Om Namah Shivay 1997 TV series
Overview
Genre: Mythological / Spiritual
Aired On: DD National (Doordarshan), India
Original Run: January 19, 1997 to January 7, 2001
Total Episodes: 208 in a single season
Creative Team & Cast
Director: Dheeraj Kumar, who spent nine years researching major Puranas and worked with scholars to ensure authenticity
Producer: Zuby Kochhar (Creative Eye Production)
Writer & Screenplay: Vikas Kapoor (writer), Darshan Laad (screenplay)
Music: The title chant "Om Namah Shivay" by Pandit Jasraj became iconic for its simplicity and depth
Key Cast:
Samar Jai Singh (early) and later Yashodhan Rana as Lord Shiva
Gayatri Shastri as Parvati / Shakti
Manjeet Kullar as Sati
Supporting roles include Amit Pachori (Vishnu), Sunil Nagar (Brahma), Jagesh Mukati (Ganesha), Sandeep Mehta (Narada), and more
It played a major role in India’s 90s devotional TV wave, next to classics like Ramayan and Mahabharat