filmmaker ramesh sippys 1986 tv show buniyaad revolved around a familys tryst with the 1947 partition of india the series written by manohar shyam joshi spans the life in india between 19161978 the director who helmed sholay is hugely regarded for this show which is considered one of the finest dramas on indian television by far the directors wife actress kiran juneja sippy played a popular character called veeranwali in the show recapping on her journey with the character the actress says buniyaad was conceived to show the audience what the partition was all about and what the immigrants had to go through when they crossed over from pakistan to india the story was depicted through a family that goes through traumatic experienceskiran fondly remembers the time when she was part of a prolific crew of actors working on the show the days of buniyaad can never be forgotten it was an amazing experience a lot of hard work though i had been modelling before this show and life was a lot easier the hard work the monetary incentive the passion and the eventual gratification of working on a show like this made it worthwhile my day would begin at 530 am because i had to reach the set by 7 am and very often we would be shooting till 10 1030 pm after packup there would actually be dinner laid out in the garden at film city the freshly made tandoori rotis and daal and gravies would all be served on the table and artistes would break bread with the technicians everybody would get together and chitchat till late in the night for months i didnt reach home before midnight she recaps adding i actually got just about five hours of sleep but it was amazing how energised we would all be at work relentlessly day after day we would celebrate birthdays so many of us found our partners while working on the show i met ramesh sippy and we are together even after so many yearsthe show was received well across the country and its reception is still seen as a benchmark for mapping the success of a hindi daily soap even today talking about the reception for the show kiran says buniyaad really took off and the way the whole nation was watching it was something else people would actually plan their dinner parties keeping buniyaad in mind they would either watch it and then go or reach the party watch buniyaad and then get going with the rituals at the bash every character of buniyaad was loved wherever i went people would call me veeranwali and compliment me i didnt think i could act well till i did buniyaadin todays day and age remakes of old hindi films are commonplace could a show like buniyaad which highlights an important phase in the history of modern india be remade or be given an apt sequel kiran says rameshji always says classics should not be touched and