Karamchand

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Karamchand
Written by
Directed by Pankaj Parashar
Starring See below
Composer Anand–Milind
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes72
Production
Running time
  • Season 1: 25 min (approx)
  • Season 2: 45 min (approx)
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 1985 (1985-06) –
21 April 2006 (2006-04-21)

Karamchand is an Indian detective TV series telecast in June 1985. It was broadcast on India's national television channel DD1 and was one of India's first detective series. [1] The title character was played by Pankaj Kapur while the role of his assistant Kitty was played by Sushmita Mukherjee. [2] Music director duo Anand–Milind composed the theme music and title track for the series.

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Plot

The series revolves around Karamchand, a detective who helps the local police solve murders in his inimitable style. He's always seen munching on carrots and often playing chess with Inspector Khan. He has a funny assistant, Kitty. And whenever she asks a silly question, or almost reveals the secret, Karamchand says, "Shut up, Kitty."

Cast

Season 1

Season 2

Revival

Sony Entertainment Television revived this serial in 2006. Pankaj Kapur reprised his role as the carrot chewing Karamchand while Kitty was played by Sucheta Khanna. [1]

In other media

In response to Leonard's detective novel, Rajesh Koothrapali mentioned Karamchand in Season 11, Episode 15 of The Big Bang Theory episode "The Novelization Correlation."[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Karamchand". Sony Entertainment Television . Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
  2. ↑ Hazarika, Gautamee (24 July 2022). "'Karamchand' — detective series with a carrot-munching sleuth who made investigation look cool". ThePrint . Retrieved 9 March 2025.


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