Idhar Udhar Explained

Runtime:22 minutes
Director:Anand Mahendroo
Language:Hindi
Country:India
Network:DD National
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:34

Idhar Udhar is 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 and Supriya Pathak. 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 (Lilliput)), 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).

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

Cast

Season 1
Season 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Advance India.com. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20130520044736/http://www.advanceindia.com/television.html. 20 May 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: Doordarshan: The money machine. 15 April 1986. 15 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Anand Mahendroo plans updated version of Dekh Bhai Dekh & Idhar Udhar. 8 December 1997. 15 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Idhar Udhar Season 1 Full Episode No. 1 Youtube. 15 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Idhar Udhar Season 2 Full Episode No. 1 Youtube. 15 March 2016.
  6. Web site: The Actors' Gallery on indiantelevison.com.
  7. Web site: Rakesh Paul’s Baddie Image. 26 August 2013. 15 March 2016.