Ji Mantriji

Ji Mantriji
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Alok Tomar Monisha Shah & Noopur Tiwari
Directed by	Smeeta Chakravarty
Starring	see below
Opening theme	"Ji Mantriji" by ??
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes
Production
Executive producer(s)	Indra de Lanerolle
Producer(s)	Ilse van Hemert
Running time	Approx. 25 minutes
Production company(s)	Ochre Moving Pictures
Release
Original network	STAR Plus
Original release	2001

Ji Mantriji (literally "Yes Minister" in Hindi) is an Indian adaptation of the British satirical sitcom Yes Minister. It was telecast on STAR TV's channel STAR Plus with permission from the BBC.Ji Mantriji features Farooq Sheikh as Surya Prakash Singh, the Minister of Administrative Affairs; and Jayant Kripalani as the department's secretary. The plot lines were the same as those of the original, with suitable changes in the Indian context. Ji Mantriji is produced by Ochre Media.

Ji Mantriji was in production for a year before being aired, which is unusual in Indian television where serials are generally developed and produced a few weeks in advance. The writers changed certain references to fit the new setting: France was changed to Pakistan and the European Economic Community was changed to the SAARC and the Commonwealth. A sequel, Ji Pradhanmantriji (Yes Prime Minister) was also licensed from the BBC, but was never made as ratings for Ji Mantriji were below average and all of the episodes were not aired.

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