''Wagle Ki Duniya'' () is an Indian

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that aired on

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from 1988 to 1990. It was produced by

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, directed by

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, and was based on characters created by noted cartoonist,

R. K. Laxman Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman ''Pg. 11 in the source says that Laxman & his brother Narayan were Tamil Iyer Brahmins.'' (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is best known for his creation ...

, especially "

the common man The Common Man is a cartoon character created by Indian author and cartoonist R. K. Laxman. For over a half of a century, the Common Man has represented the hopes, aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian, through a ...

" about the issues of common

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Indian man. It starred

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as a bumbling sales clerk in a multinational and

Bharati Achrekar Bharati Achrekar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starri ...

as his wife.

Overview

The series was set around everyday struggles, of nervous sales clerk, Srinivas Wagle, who lived with prudence of a middle class person of the time.

Cast

as Srinivas Wagle *

as Radhika Wagle * Dushyant Nagpal as Rajesh Wagle * Harish Magon as Bhalla *

Virendra Saxena Virendra Saxena (born 23 November 1951) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi theatre, film, and television. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in ...

as Gadkari * Narendra Gupta as Policeman * Arpit Singhai as Priyanka Singhai Husband * Deepak Qazir Kejriwal as Verma, Licence officer * Achyut Potdar as Licence officer *

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Mushtaq Khan Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) an ...

* Nandita Thakur * Sankalp Dubey

Production

The weekly series was conceived by R.K. Laxman, and he himself narrated the script, It was based on RK Laxman character about quintessential common man. The original run was supposed to be of six episodes, but seeing the response, it ran up to 13 episodes. The series achieved a

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, and made Anjan Srivastav a household name. Film actor,

Shahrukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

made a guest appearance in the series before he did '' Fauji'' (1988).

Sequel

A sequel series ''Wagle Ki Nayi Duniya'' aired on

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in 1999. In 2012, the character Wagle was brought back with new series by same team, '' Detective Wagle'' on

in November 2012, where Anjan Srivastav reprised his role as Wagle, while the role of his wife was played by

Sulbha Arya Sulabha Arya (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Marathi film, television and stage industry. She is the wife of late veteran Indian cinematographer Ishan Arya and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya. Sh ...

. ''

Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey Wagle Ki Duniya – ''Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey'' () is an Indian sitcom that premiered on 8 February 2021 on Sony SAB. It is based on characters created by noted cartoonist, R. K. Laxman, especially the common man about the issues of the common ...

'', a sequel series started airing on

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from 8 February 2021.

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