Indian
television
shows
have
become
synonymous
to
saas-bahu
sagas.
But
way
back
in
80s-90s
television
had
given
us
some
memorable
shows,
especially
the
patriotic
shows.
Many
actors,
who
appeared
in
these
shows,
are
big
stars
now!
Here
is
the
list
of
five
patriotic
shows
that
are
a
must-watch!
Fauji
Shah
Rukh
Khan
debuted
on
television
with
Fauji.
The
show
was
aired
on
Doordarshan
and
revolved
around
the
life
of
Abhimanyu
Rai
(played
by
SRK)
in
a
commando
school.
It
was
a
light
and
engaging
show.
The
direction,
unique
script
and
superb
acting
attracted
the
viewers.
Sea
Hawks
Sea
Hawks
that
starred
Om
Puri,
R
Madhavan,
Niki
Aneja,
Milind
Soman,
Anup
Soni,
Simone
Singh,
Manoj
Pahwa
and
others
in
the
lead
roles
was
aired
on
DD
Metro
in
the
late
90s.
It
was
number
one
show
for
almost
a
year.
With
Annirudhya
Mitra
of
UTV
being
its
executive
producer,
the
Anubhav
Sinha
directorial
show
was
based
on
the
life
of
Indian
Coast
Guard
officers.
It
was
the
only
Indian
TV
show
that
was
shot
on
land,
air,
water
and
under
the
water
in
various
locations
including
Mumbai,
Goa,
Daman
and
Mauritius.
Aarohan
Aarohan,
which
was
aired
on
DD
National,
was
written
and
produced
by
Pallavi
Joshi,
who
also
played
the
lead
role,
Nikita
Sachdev.
The
show
takes
place
in
a
make-believe
world
about
women
cadet
joining
Indian
Navy,
as
women
were
not
allowed
to
join
Indian
Navy
back
then.
The
show
starred
Shefali
Shah,
Anju
Mahendru,
Satyen
Kappu,
Amit
Behl,
Arun
Bali
and
Harsh
Chhaya
in
the
lead
roles.
R
Madhavan
also
did
a
cameo
in
the
show.
Samandar
Samandar
depicted
the
story
of
Indian
navy.
The
show
produced
by
Wing
Commander
Anup
Singh
Bedi
VSM
(Ret.),
supported
by
jatt
musician/singer
Col
(Dr)
Sultan
Singh
Malik
from
the
Indian
Army,
featured
Vineeta
Malik,
Samir
Soni,
Girish
Malik
and
Aman
Verma
in
the
lead
roles.
Real
Indian
Navy
officers
also
made
special
appearances
on
the
show.
Produced
by
Miditech,
Saara
Akaash starred
Sai
Deodhar,
Shakti
Anand,
Sonal
Sehgal,
Kiran
Kumar,
Parmeet
Sethi,
Manav
Gohil,
Manish
Goel
and
Anuj
Saxena
in
the
lead
roles.
The
show
depicted
personal
and
professional
lives
of
Indian
Air
Force
officers.
The
show,
which
was
aired
on
Star
Plus
in
2003,
was
supposed
to
end
in
2004,
but
got
a
year's
extension
due
to
good
viewership.
Have
you
watched
any
of
the
above-mentioned
shows?
Which
is
your
favourite
patriotic
show?
Hit
the
comment
box
to
share
your
views.