But Indian TV screens have mostly been devoid of such participation from known cine-stars.
There have been some exceptions of course. In 1998, Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah played the lead roles in the successful serials "Kakaji Kahin" and "Mirza Ghalib", respectively, for Doordarshan.
Bollywood's Dreamgirl Hema Malini did the successful dance-based show "Nupur" in the 1990s. But after that there was a lull.