Phir Wahi Talash
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{{Infobox television
| image = Phir wahi talash serial 1989 tv series.op.png
| director = Lekh Tandon
| producer =
| writer = Revati Saran Sharma
| starring = Poonam Rehani Sarin,Rakesh Kapoor,Neelima Azim, Rajesh Khattar, Ashwani Kumar, S M Zaheer
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 22
| runtime =
| first_aired = {{start date|1989}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1990}}
| channel = DD National
}}
Phir Wahi Talash is a television show by director Lekh Tandon{{Cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/02lekh.htm|title='I can't take credit for Shah Rukh's success'|date=1 June 2004|website=www.rediff.com|first=Lata|last=Khubchandani|accessdate=19 August 2019}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=04FUBQAAQBAJ|title=Kahani Shahrukh Khan Ki|last=Sheikh|first=Mushtaq|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=9788173159718|language=hi}} broadcast on Doordarshan in 1989–1990.
The show's theme ghazal Mere humsafar mere saath tum, Kabhi haadson ki dagar mile kabhi muskilon ka safar mile{{Cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/why-2-states-offers-a-refreshing-take-on-romance-639022|title=Why 2 States Offers a Refreshing Take on Romance - NDTV Movies|website=NDTVMovies.com|accessdate=2016-06-10}} was quite popular. This iconic ghazal 'Mere Humsafar mere Saath tum....' is sung by Shobhana Rao, an accomplished and talented ghazal and light music singer in New Delhi, India.
Synopsis
The show is a love story between a well-to-do girl Padma (Poonam Rehani Sarin) and Narendra (Ashwini Kumar), a boy from a poor family who is studying to be a BA Graduate, Ashwini's neighbor (Himani Shivpuri, in a brief role) likes him, whereas Padma has a strict father who is against the relationship and even gets her married to Sagar (Rakesh Kapoor). As Sagar(Rakesh Kapoor) is shown a person who had the modern thinking he lets go his wife to her love and sets her free.
Cast
- Poonam Rehani Sarin as Padma
- Dr Ashwini Kumar as Narender
- Virendra Saxena as Narender's father
- Nutan Surya as Narender's mother
- Himani Shivpuri as Tara (Narender's neighbour)
- Rakesh Kapoor as Sagar
- Neelima Azeem as Shehnaz (Padma's friend)
- Rajesh Khattar as Captain Salim (Shehnaz's love interest){{Cite web|url=http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/lucknow-times/salim-people-still-remember-rajesh/articleshow/45419985.cms|title=People still remember Salim (Hindi): आज भी लोगों को याद है सलीम : राजेश - Navbharat Times|website=Navbharat Times|accessdate=2016-06-10}}
- S M Zaheer as Shehnaz's father
- Sadia Dehlvi as Shehnaz's mother
- Arun Bali as Professor
- B.L. Chopra as Padma's father
- Veena Khanna as Padma's aunt
- Hemant Mishra as Madho (gardener)
- Gyan Shivpuri as Banwari
- Anil Bhatia as Satish (Narender's friend)
- Khalid as Aadil (Salim's brother)
- Anand Sharma as Girish (Sagar's father)
- Vinita Malik as Sagar's mother