Karamchand
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| Karamchand | |
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| Written by | Pankaj Prakash |
| Directed by | Pankaj Parashar |
| Starring | See below |
| Composer | Anand–Milind |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
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| Release | June 1985 – 21 April 2006 |
Karamchand is an Indian detective TV series telecast in June 1985. It was broadcast on India's national television channel DD1 and was one of India's first detective series.[1] The title character was played by Pankaj Kapur while the role of his assistant Kitty was played by Sushmita Mukherjee.[2] Music director duo Anand–Milind composed the theme music and title track for the series.
Plot
[edit]The series revolves around Karamchand, a detective who helps the local police solve murders in his inimitable style. He's always seen munching on carrots and often playing chess with Inspector Khan. He has a funny assistant, Kitty. And whenever she asks a silly question, or almost reveals the secret, Karamchand says, "Shut up, Kitty."
Cast
[edit]Season 1
[edit]- Pankaj Kapur as Karamchand
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Kitty
Season 2
[edit]- Pankaj Kapur as Karamchand
- Sucheta Khanna as Kitty
- Atul Parchure as Inspector Khan
- Rakesh Shrivastav as constable Shrivastav
Revival
[edit]Sony Entertainment Television revived this serial in 2006. Pankaj Kapur reprised his role as the carrot chewing Karamchand while Kitty was played by Sucheta Khanna.[1]
In other media
[edit]In response to Leonard's detective novel, Rajesh Koothrapali mentioned Karamchand in Season 11, Episode 15 of The Big Bang Theory episode "The Novelization Correlation."[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Karamchand". Sony Entertainment Television. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
- ^ Hazarika, Gautamee (24 July 2022). "'Karamchand' — detective series with a carrot-munching sleuth who made investigation look cool". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Karamchand at IMDb
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