Buniyaad
Buniyaad,
directed
by
Ramesh
Sippy
and
Jyoti
Swarup
was
one
of
the
most
long-running
soap
woven
around
partition.
Alok
Nath's
portrayal
as
Master
Haveliram
earned
tremendous
recognition.
Lajjoji
(Anita
Kanwar)
was
also
a
huge
hit.
Hum
Log
Hum
Log
(We
People)
was
Indian
television's
first
soap
opera.
It
began
telecast
on
Doordarshan,
India's
national
network
on
July
7,
1984,
then
the
only
television
channel
of
India,
and
it
quickly
became
immensely
popular.
Karamchand
As
the
carrot
chomping,
witty
detective
Karamchand
(1985),
Pankaj
Kapoor
along
with
his
scatterbrain
assistant,
Kitty
(Sushmita
Mukherjee),
rocked
Doordarshan
by
solving
curious
cases.
Though
the
makers
tried
to
revive
Karamchand
couple
of
years
ago,
it
failed.
Malgudi
Days
In
Shankar
Nag's
adaptation
of
RK
Narayan's
short
stories,
Master
Manjunath
as
Swami
was
a
huge
hit.
Malgudi
Days
focussed
on
Swami
and
Friends
and
their
tale.
Mr.
Yogi
Mr.
Yogi
was
based
on
Madhu
Rye's
Kimball
Ravenswood.
The
memories
of
a
charming,
yet
confused
NRI,
Mohan
Gokhale
as
Mr
Yogi,
looking
for
a
suitable
bride
week
after
week
was
great
fun
to
watch.
Mungerilal
Ke
Haseen
Sapne
Mungerilal
Ke
Haseen
Sapne
was
one
of
the
funniest
serials
made
on
Indian
television.
Remember
how
Raghuvir
Yadav
used
to
wink
furiously
before
he
slipped
into
another
bout
of
daydreaming!
Ramayan
Arun
Govil
as
Lord
Rama
in
Ramanand
Sagar's
Ramayan
was
a
huge
hit.
Shaktimaan
Shaktimaan
is
the
most
loved
character
and
children
enjoyed
watching
the
serial
Shaktimaan.
Wagle
Ki
Duniya
Wagle
Ki
Duniya
was
a
family
entertainer.
It
was
fun
and
absorbing
tale
of
Wagle.
Yeh
Jo
Hai
Zindagi
Satish
Shah
and
Swaroop
Sampat
starrer
Yeh
Jo
Hai
Zindagi
was
full
of
fun
and
frolic.
A
lovely
serial.