''Sea Hawks'' is an Indian television series that aired on
DD Metro
DD Metro also known as DD 2 was an Indian free-to-air television channel. It was launched in 1984 as DD2 in Delhi as an alternative to DD National. Later, it increased its coverage area by expanding to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. In 1993, the ...
in the late 1990s. The story was based on the life and times of the Indian Coast Guard officers. The series stars
Om Puri
Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Bengali, Kannada,English, Punjabi and one Telugu film, as well as independent and art films and also starred ...
,
R. Madhavan
Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil and Hindi films. Madhavan has won four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Madhavan ...
,
Niki Aneja, Leelawar Tendulkar,
Anup Soni
Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975) is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as '' Sea Hawks'' and '' Saaya''. He then took a break from television ...
,
Simone Singh
Simone Singh (born 10 November 1974) is an Indian actress and model.
Biography
Singh was born in Jamshedpur on 10 November 1974.
She made her acting debut with the television series '' Sea Hawks'' followed by a small role in ''Swabhimaan'', ...
,
Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''Office Office'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ' ...
,
Milind Soman
Milind Soman (born 4 November 1965) is an Indian actor, supermodel, film producer, and fitness enthusiast. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3''.
Early and personal life
Soman was born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, ...
and others. It was directed by
Anubhav Sinha
Anubhav Sinha (born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer who works in Hindi films. He is notable for movies like ''Ra.One'', ''Tum Bin'', ''Dus'', '' Mulk'', '' Article 15'' and ''Thappad''.
Early and personal life
Sin ...
and produced by
Anirudhya Mitra of UTV. Later, it was directed by
Shivam Nair
Shivam Nair is an Indian film and television director and editor who is best known for his television serial '' Sea Hawks'' and his 2006 film, '' Ahista Ahista''.
Nair has been working in the television industry since 1982, and has been involve ...
while
Anubhav Sinha
Anubhav Sinha (born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer who works in Hindi films. He is notable for movies like ''Ra.One'', ''Tum Bin'', ''Dus'', '' Mulk'', '' Article 15'' and ''Thappad''.
Early and personal life
Sin ...
took up the writing of the show. The series aired again in 2002 on
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
. It was produced by
UTV.
The plot revolves around the activities of a mafia don's network, the coast guard, and the police and includes underwater and action sequences.
Cast
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Anup Soni
Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975) is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as '' Sea Hawks'' and '' Saaya''. He then took a break from television ...
as ACP Kumar
*
Simone Singh
Simone Singh (born 10 November 1974) is an Indian actress and model.
Biography
Singh was born in Jamshedpur on 10 November 1974.
She made her acting debut with the television series '' Sea Hawks'' followed by a small role in ''Swabhimaan'', ...
as Rupal, Kumar's wife
*
R. Madhavan
Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil and Hindi films. Madhavan has won four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Madhavan ...
as Deputy Commandant Preet
*
Niki Aneja as Dr Natasha
*
Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''Office Office'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ' ...
as Mafia kingpin Dev Bhamra
*
Om Puri
Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Bengali, Kannada,English, Punjabi and one Telugu film, as well as independent and art films and also starred ...
as Uncle Sam
*
Milind Soman
Milind Soman (born 4 November 1965) is an Indian actor, supermodel, film producer, and fitness enthusiast. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3''.
Early and personal life
Soman was born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, ...
as Commandant Vikram Rajpoot
*
Vineet Kumar
Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor. The veteran actor from National School of Drama, is known for his works in Hindi, Telugu, and English language films and Television. He is best known for his works in films such as ''Masaan'','' Drohkaal'', '' ...
*
Akhil Mishra
Akhil Mishra (born 22 July 1965) is an Indian film and television actor who has worked in films such as ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'',
''Gandhi, My Father'' and television serials such as '' Pradhanmantri''. He was working in the serial ''Do ...
Navy Officer and a Father figure to Commandant Preet
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 2556074
UTV Television
Indian Armed Forces in fiction
DD Metro original programming
1997 Indian television series debuts
1998 Indian television series endings