NUKKAD
Nukkad (Street Corner) was a popular Hindi TV serial that was
aired on the Indian television channel DD National from 1986 till 1987. It was
directed by Kundan Shah and Saeed Akhtar Mirza and was written by Prabodh
Joshi. Each of the episodes revolves around the local street corner “nukkad”
where everyone meets in the late afternoon and share their life stories with
each other.
CAST:
- Dilip
Dhawan—Guru
- Avtar
Gill—Kaderbhai
- Pavan
Malhotra—Hari
- Sameer
Khakhar—Khopdi
- Haidar
Ali—Raja
- Sangeeta
Naik—Radha
The show, based in Mumbai, aims to portray the struggles of
the lower income labour class in cities. It also tries to bring forward some of
the social problems prevalent in the Indian society and how they affect a
common man's life. The show trails the life of a group of friends as they try
to make a living in an increasingly harsh social and economic climate of
the urban India.
Nukkad was aired for 13 episodes (like most other serials
those days), and all them were quite fascinating.
Nukkad is a part of the glorious Golden Era of Indian
Television. The show has everything that a good TV show must be made of:
comedy, drama and emotions in perfect balance. It also had social message. A
thing that cannot be said about the balderdash that is shoved down our throats
under the tag of TV shows these days.
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