| Katha Sagar | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 44[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Cinevistaas |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | 1986 (1986) – 1986 (1986) |
Katha Sagar (translation:"A Sea of Stories") is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1986. The series featured a collection of stories by writers from around the world, including Katherine Mansfield, Guy de Maupassant, Leo Tolstoy, O. Henry, and Anton Chekhov.[2] Each episode was directed by one of eight well known Indian directors, including Shyam Benegal, Kundan Shah, Ved Rahi and Satyen Bose. Most of the stories in the series were one-episode long.[3]
Many years after its original run,[when?] the series was again produced by Prem Krishen Malhotra and Sunil Mehta, founders of "Cinevista Communications Limited".[2]
The series included about 37 stories based on different titles like "Fear" by Guy de Maupassant, "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol, "A Cup of Tea" by Katherine Mansfield, "Where Love Is, God Is" by Leo Tolstoy, and many others. Some of the stories were adapted to fit an Indian context but the adaptation embodied the essence of the original story very well.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Based on | |
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| 1 | "Pratiksha" | Krishan Sethi | "Where Love Is, God Is" byLeo Tolstoy | |
| 2 | "Karz" | Kundan Shah | "The Clarion Call" byO. Henry | |
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Cast : Deepak Kejriwal, Rajendra Gupta, Rama Vij
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| 3 | "Teen Sadhu" | Satyen Bose | "The Three Hermits" byLeo Tolstoy | |
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Cast : Satyen Kappu, Anup Kumar, Brahmachari
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| 4 | "Ek Bhool" | Kundan Shah | "The Lion's Share" byArnold Bennett | |
| 5 | "Sannata" | Ved Rahi | "The Father" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 6 | "Roti Aur Pyar" | Anil Ganguly | "Love And Bread" byAugust Strindberg | |
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Cast : Ashok Kumar, Kitu Gidwani
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| 7 | "Kalakriti" | Shyam Benegal | "The Last Leaf" byO. Henry | |
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Cast : Neena Gupta, Supriya Pathak
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| 8 | "Bahut Der Kar Di" | Kundan Shah | "The Grasshopper" byAnton Chekhov | |
| 9 | "Dard" | Anil Ganguly | "The Father" byBjørnstjerne Bjørnson | |
| 10 | "Musafir" | Krishan Sethi | "On The Journey" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 11 | "Qaidi" | Anil Ganguly | "The Long Exile" byLeo Tolstoy | |
| 12 | "Nandu Ki Chitthi" | Shyam Benegal | "'Vanka" byAnton Chekhov | |
| 13 | "Ward No. 6" | Shyam Benegal | "Ward No. 6" byAnton Chekhov | |
| 14 | "Sahara" | Narendra Nath | "Simon's Papa" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 15 | "Sunheri Yaadein" | Krishan Sethi | "The Cripple" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 16 | "Sauda" | Shyam Benegal | "The Little Cask" byGuy de Maupassant | |
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Cast : Waheeda Rehman
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| 17 | "Bhulava" | Kundan Shah | "Hearts and Crosses" byO. Henry | |
| 18 | "Ek Khula Hua Darwaza" | Shyam Benegal | "The Open Window" byH. H. Munro | |
| 19 | "Saboon Ki Tikiya" | Shyam Benegal | "Dusk" byH. H. Munro | |
| 20 | "Chai Ka Ek Cup" | Shyam Benegal | "A Cup of Tea" byKatherine Mansfield | |
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Cast : Sharmila Tagore
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| 21 | "Nayi Fasal" | A. Salam | "The Story of a Farm Girl" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 22 | "Do Raaste" | N/A | "The Trimmed Lamp" byO. Henry | |
| 23 | "Girgit" | Shyam Benegal | "The Chameleon" byAnton Chekhov | |
| 24 | "Gehra Zakhm" | Kundan Shah | "The Invisible Wound" byKároly Kisfaludy | |
| 25 | "Pachtava" | Krishan Sethi | "The Adopted Son" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 26 | "Tarannum" | Krishan Sethi | "Lulu's Triumph" byMatilde Serao | |
| 27 | "Zameen" | Krishan Sethi | "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" byLeo Tolstoy | |
| 28 | "Dushman" | Kundan Shah | "Squaring the Circle" byO. Henry | |
| 29 | "Woh Ek Ladki" | Anil Ganguly | "The Girl Who Changed Her Mind" by Baldere | |
| 30 | "Chahat" | Shyam Benegal | "A Service Of Love" byO. Henry | |
| 31 | "Nayi Sherwani" | Shyam Benegal | "The Overcoat" byNikolai Gogol | |
| 32 | "Anjam" | Ramesh Gupta | "The Inn" byIvan Turgenev | |
| 33 | "Do Tasveerein" | A. Salam | "The Debt" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 34 | "Maria" | Kundan Shah | The Fury byPaul Heyse | |
| 35 | "Parvarish" | Krishan Sethi | "The Godson" byLeo Tolstoy | |
| 36 | "Zamana" | A. Salam | "The Marquis de Fumerol" byGuy de Maupassant | |
| 37 | "Sabse Bada Darr" | N/A | "Fear" byGuy de Maupassant | |
