Dekh Bhai Dekh

For 2009 Bollywood film, see Dekh Bhai Dekh (film).

Dekh Bhai Dekh
Format	Situation comedy
Starring	Sushma Seth Navin Nischol Shekhar Suman Farida Jalal Bhavana Balsavar Vishal Singh Amar Upadhyay Deven Bhojani
Country of origin	India
Production
Executive producer(s)	AB Corp.
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Doordarshan
Original airing	1993

Dekh Bhai Dekh was a Hindi sitcom directed by Anand Mahendru, and starring Sushma Seth, Navin Nischol and Shekhar Suman in lead roles. ^[1] It first aired in 1993. The story revolves around three generations of the Diwan family, who live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the suburbs of Mumbai. The serial takes the viewer through their various ups and downs. Their never-say-die attitude helps them overcome sibling rivalry, relationship troubles, business problems, irksome parents and in-laws. A distinctive feature of this show were its fast speaking characters.

Major characters

• The Grandparents — Sushma Seth portrays Sarla Diwan, the grandmother and stern matriarch of the family. She is a busy socialite who is involved with various charity organizations. The grandfather, played by N.K. Shivpuri, is her hen-pecked husband- a loving, endearing person who is mostly busy playing pranks with the kids.
• The Sons — The two sons are Balraj (Navin Nischol) and Sameer (Shekhar Suman). Balraj is the serious and sensible son who is always seen watching the events that take place in the house with an amused smile. Sameer on the other hand is funny and witty, and is always pulling everyone’s leg.
• The Wives — Suhasini (Farida Jalal) is the wife of Balraj and Sunita (Bhavna Balsavar)^[2] affectionately referred to as Sonu by her husband, is the wife of Sameer. Suhasini owns a beauty parlour and is very charming and sweet. Sonu is affectionately called Chaachi (Aunty) by the younger members of the family. The dumb, innocent and adorable Chaachi is an amateur writer who takes her job very seriously, much to the amusement of her family members.
• The Kids — Sanjay (Vishal Singh]), called Sanju by family and friends and Kirti (Nattasha Singh) are the teenaged children of Balraj and Suhasini, while Vishal (Sunny Singh) and Aabha (Karishma Acharya) are Sameer and Sonu’s little children. Sanju spends most of his time on the phone with his girlfriend Shilpa (Urvashi Dholakia - who is now famous as Koumolika), who is always suspicious of him. Everything he does becomes a huge disaster and he is always seeking advice from others to woo Shilpa back. The kids and their friends provide many comic situations to which the viewers can actually relate. Kirti also has a boy in school who likes her; is name is Deepak and he is a studious guy with thick glasses. He always writes poems for Kirti and although Kirti only has him around for helping out in her studies, it is in fact Kirti who saves him from the bullies too.

Other characters

There are various other characters who come on and off and add to the fun, including Kareema (Deven Bhojani) the Diwan household's servant, Priya (played by Divya Seth) the wacko assistant and lator the competitor of Suhasini, (Shammi), the cute mother of Sonu with her popular refrain, Tere mooh mein keede, Tere moonh mein Dhool ("May there be worms and dust in your mouth"), the bespectacled Deepak (Kirti's boyfriend), Dingoo (the weird friend of Sanju) who has the catchphrase " Lolly lolly sunday morning" and Amar Upadhyay of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi fame who acted as Saahil Chaachu in this comedy. Actor Lilliput, also the screenplay writer of the sitcom, plays a bunch of guest appearances in this serial, doubling up for. Krutika Desai also joined the show as an old friend of Suneeta named Chirutha, whose name she could not remember, much to her dismay.

Cast and crew

Primary cast

• Sushma Seth ... Mummyji/Surekha Diwan
• N K Shivpuri ... Pappaji/Raj Diwan
• Navin Nischol ... Balraj Diwan
• Farida Jalal ... Suhasini Diwan
• Shekhar Suman ... Samir Diwan
• Bhavna Balsavar ... Sunita Diwan
• Deven Bhojani ... Gareema
• Vishal Singh ... Sanju
• Nattasha Singh ... Kirti
• Sunny Singh ... Vishal
• Karishma Aacharya ... Aabha
• Amar Upadhyay ... Sahil Chachu
• Daisy_Irani_(actress) ... Daisy Mausi

Secondary cast

• Liliput
• Divya Seth... Priya
• Benu Kalsi... Badi Nani
• Shammi... Choti Nani
• Urvashi Dholakia Shilpa
• Ritu Sharma
• Rakesh Thareja... Dingoo
• Raju Shrivastav

Writers

• Rajeev Agarwal - Development, plots, screenplay and script editing
• Liliput - Dialogue
• Parvati Walia - Plots
• Vipul Shah - Screenplay
• Maya Balse - Screenplay

Music

• Title Song - Udit Narayan
• Music Director -Ajit Singh
• Music Arranger- Raju Singh

References

1. ^ "THE LONG RUN". Screen (magazine). Oct 16, 2009. http://www.screenindia.com/news/the-long-run/528587/. 
2. ^ "An Interview with Bhavana Balsaver". http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/bhav.htm. 

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