CID completes 20 years: Behind the scenes with ACP Pradyuman and the rest of the team

The show has created a milestone in Indian television and its stars Dayanand Shetty (Daya), Shivaji Satam (ACP Pradyuman), Aditya Srivastava (Abhijeet) and Dinesh Phadnis (Freddy) are household names. Yet, no one has any starry airs on set. They greet the crew members they pass by when they first enter the set at the start of the day - some with handshakes, some with hugs - ask each other if they have had lunch, praise the cook for the tasty food, and pose for photos with fans at their request. The younger actors Ajay Nagrath (Pankaj) and Ansha Sayed (Purvi) who joined the show just a few years ago too follow their example. "We are like a family," is the refrain you hear from all the actors and while it may seem corny at first, it rings true in this case.