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The literature is full of so many stories, tales, incidents, books, poems, poetry and many other forms (of literature) which spread knowledge, wit, wisdom, fun, fear, entertainment or anything you can think of. That’s why this treasure is known as – Katha Sagar – literally means – The Sea Of Stories. It is probably the most valuable treasure the mankind have ever found which keeps growing over time.
There was a Hindi TV serial named – Katha Sagar – aired on DoorDarshan – the leading Television Network in India. There were total 37 stories brought onto the canvas in total 44 episodes. The good thing is such value, moral, ethics and wisdom oriented TV serial is now available as the set of DVD (and VCD to for the matter of fact). There are various versions available but it is worth going with the high resolution version. It is also worth to note that the production house – Cinevistaas – have made it available on YouTube also. Though, it is recommended to have it available in our personal library.
This serial is another proof of the fact that, you don’t need to spend tons of money, larger than the life sets, too many camera angles and special effects in order to make something which is worth watching. The beauty of this TV serial lies in its simplicity. The content of each chosen story and the acting of the majority of actors, the competent background music and good screenplay, all made it worth watching and purchasing the same.
Katha Sagar – Hindi TV Serial On DVD
This TV show brings in the classic stories from the literature from all over the world (not only from India). So it is a kind of fusion to watch a story written in different country, written with different angle, representing a different culture, explored it in a way that the viewer can relate him/herself to it (it is represented in Indian context), without seeing any cultural gap.
We will be taking a brief glance to the various episode of this classic Hindi TV serial in coming days.
| Original Title | Adapted Title | Author | Director | Actors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where love is, God is | Pratiksha | Leo Tolstoy | Krishan Sethi |
Saeed Jaffrey, Jayant Bhatt, Beena, Sulabha Deshpande, Abhi Bhattacharya |
| The Clarion Call | Karz | O’Henry | Kundan Shah |
Deepak Quazir, Rajendra Gupta, Rama Vij |
| Three Holy Men | Teen Sadhu | Leo Tolstoy | Satyen Bose |
Satyen Kappu, Anup Kumar, Brahmachari |
| The Lion’s Share | Ek Bhool | E. Arnold Bennett | Kundan Shah |
Naresh Suri, Shiv Shastri, Urmila Matondkar, Asha Sharma, Sulabha Arya |
| The Father | Sannata | Guy De Maupassant | Ved Rahi |
Benjamin Gilani, Supriya Pathak, Ajit Vachani |
| Love And Bread | Roti Aur Pyar | August Strindberg | Anil Ganguly |
Ashok Kumar, Kitu Gidwani, Asha Sharma, Arun Sahni, Shubha Khote, Jankidas |
| The Last Leaf | Kalakriti | O’Henry | Shyam Benegal |
Supriya Pathak, Neena Gupta, Jayant Bhatt, Irshad hashmi, Abhi Bhattacharya |
| The Grasshopper | Bahur Der Kar Di | Anton Chekhov | Kundan Shah |
Moushmi Chatterjee, Marc Zuber, Ajit Vachani, Siddharth Shah, Asif Khan |
| The Father | Dard | Bjornstjerne Lohnson | Anil Ganguly |
Shammi Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, Dinesh Hingoo, Mushtaq Merchant, Monty |
| On The Journey | Musafir | Guy De Maupassnt | Krishen Sethi |
Ajit Vachhani, Shashi Puri, Sanjana |
| The Long Exile | Qaidi | Leo Tolstoy | Anil Ganguly |
Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Anjana Mumtaz, Ardhendu Bose, Mohan Choti, Birbal, Narendranath |
| Vanaka | Nandu Ki Chitthi | Anton Chekhov | Shyam Benegal |
Rohini Hattangady, A.K.Hangal, Satyen Kappu, Urmila Matondkar, Dhruv Ganekar |
| Ward No. 6 | Ward No. 6 | Anton Chekhov | Shyam Benegal |
Pankaj Berry, Lalit Tiwari, Irfan Khan, Charanjeet |
| Simon’s Papa | Sahara | Guy De Maupassant | Narendranath | Krian Kumar |
| The Cripple | Sunheri Yaadein | Guy De Maupassant | Krishen Sethi |
Raza Murad, Radha Seth, Mangal Dhillon, Vishnu Sharma, Sanjana |
| The Little Cask | Sauda | Guy De Maupassant | Shyam Benegal |
Waheeda Rehman, Satish Kaushik, Deepak Kajriwal, Swati Chitnis |
| Hearts And Crosses | Bhulava | O’Henry | Kundan Shah |
Benjamin Gilani, Deepika Harjeet, Uday Chandra, Suresh Chatwal |
| The Open Window | Ek Khula Hua Darwaza | H H Munro | Shyam Benegal |
Harish Patel, Sunila Pradhan, Pallavi Joshi, Sudhir Pande |
| Dusk | Saboon Ki Tikiya | H H Munro | Shyam Benegal |
Kulbhushan Kharbanda, K.K.Raina, Pravin Bhatt, Nandu Ghanekar |
| A Cup Of Tea | Chai Ki Ek Cup | Katherine Mansfield | Shyam Benegal |
Sharmila Tagore, Suresh Oberoi, Iftehkar, Pallavi Joshi |
| The Story Of A Farm Girl | Nayi Fasal | Guy De Maupassant | A. Salam |
Archana Puransingh, Vikram Gokhale, Shashi Puri, Asha Sharma, Sanjana |
| The Trimmed Lamp | Do Raaste | Ramesh Gupta |
Radha Seth, Pallavi Joshi, Ajit Vachhani, Lalit Tiwari, Mangal Dhillon, Sanjana |
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| Chameleon | Girgit | Anton Chekhov | Shyam Benegal |
Harish Patel, K. K. Raina |
| The Invisible Wound | Gehra Zakhm | Karoly Kisfaludi | Kundan Shah |
Ajit Vachani, Anisha kamath, Anjan Srivastav, Beena |
| The Adopted Son | Pachhtava | Guy De Maupassant | Krishen Sethi |
Ravindra kapoor, Ajit Vachani, Sulabha Deshpande, Shashi Puri, Beena, Pankaj Berry, Shakti Sharma, Shikha Diwan |
| Lulu’s Triumph | Tarannum | Matilda Serrao | Krishen Sethi |
Vijayendra ghatge, Supriya Pathak, Anuradha Patel, Beena, Parikshit Sahani |
| How Much Land Does A Man Need | Zameen | Leo Tolstoy | Krishen Sethi |
Parikshit Sahani, Saeed Jaffrey, Beena, Ravi Jhankal, Khazan Singh |
| Squaring The Circle | Dushman | O’Henry | Kundan Shah |
Benjamin Gilani, Naresh Suri, Geeta Khanna |
| The Girl Who Changed Her Mind | Woh Ek Ladki | Baldere | Anil Ganguly |
Iftehkar, Naaz, Vijayendra Ghatge, Komal Mahuvakar, Tiku Tulsania |
| A Service Of Love | Chahat | O’Henry | Shyam Benegal |
Neena Gupta, Maqsoom Ali, Gajanan Bangera, |
| The Inn | Anjam | Guy De Maupassant | ||
| The Debt | Do Tasveerein | |||
| The Fury | Maria | |||
| The Godson | Parvarish | Leo Tolstoy | ||
| The Marquis de Fumerol | Zamana | Guy De Maupassant | Bindu |
