was not really concerned about the cast or the lavish sets; but all that mattered to her was the strong storyline. On opting for newcomers, she says, “I would prefer a hard working guy or a girl, who is not so popular, but has that passion to work hard and possesses the art of perfection.”