Mumbai: Zee Marathi has announced a new season of its longest-running game show "Home Minister." The upcoming edition titled "Mahaminister" will premiere on 11 April, with one-hour episodes airing every day.  

The channel recently released a promo of the show featuring host Adesh Bandekar.

Over the years, the 'Paithani' – a popular variety of sari - has become synonymous with the show. The upcoming season, which will take place in various prominent cities of Maharashtra, will see the winner take home a ‘Paithani’ worth Rs 11 lakh, said the statement.

“In the glorious 22 years of Zee Marathi’s journey, ‘Home Minister’ has been a magnum opus," commented Zee Marathi business head Nilesh Mayekar. "The show has won billions of hearts and got unwavering support from the audience. To return the love, we decided to introduce the new season with a bang. ‘Mahaminister’ is going to be grand. We are getting great responses from the audience since the promo was released.”  

“At Zee Marathi, we have been known for creating content formats that are led from a strong consumer understanding and have the innate ability to capture our viewers’ hearts. Among such formats in the channel’s rich legacy has been ‘Home Minister’, one of the longest-running and most popular shows for the channel,” shared Zee chief cluster officer for North, West and premium Amit Shah. “We are excited as the show embarks on a new journey as we enhance this format further with the new season. Mahaminister will be bigger, grander, and much more exciting, and we are sure it will keep audiences hooked to their screens.”