Waaris (2008 TV series)

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{{Infobox television

| image = WaarisZEETVseries.jpg

| caption = Promotional logo image

| runtime = 24 minutes

| creator =

| director = Bhushan Patel, Santram Varma

| writer = Rajesh Dubey

| producer = Smriti Irani

| starring = see below

| opentheme = "Waaris" by Mad Trax & Bittu Merchant

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| network = Zee TV

| first_aired = {{start date|2008|7|28|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2008|12|4|df=y}}

| num_episodes = 64

}}

Waaris is a Hindi television crime drama series directed by Bhushan Patel that aired on Zee TV channel from 28 July 2008 until 4 December 2008. (It should not be confused with the famous 1979 Pakistan Television drama Waris). The plot of the Indian drama Waaris is similar in quite a few aspects to the Ram Gopal Varma films, Sarkar (2005) and Sarkar Raj (2008).{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/28waaris.htm|title=Sarkar inspires television show?|work=Rediff.com|date=28 July 2008}} The series ran for a total of 64 episodes, excluding the 12 episodes that could have broadcast but were canceled due to the Indian Television Strike that occurred for 3 weeks long.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-was-unhappy-with-waaris/articleshow/3628750.cms|title="I was unhappy with Waaris"|work=The Times of India|first=Roshni K.|last=Olivera|date=23 October 2008}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Iqbal-Khan-exits-Waaris-in-a-week/articleshow/52359821.cms|title=Iqbal Khan exits 'Waaris' in a week|first=Neha|last=Maheshwri|work=The Times of India|date=21 May 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/550515/testing-waters.html|title=Testing new waters|first=A. Varsha|last=Rao|work=Deccan Herald|date=5 June 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Yuvraj Malhotra out of Waaris.. |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/yuvraj-malhotra-out-of-waaris_8909 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=India Forums |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/smriti | title=Smriti's Waaris on Zee }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/yuvraj-malhotra-sacked-waaris | title=Yuvraj Malhotra sacked from Waaris }}{{Cite web |title=Iqbal Khan on Waaris... |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/iqbal-khan-on-waaris_7333 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=India Forums |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/celebs/tv/mohammed-iqbal-khan | title=Mohammed Iqbal Khan }}