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{{Infobox television
| name = Jasoos Vijay
| image = Jasoos Vijay title card season 1.jpg
| caption = Title card of the 1st season of ''Jasoos Vijay'' featuring Adil Hussain and Om Puri
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| genre = [[Action (genre)|Action]], [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]], [[Crime fiction|Crime]]
| creator = BBC World Service Trust. Executive Producer Drama: Rumu Sen-Gupta
| executive_producer = Rumu Sen-Gupta
| writer = Aparajita Saha, Sanjeev Sharma
| creative_director = Devika Bahl
| presenter = [[Om Puri]]
| starring = {{Plainlist |
* [[Adil Hussain]] (Season 1-2)
* Minha Zamir (Season 1-2)
* Farhan Khan (Season 3)
* Purva Parag (Season 3)
* [[Vaibhav Talwar]] (Season 3)
* Nupur Joshi (Season 3)
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 195
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| company = {{ubl|[[BBC World Service Trust]]|[[Doordarshan]]|[[National AIDS Control Organisation]]}}
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| runtime = 22-26 minutes
| distributor = [[Doordarshan]]
| channel = [[DD National]]
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| audio_format = [[Stereophonic sound|Stereophonic]]
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| first_aired = {{start date|2002|6}} 
| last_aired = {{end date|2006|9}} 
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'''Jasoos Vijay''' is an Indian detective mystery TV series produced by [[BBC World Service Trust]] in collaboration with [[Doordarshan]] and [[National AIDS Control Organisation]] to spread awareness about [[HIV/AIDS]] among the masses in India.<ref name=comminit>{{cite web|title=Jasoos Vijay|url=http://www.comminit.com/hiv-aids/content/jasoos-vijay|publisher=The Communication Initiative|accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref> It premiered on [[DD National]] in June 2002.<ref name=starting>{{cite book|title=Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action|year=2003|publisher=SAGE Publications|location=Ohio|isbn=0761997288|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58GFGtyaCrIC&q=jasoos+vijay|author=Arvind Singhal & Everett M. Rogers|accessdate=18 June 2012|page=328}}</ref> A total of three [[Season (television)|seasons]] were aired till its end in September 2006.<ref name=seasons>{{cite web|title=Jasoos Vijay back on DD1 from Sept 4 |url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1125603082 |publisher=Bhash Media Private Limited Company |accessdate=18 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916051500/http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1125603082 |archivedate=16 September 2010 }}</ref>

The series was centered on Vijay, a [[private detective]] and Gauri, his assistant who later went on to become his wife.<ref name=wife>{{cite web|title=Investigating Jasoos Vijay|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/d-murali/article2393085.ece|publisher=The Hindu Business Line|accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref> The series was divided into a number of [[Miniseries|mini-series]] with each mini-series usually extending to one month and in each mini-series, Vijay solved one case.<ref name=starting/>

The show became a huge success and is among the top ten rated television series in India and was one of the three most watched television series during its run.<ref name=success>{{cite book|title=Social Marketing for Public Health: Global Trends and Success Stories|year=2011|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers|isbn=978-1449610081|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBW_V69EKMkC&q=jasoos+vijay|author=Hong Cheng, Philip Kotler & Nancy Lee|page=350|accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref> The weekly viewership of the series reached the level of 15 million during the third season.<ref name=wife/> The series was awarded Thriller of the Year at the 2003 [[Indian Telly Awards]].<ref name=jasoos>{{cite news|title=Brand new Jasoos gets prime time slot on DD|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/10/stories/2005091012240500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309194628/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/10/stories/2005091012240500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2007|accessdate=18 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 September 2005}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Om Puri]] as the presenter of the series. At the end of each episode, he addressed the issue of [[HIV/AIDS]] by visiting a rural area and talking to the common people there or by answering the letters of viewers. Viewers were invited to write to him and attempt to nail the culprit before Vijay does. There were prizes for the best answers which would include a chance for the viewer to appear on the show and name his or her suspects.<ref name=episode>{{cite web|title=Jasoos Vijay to return to DD|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/aug/aug188.htm|publisher=Indian Television.com|accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref>
* [[Adil Hussain]]/Farhan Khan{{ref label|Vijay|A|A}} as Jasoos Vijay - a [[private detective]] and the [[main protagonist]] of the series. At the end of first season, he was shown as suffering from [[HIV/AIDS]] though it was never disclosed how he became HIV positive. He was not given a surname so as to stop the audiences from perceiving him as [[Forward caste|upper caste]] or [[Dalit|lower caste]] or from a particular locale or ethnicity.<ref name=annenberg/>
* Minha Zamir/Purva Parag{{ref label|Gauri|B|B}} as Gauri - assistant and later wife of Vijay. She first appeared in the first episode as the sister of the victim Tara. At the end of the first [[mini-series]], she became an assistant of Vijay. She later fell in love with him and married him.<ref name=episode/>
* [[Vaibhav Talwar]] as Jeet - assistant of Vijay. He appeared in third season during one of the mini-series and later joined Vijay as an assistant. At the end of the series, Vijay assigned him the role of detective and took a retirement.<ref name=tellychakkar>{{cite web|title=Jasoos Vijay in Manali!|url=http://slv004b.indiantelevision.co.in/news/jasoos-vijay-manali|publisher=Telly Chakkar|accessdate=19 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230518/http://slv004b.indiantelevision.co.in/news/jasoos-vijay-manali|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Nupur Joshi as Parvati - another assistant of Vijay and love interest of Jeet. She first appeared in the third season and joined Vijay as an assistant. At the end of the third season, she and Jeet fell in love with each other.<ref name=tellychakkar/>

== Production ==
In response to the growing number of [[HIV/AIDS]] cases in India, [[BBC World Service Trust]] launched a campaign in 2002 on [[HIV/AIDS]] awareness in collaboration with [[Doordarshan]] and [[National AIDS Control Organization]]. The campaign focused on creating awareness about HIV/AIDS and its prevention. It included public service advertisement (spots), production and telecast of a detective drama series ''Jasoos Vijay'' and Youth television show ''Haath Se Haath Milaa''.<ref name=partnership>{{cite web|title=DD - BBC - NACO partnership|url=http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About+DD/DD+DCD/DD-+BBC+NACO+Prtnership.htm|publisher=Doordarshan|accessdate=19 June 2012}}</ref>

Doordarshan provided media consultancy and were producers for public service spots and airtime for the spots. NACO gave technical guidance and sponsored the series, whereas BBC bore the production costs. Financial benefits of commercial sponsorship from the serial went to Doordarshan and the rights to software were shared by the three partners.<ref name=partnership/>

During the conceptualisation of the programme, [[Nielsen Company]]'s data revealed that [[Action genre|action]] or [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] genre were the second most popular type of content on general entertainment channels in India.<ref name=annenberg>{{cite web|title=Jasoos Vijay: Self efficacy, collective action and social norms in the context of an HIV and AIDS television drama |url=http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/~/media/A1B2C6237AD34AC8BB84377D853E5E90.ashx |publisher=University of Southern California |accessdate=19 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526044039/http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/~/media/A1B2C6237AD34AC8BB84377D853E5E90.ashx |archivedate=26 May 2012 }}</ref> Therefore, it was decided that Vijay will be portrayed as a [[private detective]] and show will have all the ingredients of a [[Bollywood]]-style thriller movie.<ref name=annenberg/> Vijay was shown an HIV positive person but his HIV status was not revealed until the show had become popular so as to not to risk rejection of the main character at the outset of broadcasting. Also the way in which he became HIV positive was never disclosed.<ref name=annenberg/> The character was designed for mass audience and therefore was not given a surname.<ref name=annenberg/> He was shown solving crime cases only in rural areas to broaden the appeal of the programme.<ref name=annenberg/> After successful reception of the first season and a huge response by viewers, two more seasons of the series were produced.<ref name=partnership/>

== Elements of the show ==

=== HIV/AIDS Awareness ===
The central character Vijay was portrayed as HIV positive, allowing the programme to address issues of the care and treatment of those living with the virus, and tackling the stigma and discrimination, as well as awareness and prevention.<ref name=survey>{{cite web|title=3rd season of BBC's Jasoos Vijay returns to DD on 4 September|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/sep/sep1.htm|publisher=Indian Television.com|accessdate=19 June 2012}}</ref> Key messages about HIV prevention, testing and treatment, as well as stories covering social issues such as dowry and violence against women were also broadcast through the series.<ref name=donwloads>{{cite web|title=An HIV-positive detective entertains and informs millions|url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/pdf/india_booklet_web.pdf|work=BBC|accessdate=19 June 2012}}</ref>

=== Identify the culprit ===
At the end of each episode, [[Om Puri]] answered the letters of viewers. Viewers were invited to write to him and attempt to nail the culprit before Vijay does. There were prizes for the best answers which would include a chance for the viewer to appear on the show and name his or her suspects.<ref name=episode/>

== Seasons ==

=== Season 1 ===
The first season consisted of a total of 120 episodes divided into 10 [[mini-series]] with each mini-series consisting of 12 episodes and spread over one month. The first mini-series was titled ''The Missing Bride'' and its first episode was aired on television in June 2002.<ref>{{cite book|title=Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action|year=2003|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=0761997288|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=58GFGtyaCrIC&q=jasoos+vijay&pg=PA328|author=Arvind Singhal & Everett M. Rogers|accessdate=19 June 2012|page=328}}</ref> The first episode has Jasoos Vijay going to a village in [[Rajasthan]] to investigate the family background of a potential bride Tara. The second mini-series was named ''Kidnapped''.

Due to the increasing popularity of the series, it was dubbed into five more languages: [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref name=preach>{{cite news|title=Beyond preaching|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/18/stories/2004031800660200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050401040104/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/18/stories/2004031800660200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2005|accessdate=19 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 March 2004}}</ref> The show was also aired in [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] and parts of [[Africa]] in their regional languages.<ref name=preach/>

=== Season 2 ===
[[File:Jasoos Vijay Title Card.jpg|thumb|right|Title card of the 3rd season of ''Jasoos Vijay'' featuring [[Om Puri]] and Farhan Khan]]
The first episode of the second season was telecast in December 2003. The second season constituted a total of 25 episodes.<ref name=partnership/> and was dubbed into five more languages: [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref name="season 2">{{cite web|title=BBC World Service Trust co produces Jasoos Vijay with DD |url=http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=6&News_id=10627 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122171041/http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=6&News_id=10627 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2013 |publisher=exchange4media.com |accessdate=19 June 2012 }}</ref>

=== Season 3 ===
The first episode of the third season was aired on 4 September 2005.<ref name=jasoos/> The season constituted of a total of 50 episodes. It saw the emergence of two more characters, Jeet and Parvati who later became assistants of Vijay and Gauri.<ref name=tellychakkar/> Jeet met Vijay when he was solving a case at the [[Surajkund]] and becomes his assistant.<ref name=farhan>{{cite news|title=The vaccine at work|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/23/stories/2005092302550400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128020328/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/23/stories/2005092302550400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2007|accessdate=19 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 September 2005}}</ref> During the third season, Vijay contracted [[Tuberculosis]] and was undergoing treatment.<ref name=tellychakkar/> He goes to [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] with Gauri, Jeet and Parvati to recuperate from his illness but they get involved in solving a case of the lost identity of a girl Shubbhi. As Vijay is ill, Jeet takes the lead in solving the case. The case also involved a [[love triangle]] between Jeet, Parvati and Shubbhi.<ref name=tellychakkar/> The third season ended in September 2006.<ref name="music album">{{cite web|title=BBC WST releases music album|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/june/june90.htm|publisher=Indian Television.com|accessdate=19 June 2012}}</ref> The last mini-series saw Vijay as critically ill and the culmination of romance between Jeet and Parvati into a relationship.<ref name="old fort">{{cite web|title=Detective Vijay series tops the audience ratings in India - HIV and AIDS awareness messages reach 16 million|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/09_september/01/vijay.shtml|work=BBC|accessdate=19 June 2012}}</ref> The last episode of the third series was shot at [[Old Fort, Delhi|Old Fort]].<ref name="old fort"/> At the end of the last episode, Vijay and Gauri took retirement and handed over the responsibility of solving the cases to Jeet and Parvati.

The third season was dubbed into seven languages: Tamil, [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Assamese language|Assamese]].<ref name=survey/>

== Reception ==
The show became a huge success and is among the top ten rated television series in India and was one of the three most watched television series during its run.<ref name=success/> The weekly viewership of the series reached the level of 15 million during the third season.<ref name=wife/> Overall, the show was watched by estimated 185 million viewers.<ref name=jasoos/>

At the peak of the programme, it received 1,500 letters per month. During the first season, it received 35,000 letters and 12,000 emails<ref name=episode/> whereas in the last season, it received a total of 15,000 letters. A website was also created for more information and it received 50-100 emails per month.<ref name=social>{{cite book|title=Social Marketing for Public Health: Global Trends and Success Stories|year=2011|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers|isbn=978-1449610081|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBW_V69EKMkC&q=jasoos+vijay|author=Hong Cheng, Philip Kotler & Nancy Lee|accessdate=19 June 2012|page=348}}</ref> The series was awarded Thriller of the Year at the 2003 [[Indian Telly Awards]].<ref name=jasoos/>

After the show went off-air, an end-line survey was conducted in 2007 and it was found that viewers did change in terms of their HIV related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours.<ref name=annenberg/> 86 percent of the respondents said they had learnt something new about [[HIV/AIDS]] while 32 percent said they had discussed HIV/AIDS with others.<ref name="survey"/>

== Awards ==
* Thriller of the Year at the 2003 [[Indian Telly Awards]].<ref name=jasoos/>

== See also ==
* [[List of programs broadcast by DD National]]

== Notes ==
* {{note label|Vijay|A|A}} Adil Hussain<ref name=hussain>{{cite web|title=Adil Hussain interview |url=http://www.sunrisethefilm.com/2011/07/30/adil_hussain/ |publisher=Independent Movies Limited |accessdate=19 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003001723/http://www.sunrisethefilm.com/2011/07/30/adil_hussain/ |archivedate= 3 October 2012 }}</ref> portrayed the role of Vijay in the first and second season while Farhan Khan<ref name="farhan"/> portrayed it in the third season.
* {{note label|Gauri|B|B}} Minha Zamir<ref name=minha>{{cite news|title=Identify the culprit|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001111601.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031122114743/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001111601.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 November 2003|accessdate=19 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 October 2003}}</ref> portrayed the role of Gauri in the first and second season while in the third season, it was portrayed by Purva Parag.<ref name=tellychakkar/>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* Andrew Skuse, Marie Gillespie & and Gerry Power ''Drama for Development: Cultural translation and social change'' 2011, [[SAGE Publications]], 324 pp. {{ISBN|8132105915}}
* Arvind Singhal & Everett M. Rogers ''Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action'' 2003, [[SAGE Publications]], 425 pp. {{ISBN|0761997288}}
* Esta De Fossard & John Riber ''Writing And Producing For Television And Film'' 2005, [[SAGE Publications]], 278 pp. {{ISBN|0761934006}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398494/ Jasoos Vijay] at [[Internet Movie Database]]

[[Category:DD National original programming]]
[[Category:2002 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2006 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:HIV/AIDS in television]]
[[Category:Detective television series]]
[[Category:Indian crime television series]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]

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