Office Office

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Office Office
Genre
Written by Ashwni Dhir
Directed byRajiv Mehra
Production
EditorManish Jaitly
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running timeApprox. 24 minutes
Original release
Network SAB TV
Release3 September 2001 (2001-09-03)
Related
Naya Office Office

Office Office is an Indian Hindi-language television sitcom that premiered on SAB TV on 3 September 2001. [1] The show was a satirical take on the prevalent corruption in India. The series starred Pankaj Kapur in the role of Mussadilal.

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Cast

Production

The filming took place at Gemini studios and Kamalistan studio in Mumbai.[ citation needed ]

Reception

This show received positive responses for its storyline and won the 'Best Comedy' award at the 'RAPA Awards' in 2001 and 2002. [2]

Sequels and film adaptation

A follow-up series to Office Office, Naya Office Office was launched on Star One in 2007. [3] A comic book series based on the show was also launched [4] The books were published by Prakash Books. [5]

A film based on series titled Chala Mussaddi... Office Office was released on 5 August 2011 and opened to mostly negative reviews from critics. [6]

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References

  1. "Office Office on SABe TV". Indiantelevision.com. 30 August 2001.
  2. "'Office-Office' bags best comedy RAPA for second year running". Indiantelevision.com. 21 May 2002.
  3. "indya.com - STAR - STAR One - Naya Office Office". 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007.
  4. Bansal, Shilpa (16 August 2008). "Sitcom to comic strip". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. "Star India launches comic book series". New Delhi. The Hindu. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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