Dhadkan (transl. Heartbeat) was an Indian medical drama television series produced by Jeetu Chawla, and directed by Umesh Padalkar[1] which premiered on Sony TV on 4 February 2002.[2] The concept was based on American television series, ER which ran on NBC.[3] The show aired Monday to Wednesday evenings.
| Dhadkan | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Medical drama |
| Based on | ER |
| Written by | Charudutt Acharya, Jyotiprakash Atre, and Hansa |
| Directed by | Umesh Padalkar |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 87 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jeetu Chawla |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company | Aqua Pictures Private Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony TV |
| Release | 4 February 2002 |
| Related | |
| Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii | |
Cast
edit- Suresh Oberoi as Dr. Raj Pradhan[4]
- Reema Lagoo as Dr. Prajakta Marathe, Gynecologist
- Vineet Kumar as Dr. Amar Marathe, Cardiologist
- Ram Kapoor as Dr. Rajiv Agarwal, Psychologist
- Sushant Singh as Dr. Alan Fernandes, (former army) doctor
- Mona Ambegaonkar as Dr. Chitra Sheshadri,[5] pediatrician
- Achint Kaur as Miss Mallika Sareen
- Aarav Chowdhary
- Kishwer Merchant as Dr. Aditi
- Gautami Kapoor as Chanchal, patient (credited as Gautami Gadgil)
- Kabir Sadanand as Dr. Rehaan
Spin-off
editIn 2021, Sony Entertainment Television launched a spin-off version of series on 6 December 2021 starring Additi Gupta, Rohit Purohit, Vidyut Xavier. The series was initially planned with 65 episodes, but later it was extended by ten more episodes, for a total of 75 episodes till 4 March 2022.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Inside programming: The Making of Dhadkan on Sony". www.indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Launch of Dhadkan on Sony TV". India Today. 18 February 2002.
- ^ "Sony bargains on Dhadkan's 'authenticity". Alokananda Chakraborty -Agency FAQs. 4 February 2002.
- ^ "Doctors Day special: Five medical drama series you must watch today". India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Spotless and... unreal". The Hindu. 5 April 2002. Archived from the original on 5 April 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Exclusive - Mohit Malik on the incident that shook him up: I quit two shows after being signed by a big production house but that never happened, I was very heartbroken - Times of India ►". The Times of India.