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Genre Drama Directed by Sanjiv Bhattacharya Country of origin India Final episode date 1988 Number of seasons 1 Director Sanjiv Bhattacharya | 7.2/10 IMDb Written by Ashok Patole Starring see below First episode date 1987 Network DD National Number of episodes 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opening theme "Chunauti" by Amit Kumar Similar Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee K, Karamchand, Buniyaad, Adaalat, Gul Gulshan Gulfaam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chunauti was a hit television series in India in the yearly 1987. This marked the debut of many actors, such as Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Ali Asgar and many others.
Contents
Chunauti meaning 'challenge' was aired on Doordarshan in 22 episodes each about 25 minutes in Hindi.
Plot
Chunauti was a window into the psyche of college life in India. The serial profiled an idealist college principal Mr. Shastri and his travails with the problems that plague students including admissions, donations, ragging, miserable hostel conditions, drug addiction, irresponsible teachers, mass copying, and other malpractices. Character graphs and a well-crafted emotional drama covering every aspect of college life in detail made Chunauti a big hit.
Chunauti highlighted the higher education system and generated tremendous response from thinkers, planners and common masses. In the serial, principal Shastri faces adversity. In the end, however, with the assistance of many of his students and colleagues he emerges victorious.