When Doordarshan was our Spinach : Baradwaj Rangan| The Hindu - Page 5

I haven't watched Nirmala . Only Godan, I watched. DD used to repeat few of of their 80s programmes in the 90s as well but I dont think they repeated Nukkad. 😔 Weirdly, I also remember the Missing wala programme, they used to narrate about missing people.

I remmeber Charlie Chaplin too , I don't remember the channel on which I used to watch it? I forgot ...but I used to be so amused by it even though I wouldn't understand a lot of stuff. 😆

I don't know what's wrong with TV programmes these days 😆 Even in the last decade there were some really good shows. Like funny entertaining programmes. Dance shows like Boogie Woogie or Dil kya Chahta hai on Star one. It's completely ruined now 😆

Anyone remembers 'Sea hawks' featuring Madhavan & Nikki Aneja ??

Anyhow , some from Cable TV :

Zee Horror show
Hum Paanch
Filmi Chakkar
Amaanat
Hasratein
Banegi apni baat
Hip hip hoorray
Heena
Chhoti c aasha(very emotional title song back then 😭 )
Just Mohabbat
Hum sab ek hain
Bhanwar
Aahat
CID (old episodes)
Disney cartoons
Star Bestsellers
Saans
etc. (many others also I guess)

Originally posted by: 10avatar

A show that was considered controversial but still DD went ahead and telecast it..Chanakya...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmnRN9DGOS4[/YOUTUBE]

This and also the Tipu Sultan serial. I remember watching both of them 😆

Originally posted by: Kaapi

This and also the Tipu Sultan serial. I remember watching both of them 😆

Ahh Yes, Tipu Sultan...I had forgotten all about it. That too ws a simple no nonsense show without the garishness and tackyness we see today..

Do U remember Mrignayani .. I remember tthe humming of the title track and the name of the show..but nothing else come to mind ..except that I would watch it without missing a epi😳

There used to be 2 shows Chunauti and Subah based on drug addiction..m not sure which channel though..they were good too

Yes Doordarshan had great shows...my mother keeps telling me how popular the shows like Mahabharat,Ramayan,Malgudi days were...and I am regularly watching Mahabharat on Epic channel and I am addicted to it...

Originally posted by: Ponga.Pandit

Yes Doordarshan had great shows...my mother keeps telling me how popular the shows like Mahabharat,Ramayan,Malgudi days were...and I am regularly watching Mahabharat on Epic channel and I am addicted to it...

Originally posted by: Kaapi

This and also the Tipu Sultan serial. I remember watching both of them 😆

DD shows bring to mind the adage: Simplicity is Beauty.

The writer has put it so apt-When you are offered pizza,why would you choose spinach..While on DD there was no choice other than to watch its shows and with the incidence of Star Plus and Zee there were more choices so the shift was natural.