P. Kumar Vasudev

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P. Kumar Vasudev was the director of the Indian TV Series Hum Log, broadcast on DD1 (Doordarshan). It was India's first soap opera and the first serial drama series in the Indian sub-continent and Asia. [1] [2]

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Death

Kumar Vasudev died in Pune, India, on 31 October 1998, following a brief illness. [3] He is survived by his wife and three daughters. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleCreditBroadcasterNotes
FilmTV series
1978 Shalimar Video sequence directorReleased 31 December 1978 [4]
1984 Hum Log Director Doordarshan First episode: 7 July 1984 [1]

Last episode (156th) : 17 December 1985 [1]

Kunwari BahuDirectorReleased 10 July 1984 [5]
1987GandevtaDirector1987-88 [6]
1992AjubeDirector1992-93 [7]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Saxena, Pooja (21 July 2014). "Hum Log: Revisiting that 80's show". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Jayaram, Rahul (6 July 2008). "The soap that gripped the nation". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Producer(sic) of "Hum Log" dead". www.tribuneindia.com. United News of India (UNI). Tribune India. 1 November 1998. Retrieved 1 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ↑ "Shalimar (1978)". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. ↑ BollywoodMDB. "Kunwari Bahu (1984) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB". www.bollywoodmdb.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Why a quarter century after it went on air BR Chopra's Mahabharat remains Indian television's most remarkable show". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ajube (TV Series 1992–1993)". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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