I opted for value pack with one top up free offer.
Value pack covers most of the Hindi and other channels we watch. I've used the west plus as free topup which covers most of the Marathi channels we watch. There is not Star Pravah though in that package.
I am going to use top-
ups for remaining channels that we watch. We must have CN & Pogo thats for sure, haven't finalized which other top-ups we are going to use.. Hopefully, the overall cost of the top-up stays below what we are paying the cable walla (Rs 340 pm)
Chinmay, which base pack is most suitable to you depends on which all channels you 'must have'. You may ignore 'nice to have' channels while deciding the package. Use top-ups to get other 'must-have' channels not covered in the base pack. If the overall cost stays below ultra pack, we have done a good job. If not, it's better to directly opt for ultra pack.
Mazya ghari hathway cha set top box ahe, star pravah is no worth watching compared to zee marathi excpet for some shows like shivchatrapati(serial on great shivaji maharaj); so no tension of channels.
I think only hathway has all channels including bindass, star pravah, star maza, ndtv imagine and firangi which r not on other DTH providers like dishtv.
I switched to hathway local cable after using dishtv for more than 3 yrs, I was totally disappointed with dishtv, so I have lost faith in DTH.