Idhar Udhar

Idhar Udhar
Genre Drama/Comedy
Directed by Anand Mahendroo
Starring Ratna Pathak(season 1,2)
Supriya Pathak (season 1,2)
Liliput (season 1,2)
Ravi Baswani (season 1)
Bhavana Balsavar (season 2)
Lillete Dubey (season 2)
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 34
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Release
Original network DD National
Sony
Original release 1985 – 1998

Idhar Udhar was a Hindi sitcom which first aired on Doordarshan in 1985.[1] It was directed by Anand Mahendroo and produced by Shobha Doctor. It starred real-life sisters Ratna Pathak & Supriya Pathak in lead roles, along with Liliput & Ravi Baswani. Its first season was taken off the air after 12 episodes.[2]

In December 1997, owing to the success of Dekh Bhai Dekh, Anand Mahendroo launched a sequel to the series under the banner of Advance Entertainment Network Ltd. with the original star cast of both Pathak sisters and Liliput, along with Bhavana Balsavar.[3]

Plot

Season 1 (1985)

The story revolves around the lives of Sunita (Ratna Pathak), an air hostess and Poonam (Supriya Pathak), an ad. executive. They stay together as paying guests in a flat in Mumbai. Their lives take an interesting turn when they end up sharing their flat with Kumar Bhairav (Ravi Baswani), a struggling actor and Sudhir (M.M. Faruqui (Liliput)), a small-time broker.

Season 1 focuses on all the problems and joys they experience living in the same house.[4]

Season 2 (1998)

13 years later, Sunita (Ratna Pathak) and Poonam (Supriya Pathak / Lillete Dubey) return to Mumbai and end up sharing the same apartment exactly the way they used to. They are allotted the same apartment by their old friend Sudhir's (Liliput) mischievous adopted sons Jai and Harsh. Sudhir is now a filthy rich builder and married to his ex-secretary Katie (Bhavana Balsavar).[1]

Season 2 peeks into the lives of Sunita, Poonam, Sudhir, Katie and their kids.[5]

Cast

Season 1
Season 2

References

  1. 1 2 "Advance India.com". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Doordarshan: The money machine". 15 April 1986. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Anand Mahendroo plans updated version of Dekh Bhai Dekh & Idhar Udhar". 8 December 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Idhar Udhar Season 1 Full Episode No. 1 Youtube". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Idhar Udhar Season 2 Full Episode No. 1 Youtube". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Actors' Gallery on indiantelevison.com".
  7. ↑ "Rakesh Paul's Baddie Image". 26 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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