The Wonder Years (90s nostalgia) CC#1 Open - Page 7

Originally posted by: atominis

HAHK completed 20 years earlier this month!

I remember the craze for this film. I was 5 when it released. I remember listening to its songs and Madhuri posters in beauty parlours (used to accompany aunt).

Girls in school kept singing Maiye ni maiye, Didi tera devar deewana for years even after its release.

It was shown on Diwali in I guess 1997. We stayed up till 2 AM to watch it!

I still like it for family values and being a clean film.

I love how the biggest TV actress of that time, Renuka Shahane was also in it!😊

Originally posted by: atominis

@ daenerysnow

You described it perfectly. No offense but I just laugh at the boys who are in MB now. They don't even look men enough to play these great warriors. And today's fans are...strange. Feeling sympathy for even men like Dushasan and Duryodhan and calling them Dushy and Dury so lovingly. 😲

Star is a huge network. They will buy all awards for their show. Already gave it lots of their own in house awards SPA.

Thanks to daily format and habit of taking feedback from fans, everyone ruins shows.

Maybe fans and today's audience are also to blame for sensationalism and dependence on OTT glamour. These people are shallow enough to say they don't care about history or mythology and only want "entertainment" (God knows what entertainment is!).

Anyway, let's discuss other shows!

Ramanand Sagar's Sri Krishna was another favorite and Sunday morning staple.

My favorite track from that show was Krishna and Sudama friendship. I still remember the episode when Sudama meets Krishna (as grown ups). What an emotional reunion it was!

Today is Sunday. I swear for years Sunday no longer feels like Sunday.😕 I miss waking up just before Chandrakanta, eating special pakoras made by mom as we watched our fav shows, then taking headbath, watching Jungle book, going out to play outside in sunshine. Every Sunday we used to go to a temple in suburbs, there were lush gardens there. I and my brother used to play there also. Then have snacks at a restaurant while returning home. Go to nani's house and she used to make delicacies for us. Make believe games and trying to imitate war scenes from shows we had watched with toy swords and masks. Come back home, play outside in evening with friends again.

Then parents would remind us about homework and school. We used to be in vacation mode on Sunday.

Last minute rush to complete homework and arrange books and bag for school next day.

Then dinner and Surabhi at night.

10 PM meant bedtime.

Nobody stayed up after 10. Not even elders.

Nowadays the fun is no longer there. Sunday is like any other day. No special shows on TV. No fun with family. No friends outside.

Parks seem deserted these days. Guess all remain inside stuck to mobiles, computers, laptops, tabs, TV.

Play and discussion among kids and youth are so shallow now. Devoid of any innocence or imagination.

Sab kuch gaya...😭

Originally posted by: zephyr29

This made me really emotional , especially all of them crying and hugging each other, the actor playing Arjun (Firoz?) looked particularly inconsolable 😭

You are right, there is no other intro music so iconic as this one. Still get goosebumps listening to it

Oh a bit of trivia...did you know that originally it was Juhi Chawla who was roped in to play Draupadi? But because production got delayed for many years and her blossoming movie career they had to cast Rupa instead.

Originally posted by: atominis

Zephyr29 and Rati posted on HAHK!😊

Yeah it changed the way people celebrated weddings and family functions. Rituals began to be shown on TV and movies also. DDLJ is also partly inspired by HAHK. Serials like Kahani Ghsr Ghar ki and Kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi and currently Yeh Rishta Kya kehlata hai are all inspired by HAHK and HSSH by Sooraj Barjatya.

This is the only film that brought families to theatre.

@Rati

I remember Chanakya! The actor was mind blowing! My bhua also says Chanakya was the best show ever. It didn't look like acting at all! That is how naturally actors slipped in their roles.😊