Wagle Ki Duniya
Wagle Ki Duniya (transl. Wagle's World) is an Indian sitcom that aired on DD National from 1988 to 1990. It was produced by Durga Khote, directed by Kundan Shah, and was based on characters created by noted cartoonist, R. K. Laxman, especially "the common man" about the issues of common middle-class Indian man.[1] It starred Anjan Srivastav as a bumbling sales clerk in a multinational and Bharati Achrekar as his wife.[1][2]
| Wagle Ki Duniya | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | R. K. Laxman |
| Directed by | Kundan Shah |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Vanraj Bhatia |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ravi Ojha |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | 1988 – 1990 |
| Related | |
Overview edit
The series was set around the everyday struggles, of the nervous sales clerk, Srinivas Wagle, who lived with the prudence of a middle-class person of the time.[3]
Cast edit
- Anjan Srivastav as Srinivas Wagle-A sales clerk, Radhika's husband, Manoj and Rajesh's father[4]
- Bharati Achrekar as Radhika Wagle-Srinivas's wife, Manoj and Rajesh's mother[5]
- Dushyant Nagpal as Rajesh Wagle aka Raju-Srinivas and Radhika's younger son, Manoj's younger brother
- Harish Magon as Bhalla
- Virendra Saxena as Gadkari
- Narendra Gupta as Inspector Tyagi
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Arpit Singhai as Priyanka Singhai Husband
- Deepak Qazir Kejriwal as Verma, Licence officer
- Achyut Potdar as Licence officer
- Harish Patel
- Mushtaq Khan as Manohar
- Nandita Thakur
- Sankalp Dubey
Production edit
The weekly series was conceived by R.K. Laxman, and he himself narrated the script.[6] It was based on RK Laxman character about quintessential common man.[7]
The original run was supposed to be of six episodes, but seeing the response, it ran up to 13 episodes.[8] The series achieved a cult status,[9] and made Anjan Srivastav a household name. Film actor, Shahrukh Khan made a guest appearance in the series before he did Fauji (1988).[10][11][12]
Sequel edit
A sequel series Wagle Ki Nayi Duniya (transl. Wagle's New World) aired on Star Plus in 1999.[13][8]
In 2012, the character Wagle was brought back with new series by same team, Detective Wagle on DD National in November 2012, where Anjan Srivastav reprised his role as Wagle, while the role of his wife was played by Sulbha Arya.[1][14]
Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey (Wagle's World - New Generation, New Stories), a sequel series started airing on Sony SAB from 8 February 2021.[15]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Aanjjan Srivastav returns with new version of Wagle Ki Duniya". NDTV MOvies. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Time for adaptations". The Times of India. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ B. G. Verghese, ed. (2006). Tomorrow's India: Another Tryst with Destiny. Penguin Books India. p. 325. ISBN 0670058637.
- ^ "Anjan breaks his own record". The Times of India. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Keshri, Shweta (29 January 2021). "Bharati Achrekar remembers RK Laxman's mesmerising narration for Wagle Ki Duniya". India Today.
- ^ "R K Laxman cartoons now on your TV sets". The Times of India. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Chaya Unnikrishnan (16 October 2009). "The Long Run". Screen. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Trapped in Wagle's mould". Indian Express. 9 November 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "TV remade to order!". The Times of India. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
..cult shows like Hum Log and Wagle Ki Duniya ..
- ^ . The Hindu. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar (6 October 2009). "Visual extravaganza". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "I met SRK before he became a star". Rediff.com movies.
- ^ "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ . The Times of India. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Sumeet Raghavan to be seen in the classic comedy show Wagle Ki Duniya - Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links edit
- Wagle Ki Duniya at IMDb