| DD Urdu | |
| Country: | India |
| Area: | Parts of Asia including India, China and Gulf countries |
| Owner: | Doordarshan |
| Headquarters: | New Delhi, India |
| Former Names: | Doordarshan Kendra Delhi |
DD Urdu is an Indian free-to-air television channel broadcasting from the Doordarshan Studios in New Delhi. It broadcasts entertainment, cultural, news and infotainment programming in the Urdu standard of the Hindustani language.DD Urdu is a round-the-clock infotainment channel of the Doordarshan family. It was launched on 15 August, 2006 to preserve and promote the great cultural heritage of Urdu language & India. Right from its inception, the channel has been spreading its aesthetic sweetness, It provides its viewers with profound content in Urdu language. Urdu has been a language of Heart beats across the boundaries and a blend, containing Hindi and colloquial dialects, thereby making it a Language of Every One. So, now, Urdu Admirers are the Proud Patrons of a Universal Language.
The channel produces a variety of shows related to dramas, film songs, talk shows with acclaimed personalities, national and international current affairs, sports, wellbeing, etc. It also telecasts ‘Special Urdu Weekly Shows’ like Mushairas & Ghazals. Besides all these, the channel produces literature related shows for Urdu lovers. Famous Poets are always invited for weekly Mushaira shows.It records several entertainment programs in studios with prominent guests on various occasions of different Indian festivals.
DD Urdu caters remarkable shows for women, in which several affluent and leading women share their individual journey towards attaining success. The channel composes many documentaries on Urdu Literature, Urdu Poets & Poetry. DD Urdu has many vibrant and informative programs on Bollywood too. DD Urdu Channel has contributed immensely to the Urdu language and has something in store for every admirer of Urdu.
| Name | Director | Main cast | Telecast Year | Genre | Lyricist | Writer/Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Ki Ek Raat | Nissar Khan, Tom Alter, Kuldeep Dubey, Ritu Mehta | 2008 | Historical Drama | Sajjad Zaheer | ||
| Ek Waqt Ki Baat Hai[1] | Dhruv Sehgal | 2010 | Animation | Aman Benson | Desh Premi | |
| Sitare Zameen Par | Ved Prakash | Sameena | 2010 –2011 | Talk show | ||
| Awwal Gulookaar | 2014 | Musical Show | Tauqueer Alam | Tanveer Alam | ||
| Dabi Rooh Ka Azam | Amitabh Sinha | Muztaba Jafar, Mukta SIngh, Geeta Udeshi | Family Drama | B.R. Ishara | ||
| Shab Gazeeda | Drama | Aneeza Sayed | ||||
| Mujahid-E-Azadi - Ashfaqullah Khan | Gaurav Nanda | Historical Drama | ||||
| Seher Hone Tak/Aashiq-e-Vatan - Maulana Azad | Lavlin Thadani | Historical Drama | ||||
| Umrao Jaan Ada | Javed Sayyed | Historical Drama | ||||
| Aangan | Gajendra Chauhan, Ravi Yadav, Chitra Jetly, Meenakshi Rana | 2018 | Historical Drama | Khadija Mastoor |