''Pal Chhin'' (translation: Moment) is an Indian television drama series which ran on

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from 1999. It was directed by

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, and veteran actor

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played the protagonist of the show. The title song of the show Koi atka hua hai pal shayad''' was written by

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and sung by

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Synopsis

''Pal Chhin'' is about the conflicts between good and evil. The mounting pressures of modern life coupled with never-ending desire make traditional values look farcical. The mantras for success today are aggression and manipulation. The serial is about the conflict of the old and new as well. The protagonist, Manohar Singh, believes in traditional themes such as honesty, affection and sincerity. He believes that if you are honest to yourself and good to others, there is no way you can't succeed. But he has to face pitfalls every day for being so out of sync with the present system. He has his detractors in his house, like his eldest son Ranjit who believes in the 'instant culture'. For him, the end is more important than the means, and definitely more important than his father's idealism. Manohar Singh wants to make a statement that all is not lost and there is some hope left, that we can lead our lives with dignity and belief in our values, still be successful in the accepted sense. These are the moments in our lives, which lead our destinies.

Cast

as Manohar Singh * Gurpreet Singh as Ranjeet Singh *

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as Pratap Singh *

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as Sandhya Pratap Singh * Aparna Bhatnagar as Pinky Singh *

Shilpa Tulaskar Shilpa Tulaskar (born 10 March 1977) is an Indian actress who has acted in Marathi films and Hindi television shows. She recently portrayed the role of Rajnandini in Zee Marathi's drama '' Tula Pahate Re'' and also the character of Sujata, mo ...

as Charulata *

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as Damyanti Singh *

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as Rajendra * Cezanne Khan as Rajesh *

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as Anjali * Sanjay Swaraj as Shekhar *

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References

External links

* http://www.starindiacontent.com/shows.asp?programid=116
Pal Chhin title song
on YouTube {{Star Plus Shows StarPlus original programming 1999 Indian television series debuts Indian drama television series