Dekh Bhai Dekh (transl. Look, brother, look) is an Indian Hindi sitcom which premiered on DD Metro on 6 May 1993. It was created, developed, edited, directed by Anand Mahendroo and produced by Jaya Bachchan under the banner of Saraswati Audio Visuals Pvt Ltd. It starred Shekhar Suman, Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balsavar, Deven Bhojani, Sushma Seth, N K Shivpuri, Vishal Singh, and Nattasha Singh.[1][2]
| Dekh Bhai Dekh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Anand Mahendroo |
| Written by | Rajeev B Agarwal |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Dekh Bhai Dekh" by Udit Narayan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Amitabh Bachchan Corporation |
| Producer | Jaya Bachchan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD Metro |
| Release | 6 May 1993 – 11 August 1994 |
Plot
editThe story revolves around three generations of the Diwan family, who live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the suburbs of Mumbai. The show takes the family through relationship troubles, business problems, irksome parents, and in-laws.
Cast
edit- Sushma Seth as Sarla Durgadas Diwan
- N.K. Shivpuri as Durgadas Diwan
- Navin Nischol as Balraj Durgadas Diwan
- Shekhar Suman as Sameer Durgadas Diwan[3]
- Farida Jalal as Suhasini Balraj Diwan
- Bhavna Balsavar as Sunita Sameer Diwan[4]
- Vishal Singh as Sanjay Balraj Diwan
- Nattasha Singh as Kirti Balraj Diwan
- Arrhan Singh as Vishal Sameer Diwan
- Karishma Acharya as Aabha Sameer Diwan
- Amar Upadhyay as Sahil Diwan[5]
- Deven Bhojani as Kareema
- Urvashi Dholakia as Shilpa[6]
- Rakesh Thareja as Dingoo
- Satish Shah as M.K. Rai / Madan
- Divya Seth as Priya
- Benu Kalsi as Badi Nani
- Shammi as Choti Nani
- Daisy Irani as Daisy Mausi
- Rakhee Tandon as Shivani
- Mona Ambegaonkar as Neeru
- Ananya Khare as Zubeida / Leena
- Lilliput as Various characters
- Alyy Khan as Vikram, Vishal's detective friend
- Mushtaq Merchant as Various characters
- Anant Mahadevan as L.M. Narayan
- Deepika Amin episode38 as Richa, Rohit's (Keerti's London returned friend) girlfriend
- Anita Kanwal as Suzie
References
edit- ^ Singh, Nisha (12 December 2019). "Throwback Thursday: Dekh Bhai Dekh, the TV show that made India keep up with Diwans". India Today.
- ^ "The actors of Dekh Bhai Dekh: Where are they now?". 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Shekhar Suman: Shooting for Dekh Bhai Dekh was challenging, but a lot of fun". 31 May 2020.
- ^ "An Interview with Bhavana Balsavar". indiantelevision.com.
- ^ "Amar Upadhyay shares interesting anecdote from when he met Jaya Bachchan on the sets of 'Dekh Bhai Dekh'". www.mid-day.com. 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Top 10 episodes of Dekh Bhai Dekh". 17 May 2020.