Hum Log was Indian television's first soap opera. It began telecast on Doordarshan, India's national network on July 7, 1984, then the only television channel of India, and it quickly became immensely popular. Indian audiences loved the show and the characters became legendary and a common topic of discussion. Hum Log is the story of an Indian middle-class family of the 1980s and their daily struggles and aspirations.
The idea of the TV series came to then Information and Broadcasting Minister, Vasant Sathe, after a Mexican trip in 1982, and soon the idea for Hum Log was developed in collaboration with writer Manohar Shyam Joshi, who scripted the series, and filmmaker, P. Kumar Vasudev, who went on direct the series. The title score was composed by music director Anil Biswas.
Ek Din Achanak is a Hindi language thriller television series that airs on DD National channel. The series premiered on February 21, 2009, and airs every Monday at 10:30pm IST. The series is produced by Percept Picture Company along with Harsh Cinevision Limited, and stars Salil Ankola & Neeta Shetty in the main lead. The story is based on a murder.
Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan is an Indian television drama series, which premiered on DD National on February 26, 2012. The series focuses on the concept of empowerment of women in muslim society. The series originally aired every once a week on Sunday but was converted to bi-weekly show due to popularity. The series is produced by Suhaib Ilyasi, director and the host of India's Most Wanted.
Om Namah Shivay is an Indian television series portraying Hindu Puranic writings and featuring the divinity Shiva, as well as other gods and demigods.
The series is presumably named after the mantra Aum Namah Shivaya. It "depicts the spirituality, divinity and the moving power with which Lord Shiva governs the destiny of the universe."
Shanti - Ek Aurat Ki Kahani is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1994, and was later shown on Indian television channel STAR Plus. The series stars Mandira Bedi as Shanti in the main lead. The show is one of the first Indian television drama series, has received a considerable cult status and is considered a classic.
Pehchaan is a drama series airs on DD National channel on every Monday - Friday at 2:30pm IST. The series is produced Baanyan Tree Media & Entertainment' & have received good Television Point Ratings after few weeks of its launch.
Captain Vyom is an Indian science fiction television series that aired on DD National channel in the late 1990s. The series aired in India on DD1 every Sunday morning at 10. It became extremely popular among youth because of its concept of time machine and the world of 2220. The titular character was played by Indian model Milind Soman. Later on, the series was re-aired on SAB TV channel.
Karamchand was a popular Indian detective TV series telecast in the 1980s. It was broadcast on India's national television channel DD National, and was one of India's first detective series. The title character was played by noted actor Pankaj Kapur. The role of his assistant Kitty was played by Sushmita Mukherjee. Famous music director duo Anand-Milind composed the theme music and title track for the series.
Faujji...The Iron Man is a Hindi language Indian television series that airs on the national channel, DD National. The series premiered on March 21, 2009, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 pm IST. The story is about the army battling terrorism. On its first day, the series received a Television Rating Point of 1.7 among other shows on other general entertainment channels.
Subah was a popular TV series telecast on Doordarshan in 1987. It is a novel by Sivasankari on drug addiction. The title song for the series, "Is raat ki Subah nahi", was done by legendary composer R. D. Burman.
Tehkikaat is a Hindi language detective-thriller series about various crime scene investigations, starring Vijay Anand as Sam D'Silva and Saurabh Shukla as Gopichand. Released in May 1994, the series involved resolving mysteries and murders with a touch of humour to it.
This became the second best detective serial after Byomkesh Bakshi which was also popular in its time. The serial was really popular because of Vijay Anand's really good acting as Sam D'Silva and the chemistry between Sam and Gopi, and he uses some really new and innovative instruments for his work, like in a episode he reveals that there are actually 7 bullets in his specially designed revolver.
Tum Dena Saath Mera is a Hindi language Indian television drama series which premiered on November 23, 2009 on DD National. The series is produced by television actor, Rahul Bhat and focuses on the life of physically challenged people.
Neem Ka Ped is an Indian television drama-series that was The series was edited and directed by Gurbir Singh Grewal and Produced by Nawman Malik.The series was written by famous writer Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza. Famous actor Pankaj Kapur played bonded labourer "Budhai Ram" who lives in a village with a Muslim Zamindar.The title song for this serial is written by notable Urdu poet Nida Fazli & sung by famous singer Late Jagjit Singh called Muh ki baat sunah har koi......
Neem Ka Ped first aired in 1991 on the Indian state television channel DD National, which is owned and operated by Doordarshan network.first broadcast on Doordarshan in 1991.
Bunty Bubbly Ki Mummy was an Indian television series which aired on DD National at 9 pm every Monday and Tuesday. It was re-telecasted every Saturday at 12 noon. The series stars Benjamin Gilani and Grusha Kapoor in the main lead. It was directed by Bikramjeet Singh Bhullar and produced by Grusha Kapoor.
Bajega Band Baaja is an Indian comedy television series starring Swapnil Joshi and Ami Trivedi in lead roles. The show was aired on DD National. It started in 2009 and ended in 2010. The show received positive reviews from the audience and Swapnil Joshi was well appreciated for his work.
Dustoor is an Indian television drama-series that was directed by Gurbir Singh Grewal of Neem ka Ped fame. The series was written by Dr.F.S.Shirani. Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki fame Tv actressSakshi Tanwar started her career from this serial.
Dastoor first aired in 1996 on the Indian state television channel DD National, which is owned and operated by Doordarshan network.
Bible Ki Kahaniya was an Indian epic period serial based on Christian scriptures of the Bible in Hindi language. It was one of the first serials in India to involve high budget and use of fast paced technology. The television program was originally telecast on Doordarshan in the early 1993 to late 1995, but DD stopped its telecast abruptly because there was fear of communal tension due to certain episodes, in view of threats from Kashmiri militants, objection from some Hindu elements, differences between the production team and channel and budget issues. The characters were played by popular Bollywood stars including Kabir Bedi as Abraham and Urmila Matondkar.
Kabhi Saas Kabhi Bahu is a comedy series on DD National channel based on the 3 generations of Awasthi family, whose head Mallu lives with wife Shrimati, son Viru and his wife Hema, grandson Mohit and his wife Kajal. Hema finds herself trapped as she is in the unenviable position of being a bahu and a saas at the same time. Premiered on April 2, 2008, the series airs every Sunday at 8.30pm IST