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Aloke Nath nostalgic about 'Buniyad' days
Tribune News Service




Aloke Nath

Ludhiana, June 26
Film and television star Aloke Nath feels nostalgic about the "Buniyad" days. But he has no regrets about the current day saas-bahu serials. He feels that this might be the demand of the time. Aloke Nath, who shot into fame with the GP sippy's epic serial "Buniyad", based on Partition, says that the days of "Buniyad" and family serial "Hum Log" are over.

But Aloke Nath looks at it positively. He said, "Buniyad" represented a classic genre. "You cannot provide classics everyday and everywhere. same is the case with the television serials", he remarked, while adding, it may be difficult to compare the two but Buniyad genre was certainly the better one.

He said the television had witnessed a revolution. During those days there used to be one or two serials on the only channel available. Now there are umpteen number of television channels. They keep on telecasting the programmes and even repeating them. "When there is such a mad race, there are likely to be many compromises as well", he observed.

But the television channels have certainly provided platform to the artistes all of whom cannot make it to the big screen. He agreed that the increased number of channels had led to increased demand for artistes and they were getting well paid now. However, he agreed, the television still remains "less glamourised" than the cinema, but it has its own advantages.

Aloke Nath, who has already performed in about 400 movies and television serials, said right now he had no film in hand, but was doing three television serials. He said the patience was always a great attribute of an artist and patience does pay in the long run. With a note of caution and advice for the aspiring actors and actresses, he said, there was no promised way nor any shortcut. "You may make it or you may not, but it is always better to try", he said.

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TV goes retro on Republic Day

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SaharaOne Television is all set to re-create the magic of one of the most loved TV serials of yesteryears, 'Buniyaad' in a glossier, colour-corrected avatar. The channel will re-launch the mother of all soaps on the 26th of January at 8. PM

The classic showcased the talent of actors like Alok Nath, Anita Kanwar, Kanwaljeet, Kulbhushan Kharbhanda, Vijyendra Ghatge, Kiran Juneja and many others. Shown in the good-old days of Doordarshan, 'Buniyaad' produced by Sippy Films, ruled the TV sets

The popularity of 'Buniyaad' was unrivalled by any other show in its time and the characters like Lajoji and Master Haveliram became a part of tellylore. The serial that premiered in 1986 was about a displaced Punjabi family yet it appealed to all Indians across regions, age and gender.

The serial was based on the partition of India and was one of the earliest TV serials in Indian television history to have lavish sets and overwhelming drama. Directed by Ramesh Sippy and written by Manohar Shyam Joshi, 'Buniyaad' is the story of Master Haveliram, an honest man of principles, who has chosen the noble profession of teaching as a way to contribute to the society.

He comes across the beautiful Lajoji, an innocent girl and falls in love with her. They get married and have three sons and a daughter. This is the time when the partition of India takes place. 'Buniyaad' is the story of the trials and tribulations that Master Haveliram and his family experience during this tremulous phase.

They, like most others, leave back all their possessions in the newly made Pakistan and start the struggle of survival in a refugee camp in India. The struggle to start from scratch and create a home in a foreign land…the struggle of remaining true to principles over the temptation to give in to easier but unethical ways of life

After twenty years of its launch, 'Buniyaad' will be a Republic Day treat to Gen X and also to those who spent years in the spell-binding world of Lajoji, Masterji, Brijbhan and Veeranwali. Buniyaad would be telecast daily on the channel Monday- Saturday at 8 pm.