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Blending nostalgia with sharp satire, the cult classic returns with a fresh cast and contemporary themes

Umesh Mehra is a young 72, throbbing with creativity. The son of prolific filmmaker F.C. Mehra of the top banner of Eagle Films, the ever-genial writer-director now executive produces the new season of his father’s cult TV production, the satire , which first aired in 2001. The new series, on Doordarshan and its OTT channel, Waves, is .

How did this new season happen, and why this serial in particular?

The I & B Ministry and DD officials wanted us to do something together! I bounced off some ideas, and they asked me, “What about ?” I replied, “Today, the biggest channel in the world will not be able to afford it as my actors—Pankaj Kapur, Manoj Pahwa, Deven Bhojani and Sanjay Mishra—have now become ! But I can turn the show into a modern one with a new outlook and cast and call it . I thought of this variation on the spot and it was approved instantly as well! My production team and writers backed my idea. We wrote 13 episodes and they were approved! We began shooting on November 25 last year and by now 52 episodes have been delivered!