Amidst
the
Coronavirus
lockdown
in
India,
many
iconic
television
shows
such
as
BR
Chopra's
Mahabharata
and
Ramanand
Sagar's
Ramayana,
Dekh
Bhai
Bhai,
and
Sarabhai
Vs
Sarabhai
are
being
rerun.
Another
classic
show
that
will
be
aired
again
on
television
is
Hum
Paanch.
Ashok
Saraf,
who
plays
Anand
Mathur
in
the
TV
show
says
that
he
had
no
idea
that
it
was
going
to
be
rerun,
but
thinks
it
is
great.
Speaking
to
Mumbai
Mirror,
Ashok
Saraf
said,
"It's
great
that
the
serial
is
back
again.
I
didn't
even
know
about
it!
I'm
learning
it
from
you."
He
added,
"People
loved
the
show
at
that
time.
It
is
good
that
it
is
coming
back
on
the
screen
again."
The
show
was
Bollywood
actress
Vidya
Balan's
first
acting
stint.
She
played
Ashok's
on-screen
daughter
in
the
show,
replacing
Amita
Nangia.
Talking
about
Vidya,
Ashok
said,
"Vidya
Balan
was
a
part
of
our
show
for
some
time.
While
she
had
not
done
the
entire
show,
but
if
I
remember
correctly,
she
has
done
around
100
episodes."
Talking
about
how
the
team
of
Hum
Paanch
had
a
great
time
back
in
the
day,
he
said,
"We
were
one
happy
family.
We
couldn't
keep
track
of
time
as
when
we
started
shooting
until
we
used
to
pack
up.
And
then
we
used
to
wait
for
the
next
day.
Everyone
used
to
be
so
happy
and
excited
on
the
sets."
With
regard
to
the
new
version
of
the
show
which
aired
during
2005-2006,
he
feels
that
the
magic
could
not
be
recreated
again.
"It's
impossible
to
make
Hum
Paanch
again.
Some
people
tried
again
but
it
was
a
failure.
You
need
the
same
writers
and
directors
to
execute
the
show.
You
would
also
need
the
same
actors
who
played
their
characters
with
all
their
hearts.
It's
not
that
easy
to
do
comedy.
Not
everyone
can
do
it."