Hum Log (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Manohar Shyam Joshi |
| Directed by | P. Kumar Vasudev |
| Starring | Vinod Nagpal Jayshri Arora Rajesh Puri Abhinav Chaturvedi Seema Bhargava Divya Seth Sushma Seth |
| Opening theme | "Hum Log" by Anil Biswas |
| Country of origin | India |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
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| Producer(s) | Doordarshan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 25 minutes |
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| Original channel | Doordarshan |
| Picture format | SDTV (480i) |
| Original run | July 7, 1984 – 1985 |
Hum Log (We People) 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.[1][2][3]
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.[4] The title score was composed by music director Anil Biswas.[5]
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[edit] Legacy
Hum Log, with 156 episodes, was the longest running serial in the history of Indian television at the time it ended. Every episode of Hum Log was about 25 minutes long, and the last episode was about 55 minutes.
[edit] Cast and characters
- Ashok Kumar ... Anchor
- Vinod Nagpal ... Basesar Ram: alcoholic father
- Joyshri Arora ... Bhagwanti: the mother, a housewife
- Rajesh Puri ... Lalit Prasad a.k.a. Lalloo: the eldest son, unemployed and looking for a job
- Abhinav Chaturvedi ... Chander Prakash a.k.a. Nanhe: the younger son, aspiring to be a cricketer
- Seema Bhargava ... Gunvanti a.k.a. Badki, a social worker
- Divya Seth ... Rupvanti a. k. a. Majhli, aspiring to be an actress
- Loveleen Mishra ... Preeti a.k.a. Chhutki, aspiring to be a doctor
- Lahiri Singh ... Dadaji: retired military man and the grandfather
- Sushma Seth ... Imarti a.k.a. Dadi: the grandmother
- Renuka Israni ... Usha Rani, Lalloo's wife
- Kamia Malhotra ... Kamia Lal
- Aasif Sheikh ... Prince Ajay Singh
- Manoj Pahwa ... Tony: Guy who elopes with Majhli
- Suchitra (Srivastava) Chitale ... Lajwanti ak.a. Lajo
- Kavita Nagpal ... Santo Tai
- Ashwini Kumar ... Dr. Ashwini Kumar
- Rajendra Ghughe ... Inspector Sadanand Samdar
- Aparna Katara ... Dr. Aparna
- S. M. Zaheer ... Prof. Sudhir
- V. M. Badola ... Music teacher
[edit] Additional information
At the end of every episode, veteran Hindi film actor Ashok Kumar would discuss the ongoing story and situations with the audience in a unique style, using Hindi couplets and limericks. In later episodes, after the show had reached the heights of popularity, he would introduce the actors who played various characters in the serial and end his monologue with the various Indian language versions of the words "Hum Log."
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Hum Log, 25 years on". Rediff.com. http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jul/07/slide-show-1-hum-log-completes-twenty-five-years.htm.
- ^ "An episode in history". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/an-episode-in-history/485943/. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ Sinha, Meenakshi (July 8, 2009). "25 years on, viewers still remember 'Hum Log'". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/25-years-on-viewers-still-remember-Hum-Log-/articleshow/4750957.cms. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ "Looking back at Hum Log". indiatogether.org. http://www.indiatogether.org/2008/jul/wom-humlog.htm. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ Anil Biswas downmelodylane.com.
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