First aired in 1988 on Doordarshan, Mile Sur Mera Tumhara went on to be a part of the collective consciousness of the nation. With an enviable line-up of celebrities such as Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Dr M Balamuralikrishna, Shabana Azmi, Kamal Hasan, Mrinal Sen, Amitach Bachchan and several others, this music video was an instant... Continue Reading →
Back in the 1980s, we would be told around 9am - Next Programme - Ramayan. But there would be a flurry of ads before the serial actually began. We ended up having some wonderful memories of advertisements on television along with the memories of those serials. In this podcast, Don Bratman and I discuss some... Continue Reading →
Aired on Fridays at 9pm, Kundahn Shah's Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi came at a point when Hindi cinema was going through its worst phase. Content became weak in films and audience got bored with the same old action-revenge formula. This episode looks at this TV series, which was the first sitcom to be aired on Doordarshan. Starring... Continue Reading →
Those who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s will definitely have their fond memories of Doordarshan and Dekh Bhai Dekh. Here's a podcast that takes you back in time to tell you more about the making of this DD classic. You can also listen to it on CastBox https://castbox.fm/app/castbox/player/id1402278?v=4.0.19
