Dekh Bhai Dekh

Dekh Bhai Dekh
Starring	Sushma Seth Navin Nischol Shekhar Suman Farida Jalal Bhavana Balsavar Vishal Singh Amar Upadhyay Deven Bhojani
Country of origin	India
Production
Executive producer	AB Corp.
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	Doordarshan
Release	1993

Dekh Bhai Dekh is a Hindi sitcom revolving around the Diwan family, who live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the suburbs of Mumbai. The family consists of 11 members, aged from 6 years to 65 years, including a father, mother, two sons and their families. The serial takes the viewer through the various ups and downs faced by the family and through crazy and unexpected things which happen to them with unfailing regularity. Their never-say-die attitude helps them overcome sibling rivalry, boyfriend troubles, business problems, in-law problems, etc. A distinctive feature of this show was its fast speaking characters.

Major characters

• The Grandparents — The role of Dadiji (grandmother) is played by Sushma Seth. She is a busy socialite who is involved with various charity organizations. She is the stern one in the house and is undoubtedly the head of the family. Dadaji (grandfather), played by N.K. Shivpuri, her hen-pecked husband, is a loving, endearing person and is mostly up to mischief along 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 always pulling everyone’s leg.
• The Wives — Suhasini (Farida Jalal) is the wife of Balraj and Sunita (Bhavna Balsavar) 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 (Natasha Singh) are the teenaged children of Balraj and Suhasini, while Vishal (Sunny Singh) and Aabha (Karishma Acharya) are Sameer and Sonu’s children. Sanju spends most of his time on the phone with his girlfriend Shilpa (Urvashi Dholakia), 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 friend & his name is Deepak, he is a decent guy & he always writes poems for Kirti

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, the wacko assistant 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, the weird friend of Sanju, 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

References

• http://store.nehaflix.com/debhdetvse9d.html
• http://www.mid-day.com/mumbaikar/2004/november/97640.htm
• http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/bhav.htm