Katha Sagar

Katha Sagar
Genre Drama/Literature
Directed by Shyam Benegal
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 44[1]
Production
Producer(s) Cinevistaas
Running time 22 minutes
Release
Original network DD National
Sony TV
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original release 1986 – 1986

Katha Sagar (translation:"A Sea of Stories") was a popular Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1986. The series was directed by Shyam Benegal along with many renowned directors. The series featured a collection of stories by world famous short story writers such as Guy De Maupassant, Rabindranath Tagore, Leo Tolstoy, O. Henry, Anton Chekov etc.[2]

The series had different stories in each episode and most of the stories in the series were one-episode long. At that time, many other shows like "Darpan" and "Ek Kahaani", based on similar concept were aired around the same time as this series on DD National.

After many years of it original run, the series was again produced by Prem Krishen Malhotra & Sunil Mehta, founders of "Cinevista Communications Limited".[2]

Plot

The series included about 37 stories based on different subjects like The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant, The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol, A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield, and Tolstoy's God Sees the Truth, But Waits and Where Love Is, God Is (Patiksha) and many others. Some of the stories were adapted to fit an Indian context but the adaptation embodied the essence of the original story very well.

Cast and Crew

The series featured some of the best actors of Indian TV & cinema at that time like :-

Directors

References

  1. ↑ "Cinevistaas - Library of Programmes". Cinevistaas.
  2. 1 2 "There is lot of confsuion..". Indian Express. 11 August 2003.
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