Office Office
| Office Office | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Written by | Ashwni Dhir |
| Directed by | Rajiv Mehra |
| Production | |
| Editor | Manish Jaitly |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 24 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SAB TV |
| Release | 3 September 2001 |
| Related | |
| Naya Office Office | |
Office Office is an Indian Hindi language satirical comedy television series. It consists of short stories and focuses on government and other offices in corrupt situations. It premiered on SAB TV on 3 September 2001.[1] The show was a satirical take on prevalent corruption in India.
Cast
- Pankaj Kapur as Musaddilal
- Manoj Pahwa as Bhatia
- Deven Bhojani as Patel
- Asawari Joshi as Usha
- Sanjay Mishra as Shukla
- Hemant Pandey as Pandey
- Vrajesh Hirjee as Patel (Season 2)
- Eva Grover as Tina Sharma
Production
The filming took place at Gemini studios and Kamalistan studio in Mumbai.[citation needed]
Reception
This show received positive responses for its storyline and won the 'Best Comedy' award at the 'RAPA Awards' in 2001 and 2002.[2]
Sequels and film adaptation
A follow-up series to Office Office, Naya Office Office launched on Star One in 2007.[3] A comic book series based on the show was also launched.[4] The books were published by Prakash Books.[5]
A film based on series titled Chala Mussaddi... Office Office was released on 5 August 2011 and opened to mostly negative reviews from critics.[6]
References
- ^ "Office Office on SABe TV". Indiantelevision.com. 30 August 2001.
- ^ "'Office-Office' bags best comedy RAPA for second year running". Indiantelevision.com. 21 May 2002.
- ^ "indya.com - STAR - STAR One - Naya Office Office". 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007.
- ^ Bansal, Shilpa (16 August 2008). "Sitcom to comic strip". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Star India launches comic book series". New Delhi. The Hindu. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Review: Chala Mussaddi Office Office". NDTV Movies. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.