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5 90s comic family dramas we miss even today

1] Hum Paanch

Hum Paanch was the most famous family dramedy it was first premiered in 1995 on Zee TV. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, the show was a hit among the viewers, and starred actors like Ashok Saraf, Priya Tendulkar, and Vidya Balan. The show was about a middle-class father of five daughters, and their daily struggles.


2] Dekh Bhai Dekh

Jaya Bachchan -produced family comedy Dekh Bhai Dekh first premiered in 1993 on Doordarshan. It was later moved to Sony TV after gaining a strong fan base. Starring Shekhar Suman, Farida Jalal, Amar Upadhyay, the plot of the show revolved around three generations of the Diwan family who resided in Mumbai, and were always in some fix or the other.

3] Family No 1

Two single parents, six children, and one house is equal to a blast of a show. Family No 1 featured actors like Kanwaljeet Singh and Tanvi Azmi in lead roles. The show was inspired by the American show Brady Bunch. The six kids always keep fighting with each other over space, while the two adults eventually fall in love.

4] Tu Tu Main Main

Mid 90s introduced us to one of the most beloved jodis of saas-bahu of Indian television. Talking about Sachin Pilgaonkar's show Tu Tu Main Main, which starred Supriya Pilgaonkar and Reema Lagoo in the lead. The show, as you might have guessed, was about a love-hate relationship a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law shares.

5] Filmi Chakkar 

Filmi Chakkar featured Ratna Pathak Shah and Satish Shah in the lead. Film buffs of parents who are film buffs bore sons who turned out to be, well, movie buffs. A completely filmy family, who tried to solve their issues by referring to random features.

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Relies on body horror, sound design and shock value over spectacle

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How Lee Cronin’s 'The Mummy' turns a classic adventure into a domestic horror

Highlights

  • Moves away from the adventure tone of The Mummy (1999) into possession-led horror
  • Shifts the setting from desert tombs to a family home in Albuquerque
  • Focuses on parental fear and a “returned” child rather than treasure hunting
  • Relies on body horror, sound design and shock value over spectacle
  • Critics call it bold and unsettling, but uneven in storytelling

From desert spectacle to domestic dread

For decades, The Mummy has been tied to adventure, romance and spectacle, most famously in The Mummy (1999). That version thrived on sweeping desert landscapes, archaeological intrigue and a sense of escapism.

Lee Cronin takes a sharply different route. His reworking strips away the sense of adventure and relocates the horror into the home. The story still begins in Egypt, anchored by an ancient sarcophagus, but quickly shifts to the United States, where the real tension unfolds inside a family house.

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