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Mr. Yogi (TV series)

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Mr. Yogi
Created byKetan Mehta
Based onKimball Ravenswood by Madhu Rye
StarringMohan Gokhale, Pallavi Joshi, Channa Ruparel and others
Narrated byOm Puri
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerKetan Mehta
Running time22 minutes (approx.)
Original release
NetworkDoordarshan 1
Release1988 (1988) –
1989 (1989)

Mr. Yogi is an Indian comedy mini television series which aired from 1988 to 1989 on DD 1. It is a story of a USA settled Indian boy trying to arrange his marriage in India. It was produced and directed by Ketan Mehta, and starred Mohan Gokhale.[1][2][3] It was based on the Gujarati novel Kimball Ravenswood by Madhu Rye which was later adapted into the 2009 movie What's Your Raashee?[4]

Story

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An MBA student from America, Yogesh Ishwarlal Patel (a. k. a. Y. I. Patel or Mr. Yogi), meets 12 girls and tries to select one of them as his bride in India. Om Puri narrated the story. The story revolves around Yogi and his search for a perfect bride.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (3 January 2021). "Remembering the original (and the one and only) Mr Yogi – Mohan Gokhale". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ "The DD Files: 12 possible brides for a fortunate NRI in the hilarious 'Mr Yogi'". 8 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Mr. Yogi: Mr. Yogi was a popular Hindi sitcom, which ran on Doordarshan in the 80s. Starring Mohan Gokhale as Yogesh Ishwarlal Patel aka Y.I. Patel alias Mr. Yogi, an MBA student from American, the story revolved around Mr. Yogi's hunt for the perfect bride".
  4. ^ "A new Zodiac sign?". The Hindu. October 2009.