Crime Patrol (TV series)
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| Crime Patrol | |
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| File:Crime Patrol.jpg Logo of Crime Patrol Dastak | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Subramanian S. Iyer |
| Developed by | Subramanian S. Iyer & Neeraj Naik |
| Written by | Subramanian S. Iyer |
| Directed by | Subramanian S. Iyer |
| Creative director | Ankur Nayak |
| Presented by | Diwakar Pundir & Shakti Anand (Season 1) Anoop Soni & Saakshi Tanwar (Season 2) Anoop Soni (Season 2–4) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 466 (as of 1 February 2015) (Season 4) |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Prem Krishen Malhotra & Sunil Mehta (Season 1) Sanjeev Sharma & Vipul D. Shah (Season 2–4) |
| Production locations | Mumbai, India |
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| Editors | Dharmendra Gupta Jevan Jena Subrata Guha |
| Running time | 42 minutes approx. |
| Production companies | Cinevistaas Limited (Season 1) Optimystix Entertainment (Season 2–4) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television India Sony Entertainment Television Asia |
| Release | 9 May 2003 – Present |
| Related | |
| Savdhaan India | |
Crime Patrol is an Indian crime reality television anthology series created by Subramanian S. lyer for Sony Entertainment Television India and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The first season was created by Cinevistaas Limited, while later seasons are created by Optimystix Entertainment. The first two seasons were half–hourly seasons, while later seasons are one hourly seasons. The location of the series is set in Mumbai, India. The series which premiered on 9 May 2003, is currently running for its fourth season. The fourth season is titled as Crime Patrol Satark and is hosted by Anoop Soni.[1] Season 4 has aired the cases about Baby Falak, 2012 Delhi gang rape case and 2013 Mumbai gang rape.[2]
Plot
Two cases are shown in a week. One case in a single episode is shown on Friday and one case is split across two episodes, being shown on Saturday and Sunday. The series, whose motto is “Crime never pays” presents dramatized version of crime cases that occurred in India. Series anchor, Anup Soni suggests the right measures to avert crimes, narrating real-life stories revolving around harassment, kidnapping and murders. The series open the audiences’ minds with these cases making them aware of the dreadful incidences around them.
Production
Series creator and director, Subramanian Iyer was born and brought up in Ahmadabad. Later, he went to Pune to pursue a course in direction. From there, he got an opportunity to assist ace director Kundan Shah. He continued working with him for years till he did some shows for Sony TV. In the year 2002, he decided to do something of own but at the same time, didn’t want to do dailies. He always wanted to do a different kind of reality show and finally in 2003, he decided to come up with Crime Patrol that happened to be his brain child since 2003. Initially, he started by directing the show but later switched over to write the script for the show as well.[3]
Series overview
| Season | No. of episodes |
Originally aired | |
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| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 211 | 9 May 2003[4] | 3 March 2006 |
| 2 | 88 | 26 January 2010[5] | 24 June 2010 |
| 3 | 28 | 24 September 2010[6] | 25 December 2010 |
| 4 | TBA | 29 April 2011[7] | TBA |
Seasons
Season 1
It was a weekly season and aired on every Friday at 10:30 PM IST.[4] It was hosted by Diwakar Pundir who later was replaced by Shakti Anand.
Season 2
The second season was aired four days a week on every Monday–Thursday at 8:30 PM IST. Juhi Chawla appeared in the first episode of the show to make her debut on television.[8] The season was presented by Indian television actors Anoop Soni and Saakshi Tanwar.[5] The season later shifted to 9:30 PM IST slot on 29 March 2010.[9] The channel than again shifted the time slot of the series to 10:30 PM IST from 9:30 PM IST on 3 May 2010. The name of the series was also changed to Crime Patrol: Sansani on the same date.[10]
Season 3: September 2010 - December 2010
The third season was telecast on every Friday and Saturday at 11 PM IST. This season was hosted by Anoop Soni.[6]
Season 4: 2011 - Present
The fourth season airs three days a week on every Friday–Sunday at 11 PM IST and is again hosted by Anoop Soni.[11] The season has been titled as Crime Patrol Satark on 11 July 2014. Initially, the series was aired on every Friday and Saturday and was named Crime Patrol Dastak.[12]
Impact of ongoing cases
2012 Delhi gang-rape case
Bhartiya Stree Shakti(Nagpur Wing), a non-governmental organisation, Information and Broadcasting Ministry of India intervened and asked Sony Entertainment Television not to telecast a program about the Delhi gang-rape case.[13][14][15][16] But on 10 September 2013, the show was given permission to present the 2012 Delhi gang rape case on their show, and subsequently the promos of the episode were also aired.[17] The episode was aired in a two-episode part on 21 September 2013 and 22 September 2013.[18][19][20][21]
Om Prakash Chautala case
Sony TV was to air episodes based on Om Prakash Chautala teacher recruitment scam in the show. On 22 February 2013 Delhi High Court restrained Sony TV from telecasting the related episodes till 4 April 2013, upon the appeal by Chautala and others as the case was still in court and there was a possibility of a bias of the show on case.[22] On 2 March 2013, show was given clearance by High court.[23] However, clearance was challenged in Supreme Court and on 6 March 2013, the episodes of this case were again put on hold.[24] On 3 May 2013, the Supreme Court allowed Sony TV to telecast episodes as the trial was complete and judgment of conviction and sentence are in public domain.[25] and the related episodes were telecast on 31 May 2013 and 1 June 2013.
Reception
Critical response
Throughout the globe, Crime Patrol has been receiving mostly positive response. Initially, (before season 4) the series wasn’t receiving good response. "Well, initially the show wasn’t doing well because not many people used to watch it because it is a fiction-based reality show. Now many people like and watch Crime Patrol and it’s because of the response that the channel revived the show in 2010 after pulling it off for almost a year." said series director, Subramanian Iyer.[3] The series entered in the list of top 10 most watched Hindi entertainment shows of 2013.[26]
Ratings
All the seasons of the series generally garnered equal ratings. The audiences are really appreciating the series. Currently, the series is gaining a TRP of nearly 3.0, which make it as the second most watched show after C.I.D. (Indian TV series) of Sony TV.[27]
Accolades
The series has won Star Guild Awards for Best Non-Fiction Series in 2013.
The series has also won Indian Telly Awards for Best Thriller Programme in 2012[28] and 2013. Subramanian S Iyer and Amit Jha (directors) won Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Director (thriller/crime/horror) in 2012, while Durgesh Pesharwar and Shailendra were nominated. Shreya Dudheria and Subramanian S Iyer were also nominated for the same category of the same award in 2013. Subramanian S Iyer was nominated for Best Screenplay Writer (drama series & soap) of Indian Telly Jury Awards in 2012, while won in 2013. Charudutt Acharya won Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Dialogue Writer (drama series & soap) in 2013.[29] The series was nominated for Best Weekly Serial of Indian Telly Awards in 2012 and 2013 and for Best Thriller / Horror Serial of Indian Television Academy Awards in 2014.
International broadcast
Crime Patrol Dastak has been dubbed in other Indian languages. In Pakistan, the show airs on Geo Tez and Geo Kahani. A Bengali adapted version of Crime Patrol Dastak airs on SET India's sister channel, Sony Aath, done by Filmtech, Kolkata.
References
- ^ Tankha, Madhur (April 20, 2012). "Crime never pays". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Crime-Patrol-to-depict-infamous-Mumbai-Gang-rape-case/articleshow/34531669.cms
- ^ a b ""I am thankful to Sony Entertainment Television for getting back Crime Patrol in 2010: Subramanian Iyer"". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b "Sony to bust crime on Fridays with reality show". Indian Television. Retrieved 9 May 2003.
- ^ a b "Crime Patrol is back!". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Sony launches Crime Patrol 3 to firm up weekend late prime". Indian Tevision. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Crime Patrol Dastak". India Express. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Juhi nabs a criminal". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Jeet Jaayenge and Crime Patrol exchange slots". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "Crime Patrol gets a new lease of life". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Sony TV to air crime shows thrice a week; CID comes up with a new series". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Sony TV's Crime Patrol urges you to stay Satark". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "I&B ministry asks Sony not to air Crime Patrol on Delhi gang-rape". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Sony postpones 'Crime Patrol' episode on Delhi gangrape". IBN Live. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.ibfindia.com/sites/default/files/Order-dtd.20-March-2013_Crime-Patrol-on-Sony.pdf
- ^ "BCCC restrains airing of Crime Patrol episodes on Delhi gang rape incident". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Delhi gang rape case to feature on Crime Patrol". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Boys should be taught that a woman is not an object: Anup Soni". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Delhi gang rape case to feature on 'Crime Patrol'". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Delhi gang-rape on Crime Patrol". DnaIndia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "'No intention to sensationalise the Delhi gang rape'". Rediff. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Crime Patrol episode on Chautala stopped, TV fraternity reacts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Crime Patrol Dastak: Om Prakash Chautala episode gets HC clearance". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Venkatesan, J. "Sony TV not to telecast episodes on recruitment scam". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Chautala loses plea against TV serial on recruitment scam". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "2013 - Top 10 shows on Hindi GECs". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Tam Ratings: Week 3 (2015)". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Winners of the 11th Indian Telly Awards". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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