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| writer = {{ubl|Pankaj Prakash|[[Anil Chaudhary (filmmaker)|Anil Chaudhary]]}}<br />
| director = [[Pankaj Parashar]]<br />
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| starring = [[Pankaj Kapur]],<br />[[Sushmita Mukherjee]]<br/>[[Sucheta Khanna]]<br />
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*'''Season 2:''' 45 min (approx)<br />
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'''''Karamchand''''' is an Indian detective TV series telecast in June 1985. It was broadcast on India's national television channel [[DD National|DD1]], and was one of India's first detective series.<ref name="sony">{{cite web |title=Karamchand |url=http://setindia.com/shows/shows_inside.php?id=81 |website=[[Sony Entertainment Television]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210054026/setindia.com/shows/shows_inside.php?id=81 |archivedate=February 10, 2007}}</ref> The title character was played by noted actor [[Pankaj Kapur]]. The role of his assistant Kitty was played by [[Sushmita Mukherjee]]. Famous music director duo [[Anand-Milind]] composed the theme music and title track for the series.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Karamchand is a detective who helps the local police solve murders in his inimitable style, always munching on carrots and often playing chess with the Police inspector A Khan. He has a funny assistant, Kitty. And whenever she asks a silly question, or almost reveals the secret, Karamchand says, ''"Shut up, Kitty"''.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
;Season 1<br />
*[[Pankaj Kapur]] - Karamchand<br />
*[[Sushmita Mukherjee]] / [[Archana Puran Singh]] - Kitty<br />
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;Season 2<br />
*[[Pankaj Kapur]] - Karamchand<br />
*[[Sucheta Khanna]] - Kitty<br />
*[[Atul Parchure]] - Inspector Khan<br />
* Rakesh Shrivastav - constable Shrivastav<br />
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==Revival==<br />
[[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony Entertainment Television]] revived this serial in 2007. [[Pankaj Kapur]] reprised his role as the carrot chewing Karamchand while Kitty was played by [[Sucheta Khanna]]. The second version of the program aired on Saturdays at 9:00 PM.<ref name="sony"/><br />
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==In other media==<br />
In response to Leonard's detective novel, Raj Kuthrapali mentioned Karamchand in Season 11, Episode 15 of [[The Big Bang Theory]] episode "The Novelization Correlation."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6674462/|title=The Novelization Correlation|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0389648}}<br />
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{{SET Shows}}<br />
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[[Category:Sony Entertainment Television original programming]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime television series]]<br />
[[Category:Detective television series]]<br />
[[Category:DD National original programming]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Indian television series]]<br />
[[Category:1985 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:2007 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:Television series revived after cancellation]]<br />
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