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Suraag 2.0: 90s Crime Classic Returns After 27 Years with New Generation of Detectives
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News18•01-10-2026, 12:27
Suraag 2.0: 90s Crime Classic Returns After 27 Years with New Generation of Detectives
- •Suraag 2.0 revives the popular crime-investigation series Suraag: The Clue, 27 years after its original premiere on DD National.
- •The new series is a re-imagination, not a remake, introducing a contemporary storytelling format and focusing on the next generation of investigators.
- •Sudesh Berry returns as Inspector Bharat in a new avatar, while Sai Ketan Rao plays his son, Inspector Shaurya Shastri, who continues his father's fight against crime.
- •The original Suraag, which ran from 1999 to 2002 with 174 episodes, starred Sudesh Berry as Inspector Bharat and Amit Kapoor as Inspector Srivastava.
- •Suraag 2.0, directed by Ravi Adhikari and produced by Sri Adhikari Brothers, combines familiar faces with a younger cast, including Jigyasa Singh.
Key Questions Answered
Suraag 2.0 is a contemporary reboot of the iconic 1990s detective drama Suraag: The Clue, which originally premiered on DD National in June 1999 and ran for four years until November 2002.
The series stars Sudesh Berry returning in a new avatar as Inspector Bharat, alongside Sai Ketan Rao as his son, Inspector Shaurya Shastri, and Jigyasa Singh.
Suraag 2.0 is produced by the Sri Adhikari Brothers in association with Doordarshan, and the series is directed by Ravi Adhikari.
