Dam Dama Dam

Dam Dama Dam is an Indian television show aired in 1998 on Zee TV. The plot of the show was loosely based on William Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors.[1] The actors Shekhar Suman and Laxmikant Berde played the double roles at the start. Later on, the show was written to include the lead actor's twin sons, there by making Suman and Berde play four roles each.[2]

Dam Dama Dam
GenreComedy
Written byM. Salim
Directed byArun Frank
Starringsee below
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerHimesh Reshammiya
Camera setupMulti-camera
Release
Original networkZee TV
Original release1998 (1998)

The show was directed by Arun Frank, who later went on to direct the popular show Zindagi…Teri Meri Kahani.[3] Suman went on to praise the roles he played on the show.[4]

Plot

Two brothers Sarju (Shekhar Suman) and Birju (Laxmikant Berde) come to the city in the search for work. Their look-alikes Chichi and Chintoo also live in the city. Confusion and antics ensue every time they run into each other's friends and relatives.

Cast

See also
  • Bhranti Bilas (Q114771210), 1869 play by Indian writer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
    • Bhranti Bilas, 1963 Indian Bengali-language comedy film by Manu Sen, based on Vidyasagar's play
    • Do Dooni Chaar (1968 film), 1968 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Debu Sen, remake of the 1963 film; itself remade into the 1982 film Angoor
    • Angoor (1982 film), 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Gulzar, remake of the 1968 film Do Dooni Chaar
    • Double Di Trouble, 2014 Indian Punjabi-language film by Smeep Kang remake of the 1982 film Angoor
    • Cirkus (film), 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Rohit Shetty, remake of the 1982 film Angoor
  • Ulta Palta (disambiguation), title of various other Indian films based on the play
  • Oorantha Golanta (Q12991959), 1989 Indian Telugu-language comedy film by Mani Shankar, also based on The Comedy of Errors
  • Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film), 1989 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by David Dhawan, also based on the Shakespeare play
  • Local Kung Fu 2, 2017 Indian kung-fu film by Kenny Basumatary, also based on the Shakespeare play
  • List of films based around twins

References
  1. "Where do the serials get their concepts from?". India Today. 24 August 1998. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. Sharma, Murli (8 December 1998). "Double duplicate". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. "Zindagi... Teri Meri Kahani Of marital discord". IndianTelevision.com. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. "Best of Shekhar Suman". The Tribune. 23 May 1999. Retrieved 27 February 2014. .The show was produced by Himmesh Reshammiya and the title song was good.
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