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

YearTitleCreditMediumBroadcasterNotes
1978 Shalimar Video sequence directorFilmReleased 31 December 1978 [4]
1984 Hum Log DirectorTelevision Doordarshan First episode: 7 July 1984 [1]

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

1984Kunwari BahuDirectorFilmReleased 10 July 1984 [5]
1987Gandevta TV serialDirectorDD11987-88[ citation needed ]
1992AjubeDirectorTelevision1992-93 [6]

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. "Ajube (TV Series 1992–1993)". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

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