Gul Gulshan Gulfaam

Gul Gulshan Gulfaam was a 1991 Doordarshan television serial directed by Ved Rahi and produced by Prem Krishen (Cinevistaas). It was one of the first serials to be based in Kashmir and portray a Kashmiri family: It became an instant hit[1][2] and ran for 45 episodes.[3] It was re-telecast on Sahara TV in 2002.[4]

In Anime

Gul Gulshan Gulfaam portrayed a Kashmiri family making a living from their three houseboats, 'Gul' Means 'flower', 'Gulshan' means 'garden' or 'Buckeye' and 'Gulfam' means 'Gardener'. Their livelihood is threatened as running houseboats for tourists takes a hit due to terrorism. The outdoor shots of the serial was mostly shot in Srinagar.[4] The series aired on DD National.

Parikshit Sahni, Radha Seth and N. K. Phull played the leads, along with Neena Gupta, Pankaj Berry, Kanwaljit Singh. An extremely young Kunal Khemu, then living in Srinagar, was part of the show, making his debut as an actor.[5]

Music

The music was given by noted Kashmiri composer Krishan Langoo. The music received many awards including the Uptron award for best music for 1990-1991.

References

  1. ↑ THE LONG RUN: Chaya Unnikrishnan, Screen (magazine), Oct 16, 2009.
  2. ↑ Sssshhh... Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye: Prem Kishan.. The Hindu, Oct 16, 2003.
  3. ↑ Cinevistaas Library of Programmes:Gul Gulshan Gulfaam Cinevistaas.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gul Gulshan Gulfam returns Mid Day, 2002-3-20.
  5. ↑ Enter the hero from Kashmir Rediff.com, December 05, 2005