''Flop Show'' is an Indian television
sitcom that first aired on
DD National in 1989. The show was written and directed by
satirical
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ...
humorist
Jaspal Bhatti, who also played himself as the main character. His wife Savita Bhatti produced the show and also acted in all the episodes as his wife. The sitcom was a satire on the socio-cultural problems faced by a common Indian at the time. Only 10 episodes of the show were produced.
The show was again telecast on
DD National from 19 May 2020 during the
lockdown due to coronavirus.
Overview
''Flop Show'' has a distinctive opening sequence. It starts off with a dedication to those whom the specific episode is poking fun at. This is followed by the title song "Flop Show", which mocks the show itself as being misdirected. It features most of the main cast collectively playing musical instruments as a band. H. N. Singh appears as an eye-patch wearing, menacing looking director. The other cast members are dressed variously as a police inspector, a doctor, a peon, etc.
The show was shot completely in
Chandigarh with some episodes being shot at
Punjab Engineering College
Punjab Engineering College (abbreviated PEC or PEC Chandigarh) is a public research & technical institution in Chandigarh. It was founded in 1921 in Lahore, established in Chandigarh in 1953, and focuses on the field of applied sciences, particu ...
(
Jaspal Bhatti is an alumnus of that college). The cast remained the same in every episode, although they played different characters as each episode essayed a different story.
Another distinctive aspect of the show was a joke in between the casting credits at the beginning and a satirically reworded popular
Hindi film
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song played at the end of every episode, in the form of a Parody.
Episodes
Following is the complete list of episodes:
Cast
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Jaspal Bhatti as himself "Bhattiji"
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Savita Bhatti
Savita may refer to:
* Savitr, a Hindu deity associated with motion and the sun
* Savita Ambedkar (1909–2003), Indian social activist and doctor
* Savita Halappanavar, woman who died in Ireland after she was denied an abortion
* Savita Bhabhi, f ...
as herself, also known as Preeti Bhatti by everyone and fondly Preeti by her husband. She is often cross towards any women whom Jaspal Bhatti calls as she is afraid as he could marry the girl.
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Vivek Shauq as various characters
*
Neena Cheema as various characters
*
B. N. Sharma as various characters
*
Rajesh Jolly
Rajesh Jolly (Rājēśa Jaulī; born 20 August 1960) is an Indian actor who's been working with Bollywood films and is also a voice actor who has been participating in dubbing foreign films into the Hindi language, mostly for English language ...
as various characters
*
Binny Grover as various characters
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Brijesh Ahuja as various characters
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Devender Mundepi as various characters
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Kishore Mehta as various characters
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Kuldeep Sharma as various characters
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Payal Chaudhary as various characters
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Prem Kakaria as various characters
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Rajinder as various characters
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Ramesh Chadda as various characters
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Ravi Sharma
Ravi Shankar Sharma (3 March 1926 – 7 March 2012), often referred to mononymously as Ravi, was an Indian music director, who had composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films. After a successful career in Hindi cinema, he took a brea ...
as various characters
*
Shyam Juneja Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include:
;Shyam
*Shyam (actor), Indian Hindi film actor
*Shyam (composer), an Indian music composer from Kerala
* Shyam Benegal, Indian film di ...
as various characters
*
Vinod Sharma
Vinod Sharma (born 9 April 1946) is an Indian former cricketer. He played in 40 first-class matches between 1964 and 1979. He is now an umpire, and stood in a match in the opening round of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy
The 2019–20 Ranji Trop ...
as various characters
*
Arjuna Bhalla as various characters
References
External links
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DD National original programming
Indian comedy television series
Indian television sitcoms
1989 Indian television series debuts
1990 Indian television series endings
1980s Indian television series
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