Star Bestsellers is an Indian anthology television series which aired on StarPlus from 17 July 1999 to 23 July 2000.[1][2][3]
| Star Bestsellers | |
|---|---|
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | StarPlus |
| Release | 17 July 1999 |
Plot
editEach episode of the series has a different story, director, and cast.[4]
Episode list
edit| Episode # | Title | Directed By | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Neeti (The Frog and the Scorpion)" | Hansal Mehta[5] | TBA |
| 02 | "Shuruat" | Rajit Kapoor | Loveleen Mishra |
| 03 | "Prayas" | Rajit Kapoor, Deep Dudani | TBA |
| 04 | "First Kill[6]" | Sriram Raghavan | TBA |
| 05 | "Aakhir Kya Hota Hai Pyar" | TBA | TBA |
| 06 | "Kabaad" | Usha Dixit | TBA |
| 07 | "Zebra 2" | Umesh Padalkar | TBA |
| 08 | "Kagaz Ka Rishta" | TBA | TBA |
| 09 | "Fat Chance" | Parvathi Balagopalan | TBA |
| 10 | "Gulmohar" | Niranjan Thaday | Brijmohan |
| 11 | "Vikrut" | TBA | TBA |
| 12 | "Fursat Mein aka Dayanand Phir Bola[6]" | Tigamnshu Dhulia | Tigamnshu Dhulia |
| 13 | "Telephone" | Shabnam Sukhdev | Shabnam Sukhdev |
| 14 | "Last Train to Mahakali" | Anurag Kashyap | TBA |
| 15 | "Govind Aur Ganesh[7]" | Indranil Goswami[8] | TBA |
| 16 | "Arth" | Sanjay Upadhaya[9] | Sanjay Upadhaya |
| 17 | "Aneko Hitler" | Tigmanshu Dhulia | TBA |
| 18 | "C.Z.H.E.K[10]" | TBA | TBA |
| 19 | "Dead End[11]" | TBA | TBA |
| 20 | "Abhay" | TBA | TBA |
| 21 | "Ek Shaam Ki Mulaquat[12]" | Tigmanshu Dhulia | Based on Gujarati short story by Chandrakant Bakshi |
| 22 | "Anand[13]" | TBA | TBA |
| 23 | "The End[14]" | TBA | TBA |
| 24 | "Singh Parivar @ Jalandhar.Com" | Maya Arora[15] | TBA |
| 25 | "Chaudwin Ka Chand" | Gaurab Pandey | Gaurab Pandey |
| 26 | "Bhoron Ne Khilaya Phool[6]" | Tigmanshu Dhulia | TBA |
| 27 | "The Ring" | Promod Pradhan | TBA |
| 28 | "Masoom" | Glen Barretto, Ankush Mohla | TBA |
| 29 | "Dil Se" | TBA | TBA |
| 30 | "Love On The Net[6]" | Vinta Nanda | TBA |
| 31 | "Ooncha Kaun" | TBA | TBA |
| 32 | "Ehsaas" | TBA | TBA |
| 33 | "Yeh Dil na Hota Bechara" | Sameer Dandekar | Sameer Dandekar |
| 34 | "Kya Yahi Pyaar Hai[6]" | Tanuja Chaturvedi | TBA |
| 35 | "Witness[7]" | Imtiaz Ali | TBA |
| 36 | "Tripti" | Rajit Kapur | TBA |
| 37 | "Sharma v/s State Case No. 1329" | Maya Rao | TBA |
| 38 | "Bank Balance" | TBA | TBA |
Reception
editDevarshi Ghosh of Scroll found the episodes of varying quality and called it "a portal into the stories, sensibilities and aesthetics that our best filmmakers were occupied with at the turn of the millennium."[2]
References
edit- ^ Jain, Atisha (9 January 2016). ""All of us who contributed to Star Bestsellers wanted to go on to make films," says Tigmanshu Dhulia". Hindustan Times.
- ^ a b Ghosh, Devarsi (24 March 2018). "'Star Bestsellers' revisited: The TV show where Anurag Kashyap, Sriram Raghavan and more started out". Scroll.in. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "indya.com - STAR - STAR Utsav". 11 June 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2004.
- ^ Madhukalya, Anwesha (9 January 2017). "'Star Bestsellers' Was One Of The Best Shows On Indian Television And We Need It Back". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Star Bestsellers - Watch Episode 1 - Neeti (The Frog and the Scorpion) on Disney+ Hotstar". Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Singh, Nisha (14 May 2020). "Quarantine Curation: Anurag to Imtiaz, 10 Star Bestsellers episodes directed by Bollywood bigwigs". India Today.
- ^ a b Ghosh, Devarsi (24 March 2019). "'Star Bestsellers' revisited: The TV show where Anurag Kashyap, Sriram Raghavan and more started out". Scroll.in.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "Goodbye, Irrfan: Chandrakanta to Darr, his best TV shows". India Today. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.