Fans of CID are in celebratory mode. Reports are coming in that the producers are planning a new season. CID was one of the longest running shows in the history of Indian TV, telecast for 20 years from 1998-2018 on Sony Entertainment Television. The main star cast of CID included actors Shivaji Satam as ACP Pradyuman, Aditya Srivastava as Senior Inspector Abhijeet, Dayanand Shetty as Senior Inspector Daya, the late Dinesh Phadnis as Inspector 'Freddy' Fredricks and Narendra Gupta as Dr RP Salunkhe, the forensic expert. Several new cast members appeared on the show over the years.

Created, produced and directed by BP Singh of Fireworks Productions, the iconic detective show has a cult fan base till date. Many episodes of CID were written by Sridhar Raghavan, who is known for movies like Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan, Hrithik Roshan's War and Salman Khan's Tiger 3. CID was filmed in Mumbai in and around real locations. While no official announcement are there about the possible return of CID, there is buzz about Aditya Srivastava and Dayanand Shetty doing a travel show together as well as a film. However, CID fans are demanding a return of the detective series to Indian TV screens. Let us revisit some episodes of CID that are fan favourites.

‘CID - The Inheritance - Episode 111’ Holds Guinness and Limca Records

'The Inheritance' episode of CID was written by Nikita Kanwar. It entered the Guinness Book of World Records and the Limca Book of Records for being the Longest Single Shot episode. It was shot without any cuts for a straight 111 minutes!

This Ranks as One of the Best Episodes of CID

‘CID – Case of the Killer Dogs’ – Episode 422

The story in this CID episode involves a dog who was trained by a killer to attack the victim, mauling the person to death. Based on the premise that a dog's aggressive trait can be misused for a bad cause by a human who is skilled at training them, this episode is one of the best, as per the writers of CID, who revealed it to Film Companion.

‘CID - Khooni Drugs - Episode 877’

CID show was a huge hit across ages. In this episode from 2012, a man who loses his family members due to drug overdose goes on a killing spree. The writer Gopal Kulkarni wrote a medically sound episode, inspired by German anatomist Gunther Von Hagens.

‘CID - The Case of the Invisible Bomb - Episode 303’

How does a criminal carry out a bomb blast in a room with VVIP security? Prabhal Baruah, one of the top writers and directors of CID, got this idea when he was in the Breach Candy Hospital of Mumbai. The assembling of the bomb was quite an idea from the creatives, who thought of something like this much before shows like Asur.

‘CID - The Haunted House - Episode 536’

While CID was mostly an investigative thriller, this episode had a touch of the paranormal. It was about a house where multiple murders had taken place. It is one of the highest-rated episodes on Quora.

‘CID - The Case of the Imposter - Episode 1280’

It is one of the best episodes of CID. It was about an imposter who took on the identity of a dead person and began to commit dangerous crimes.

The success of a show as homegrown as CID proves how much fans love the detective thriller genre in India. It was also popular among Bollywood celebrities such as Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sunny Deol and Ajay Devgn, who made a special appearance on the show to promote their films.

If indeed there is a comeback planned for CID, we hope the new season is as smashing as the earlier ones. Are you ready for the iconic line "Daya, darwaza tod do" from ACP Pradyuman?

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