The first Indian television drama series, Hum Log, began as a family planning program, and although it quickly turned its focus to entertainment, it continued to embed pro-development messages which provided a model of utilizing the television serial as an "edutainment" method that was followed by countries around the world.
TV dramas affect Indian society, with regard to national integration, identity, globalisation, women, ethics and social issues in rural areas. Currently, the four major networks that air primetime televsioin drams with nationwide following are Star Plus, Colors TV, Zee TV and Sony Entertainment Television. Today, there are no daytime dramas on any mainstream channel. It is currently the most expensive show in Indian history, with a budget of over 500 crores.ĭuring the 2010s, daytime drama gradually declined. Daytime drama were popular during the 1990s and 2000s with shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan, Kasautii Zindagi Kay, and Kahiin to Hoga, Kolangal (TV series), Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki, Dishayen, Kkusum, Metti Oli, Porus, a historical drama, based on the Indian king Porus, premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 27 November 2017 and ended on 13 November 2018. The Indian mythological drama show, Devon Ke Dev.Mahadev, recorded the highest, 8.2 TVR in an episode. Pathak', a defense lawyer with an impeccable track record of winning cases and setting helpless innocent victims free, but not at the cost of upholding the truth.
Adaalat was an Indian television courtroom drama series which revolves around 'Advocate K.D. is the longest-running crime TV series in India. C.I.D., follows a team of detectives belonging to the Crime Investigation Department in Mumbai. In later episodes, he would introduce the actors who played characters in the serial and end his monologue with the Indian language versions of the words "Hum Log."īiographies of famous people started being produced in the form of dramas like Chanakya, Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan, Veer Shivaji, Jhansi Ki Rani, Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur, Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Rudramadevi.in 1980s.Ĭrime dramas also started being produced and aired. At the end of every episode, veteran Hindi film actor Ashok Kumar would discuss the ongoing story and situations with the audience using Hindi couplets and limericks.
Every episode was about 25 minutes long, and the last episode was about 55 minutes. India's first televsion drama was Hum Log, which first aired in 1984-85 and concluded with 154 episodes, was the longest running serial in the history of Indian television at the time when it ended. Indian dramas are also broadcast in other parts of South Asia, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Western Europe, Southeastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, Latin America, North Africa, Southeast Africa, and francophone Africa. Indian serials are made in almost all of the major languages in India, though many also contain a mix of the predominant language and English. It completed 13 years and entered its 14th year on 28 July 2021. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008–present) is the longest running Hindi TV show of India. The Telugu serial, Abhishekam (2008–) is the longest running serial of Indian television with over 3,600 episodes as of November 2020. Char Divas Sasuche ( Marathi) (2001–2013) was the first Indian serial to cross 2,000 and 3,000 episodes, also entering in Limca Book of Records, which concluded with 3,200 episodes. Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ( Hindi) (2000–2008) was the first Indian TV drama to cross 1,000 episodes and concluded with 1,833 episodes. India's first television drama was Hum Log ( Hindi), which aired in 1984–85, and concluded with 154 episodes. Indian television drama (or Indian serials in Indian English) are television programs written, produced and filmed in India, with characters played by Indians and episodes broadcast on Indian television. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( May 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance.
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