All Shows of Doordarshan
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1. Pavitra Bandhan: Do Dilon Ka (2013–2016)
22 min | Drama
The show revolves around the protagonists Girish and Aashima who, under unreliable circumstances, marry each other but eventually fall in love. The show explores the other dramas of their families and children.
Stars: Yash Tonk, Hritu Dudani, Muskkaan Sayed, Aayush Shrivastav
Votes: 38
2. Reporter (1994–1995)
Thriller
Reporters was an Indian fiction newsroom drama television series very loosely based on The Newsroom (U.S. TV series).
Stars: Raj Kiran, Shekhar Suman
Votes: 7
5. Idhar Udhar (1985–1998)
Comedy, Family
Sunita and air hostess and Poonam an Ad executive stay together in Mumbai in a rented apartment.Their lives take interesting turn when they start sharing the flat with a struggling actor Kumar and a small time broker Sudhir.
Stars: Mohammed Yaqub Ghauri, Ratna Pathak Shah, Supriya Pathak, Tom Alter
Votes: 46
7. Yeh Hai Jhumri Talayiya (1996–1997)
Comedy
Stars: Deven Bhojani, Birbal, Shail Chaturvedi, Dinesh Hingoo
9. Katha Sagar (1986– )
Drama
The series featured a collection of stories by short story writers such as Guy De Maupassant, Tolstoy, O. Henry, Chekov etc. The series had different stories in each episode and most of the stories in the series were one-episode long.
Stars: Beena Banerjee, Ajit Vachani, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Puri
Votes: 66
10. Mahabharat (1988–1990)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a dynastic struggle between the collateral branches of the Kuru clan, the Kauravas and Pandavas lead them to the threshold of war, Lord Krishna decides to step in and take control of the situation.
Stars: Harish Bhimani, Nitish Bharadwaj, Mukesh Khanna, Gajendra Chauhan
Votes: 23,312
11. Ramayan (1987–1988)
TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An adaptation of the ancient epic in which the exiled Prince Rama and his brother Laxman set out to save Rama's wife, Sita, who has been kidnapped by the demon king of Lanka Ravana.
Stars: Arun Govil, Deepika Chikhalia, Sunil Lahri, Arvind Trivedi
Votes: 23,917
12. 1857 Kranti
History
Story of the Indian Revolt of 1857.
Stars: Tej Sapru, Maya Alagh, Raza Murad, Sajid Khan
15. Luv Kush (1988–1989)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
After getting exiled by Lord Rama, Devi Sita gives birth to two sons Lava and Kusa. Under Sage Valmiki's guidance, the boys set out to preach the Ramayana in Ayodhya but a shocking truth awaits them there.
Stars: Arun Govil, Deepika Chikhalia, Swapnil Joshi, Mayuresh Kshetramade
Votes: 1,283
16. London Ki Ek Raat (2008)
Drama
An Indian student falls in love with a British girl in London of 1930s. However the girl loves an Indian revolutionary and she doesn't know whether her lover is still alive or has already sacrificed his life for the nation.
Stars: Sanjay Thakkar, Ritu Mehta, Nissar Khan, Kuldeep Dubey
18. Samandar (1995–1996)
Action
Samandar was a TV show based on Indian Navy, broadcast on Doordarshan network in 1995. It talked about the lives of Navy officers, and their commitment to the force. The show was made by Retired Wing Commander Anup Singh Bedi.
Stars: Gautam Chaturvedi, Samir Soni, Aman Verma, Vineeta Malik
Votes: 10
21. Alif Laila (1993–2020)
22 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Shahrzad narrates stories from the Arabian Nights, a collection of folk tales that brims with great morals, fascinating characters, flying carpets, magic lamps and fairies.
Stars: Firoz Ali, Girija Shankar, Damini Kanwal Shetty, Shahnawaz Pradhan
Votes: 663
22. Amrapali (2002–2003)
Drama, History
Amrapali is set in ancient Vaishali. It tells the story of the sudden transformation of a beautiful, innocent girl, Amrapali, into a mature adult. Abandoned by her parents, Amrapali was ... See full summary »
Stars: Shilpa Shinde, Arun Bali, Pankaj Berry, Pooja Bharti
23. Amravati Ki Kathayein (1994–1995)
30 min | Fantasy
Based on Shri Satyam Shanaramanchi's Telugu Classic "Amaravati Ki Kathalu", Amravati ki Kathayein is a collection of 100 short stories depicting the life in Amaravati. This won the Telugu ... See full summary »
Stars: Veerendra Saxena, Deepika Amin, Raghubir Yadav, Sulabha Arya
Votes: 40
25. Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
History
The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
Stars: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Ravi Jhankal, Anang Desai
Votes: 867
26. Betaal Pachisi (1997–1998)
Fantasy
Stars: Tom Alter, Akhilendra Mishra, Puneet Issar, Kruttika Desai
Votes: 78
27. Bhoothnath (1989–1990)
Fantasy
It is a fantasy television series . Which is based on the classic novel by Babu Devakinandan Khatri by the same name "Bhootnath". It had all magical whodunits with enchanted palaces, lovely princesses, and fashionable gallants
Stars: Sudha Chandran, Dilip Dhawan, Benjamin Gilani, Neena Gupta
Votes: 11
28. Bible Ki Kahaniyan (1993–1995)
Biography
Stars: Neelima Azim, Kabir Bedi, Rita Bhaduri, Kurush Deboo
Votes: 16
29. Buniyaad (1987–1988)
Drama
The series dealt with the struggle of a family during the partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath.
Stars: Alok Nath, Anita Kanwar, Kiran Juneja, Vijayendra Ghatge
Votes: 274
30. Byomkesh Bakshi (1993–1997)
40 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
An intelligent detective from Kolkata solves, without any weapons, many mysteries that remain unsolved by police.
Stars: Rajit Kapoor, K.K. Raina, Kartik Dutta, Sukanya Kulkarni
Votes: 3,173
31. Captain Vyom (1998–1999)
24 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A superhero Captain Vyom is given a team of some exceptionally-powered soldiers to fight 12 great villains of all-time who escaped the prison located on a moon of Jupiter.
Stars: Kartika Rane, Milind Soman, Shehzaad Saeed, Rahul Bose
Votes: 445
32. Shaktimaan (1997–2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Family
When darkness get strengthened to destroy the world, Suryanshis chose Shaktimaan in order to fight against the forces of evil.
Stars: Mukesh Khanna, Vaishnavi Mahant, Surendra Pal, Rajendra Gupta
Votes: 5,425
33. Yug (1997– )
Drama
A group of brave men and women from India devote their youth to free their motherland from the tyrannical rule of the British.
Stars: Hema Malini, Pankaj Dheer, Shahbaaz Khan, Deepraj Rana
Votes: 37
34. Your Honour (2000–2001)
Drama
The story of an Israeli judge who finds himself in trouble when his teenage son runs over someone and runs away without providing help. It's up to him to decide whether he will act impartially, or use his power to free his son from prison.
Stars: Kavita Chaudhary, Manoj Joshi, Sachin Khedekar, Ashok Lokhande
Votes: 33
35. Yeh Hawayein (2003–2004)
60 min | Horror, Romance
Resham, a jinn possessing supernatural powers, falls in love with Shahid, a human. However, belonging to two completely different worlds, they face various challenges.
Stars: Malini Kapoor, Behzaad Khan, Ravi Kishan, Meher Vij
Votes: 12
36. Ye Duniya Gazab Ki (1992–1993)
Comedy
A village simpleton Nihaal comes to the city, to collect his plot of land awarded by Raja Saheb (Tiku Talsania), but is overawed by the bureaucratic hassles he faces. Situations and incidents are presented in comic satire form in the show.
Stars: Sulabha Arya, Rakesh Bedi, Shail Chaturvedi, Avtar Gill
Votes: 12
37. Yatra (1986– )
Drama
This 15 episode series portrays two long train journeys across the length and breadth of India, along with lives of a motley group of passengers.
Stars: Nikhil Bhagat, Neena Gupta, Rajendra Gupta, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 72
38. Woh Huye Na Hamare
20 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Vijay Aidasani, Jaya Binju, Ashita Dhawan, Amit Dua
40. Vishwamitra (1995– )
Drama, Fantasy, History
Story of Kshatriya King Vishwarath becoming a Brahmarishi Vishwamitra the sage after a feud with Sage Vashishtha over the divine cow Nandini.
Stars: Mukesh Khanna, Arun Govil, Bhanupriya, Mulraj Rajda
Votes: 26
41. Vishnu Puran (2000–2002)
45 min | Drama, Fantasy
The series tells the story of Lord Vishnu, who fights against evil, and comes to earth time and again to maintain the balance between good and evil.
Stars: Nitish Bharadwaj, Vaidehi Amrute, Reena Kapoor, Nimai Bali
Votes: 677
42. Vikram Aur Betaal (1985–1986)
Fantasy
Based on India mythological collection of 25 stories known as Baital Pachisi. It revolves around the Kind Vikram who is tasked to capture a Betaal, a celestial spirit analogus to Vampire. ... See full summary »
Stars: Arun Govil, Sajjan, Mulraj Rajda, Vijay Arora
Votes: 1,077
43. Ved Vyas Ke Pote (1997)
27 min | Family
Bhim Vyas, a book binder, and his family discover that they are the descendants of the great sage Ved Vyas, who wrote Mahabharat. They decide to take legal course to claim royalty from makers of the TV Serial based on the epic.
Stars: Zakir Hussain, Rohitash Gaud, Navnindra Behl, Tabassum
Votes: 12
44. Uttar Katha (2009)
Drama
This TV show is an Indian Classic based on Jnan Pith Awarded Novelist Naresh Mehta's Acclaimed Novel "Uttar Katha". It is a family drama reflecting multiple colours of life including love, hate, sacrifice and selfishness amongst others.
Stars: Alok Chatterjee, Shobha Chatterjee, Bisna Chowhan, Alka Mogha
45. Upanishad Ganga (2012–2013)
Short, Drama, History
Short stories exploring today's concepts in ancient Indian contexts.
Stars: Abhimanyu Singh, Ravi Khanvilkar, Sandeep Mohan, Auroshikha Dey
Votes: 1,029
48. Udaan (1989– )
Drama
Journey of a girl, Kalyani, from a teenager to an upright Indian police officer.
Stars: Vikram Gokhale, Sooraj Thapar, Uttara Baokar, Kavita Chaudhary
Votes: 26
49. Trishna (1985)
Drama
Trishna was the Indian version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and suitably adapted to an Indian middle-class family. All the characters of the novel were maintained in the show, with their traits shown exactly as in the book.
Stars: Sangeeta Handa, Tarun Dhanrajgir, Aparna Sharma, Kitu Gidwani
Votes: 6
52. Kirdaar (1993–1995)
Drama
A television series directed by Gulzaar Sahab. Based on different short stories written by several famous Indian writers. Music given and sung by Jagjit Singh. Surely a classic from 90's.
Stars: Om Puri, Bhupendra, Manav Kajaria, Mita Vashisht
Votes: 102
53. Kissa Kathmandu Kaa (1986– )
Thriller
Feluda finds a fake medicine racket is operating from Nepal. He goes to Nepal with Jatayu and Topse to catch a murderer, and discovers the case to be far more complicating than it seems. ... See full summary »
Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Alankar Joshi, Mohan Agashe, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 68
54. Koi Toh Ho Ardhnarishwar (2010– )
Drama
Koi To Ho...Ardhnarishwar is a mythological soap made under the banner of Paliwal Pictures for Doordarshan. It is based on Vishnu Prabhakar's novel.
55. Kayaamat (2003–2004)
20 min | Drama, Thriller
A story of love and revenge.
Stars: Ali Hassan, Amita Chandekar, Neelam Mehra, Faizan Kidwai
Votes: 8
57. Kashmakash Zindagi Ki (2006– )
Drama
Stars: Deepshikha Nagpal, Sudha Chandran, Lata Haya, Snigdha Pandey
58. Karamchand (1985– )
Comedy, Mystery
One of the first indian detective series. Karamchand and his assistant solve murder, robbery and other mysteries.
Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Sushmita Mukherjee, Archana Puran Singh
Votes: 165
59. Kanoon (1993–1996)
Crime, Mystery
This is a TV serial by Bollywood giant BR Chopra. It is styled after several of the movies he made and named after one of his most famous movies, Kanoon (1960). The protagonist is a lawyer ... See full summary »
Stars: Pankaj Dheer, Anant Mahadevan, Vinod Kapoor, Kavita Kapoor
Votes: 11
61. Kahaan Gaye Woh Log (1985– )
Recaptures the sacrifices of those who sacrificed their future for the future of India
Stars: Rajendra Gupta, Dheeraj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Sangeeta Naik
63. Kundali (2000–2001)
20 min | Drama
The story centers on two sisters, Aarti and Vidhi, Because of their parents' insistence on matching horoscopes, Aarti, the elder sister, is married to the younger brother; while the younger sister Vidhi gets married to the elder brother.
Stars: Nivedita Bhattacharya, Manorama, Prachee Shah, Anupam Bhattacharya
Votes: 12
65. Gul Sanobar (1999–2000)
Adventure
The search for the secret behind the love story of Gul and Sanobar by princess Meherengaize
Stars: Saeed Jaffrey, Seema Kapoor, Pradeep Singh Rawat, Aashif Sheikh
Votes: 22
66. Gul Gulshan Gulfam (1987–1988)
Drama
Gul Gulshan Gulfaam portrayed a Kashmiri family making a living from their three houseboats: 'Gul' ('flower'), 'Gulshan' ('garden' or 'buckeye'), and 'Gulfam' ('gardener'). Their livelihood... See full summary »
Stars: Beena Banerjee, Pankaj Berry, Neena Gupta, Shammi Kapoor
Votes: 33
68. Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1995– )
Comedy
Stars: Vijay Saxena, Annu Kapoor, Mukul Dev, Kartika Rane
Votes: 7
72. Yeh Dil Maange More (2022–2023)
20 min | Drama
Yeh Dil Mannge More is an Indian Hindi-language romance drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. The series stars Akshay Mhatre and Twinkle ... See full summary »
Stars: Akshay Mhatre, Dipti Patil, Priti Harne, Sejal Jaiswal
Votes: 45
73. Tehkikaat (1994– )
Crime, Mystery
Two private detectives, Sam D'Silva and Gopichand, embark on different quests to solve various murder mysteries.
Stars: Vijay Anand, Saurabh Shukla, Firoz Ali, B Shantanu
Votes: 216
74. Tamas (1988– )
297 min | Drama
This TV miniseries ("Darkness" in English) became famous in India in the mid/late 80s for its realistic depiction of the partition of the Indian subcontinent. In 1947, the sub-continent ... See full summary »
Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Deepa Sahi, Amrish Puri, Bhisham Sahni
Votes: 419
75. Talaash (1992– )
Drama, Mystery
It is the story of quest to find his long lost friend and to know the reason and consequences why he disappeared.
Stars: Megha Chatterjee, Moushumi Chatterjee, Vijayendra Ghatge, Rajendra Gupta
Votes: 42
76. The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1990– )
Biography, Drama, History
The sword of Tipu Sultan is based on the novel of same name by Bhagwan S Gidwani. It chronicles the life stories of Hadar Ali and Tipu Sultan. The novel is regarded as being historically ... See full summary »
Stars: Malvika Tiwari, Shahbaaz Khan, Mukesh Rishi, Deepika Chikhalia
Votes: 271
77. Swabhimaan (1995– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
'Swaabhimaan' is a sizzling saga of our supercharged times. Every afternoon viewers meet the most exciting people in town - Svetlana, Rishabh, Ranjana Devi, Devika, Mahen, Nishi and Ronnie.... See full summary »
Stars: Kitu Gidwani, Anju Mahendru, Rohit Roy, Harsh Chhaya
Votes: 173
78. Surabhi (1993– )
Documentary
Surabhi was a popular Indian cultural magazine show hosted by Renuka Shahane and Siddharth Kak. It mainly focused on the Indian culture of the 90s. The Indian culture was presented to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Renuka Shahane, Siddharth Kak
Votes: 235
79. Suraag: The Clue (1999– )
60 min | Crime
'SURAAG the clue' is a popular crime TV serial and Inspector Bharat (Sudesh Berry) the young and dynamic CID Officer with his sixth sense and the ability to think out of the box, gets all ... See full summary »
Stars: Sudesh Berry, Suhas Khandke, Pradeep Kabra, Kuldeep Sharma
Votes: 263
81. Itihaas (1996–1997)
Drama
princess Ambika is on search of truth leading to her husbands during this journey he faces lot many obstacles leading to far away from her close relations including her daughter. While her ... See full summary »
Stars: Joan David, Priya Tendulkar, Prabha Sinha, Smita Bansal
Votes: 22
82. Junoon (1994–1998)
30 min | Drama
Junoon is a television series aired on Doordarshan in 1993. Junoon ran for 5 years, setting a record for the then longest running program during prime time on Doordarshan. The basic plot involved rivalry between two big families.
Stars: Mangal Dhillon, Shashi Puri, Tom Alter, Archana Puran Singh
Votes: 35
83. Kahkashan (1991–1992)
Drama
Stars: Athar Nawaaz, Irrfan Khan, Deepti Naval, Farooq Shaikh
Votes: 18
84. Kashish (1992– )
Drama, Romance
Kashish was a romantic TV show broadcast on Doordarshan in early 90s. A well known director Rahul Anand casts new actress Mohana Kumar for his film. How their indifference changes to love was shown in the serial, which had 6 episodes.
Stars: Kalpana Iyer, Sudesh Berry, Malvika Tiwari
Votes: 48
85. Khandaan (1985– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Neena Gupta, Shekhar Kapur, Girish Karnad, Jayant Kripalani
Votes: 14
86. Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule (2016–2017)
History
Savitribai Jyotirao Phule (3 January 1831 - 10 March 1897) was an Indian social reformer and poet. Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule she played an important role in improving women's ... See full summary »
Stars: Dolly Tomar, Monika Ravan, Deepti Pandey, Chinmay Udgirkar
Votes: 51
87. Mahabharat Ki Mahabharat (1990 TV Movie)
Documentary
Making of B.R. Chopra's iconic show Mahabharat (1988).
Stars: B.R. Chopra, Ravi Chopra, Gufi Paintal, Nitish Bharadwaj
88. Malgudi Days (1986–2006)
Drama
Based on the works of R.K. Narayan, Malgudi Days chronicles the lives of people living in the fictitious town of Malgudi.
Stars: Venki, Anant Nag, Sudheendra, Rajaram
Votes: 4,213
89. Param Veer Chakra (1988– )
Drama, War
Stars: Gufi Paintal, Sameer Rajda, Annu Kapoor, Shyamsundar Kalani
Votes: 80
90. Hum Log (1984–1985)
50 min | Family
The story of a lower middle class family and the struggles they face in their day to day lives.
Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sushma Seth, Divya Seth Shah, Loveleen Mishra
Votes: 175
92. Imtihaan (1994–1995)
Drama
Two sisters who are emotionally attached to each other have to deal with hardships after sudden death of their father.
Stars: Aparajita, Manoj Bajpayee, Firdaus Dadi, Arvinda Jaiswal
Votes: 7
93. Indradhanush (1989– )
Sci-Fi
The show has been compared to Stranger Things of Netflix even though it was made 30 years ago. It introduced the concepts of cloning, time travel, space travel, DNA Crystallization, androids, and future galactic wars to Indian audiences.
Stars: Girish Karnad, Deepa Lagoo, Akshay Anand, Sridevi Mukhi
Votes: 106
94. Nukkad (1986– )
Comedy, Drama
Kundan Shah's Nukkad dealt with the struggles of the lower income labor class in cities.
Stars: Sangeeta Naik, Dilip Dhawan, Pawan Malhotra, Avtar Gill
Votes: 261
95. Neev (1991–2019)
24 min | Drama
A show on life of boarding-school students, aired on Doordarshan in 1990s.
Stars: Ali Asgar, Karan Apoorva, Kamal Shekhawat
Votes: 28
96. Neem Ka Ped (1991–1994)
Drama
A poor laborer Budhai (Pankaj Kapur) is caught between two warring feudal cousins in pre-independence India. Later, the story portrays post-independence India, where Budhai's politician son is doing well, but power corrupts.
Stars: Arun Bali, Pankaj Kapur, Ananya Khare, S.M. Zaheer
Votes: 33
97. Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne (1990– )
Comedy
Leading a difficult life Mungerilal finds relief through his dreams where he settles scores with everyone and fulfills the secret desires of his heart.
Stars: Kamia Malhotra, Ruma Ghosh, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 135
98. Mujrim Haazir (1988–1989)
Drama
Mujrim Haazir is the story of Sadanand Chowdhary, a sole heir of a feudal lord who rebels against the entire system of exploitation, and wants to put an end to it. Based on Bimal Mitra's ... See full summary »
Stars: Rita Bhaduri, Mohan Bhandari, Mangal Dhillon, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 11
99. Mrityunjay (1997–1998)
Drama
Story of Indian epic Mahabharata told through eyes of Karna the most tragic hero of the epic. Based on the celebrated novel by the same name written by Shivaji Sawant
Stars: Neena Gupta, Rajendra Gupta, Narendra Jha, Meenal Karpe
Votes: 19
100. Mr. Yogi (1989– )
Comedy
It is a story of an USA settled Indian boy trying to arrange his marriage in India.
Stars: Pallavi Joshi, Chandrakant Thakkar, Om Puri, Mohan Gokhale
Votes: 102
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