![]() ![]() Hotel Kingston was a beautiful love story set in the hills, where two opposites attract while running a hotel. As the name suggests, the show followed an elite investigation squad solving a new case in each episode. The show featured one of the best crime shows on Indian TV, called Special Squad. ![]() It even tried its hand at a topical reality show with Lead India, unfortunately it didn’t do much for the audience as it reflected in the viewership. Instant Khichdi couldn’t retain the charm of its original show from Star Plus. Basing these shows among fighter-pilots and working doctors, both Choona Hai Aasman and Dill Mill Gaye were sappy love stories in the end but they also had a beautiful setting and a certain topicality to them.Īpart from these, the channel also dabbled in bringing back cult horror shows like Sshhh…Koi Hai and Mano…Ya Na Mano albeit with little success. ![]() While the soap operas on other channels emphasised on pavitra romances, this channel had shows like Choona Hai Aasman, Dill Mill Gaye and Geet: Huyi Sabse Paraayi which gave a fresh twist to love stories. Even after the second season came on Hotstar. ![]() The barbs exchanged between Monsiha’s middle-class complex and her Mummy ji remain legendary. In a time when family dramas were only melodramatic, we were brought the eccentricity of the Sarabhai household. The limited number of episodes made Roshesh, Maya, Indravadan and Monisha overnight successes. Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, which was taken off just after the first season, was a huge hit in retrospect. While the Laughter Challenge’s success meant that Raju Shrivastav, Sunil Pal, Naveen Prabhakar and Ahsaan Qureshi would become household names, the Great Indian Comedy Show gave an uncharacteristic fearless platform for the likes of Ranvir Shorey and Vinay Pathak to perform weekly comedy sketches. Who can forget the laughter doses on the channel which had shows like the Great Indian Laughter Challenge, The Great Indian Comedy Show and the cult of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. ![]()
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