scorecardresearch
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
TopicSitcom

Topic: sitcom

Actor Matthew Perry, best known as Chandler Bing from ‘Friends’ sitcom, dies at 54

Perry, who battled substance abuse for yrs and got sober at 43, was reportedly found unconscious at his Los Angeles home in a jacuzzi Saturday. He's believed to have died of drowning.

Office Office — Rajiv Mehra’s 2001 satire on the common Indian that gave everyone a chuckle

While helplessness of the show's protagonist Mussadilal against the Indian bureaucracy elicited laughter, it also acted as a social commentary on the failures of society.

‘We were on a break’ — Friends Reunion Special is finally happening year after Covid delay

Friends Reunion episode ‘The One Where They Got Back Together’ will feature all 6 actors — Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer & Matt LeBlanc.

‘Wagle ki Duniya’, the lovable, comical hit DD show that captured 80’s Indian middle class

Based on characters originally created by noted cartoonist R.K. Laxman, the 13-episode show 'Wagle ki Duniya' aired on DD National from 1988-1990. A reboot of the show aired earlier this month.

Hum Log, India’s first soap opera and DD’s experiment with foreign cinema

The family drama with a social message, Hum Log was a pan-India favourite that everyone identified with.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S turns 25: Has the popular sitcom aged well?

The first episode of the popular American sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S hit NBC exactly 25 years ago on 22 September 1994.

‘The Office’ Hindi version: Can Hotstar pull off a successful adaptation of the mega show?

Hotstar is now streaming an Indian adaptation of the mega-popular sitcom, 'The Office'.

On Camera

For Modi govt’s ill-thought-out policies, civil servants haven’t been blamed enough

Modi’s ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ slogan was meant to reduce bureaucratic discretion. Unfortunately, the reality has been the opposite.

Himachal braces for ‘toughest’ yr. How state’s budget aims to deal with soaring debt, falling grants

Of Rs 58,514-crore budget, 67% is earmarked for salary, pension, interest payments & debt repayment, leaving limited funds for development.

‘Unknown gunmen’ strike Hafiz Saeed’s close aide Sindhi in Pakistan; was behind Poonch-Rajouri attacks

Sindhi, a top LeT commander, oversaw drone arms drops, infiltrations into J&K, and Rajouri-Poonch attacks. He managed LeT camp in Kotli and reported directly to Sajid Jutt.

Trick or retreat: There’s a grand deception behind Indian military shortfalls, and in this column

It is fashionable to curse Rajiv Gandhi for Bofors and more, but the truth is that 1985-89 was the only period in our history when weapons acquisitions were proactive and futuristic.