Crime Patrol | |
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Inter-title of Crime Patrol Satark
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Created by | Subramanian S. Iyer |
Developed by | Subramanian S. Iyer and Neeraj Naik |
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Directed by | Subramanian S. Iyer |
Creative director(s) | Ankur Nayak |
Presented by |
Diwakar Pundir Shakti Anand (Season 1) Anoop Soni Saakshi Tanwar (Season 2) Anoop Soni (Season 2–4) |
Starring | See below |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 752 (as of 30 December 2016) |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Producer(s) |
Prem Krishen Malhotra and Sunil Mehta (Season 1) Sanjeev Sharma and Vipul D. Shah (Season 2–4) |
Location(s) | Mumbai, India |
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Running time | 42 minutes approx. |
Production company(s) |
Cinevistaas Limited (Season 1) Optimystix Entertainment (Season 2–4) |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Networks |
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Original network |
Sony Entertainment Television India Sony Entertainment Television Asia |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | 9 May 2003 | – Present
Chronology | |
Related shows | Savdhaan India |
External links | |
Website |
Crime Patrol is an Indian crime reality television anthology series created by Subramanian S. lyer for Sony Entertainment Television India and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The first season was created by Cinevistaas Limited, while later seasons are created by Optimystix Entertainment. The location of the series is set in Mumbai, India. The episodes of first and second seasons were half–hourly, while episodes of third season were one hourly. Conceived as a reality series, it was the first show on Indian television, where cameras traveled with the law enforcement authorities to capture crimes live.
The series which premiered on 9 May 2003, is the longest running reality crime television series in India, having completed twelve years in 2015.
The fourth season, titled as Crime Patrol Satark (previously Crime Patrol Dastak till 6 July 2014) is hosted by Anoop Soni.
The series, whose motto is "Crime never pays" presents dramatized version of crime cases that occurred in India. Series anchor, Anup Soni suggests the right measures to avert crimes, narrating real-life stories revolving around harassment, kidnapping and murders. The series open the audiences’ minds with these cases making them aware of the dreadful incidences around them.
From June 2015, Crime Patrol team not only focuses on creating awareness about crimes, but it also aims to help the victims on whom their episodes are based.
Each story has a different star cast. Sometimes the actors acting in some episodes again appear in other episodes.They stay
The first season was a weekly program airing on Friday nights hosted by Diwakar Pundir who later was replaced by Shakti Anand in late 2004. Initially, the season became a huge hit.
Due to the popularity of the first season, Sony TV decided to bring back the series in its second season. The second season was aired every Monday to Thursday nights. The season was presented by Indian television actors Anoop Soni and Saakshi Tanwar. This time the season failed to manage TRP ratings.