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  • ‘Chacha Chaudhary’ completes half century on Sahara TV

    ‘Chacha Chaudhary’ completes half century on Sahara TV

    MUMBAI: Chacha Chaudhary, the first ever TV serial based on an Indian cartoon character that airs on Sahara TV will complete its 50th episode on 22 October 2002.

    The serial is a fun, adventure series wherein the chief protagonist, the simple, earthy, middle-class proverbial Chacha, (played by Raghuveer Yadhav), solves the problems and foils the most evil of plans of the villains, armed with native ingenuity and common sense. He is helped in his endeavour by his associate – the mammoth Sabu (played by Pravin Kumar – Bhim of Mahabharat).

    During the last 50 episodes Chacha has solved many topical cases and problems ranging from drug racket, Parliament attack, hafta vasuli and fake currency, says a release. A couple of special episodes have been added for Diwali, Children’s Day and New Year, it adds.

    “Chacha Chaudhary to me epitomizes the Indian ingenuity. It is unleashing India’s mind power on a global stage,” says Maya Entertainment promoter Ketan Mehta , who transformed the character into a live action television series for the channel. He believes that since three generations of readers have grown up on Chacha Chaudhary comics, it has an instant identification and curiosity value.

    “Backed by Raghuveer Yadav’s sterling performance and aided by the latest computer graphics and innovative special effects, Chacha Chaudhary has gained good following amongst our viewers. As per TAM Media, it has recorded a 267 per cent increase in average viewership in September over July , among children of 4 to 14 years in Hindi speaking markets,” Sahara TV vice-president (publicity and PR), Priya Raj, was quoted as saying in the release.

    The character Chacha Chaudhary was created by the famous cartoonist Pran in 1960 at a time when foreign comics ruled the roost in the entire subcontinent. He created a cartoon character in a very Indian milieu dealing with typical Indian problems. This soon became one of the most popular comic characters with comic books published by Diamond Comics in many Indian languages.

    The show airs Mondays to Wednesdays at 7:00 pm.

  • Chacha Chaudhary arrives on Sahara TV next week

    Chacha Chaudhary arrives on Sahara TV next week

    Indigenous comic strip character Chacha Chaudhary will come to life on Sahara TV from 13 May.

    Produced by Ketan Mehta’s Maya Entertainment, the simple, earthy Chacha with the twitchy nose and keen brain will pit his skills against evil villains with native ingenuity and common sense in the serial. Versatile actor Raghuveer Yadav plays the simple detective in this unusual show. Pravin Kumar plays his friend and supporter Saboo, a 20 feet tall alien who can fly his way through difficulties and helps Chacha out of physical fights. The odd yet endearing couple, Saboo and their red convertible who live a simple life are expected to provide a new dimension to Sahara’s evening programming. The serial will air Mondays to Wednesdays at seven pm.

    Invented as a children’s fiction adventure cum thriller created in a comic format by the famous cartoonist Pran in 1960, Chacha Chaudhary and its characters have attained a legendary platform in the country. The series attempts to bring to the small screen, this famous character and make it available to the much larger TV viewing audiences, says the production house. Graphic technology and innovative special effects have been employed by Maya Entertainment to bring Chacha’s antics to life. The serial is scripted by Ravi Pandey and directed by Mohit Jha.