Sea Hawks (TV series)
Sea Hawks[1] is an Indian TV series that aired on Doordarshan National's Metro (DD Metro) channel in the late 1990s. The story was based on the life and times of the Indian Coast Guard officers. The series stars Om Puri, R Madhavan, Niki Aneja, Leelawar Tendulkar, Anup Soni, Simone Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Mishra, Milind Soman and others. It was directed by Anubhav Sinha and executive produced by Anirudhya Mitra of UTV. Later, it was directed by Shivam Nair while Anirudhya Mitra took up the writing of the show in addition to his role of the executive producer. Sea Hawks was the only Indian television action drama series that was shot on land, air, water and under the water in various locations including Mumbai, Goa, Daman and Mauritius. The series aired again in 2002 on Star Plus network.[2] It was produced by UTV.[3]
Sea Hawks | |
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Written by | Anirudhya Mitra |
Directed by | Anubhav Sinha Shivam Nair |
Original language | Hindi |
Production | |
Production company | UTV |
Release | |
Original network | DD Metro |
The plot revolves around the activities of a mafia don's network, the coast guard, and the police and includes underwater and action sequences.[4]
Cast
- Anup Soni as ACP Kumar
- Simone Singh as Rupal, Kumar's wife
- R. Madhavan as Deputy Commandant Preet
- Leelawar Tendulkar as Deputy Commandant Abheek Vohra
- Niki Aneja as Dr Natasha
- Manoj Pahwa as Mafia kingpin Dev Bhamra
- Om Puri as Uncle Sam
- Milind Soman as Commandant Vikram Rajpoot
References
- "Don't you miss these 10 TV serials from the 1990s?". News18. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- Wanvari, Anil. "Indiantelevision dot com's Tube Talk : Re-run Sea Hawks to beef up Star's weekend programming". www.indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- "UTV's television content business plots a comeback | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- "UTVs Sea Hawks becomes first Indian serial to boast of thrilling underwater sequences". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2016-06-09.