''Office Office'' is an Indian Hindi-language television sitcom that premiered on

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on 3 September 2001. The show was a satirical take on the prevalent corruption in India. The series starred

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in the role of Mussadilal.

Cast

as Mussadi Lal *

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as Bhatia *

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as Patel *

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as Ushaji * Sanjay Mishra as Shukla *

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as Pandeyji *

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as Patel (Season 2) *

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as Tina Sharma

Production

The filming took place at Gemini studios and Kamalistan studio in

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Reception

This show received positive responses for its storyline and won the 'Best Comedy' award at the 'RAPA Awards' in 2001 and 2002.

Sequels and film adaptation

A follow up series to Office Office, Naya Office Office was launched on

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in 2007. A comic book series based on the show was also launched The books were published by Prakash Books. A film based on series titled '' Chala Mussaddi... Office Office'' was released on 5 August 2011 and opened to mostly negative reviews from critics.

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* {{SAB TV Programmes Hindi comedy shows Sony SAB original programming Indian comedy television series Indian television sitcoms Workplace comedy television series Television shows adapted into films 2001 Indian television series debuts 2000s satirical television series Star One (Indian TV channel) original programming