Kapil Sharma’s Show Brings Together the Cast of India’s First Family Drama TV Series Hum Log

Hum Log began telecast on Doordarshan, India’s national network on 7 July 1984, then the only television channel of India. It is the story of an Indian middle-class family of the 1980s and their daily struggles and aspirations.

At the end of every episode, veteran Hindi film actor Ashok Kumar discussed the ongoing story and situations with the audience using Hindi couplets and limericks. In later episodes, hde introduced the actors who played various characters in the serial and end his monologue with the various Indian language versions of the words ‘Hum Log’.