B4U (TV channel)
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B4U also known as B4U Entertainment or B4U TV was an Indian television satellite channel that was launched on September 3, 2000. The channel was launched by Kishore Lulla of Eros Entertainment, and Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Narayan Mittal is an Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company....

 of Ispat Industries Ltd. The channel was replaced by B4U Movies
B4U Movies
B4U Movies is a Bollywood movie digital TV channel based in Mumbai available on more than 8 different satellites, in more than 100 countries including the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Mauritius, Canada and India...

, which was launched on October 2, 2001 in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 after a great success in UK.

B4U Entertainment programming was consisted of many genres' of television programmes, including family dramas boasting female protagonists, comedy series, and shows starring Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 celebrities. The channel spent roughly Rs. 24 crores (Rs. 240 millions) on all the programmes it produced, and once relaunched as B4U Movies, the company had to write-off all the programmes.

Programming

Note:Following is a list of programmes that were broadcast by B4U TV at the time it was on-air. Some of these shows have also been re-aired on other Indian television channels.
  • Anupamaa
  • Apne Paraye
  • Bahuraniyaan
  • Club 10
  • Dahshat
  • Double Sawari
  • In Conversation with Zeenat
  • Khushi
  • Kinare Miltey Nahin
  • Manthan
  • Papa
  • Karz Pichhle Janam Ka
  • Rehnuma
  • Rishta Kachche Dhaagon Kaa
  • Saas Pe Sava Saas
  • Sangharsh
  • Sukanya
  • Star Bite
  • Tanhaiyaan
  • Thoda Sa Gum Thodi Khushi

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