Kirdaar is an Indian television series aired on

DD National DD National (formerly DD1) is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channe ...

directed by

Gulzar Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of th ...

. It ran between 1993 and 1994, based on short stories written by different writers in different languages, mainly

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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and Bengali writers. The short stories were featured from famous writers like Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Urdu writer from Pakistan, Malti Joshi in Hindi, and Samaresh Basu in Bengali. It starred Om Puri playing various characters in all the episodes and different actors in each episode like

Surekha Sikri Surekha Sikri (19 April 1945 16 July 2021) was an Indian theatre, film and television actress. Sikri received several awards, including three National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. A veteran of Hindi theatre, she made her debut in the 1 ...

Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020), also known simply as Irrfan, was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in In ...

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and Neena Gupta.

Cast

* Om Puri (13 episodes) *

Ananya Khare Ananya Khare is an Indian television and film actress who is best known for her appearances in Bollywood films like ''Devdas'' and ''Chandni Bar''. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the movie C ...

(5 episodes) (credited as Priti Khare) * Sadiya Siddiqui (2 episodes) *Bhupendra (4 episodes) *

Nadira Nadira is a given name common in Asian countries. It may refer to Given name * Nadira (actress), an Indian actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her roles as a temptress * Nadira (Pakistani actress), Pakistani actress in Punjabi and Urdu ...

(2 episodes) *

(3 episodes) * Neena Gupta (1 episode) * Mita Vashisht (2 episodes) *

(1 episode) *Shahib Abbas (4 episodes) * Mita Vashisht (1 episode)

Episodes

*Alaan *Hisaab Kitaab *Haath Peele Kar Do *Khuda Hafiz *Bel Nimbu *Culture *Sunset Boulevard Part 1 *Sunset Boulevard Part 2 *Mann Dhuan Dhuan *Mukhbir *Rehman ki Jutti *Shikoh *Baba Noor

References

External links

* {{IMDB title, 2459170 DD National original programming 1993 Indian television series debuts Gulzar Indian anthology television series 1994 Indian television series endings Television shows based on short fiction