Sea Hawks is an Indian television series that aired on DD Metro in the late 1990s. The story was based on the life and times of the Indian Coast Guard officers. The series stars Om Puri, R. Madhavan, Niki Aneja, Leelawar Tendulkar, Anup Soni, Simone Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Milind Soman and others. It was directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Anirudhya Mitra of UTV. Later, it was directed by Shivam Nair while Anirudhya Mitra took up the writing of the show. The series aired again in 2002 on Star Plus.[1] It was produced by UTV.[2]
| Sea Hawks | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Anubhav Sinha Anirudhya Mitra |
| Directed by | Anubhav Sinha Shivam Nair |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Anirudhya Mitra |
| Running time | 22 - 30 minutes |
| Production company | UTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD Metro |
The plot revolves around the activities of a mafia don's network, the coast guard, and the police and includes underwater and action sequences.[3]
Cast
edit- Anup Soni as ACP Kumar
- Simone Singh as Rupal, Kumar's wife
- R. Madhavan as Deputy Commandant Preet
- Niki Aneja as Dr Natasha
- Manoj Pahwa as Mafia kingpin Dev Bhamra
- Om Puri as Uncle Sam
- Milind Soman as Commandant Vikram Rajpoot
- Vineet Kumar
- Akhil Mishra Navy Officer and a Father figure to Commandant Preet
References
edit- ^ Wanvari, Anil. "Indiantelevision dot com's Tube Talk : Re-run Sea Hawks to beef up Star's weekend programming". www.indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "UTV's television content business plots a comeback | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "UTVs Sea Hawks becomes first Indian serial to boast of thrilling underwater sequences". indiatoday.intoday.in. 8 September 1997. Retrieved 4 July 2022.