Top 10 Doordarshan Serials Of All Time

Over the years Indian TV Industry has evolved a lot in the making of good to best Serials, which envisage as the pioneer in the Hindi Television Industry. Whenever we talk about Doordarshan, nostalgia comes back, again and again into our minds. Doordarshan was the platform in those days, for various artists to showcase their skills on a camera. Every 80’s-90’s child still has some fond memories associated with the channel and its programs. In the early days of TV Industry, the programs were wholly realistic, based totally on the ground reality of Indian Civil Society. Few Dramas also showcased the aftermath of Partition on People and Economy. Doordarshan has produced a lot of great Indian Shows and given a lot of best actors, who got a lot of success ahead. Shekhar Suman Born on 14th June, 1960, Shekhar Suman is a well k >> Read More... , Alok Nath Alok Nath is an Indian television and Bollywood fi >> Read More... , Shahrukh Khan are among a few who got a lot of success later on. Here, we are going to present, a list of, top 10 Doordarshan Serials of all time.

1. Hum Log Hum Log was the first soap opera to be telecasted >> Read More...

It’s an Indian Soap Opera, whose first episode came on Doordarshan Channel in July 1984. The genre of the show is Drama-Entertainment. The Story depicts a Middle-Class Family and shows their everyday struggle and aspirations. Influenced by the Mexican show Ven Conmigo, Director P. Kumar Vasudev got an idea to make this how in 1980. The main leads of the Serial are, Vinod Nagpal We talk about the tinsel towns like Hollywood, or >> Read More... , Jayshri Arora, Rajesh Puri Rajesh Puri is a versatile Indian television actor >> Read More... , Divya Seth Divya Seth is among the most prominent shining sta >> Read More... , and Sushma Seth Sushma Seth is an extremely popular actress who ha >> Read More... . The drama got a vast popularity among audience way back then. The idea came from Indian Broadcasting Minister in 1982, after his Mexico trip. The Script is written by Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi is a noted TV scriptwriter who >> Read More... . Music Director Anil Biswas is, behind the Title Score of the Show. The show critiques Ediction prevalent in the Indian Society through different subjects. Total 156 Episodes of the show were aired from 1984-1985. At the end of the show Legendary Actor, Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar hails from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. >> Read More... used to give his Narration Couplets and Limericks. It’s also, one of the longest running shows of that time.

2. Byomkesh Bakshi

It’s still considered as the first detective series showcasing the Byomkesh Bakshi Indian television industry has many detective seri >> Read More... character. The Script is from the Bengali Writer, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay was primarily a Bengali w >> Read More... . This show is still fresh in the memories of Indians for its storyline and screenplay. The main leads of the show are, Rajit Kapur Rajit Kapur is a famous Indian actor most known fo >> Read More... , K.K. Raina, and Sukanya Kulkarni Sukanya Kulkarni is an Indian actress of 46. She w >> Read More... . The story revolves around the Bengali Detective Byomkesh, who detects and solves mind-boggling cases, with his excellent, intelligent work. The Byomkesh Character in the show considers himself as the guy who seeks the truth, different from the conventional detectives. Here Byomkesh makes a trap for the perpetrators to kill them on their own for their crimes. He believes in providing the Justice to victims even if they are not able to provide any significant evidence. Balak Jasoos is one of the episodes, where he gives punishment to offenders on his terms of verifying the criminals. The Actor Raji Kapur has enacted in lots of Bollywood movies such as, Baar Baar Dekho Click to look into! >> Read More... , Ki and Ka, Roy, and Begum Jaan Click to look into! >> Read More... . Few popular episodes are, Ret Ka Dalal, Makdi Ka Ras, Raaste Ka Kaanta, and much more.

3. Ye Jo Zindagi Hai

This Situational Comedy show aired, way back in 1984 on Doordarshan. The writer of the show is Sharad Joshi Sharad Joshi is an Indian poet, writer, dialogue w >> Read More... , and Director is Kundan Shah Kundan Shah is an Indian director and scriptwriter >> Read More... , Manjul Sinha Manjul Sinha is a director of many popular TV seri >> Read More... , and Raman Kumar Raman Kumar’s talent needs no description as he is >> Read More... . It is believed to be the first Sitcom Serial on Indian TV, which received an overwhelming response. The show’s tapes are still available in the London Video store, owing to its popularity. The main leads of the Drama are, Shafi Inamdar He was the top most actors in the Bollywood who ha >> Read More... , Farida Jalal Farida Jalal is a veteran film and television actr >> Read More... , Swaroop Sampat Previous Miss India challenge champion (1979), and >> Read More... , Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi along with Staish Shah can be termed a >> Read More... , Tiku Talsania Tiku Talsania is a multi-faceted acting personalit >> Read More... , and Satish Shah Satish Shah is a Hindi and Marathi TV actor. He ro >> Read More... . The show revolves around Shafi Inamdar as Ranjit Verma and Swaroop Sampat as Renu, in the show. The Storyline depicts funny happenings with the Shafi Inamdar and Swaroop Sampat. The Divorce, Renu as a Salesman, The South Indian Marriage, Cancer, and Thief’s Sweet Tooth episodes are, among the most famous ones. Satish Shah also, played the various roles in the show belonging to different regions and Characters. Total 61 Episodes of the show are, aired including two Seasons.

4. Buniyaad Buniyaad is an Indian drama series which was broad >> Read More...

Buniyaad is an Indian Drama Series aired way back in 1986, on Doordarshan. The show depicts the Indian Partition in 1947 and its impacts. The directors of the show are Ramesh Sippy Ramesh Sippy is an eminent film director and he is >> Read More... and Jyoti Sarup Jyoti Sarup is an Indian film and serial director. >> Read More... . The show got so much response that; show again gets telecast on DD Metro and Sahara One. The show gave few renowned Actors, Alok Nath and Kruthika Desai, who acted in many big Bollywood Films. The main leads of the show are, Alok Nath, Anita Kanwar Anita Kanwar is an Indian film and television actr >> Read More... , Sudhir Pandey Sudhir Pandey is a TV and cinema actor. Born on De >> Read More... , Asha Sharma Asha Sharma is an Indian actress. She acted in mor >> Read More... , Dalip Tahil Dalip Tahil is one of the most renowned evergreen >> Read More... , and Neena Gupta Neena Gupta is a very popular and well-known figur >> Read More... . The family portrayal is from Lahore, which then became part of Pakistan, and people were directed to either be a part of India and Pakistan. The show depicts Dalip Tahil, who wants to move out from Lahore to India, with his family. Whether they reach India and the circumstances is what the show shows. How Family fights out the Riots and Internal quarrel during the partition, and how they overcome is beautifully shown in the Drama. 5. Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne was one of the most pop >> Read More... It’s one of the most popular Indian Comedy show, aired on

5. Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne

It’s one of the most popular Indian Comedy show, aired on Doordarshan in 1990. The Director of the show is Prakash Jha Prakash Jha, a director, film producer and screenw >> Read More... . The Writer of the show is Manohar Shyam Joshi. The main leads of the Drama are, Raghubir Yadav Raghubir Yadav is an Indian movie, television and >> Read More... and Ruma Ghosh. The Story revolves around Raghubir Yadav, who is a Clerk. He gets frustrated due to the Bossgiri of his Wife at Home and from his boss in the Office. Due to this, he always dreams of taking revenge on them. He keeps on Dreaming to become a Billionaire and to do the same with them. The show is somewhat similar to James Thurber's novel named as The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. There is a rumor of the show getting a remake to air on the Sony TV.

6. Nukkad

Nukkad is a prominent and notorious TV Drama series, aired on Doordarshan in 1986-1987. The Director of the show is, Kundan Shah and Saeed Akhtar Mirza Saeed Akhtar Mirza is a screenwriter and director. >> Read More... . The show Script is by, Prabodh Joshi. The main leads of the Drama are, Dilip Dhawan Dilip Dhawan was born in 1955 to late Krishan Dhaw >> Read More... , Rama Vij Rama Vij is an Indian film and television actress; >> Read More... , Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra is a famous actor and is seen on te >> Read More... , Sangeeta Naik Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , and some more. The show got an overwhelming response from the audience, for its storyline and screenplay. The show touches the soul of the Viewer in only a few episodes for its heart touching stories and characterization. Few characters of the show such as, Khopdi, Kadar Bhai became very popular. The show mostly focuses on lower income people, their troubles and struggles in the society and their day to day life. The show got so much admiration that producers of the Drama aired the second season of the show as Naya Nukkad Naya Nukkad is a famous Hindi TV serial aired on D >> Read More... .

7. Fauji Fauji - Colonel Raj Kapoor was the director of thi >> Read More...

Fauji is an Indian TV show, which depicts the training of Indian Army Commando Regiment. It was the first show of Superstar Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... . His role as Lieutenant Abhimanyu Rai got a lot of praise from both the Viewers and Critics. The Drama came on Doordarshan in the year 1987. The story is based on the life of Lieutenant Colonel Sanjay Banerjee of Bombay Engineering Group from Indian Army. The show’s Producer is the New Film Addicts Pvt Ltd. Also, the Director is Colonel Raj Kapoor. The show got a lot of admiration and success, which eventually gave SRK a big step in his acting career. Post his shows Fauji, Circus and Wagle Ki Duniya Wagle Ki Duniya is a prominent Indian comedy sitco >> Read More... , he got approached by Hema Malini Hema Malini is perhaps the only dream girl of the >> Read More... for his first movie, Deewana in 1992, and the rest is history.

8. Malgudi Days Click to look into! >> Read More...

It’s an Indian TV show, aired way back in 1986, on Doordarshan. The Drama depicts the town Malgudi, in South. The stories are from the Writer, R.K. Narayan. The show title Score is, by L. Vaidyanathan Lakshminarayana ​Vaidyanathan normally known as L. >> Read More... , and the Director is Shankar Nag Shankar Nag, most influential and talented Kannada >> Read More... . The main leads are, Anant Nag Anant Nagarakatte was born in the year 1948 on 4th >> Read More... , Harish Patel A versatile actor who has endeared Indian televisi >> Read More... , Dada, Girish Karnad Born on 19th May 1938, Girish Raghunath Karnad is >> Read More... , Shankar Nag, and many more. The episodes of the show are shot mostly in the Karnataka’s Shimoga District. There were total 54 Episodes telecasted on Doordarshan. Most of the Episodes are one story long. Few memorable episodes of the show are, Jug Spirit, Old Man of The Temple, and Missing Necklace. The show also aired on Sony TV later, because of public demand.

9. Dekh Bhai Dekh One of the most popular and hilarious Indian TV sh >> Read More...

It’s another Situational Comedy show, aired on Doordarshan, from 1993-1994. Total of 61 episodes were aired on the TV. The show’s Director is Anand Mahendroo Debatably one of the most reputed names in the TV- >> Read More... , and the Producer is Jaya Bachchan Born on 9th April 1948 Jaya Bachchan is an Indian >> Read More... . The main leads of the show are, Shekhar Suman, Navin Nischol Born on 11th April 1946, Navin Nishcol is an actor >> Read More... , Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balasar, and many more. The show is all about Diwan family and its ancestors. The Drama depicts the Family and its ongoing Relationship among its members. Most of the episodes show the Fight between the members, and the irking parents, also the money problem that arises. This show has given, Shekhar Suman, one of the most talented TV and Bollywood actors to the Industry.

10. Tehkikaat Tehkikaat is a Hindi crime thriller series which b >> Read More...

It’s an Indian TV Drama, based on the genre of Detective fiction, aired from 1994-1995. The Drama provides a lot of thriller to the audience through its characterization and script. The drama depicts the various crimes and how a team of detectives cracks the cases. The main leads of the show are, Vijay Anand Vijay Anand also known as ‘Goldie‘ is an Indian fi >> Read More... , Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla was born at Gorakhpur in Uttar Prad >> Read More... , and a few more. The Director of the show is Karan Razdan Karan Razdan is a Bollywood actor. He was born in >> Read More... and Shekhar Kapoor. The show got an overwhelming response due to the innovative way of solving cases by Vijay Anand. People still admire the acting of Vijay Anand in the show. Vijay Anand plays the role of Sam. The chemistry between Saurabh Shukla and Vijay Anand still exists in the memories of people.