TC: CID Chhote Heroes -lighter & humorous version

Sony Entertainment Television's CID, the longest running show on Indian television, is thought to be a male skewed series. However, our source reveals that research has proved that the show is mainly watched by kids.

This exercise has motivated Fireworks Production and the channel to launch CID Chhote Heroes.

Earlier, certain publications had misreported that CID Chhote Heroes was a series like Enid Blyton's Secret Seven and The Famous Five in which children detectives solved crimes on their own. But, last Friday's episode however showed a bunch of children coming across a dead body while looking for a missing cat while they were playing the game of CID.

Subsequently, it is shown that a child is kidnapped. Later, the CID team solves the crime with the assistance of the children.

CID Chhote Heroes, like the original CID series, also ended with ACP Pradyuman's (Shivaji Satam) stern signature lines, "For a crime like this, you can't escape the noose."

The creatives have wisely retained the message that the punishment of murder can only be death penalty. Yet the writers have done a good job in making the kids' version lighter and more humorous than the original series. The episodes also come with a social message.

We however thought that maybe the kids could have been given greater screen time in the show. So we talked to a few artistes of the project. Said Shraddha Musale who plays Dr Tarika, "We have telecast just one episode till now, maybe the kids will have a greater role to play in the forthcoming episodes."

Avers Hrishikesh Pandey who plays Inspector Sachin, "The kids don't have too long roles as we didn't want children to be actively involved in solving a murder mystery. The child characters are meant to witness the crime and aid the CIDteam to crack the case. Our aim is to make children aware of the fact that if they see a crime, they should immediately inform their parents or a responsible adult."

CID has always been a family-oriented programme. "This is a programme which kids can watch with their parents and grandparents," Hrishikesh details.

"Our show has no blood and gore," ends Shraddha.

source: TC