Karishma Kaa Karishma

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Karishma Kaa Karishma
Genre Science fiction sitcom
Developed by
  • Abid Hussain
  • Aparna Ganesh
Written byRaghuvir Shekhavat
Directed bySwapna Waghmare Joshi
Creative directorVincent Franklin
Starring See below
Theme music composerLalit Sen
Opening theme"Karishma Kaa Karishma" by
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65
Production
Executive producerSushma Kaul
ProducerSunil Doshi
EditorSheldon D'souza
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running timeApprox. 24 minutes
Production company Alliance Media & Entertainment
Release
Original network Star Plus
Original release24 January 2003 (2003-01-24) 
16 April 2004 (2004-04-16)

Karishma Kaa Karishma (English: The Magic of Karishma) is an Indian television series which is a remake of the 1980s American TV series Small Wonder . [1] The series premiered on Star Plus on 24 January 2003. [2] It is produced by Sunil Doshi of Alliance Media & Entertainment, and starring Jhanak Shukla as the cyber kid Karishma.

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Plot

The story revolves around a scientist, Vikram, who designs a very lifelike robot. His goal is to find out if the robot (Karishma) will become more human-like as time goes on. His wife, Sheetal, who is easily influenced by her neighbour Shraddha, suspects Vikram to be having an extramarital affair due to his late work hours. But Vikram reveals the AI robot Karishma to the family and explains he was working on making her, Sheetal accepts Karishma as a daughter. Rahul, Vikram and Sheetal's son, is constantly annoyed by his neighbor, Sweety, who has a crush on him. Vikram and his family are the only ones who know that Karishma is a robot. Their nosy neighbors Shraddha and Paresh interfere in their lives and try to figure out who Karishma really is. This is the premise for a lot of episodes. Every episode, Karishma saves the day by solving the family's problem.

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References

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  2. "Karishma Kaa Karishma debuts on Star Plus Friday". Indiantelevision.com. 22 January 2003.
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