Karamchand is an Indian detective TV series telecast in June 1985. It was broadcast on India's national television channel DD1 and was one of India's first detective series.[1] The title character was played by Pankaj Kapur while the role of his assistant Kitty was played by Sushmita Mukherjee.[2] Music director duo Anand–Milind composed the theme music and title track for the series.
Plot
The series revolves around Karamchand, a detective who helps the local police solve murders in his inimitable style. He's always seen munching on carrots and often playing chess with Inspector Khan. He has a funny assistant, Kitty. And whenever she asks a silly question, or almost reveals the secret, Karamchand says, "Shut up, Kitty."
Cast
Season 1
- Pankaj Kapur as Karamchand
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Kitty
Season 2
- Pankaj Kapur as Karamchand
- Sucheta Khanna as Kitty
- Atul Parchure as Inspector Khan
- Rakesh Shrivastav as constable Shrivastav
Revival
Sony Entertainment Television revived this serial in 2006. Pankaj Kapur reprised his role as the carrot chewing Karamchand while Kitty was played by Sucheta Khanna.[1]
In other media
In response to Leonard's detective novel, Rajesh Koothrapali mentioned Karamchand in Season 11, Episode 15 of The Big Bang Theory episode "The Novelization Correlation."[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Karamchand". Sony Entertainment Television. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
- ^ Hazarika, Gautamee (24 July 2022). "'Karamchand' — detective series with a carrot-munching sleuth who made investigation look cool". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
External links
- Karamchand at IMDb
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