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| Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (TV Series) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Patriotic Drama Comedy |
| Created by | Nirja Guleri |
| Written by | Shrey Guleri |
| Directed by | Shrey Guleri |
| Starring | Sudhir Pandey Tushar Dalvi Jiten Lalwani Dharmesh Vyas Upasana Singh Shital Shah Bhavana Balsavar Hardik Gujjar Palak |
| Theme music composer | Bittu Merchant |
| Opening theme | "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani" sung by Udit Narayan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 302 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sahil Guleri |
| Producer | Nirja Guleri |
| Cinematography | Lokesh Bhalla |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes |
| Production company | Prime Channel |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | October 2003 – June 2007 |
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (Translation: Yet The Heart Is Indian) is a patriotic drama-comedy Indian television series that originally aired on DD National between 2003 and 2007 and which not only became Doordarshan’s biggest blockbuster hit in recent times but also is one of the most critically-acclaimed shows of all time.[1][2][3][4]
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, an eclectic mix of comedy, drama, romance, patriotism and slice-of-life genres is a landmark show in Indian television history as it does not play by the rules by conforming to any of the existing genres of television but, on the contrary, changes the rules of game by creating a genre of its own.[5]
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani is created by Nirja Guleri,[6] an acclaimed Indian woman achiever, who came into the limelight by virtue of being the first-ever Indian woman director to shoot an epic film or television series on such a grand scale when she wielded the megaphone for the colossal blockbuster fantasy extravaganza, Chandrakanta.[7] Nirja Guleri is also famous for her knack of introducing trail-blazing new genres on television which include India’s first-ever Saas-Bahu (Translation: Mother-in-law – Daughter-in-law) show Tu Tu Main Main,[8] India’s first-ever Fantasy-Comedy franchise Gharwali Uparwali and India’s first-ever Daily Sitcom Hum Saath Aath Hain, all of which are major landmarks in the history of Indian Television. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani is written and directed by the award winning director, Shrey Guleri.[9]
Cast
[edit]Main Cast
[edit]- Sudhir Pandey as Bharat
- Tushar Dalvi as Om
- Jiten Lalwani as Jai
- Dharmesh Vyas as Jagdish
- Upasana Singh as Ganga
- Shital Shah as Jamuna
- Bhawana Balsawar as Saraswati
- Mickey Dhamejani as Ram
- Mickey Dhamejani as Shyam
- Hardik Gujjar as Munna
- Palak as Munni
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: A 10/10 Hindi series". www.quora.com.
- ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: A Hit Serial on DD". Mumbai Mirror, The Times of India, Updated: Nov 18, 2006.
- ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: One of the Best Serials on Doodarshan". www.quora.com.
- ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: Doordarshan Completes 57 Glorious Years". www.mapsofindia.com, September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: A Sweet Memory of My Childhood. 10 Stars". www.imdb.com, itsme-pogo, 7 October 2014.
- ^ ""NIRJA GULERI: The Queen of Fantasy"". ITA Trailblazer: tale of the ita, p.128.
- ^ "IRRFAN IN CHANDRAKANTA: Directed by Nirja Guleri, the first woman in the country to direct a television series on such a grand scale". The Times of India, July 04, 2017.
- ^ "Nirja Guleri: The Trendsetter of Saas-Bahu serials on Indian Television". The Tribune, April 11, 2004.
- ^ "Shrey Guleri: The Director of the Year". The Indian Telly Awards 2004.