Surabhi (TV series)

Surabhi
GenreCulture magazine show
Created bySiddharth Kak
Directed byAbhilash Bhattacharya [1]
Presented bySiddharth Kak, Renuka Shahane
Theme music composerL. Subramaniam
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes415 [2]
Production
ProducerSiddharth Kak
Production companyCinema Vision India
Original release
Network
Release1990 (1990) –
2001 (2001)
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Surabhi ("Fragrance") was an Indian cultural magazine show hosted by Renuka Shahane and Siddharth Kak, which ran from 1990 to 2001 with a year's break in 1991.[3] It was initially telecast on the state-run television channel Doordarshan, and later moved to Star Plus in the Sunday morning slot.[4][5][6] Surabhi was produced by Kak's Mumbai-based production house Cinema Vision India. Its theme was Indian culture. The show is India's longest-running cultural series and features in the Limca Book of Records for receiving the largest measured audience response ever in the history of Indian television.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ "Decade of Surabhi". Surabhi.
  3. ^ Bhatt, Shephali (2 September 2017). "The unplanned glory of Surabhi". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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  5. ^ "Cultural tales". Indian Express. 21 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Back with a new look". The Hindu. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011..