MUMBAI: The Hindi TV industry has come a very long way by portraying different types of shows and serials from different-different genres through their various broadcasting networks.
By now, owing to the expanse of creativity and upsurge of new ideas as well as thoughts of school, almost all sorts of genres and subgenres like romance, horror, thriller, suspense, comedy, tragedy, rom-com, reality shows, kids shows, animations, ballads, etc.
Most serials' plot revolves around the life of it's female protagonist and later on, shifts to that of the lead-couple's. Very few shows depicted their plot other way round and extremely rare shows have portrayed other characters as the show's lead like kids, aged family-members or other characters.
There are also some kid-centric shows, wherein kid(s) played the show's protagonist and it's plot revolved primarily around their life and the daily hustles of their family's elders. These shows are totally entertainment-oriented by showcasing comical plots for not only the kids, but also individuals from different age groups and families at large.
Without further ado, let's take a note of these child-centric shows:
1. Karishma Kaa Karishma
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This Indian television series was primarily a remake of the 1980's American TV series Small Wonder. It aired on Star Plus from January 2003to April 2004 and starred Jhanak Shukla as the cyber kid Karishma. Owing to it's plot's uniqueness and light vibe, KKK used to air on every week's Friday at 7.30 p.m.'s slot.
The story's plot revolved around a scientist named Vikram, who designed a very human's child-like robot 'Karishma' as he wanted to find out what all human attributes would the robot pose with time. On her identity's revelation, both he and his wife adopted Karishma as their second-child after their first son and only daughter. In every episode, Karishma used to save the day by solving her family's problem.
2. Shaka Laka Boom Boom
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This Indian television kid-centric series' first 30 episodes aired on DD National from 15 October 2000 and was later taken up by Star Plus in 2001. In 2002, the show's version wherein the lead Sanju's character was played by Kinshuk Vaidya, first premiered on 19 August 2002. The series also re-aired on Star Utsav, Disney Channel India, STAR One, Disney XD, Hungama TV and as it's Tamil dubbed version on Vijay TV. Millennials used to crave for Sanju's magic pencil, which was clearly the show's prominent merchandise that was available in almost every toy store.
The show had 4 seasons. The First Season's plot revolved around the protagonist 'Sanju', who on finding a magical pencil, claimed the ability to bring the things drawn with it to life. The Second Season revolved around alien Shaan and his adventures with the magical pencil. The Third Season was about Sanju and Shaan's adventures in Magic School 'Jadoo High'. In the Fourth Season, Sanju time-travels to the year 2022 to protect his family.
3. Sonpari
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This Indian children's fantasy-adventure based television series aired from November 2000 to October 2004 on Star Plus.
The series' plot revolves around the life of a young girl named 'Fruity', a young girl who receives a magical gem. On rubbing it, she summons a fairy named Son Pari and her friend Altu, who help and protect her from all the troubles and evils. In fact, Fruity had initially and unknowingly set Sonpari free from the clutches of an evil scientist and his apprentice Bunty.
4. Best of Luck Nikki
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This Indian sitcom aired on Disney Channel India from April 2011- April 2016. Reportedly, the series was loosely based on the American series Good Luck Charlie, which showcased a similar plot.
This show was deliberately made appealing to all the members of a family and not just for children and teens. It's plot revolves around the 'Singh family' of a couple and their 3 kids (2 sons and 1 daughter), who were coping with their daily hurdles (in a comic way) in order to prep-up for their fourth child and the show's main protagonist - Nikki's birth. The show had 4 seasons, the initial season stressed on Nikki's birth and parenting while the last season focussed on the birth and parenting of Nikki's younger siblings.
5. Suite Life of Karan and Kabir
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This Disney Channel India's sitcom premiered between April 2012 to August 2013. This Indian comedy series was loosely based on it's popular American counter-show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. SLOKAK starred Siddharth Thakkar, Namit Shah, Shivshakti Sachdev, Tara Sutaria, Damman Baggan and Shruti Seth.
The plot of the series was set in the Raj Mahal Hotel of Mumbai and it revolved around the lives and mischiefs of the trouble-making twin brothers Karan and Kabir, who live there. Shruti Seth enacted their mother's and single-parent's role.
6. Sunaina - Mera Sapna Sach Hua
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Indian television series aired at late-nights on Pogo channel. It aired from 28 May to 26 October in 2008.
The show revolves around a 17-year-old girl Sunaina (played by Palak Jain), who has an ability to see the future in her dreams, owing to which she could anticipate and decode the upcoming present moment of reality and could take precautions accordingly. She was accompanied by her 3 friends - Nina, Ritika and Sohail, who knew her secret and accompanied her in her mission.
7. Baal Veer
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This Indian fantasy television series premiered on October 2012 on SAB TV. After airing 1111 episodes, the show went off-air on 4 November 2016. The show is being re-aired on Sony SAB's sister channel, Sony PAL since 2015. Now, the OG show's sequel - Baalveer Returns premiered on 10 September 2019 on SAB TV.
It stars Dev Joshi in the titular lead role in both the seasons. Now, actor Vansh Sayani is also a part of the show since it's second installment. The show's main plot revolves around a boy named Baal Veer, who is adopted by the 7 fairies, namely Gaal Pari, Vijhdar Pari, Baal Pari, Atkaati Pari, Aarpaar Pari, Bhatkati Pari, Natkhat Pari and Rani Pari, who passes over their magical powers to Baal Veer in order to help them fight the evil fairy called Bhayankar Pari
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Source: Internet
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