Kakaji Kahin

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Kakaji Kahin
Based onNetaji Kahin
by Manohar Shyam Joshi
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Starring Om Puri
Shail Chaturvedi
Original languageHindi
Release
Original network DD National
Original release1988 (1988)

Kakaji Kahin is an Indian political satire that aired on Doordarshan in 1988. It was one of Basu Chatterjee's acclaimed works for Indian television, based on a book called Netaji Kahin by well-known author Manohar Shyam Joshi. [1] [2]

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Actor Om Puri played the titular role of Kakaji [3] with a supporting cast of Shail Chaturvedi and others.

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References

  1. Puri, Nandita C. (1 November 2009). Om Puri: Unlikely Hero. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN   9789351940753.
  2. "Buniyaad, Hum Log writer dead". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. "A still from the popular TV show starring Om Puri, Kakaji Kahin". Mid-Day. Retrieved 25 June 2016.