Sanjivani (2002 TV series)
Sanjivani: A Medical Boon was an Indian television series touted as the first medical drama TV show which was broadcast on StarPlus.[1][2] It is also the first Indian series with discuss on HIV.[3] The show stars Mohnish Bahl, Gurdeep Kohli, Mihir Mishra, Sanjeet Bedi, Iravati Harshe and Rupali Ganguly.[4][5][6]
| Sanjivani | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sanjivani: A Medical Boon |
| Genre | Soap opera Medical drama |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | "Sanjivani" |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 167 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Siddharth P Malhotra |
| Running time | 20-22 minutes |
| Production company | Star Plus |
| Release | |
| Original network | StarPlus |
| Original release | 16 January 2002 – 16 March 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Dill Mill Gayye |
| Related | Sanjivani (2019 TV series) |
A sequel series Dill Mill Gaye was premiered on 2007 on Star One[7] and a reboot version also named Sanjivani premiered on Star Plus on 12 August 2019.[8]
Plot
Sanjivani narrates a story about four medical interns namely Dr. Juhi Singh, Dr. Rahul Mehra, Dr. Simran Chopra and Dr. Omi Joshi and the trials and tribulations they face to fight a constant battle against diseases and death of patients while balancing their professional and personal life.[9][10]
Cast
Main
- Gurdeep Kohli as Dr Juhi Singh-Rahul's wife, CMO of Sanjivani, Surgeon
- Gaurav Chanana / Mihir Mishra as Dr Rahul Mehra, Juhi's husband, Simran's ex-husband, Pediatrician.
- Mohnish Behl as Dr Shashank Gupta, Surgeon, Smriti's husband, Truste of sanjivani.
- Iravati Harshe as Dr. Smriti Malhotra, Gynaecologist, Shashank's wife
- Sanjeet Bedi as Dr Umesh 'Omi' Joshi, HIV Patient.[11]
- Shilpa Kadam / Rupali Ganguly as Dr Simran Chopra, Kamal Chopra's daughter, Rahul's former wife.
Recurring
- Dr. Sagarika Dhawan as baby Anjali, Dr. Shashank and Dr. Smriti's little daughter.
- Ketki Dave as Dr. Madhvi Dholakiya, Paediatrician
- Shilpa Shinde as Chitra, Nurse
- Arjun Punj as Dr. Aman / Rajeev Mathur, Juhi's childhood friend[12]
- Madhumalti Kapoor as Biji, Juhi's grandmother
- Shagufta Ali as Tai Ji, Juhi's paying guest owner
- Tarana Raja as Reena, Aman's wife
- Vikram Gokhale as Kamal Chopra, Trustee of Sanjivani, Simran's father
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Vishal Kapoor
- Ashish Chaudhary as Karan
- Smita Bansal aa Neha
- Siddharth Merchant as Chintu
- Rita Bhaduri as Dadi, Rahul's paternal grandmother
- Smita Jaykar / Nandita Puri as Suhasini Mehra, Rahul's mother
- Rajeev Verma - Dr. Yashraj Mehra, Rahul's father, Cardiologist
- Sumeet Raghavan / Vishal Puri as Rajat Mehra, Rahul's brother
- Indrani Haldar as Mrs. Mehta, Accident victim
- Shabbir Ahluwalia as Rohit Rai, Accident victim
- Ankita Bhargava as Anita, Patient's sister-in-law
- Jyotsna Karyekar as Sharda aka Daai Maa, Dr. Shashank's caretaker when he was young
- Sadiya Siddique as Richa Asthana
- Markand Soni as Arman Dr. Shashank Gupta's grandson
Production
Sanjeet Bedi playing Dr. Omi quit the series unhappy with the ongoing story but soon returned in February 2005 for his death sequence when Omi is shown suffering from HIV and dies.[13]
Sequel
From 2007 to 2010, a sequel series Dill Mill Gayye aired on Star One starring Shilpa Anand, Sukirti Kandpal, Jennifer Winget, Karan Singh Grover and Mohnish Bahl.[14][15]
Adaptations
| Language | Title | First aired | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Ekhane Aakash Neel একনে আকাশ নীল | 8 September 2008 | Star Jalsha | 29 May 2010 | Remake |
Reception
Critics
The Indian Express stated, "Sanjivani’s success came from its refreshing storytelling process, script and the performances of the actors. It also had the perfect mix of drama and romance, dollops of emotions and a strange relatability factor that none of the dailies provided during that time."[3]
Ratings
Months after launch, in April 2002, it averaged a low rating of 3.75 TVR while in mid October it rose to 4.08 TVR and in late October to 5.59 TVR. Since December, it steadily rose until June 2003 where in December, January, April, May and June 2003 it garnered 5.92, 6.35, 7.3 (both April and May) and 7.8 TVR. In early July it decreased to 6.9 TVR.[16] In first week of September 2003, it garnered 6.8 TVR while the following week it rose to 7.6 TVR. In first week of August it rose to 8.5 TVR.[17] In week 39, it was at fifteenth position with 7.9 TVR while in week 40 of 2003 (week ending 4 October 2003), it garnered its peak rating of 10.1 TVR entering into top 10 programs for the first time occupying sixth position with the character Dr. Aham's death track.[16][18] On 19 November 2003, it garnered 8.5 TVR.[19]
References
- ^ "Sanjivani lives to be 100". Indian Television Dot Com. 10 December 2003.
- ^ "Remembering Sanjivani, The Medical Drama That Breathed Life Into TV Shows 17 Years Ago". Scoop Whoop.
- ^ a b "Revisiting the original medical drama Sanjivani". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Will Sanjivani be Star's lifeline for 2002?". 17 January 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Star weaves ORS message through 'Sanjivani'". 28 July 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Star Plus revamps 9-10 pm band to build long term property". Indian Television dot com.
- ^ "10 years of Dill Mill Gayye: 5 things that we loved about the show - Television News". IndiaToday. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Shweta Keshri (12 August 2019). "Exclusive: Sanjivani 2 premieres tonight. Namit Khanna opens up on his character, working with Surbhi Chandna". India Today.
- ^ "STAR's Sanjivani marks diverse programming". afaqs!.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "Return of Dr. Omi". The Tribune. from the original on 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Dill Mill Gayye, fame Shilpa/Ohanna Shivanand". spotboye.
- ^ "Dill Mill Gayye, Miley Jab Hum Tum, Remix: Television shows that defined every 90's kid's teenage years". Pinkvilla.
- ^ a b "'Sanjivani' shoots into top 10 shows". Indian Television dot com.
- ^ "Sanjivani: Doctors in a spin". Afaqs!.
- ^ "From Top 20 to Top 10: Sanjivani closes the gap". Afaqs!.
- ^ "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi but uski trp thik nahin". The Economic Times.
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External links
- Sanjivani at IMDb