Ji Mantriji

Ji Mantriji
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Alok Tomar Monisha Shah & Noopur Tiwari
Directed by	Smeeta Chakravarty
Starring	see below
Opening theme	"Ji Mantriji" by ??
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer(s)	NDTV
Running time	Approx. 25 minutes
Release
Original network	STAR Plus
Original release	2001

Ji Mantriji (literally "Yes Minister" in Hindi) is an Indian adaptation of the British satirical sitcom Yes Minister. It was telecast on STAR TV's channel STAR Plus with permission from the BBC.^[1] Ji Mantriji features Farooq Sheikh as Surya Prakash Singh, the Minister of Administrative Affairs; and Jayant Kripalani as the department's secretary. The plot lines were the same as those of the original, with suitable changes in the Indian context.

Ji Mantriji was in production for a year before being aired, which is unusual in Indian television where serials are generally developed and produced a few weeks in advance. The writers changed certain references to fit the new setting: France was changed to Pakistan and the European Economic Community was changed to the SAARC and the Commonwealth. Unlike the original version, Ji Mantriji was filmed in front of a live studio audience.^[2] A sequel, Ji Pradhanmantriji (Yes Prime Minister) was also licensed from the BBC, but was never made^[3] as ratings for Ji Mantriji were below average^[4] and all of the episodes were not aired.^[5]

Cast

Farooq Sheikh as Surya Prakash Singh
Jayant Kripalani as Rajnath Mathur

Awards

Hero Honda ITA Award for Best Serial Comedy
Hero Honda ITA Award for Best Actor in a Comedy - Farooq Sheikh^[6]^[7]

References

↑ "Hindi makeover for Yes Minister". BBC News. 20 April 2001.
↑ "`Ji Mantriji' is serious business for BBC". Times of India. 3 May 2001. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
↑ "An Interview with Rupert Gavin". IndianTelevision.com. IndianTelevision. 3 November 2001. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
↑ Banerjee, Piali (18 January 2004). "Prickly politicians ensure paucity of satires on TV". Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
↑ Jayasankar, Menaka (29 February 2004). "It's About Compatibility". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
↑ "Yes Minister gets Ukrainian makeover". The Telegraph. 29 November 2009.
↑ "Company History - NDTV". Economic Times. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

Programs broadcast by STAR Plus

Currently broadcast

Soap opera	Ishqbaaz Jaana Na Dil Se Door Mere Angne Mein Pardes Mein Hai Meraa Dil P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Suhani Si Ek Ladki Naamkarann Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

Mythological	Chandra Nandni

Formerly broadcast

See list of former shows

Yes Minister / Yes, Prime Minister

Characters

Episodes

Yes Minister S1	Open Government The Official Visit The Economy Drive Big Brother The Writing on the Wall The Right to Know Jobs for the Boys

Yes Minister S2	The Compassionate Society Doing the Honours The Death List The Greasy Pole The Devil You Know The Quality of Life A Question of Loyalty

Yes Minister S3	Equal Opportunities The Challenge The Skeleton in the Cupboard The Moral Dimension The Bed of Nails The Whisky Priest The Middle-Class Rip-Off

Special	Party Games

Yes, Prime Minister S1	The Grand Design The Ministerial Broadcast The Smoke Screen The Key A Real Partnership A Victory for Democracy The Bishop's Gambit One of Us

Yes, Prime Minister S2	Man Overboard Official Secrets A Diplomatic Incident A Conflict of Interest Power to the People The Patron of the Arts The National Education Service The Tangled Web

Other

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