Directed by Anand Mahendroo No. of episodes 34 Final episode date 1998 Number of episodes 34 | No. of seasons 2 First episode date 1985 Number of seasons 2 Genre Comedy | |
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Starring Ratna Pathak(season 1,2)Supriya Pathak (season 1,2)M.M. Faruqui (Liliput) (season 1,2)Ravi Baswani (season 1)Bhavana Balsavar (season 2)Lillete Dubey (season 2) Networks Sony Entertainment Television, DD National Similar Dekh Bhai Dekh, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Indradhanush, Shrimaan Shrimati, Jay Hind! | ||
Idhar Udhar was a Hindi sitcom which first aired on Doordarshan in 1985. It was directed by Anand Mahendroo and produced by Shobha Doctor. It starred real-life sisters Ratna Pathak & Supriya Pathak in lead roles, along with M.M. Faruqui (Liliput) & Ravi Baswani. Its first season was taken off the air after 12 episodes.
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In December 1997, owing to the success of Dekh Bhai Dekh, Anand Mahendroo launched a sequel to the series under the banner of Advance Entertainment Network Ltd. with the original star cast of both Pathak sisters and M.M. Faruqui (Liliput), along with Bhavana Balsavar.
Season 1 (1985)
The story revolves around the lives of Sunita (Ratna Pathak), an air hostess and Poonam (Supriya Pathak), an ad. executive. They stay together as paying guests in a flat in Mumbai. Their lives take an interesting turn when they end up sharing their flat with Kumar Bhairav (Ravi Baswani), a struggling actor and Sudhir (M.M. Faruqui (Liliput)), a small-time broker.
Season 1 focuses on all the problems and joys they experience living in the same house.
Season 2 (1998)
13 years later, Sunita (Ratna Pathak) and Poonam (Supriya Pathak/Lillete Dubey) return to Mumbai and end up sharing the same apartment exactly the way they used to 13 years ago. They are given the same apartment by their old friend Sudhir's (M.M. Faruqui (Liliput)) mischievous adopted sons Jai and Harsh. Sudhir is now a filthy rich builder and married to his ex-secretary Katie (Bhavana Balsavar).
Season 2 peeks into the lives of Sunita, Poonam, Sudhir, Katie and their kids.