''Mulla Nasruddin'' was a television programme on
Doordarshan
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, which aired in 1990. The titular role was played by
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav is an Indian actor, music composer, singer and set designer who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with ''Massey Sahib'' (1985), in which he played the title role. He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for ...
, who pops up in all sorts of places with his faithful donkey Fidhu.
The episodes were based on stories of
Nasreddin
Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (other variants include: Mullah Nasreddin Hooja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) (1208-1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from Arabia to Central Asi ...
(Dastan-e-Nasruddin were credited in this show), a 13th-century wise man, whose wisdom can be found in folk tales from
Turkey
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to
China
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. The show was directed by
Amal Amal may refer to:
* Amal (given name)
* Åmål, a small town in Sweden
* Amal Movement, a Lebanese political party
** Amal Militia, Amal Movement's defunct militia
* Amal language of Papua New Guinea
* Amal (film), ''Amal'' (film), 2007, directed ...
Allana, with music by
Louis Banks
Louis Banks (born Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi on 11 February 1941) is an Indian film composer, record producer, keyboardist, and singer. He has often been referred to as the 'Godfather of Indian jazz'.[Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav is an Indian actor, music composer, singer and set designer who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with ''Massey Sahib'' (1985), in which he played the title role. He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for ...]
a
Mullah Nasruddin*
Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Mumtaz Sehgal (born Sahibzadi Zohra Mumtazullah Khan Begum; 27 April 1912 – 10 July 2014) was an Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer. Having begun her career as a member of a contemporary dance troupe, she transitioned into acting ...
as Story Teller
*
Manohar Singh
Manohar Singh (12 April 1938 – 14 November 2002) was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films. He is best known for his performances in films such as ''Party'' (1984) and ''Daddy'' (1989). Starting his acting career ...
as Mirza Lang
*
Saurabh Shukla
Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is famous for his roles in '' Satya'' (1998), '' Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001), ''Yuva'' (2004), ''L ...
as a spy
* Vijay Kashyap as Amir
*
Samina Mishra as Guljaan
*
Mohd Ayub as Hasan
*
Yusuf Hussain
Yusuf Hussain (21 January 1948 – 30 October 2021) was an Indian television actor known for his work predominantly in Bollywood. Yusuf was also known for his work in Dhoom 2, OMG – Oh My God!, Raees Dil Chahta Hai and Krrish 3. Yusuf was ...
as Deputy Prime Minister
References
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External links
Watch an episode of Mulla Nasiruddinon YouTube
Mulla Nasruddin short stories
DD National original programming
Indian comedy television series
1990 Indian television series debuts
1990 Indian television series endings
Indian historical television series
Television shows set in Turkey
Nasreddin
Television series set in the Middle East
Television series about Islam
Islam in popular culture
Islam in fiction
Sultanate of Rum
Seljuk Empire
Sufi fiction