Gutur Gu is a silent comedy broadcast on the Indian satellite television channel SAB TV, produced by B. P. Singh and directed by Prabal Barua. It was also India's first silent comedy series.[1][2][3] Its cast include, Sheetal Maulik and Sunil Grover along with Nayan Bhatt, Bhavana Balsavar, Jaydutt Vyas and KK Goswami.[2][4] The show's cast members do not speak on screen.[5]
| Gutur Gu | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Silent comedy |
| Written by | Prabal Baruah, Chitra Patnaik, Nitin Keswwani, Vijay Shetty, Samadhan Nikam, Sangeeta Verekar, Neha Sharma, Sanjay Behera, Illashree goswami & Abhishek Pathak |
| Directed by | Prabal baruah |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | "Gutur Gu" by Shail Hada |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 189 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sanjay kumar Behera |
| Producer | B.P.Singh |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | Fireworks Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | SAB TV |
| Release | 5 March 2010 – 6 December 2014 |
Plot
edit- The first season follows Balu who lives with his wife, parents and his grandmother. The episodes feature a series of incidents and confusions that Balu creates.
- The second season revolves around a Punjabi family living in Mumbai.
- The third Season follows Balu who lives with his wife, parents and Pappu Maharaj. The episodes feature a series of incidents and confusions that Balu creates.
- The fourth season follow Bakulesh Shah lives with his wife, parents, sister and their cook K.K Joshi. The episodes feature a series of incidents and confusions that Bakul creates.
Cast
editSeason One
edit- Sunil Grover / Kunal Kumar as Balu Kumar (2010-2012)
- Sheetal Maulik as Smita Balu Kumar (2010-2012)
- Nayan Bhatt as Dadi (2010-2012)
- Bhavna Balsavar as Babita Jay Kumar (2010-2012)
- Jaydutt Vyas as Jay Kumar (2010-2012)
- KK Goswami as Pappu Maharaj (2010-2012)
- Dayanand Shetty as Harpreet Singh (2010-2012)
- Jay Thakkar as Cheeku (2010-2012)
Season Two
edit- Jaydutt Vyas / Jagat Rawat as Jay Ahuja (2012-2013)
- Bhavna Balsavar as Bhavna Jay Ahuja (2012-2012)
- Rahul Lohani as Rahul Ahuja (2012-2013)
- Anita Hassanandani as Anita Rahul Ahuja (2012-2013)
- Shyam Mashalkar as Shyam Ahuja (2012-2013)
- Bhairavi Raichura as Bhairavi Shyam Ahuja (2012-2013)
- KK Goswami as K K (2012-2013)
- Dayanand Shetty as Daya Singh (2012-2013)
- Nilesh Divekar as Professor Iyer (2012-2013)
- Vijay Patkar as Shopkeeper of Fit Fat Shoes
- Kushal Punjabi as Dancer
- Atul Parchure as a convict
Season 3
edit- Kunal Kumar as Balu Kumar (2014)
- Sheetal Maulik as Smita Balu Kumar (2014)
- Shafique Ansari as Jay Kumar (2014)
- Bhavna Balsavar as Babita Jay Kumar (2014)
- KK Goswami as Pappu Maharaj (2014)
- Dayanand Shetty as Bully Neighbor (2014)
- Harsh Mittal as Cheeku (2014)
- Nilesh Divekar as Dr. Invento (2014)
References
edit- ^ "Kushal's silent cameo". The Times of India. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Gutur Gu: India's first silent comedy". The Times of India. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "On new tracks". The Indian Express. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Hush: Gutur Gu, India's first silent comedy show, goes on air from March 5". Indian Express. 7 March 2010.
- ^ "Fans love Gutur Gu cast". The Times of India. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.