Launched on 29 July 2000, with an episode on Bangladeshi immigrants, the programme will celebrate the phenomenal success of its investigative efforts by airing a two - episode special on 10 and 17 August.

Commenting on the completion of 150 episodes of Inside Story, Zee Telefilms Ltd, director-News Group, Laxmi Narayan Goel said: "The Inside Story is just another reaffirmation of our commitment to unveil the truth and get to the bottom of the real story. Inside Story is an effort to bring to light issues that affect the lives of the common man. The programme has been very well received by the audience and their overwhelming response to the show has encouraged us to tackle a host of sensitive issues of national interest."

The 150th episode would be divided into two segments, with the first segment airing the best of investigative stories on the show and the second segment showcasing select interviews. The second part of the two episode special will be further divided into Best of Inside Story: Social Issues and Best of Inside Story: Crime.

This special package will once again place on the anvil the hard- hitting stories tackling social issues like NRI marriages, starvation and excess food and the crime orgies like Nepal Royal killings and Bihar arms factory.

Zee News' Inside Story has successfully put many grave issues under the microscope and presented facts hitherto hidden from the common man. Extensive research, uncompromising objectivity made Inside Story win the trust of its viewers.