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DD Retro
DD Retro was an Indian Hindi-language TV channel. It was launched by Prasar Bharati on 13 April 2020. It was a free-to-air general entertainment channel on which old classic shows of Doordarshan are telecasted, DD Retro channel has been added to Doordarshan's DTT service which is available in 19 cities across India. It is primarily dedicated to telecast Doordarshan's old classic TV productions from the 80s and 90s, many being the country's highest rating series ever produced for television. The channel was shutdown on 31 March 2023. Programming * Upanishad Ganga * Mahabharat * Chanakya * Sankat Mochan Hanuman * Byomkesh Bakshi * Dekh Bhai Dekh * Buniyaad * Sai Baba Tere Hazaron Hath * Rajani * Circus * The Jungle Book * Baaje Payal * Shrimaan Shrimati * Savitri Ek Kranti * Charitraheen (TV series) * Dil Hai Phir Bhi Hindustani * Mashaal * Vishnu Puran * Doosra Keval * Kal Hamara Hai * Maa Shakti * Chandrakanta * Draupadi * Alif Laila * Shaktimaan ''Shaktim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and constitutes one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. Doordarshan, one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, delivers television, radio, online, and mobile services across metropolitan and regional India, and internationally. It also broadcasts via digital terrestrial transmitters. History Beginnings The channel began modestly as an experimental broadcaster in Delhi on 15 September 1959, with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Regular daily transmission commenced in 1965 as part of All India Radio, with a five-minute news bulletin read by Pratima Puri. Salma Sultan joined Doordarshan in 1967 and became a news anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Chandraprakash Dwivedi (born 26 February 1960) is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter, who is best known for directing the 1991 television epic ''Chanakya'' in which he also played the title role of the political strategist Chanakya and an inspiration for millions. He has also directed the 1996 television series '' Mrityunjay'' which is based on the life of Karna, one of the main characters of the epic Mahabharata, for which he won a ''Screen Videocon Best Director'' award. His other major work is the 2003 film '' Pinjar'', a tragic love story set amidst the Hindu-Muslim tensions during the Partition of India, based on Amrita Pritam's novel of the same name. He also wrote and directed Akshay Kumar-starrer Samrat Prithviraj (2022). He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, in 2022. Career Dr. Dwivedi is a qualified medical professional who gave up his profession because of a deep interest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnu Puran (TV Series)
''Vishnu Puran'' (also written ''Vishnupuran'') is an Indian television series, by B. R. Chopra on the Hindu deity Vishnu. It is based on the ''Bhagavata Purana''. ''Bhagavata Purana'' tells about the 10 incarnations of Vishnu, as well as other stories, such as the legend of Dhruva. The weekly series first aired Sunday morning, 23 January 2000 on Zee TV. The 124 episodes were later released on DD National. The chief roles are played by Nitish Bharadwaj as Bhagwan Vishnu and Vaidehi Amrute as Devi Lakshmi. Nitish Bharadwaj previously played the role of Krishna, in Chopra's television adaptation of the epic ''Mahabharat''. The Story was narrated by Lata Haya in the role of Dharti Maa. The music is composed by Raj Kamal who also worked on ''Mahabharat''. The title song was sung by Shankar Mahadevan and the songs decoding summary of each episode was sung by Mahendra Kapoor & Soham Chakrabarty. During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, DD Bharati, DD National and Zee TV started re-ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Govil
Arun Govil ( ; ; born 12 January 1952) is an Indian actor and politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is best known for portraying Lord Rama in the '' Ramayan'' TV series and reprising his role as Lord Rama (voice acting) in the 1993 animated film, Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama. He also appeared in films like '' Paheli'' (1977), '' Sawan Ko Aane Do'' (1979), '' Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin'' (1979), '' Jiyo To Aise Jiyo'' (1981), '' Himmatwala'' (1983), '' Dilwaala'' (1986), and '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994). He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha to Meerut Lok Sabha constituency from June 2024. Early life Arun Govil was born on 12 January 1952, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He spent his teenage life in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He got his formal education at an affiliated college of Agra University situated in Shahjahanpur, where he studied science (BSc degree). His father wanted him to become a government servant while Arun wanted to do somethin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jungle Book (1989 TV Series)
is a Japanese anime adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, ''The Jungle Book'' produced by Nippon Animation in co-production with Italian animation studio Mondo TV and Doro TV Merchandising. It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52 episodes. The series, a compromise between the original Mowgli stories and the Walt Disney version, received international acclaim and was aired in different countries around the world. It was especially popular in India, where it was dubbed in Hindi. The Indian version featured an original Hindi opening song, "Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai", with lyrics by Gulzar, which became popular in India, with a version of the song later used for the Indian release of Disney's ''The Jungle Book'' (2016). It was released in the United States as ''The Jungle Book: Adventures of Mowgli''. Plot Mowgli is a "man-cub" (human child) who was raised by Akela's pack. He grows up in the jungle with Baloo, Kaa and Bagheera while ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus (Indian TV Series)
''Circus'' is a 1989 Indian television series directed by Aziz Mirza and Kundan Shah, set in a circus troupe, starring Shahrukh Khan, Makarand Deshpande, Pavan Malhotra, Ashutosh Gowariker, Neeraj Vora, and Hyder Ali. Cast * Shah Rukh Khan as Shekharan Rai * Sunil Shendey as Sahdevan Rai a.k.a. Babuji, Shekharan' Father * Sameer Khakhar as Chintamani * Rekha Sahay as Valsamma * Naeem Shah as Sultan * Amrut Patel as Professor Bowkar * Renuka Shahane as Maria * Satish Kaul as Aditya * Anita Sarin as Prabha * Dimple Hirji as Minaz * Naresh Suri as John Jonathan/Joe, Maria's Father * Haidar Ali as Subroto, Ringmaster * Somesh Agarwal as Gupta * Pavan Malhotra as Rasik * Ashutosh Gowariker as Vicky * Makrand Deshpande as Kanti * Neeraj Vora as Changu * Sharad Bhagtani as Mangu * Sidharth Basu as Circus Staff * Sunil Advani as Swami * Anil Kumar Guest cast * Rama Vij Rama Vij is an Indian actress who works in Punjabi language, Punjabi and Hindi language, Hindi movies and TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajani (TV Series)
''Rajani'' is an Indian television series which aired on Doordarshan directed by Basu Chatterjee. It had Priya Tendulkar in lead role. It became immensely popular for creating awareness among lax government offices and officials. Shah Rukh Khan and Subhash Ghai had cameo appearances in two episodes. It was written by Karan Razdan and Anil Chaudhary, with the title track being sung by Asha Bhosle. Premise Rajani fights government laxity in every episode. It tried to reflect the mid-1980s state of services at government offices. Public utilities that were criticised in the series included electricians, postmen, telephone wiremen, and the gas cylinder agency with its delivery boys. Cast * Priya Tendulkar as Rajani * Karan Razdan as Rajani's husband * Amar Upadhyay as Sahil * Sheela Sharma as Shobhna * Prashant Narayanan * Rajeev Paul as Rakesh * Vikram Gokhale as Commissioner * Sayaji Shinde * Shahrukh Khan and Subhash Ghai (guest appearances) * Aruna Sangal as Sheela Product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buniyaad
''Buniyaad'' () is an Indian television soap opera directed by Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti Sarup. The series was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi and dealt with the Partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath. It was first aired in 1986 on the Indian state television channel DD National. It was re-aired on Sahara One in 2006 and on DD National and DD Retro during COVID-19 lockdown in India. The story spans the life in India between 1915 and 1985. Plot Master Haveliram Khanna, a government school teacher, and his wife Lajwanti (Lajjo) were originally from Rawalpindi, Pindi. They lived with Lajwanti's maternal uncle Atmaanand, his two biological sons - Kulbushan and Roshanlal - and his adopted son Satbir. Satvir was the illegitimate son of Haveliram's sister Veerawali and her lover Vrishbhan. They lived in Bicchowali Gali, Lahore in 1947 during the Partition of India. During the Partition, 3/4th of the Hindu population migrated from Lahore, as the Pakistan was created, and millions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dekh Bhai Dekh
''Dekh Bhai Dekh'' () is an Indian Hindi sitcom which premiered on DD Metro on 6 May 1993. It was created, developed, edited, directed by Anand Mahendroo and produced by Jaya Bachchan under the banner of Saraswati Audio Visuals Pvt Ltd. It starred Shekhar Suman, Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balsavar, Deven Bhojani, Sushma Seth, N K Shivpuri, Vishal Singh, and Nattasha Singh. Plot The story revolves around three generations of the Diwan family, who live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the suburbs of Mumbai. The show takes the family through relationship troubles, business problems, irksome parents, and in-laws. Cast *Sushma Seth as Sarla Durgadas Diwan * N.K. Shivpuri as Durgadas Diwan *Navin Nischol as Balraj Durgadas Diwan *Shekhar Suman as Sameer Durgadas Diwan *Farida Jalal as Suhasini Balraj Diwan *Bhavna Balsavar as Sunita Sameer Diwan * Vishal Singh as Sanjay Balraj Diwan * Nattasha Singh as Kirti Balraj Diwan * Sunny Singh as Vishal S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byomkesh Bakshi (TV Series)
''Byomkesh Bakshi'' is a Hindi language, Hindi television series based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The series stars Rajit Kapur and K. K. Raina as Byomkesh Bakshi and Ajit Kumar Banerjee respectively. It features music and background score from Ananda Shankar. Upon release it became critically acclaimed. It was re-telecast on DD National in 2020 during the 2020 India coronavirus lockdown, lockdown of 21 days due to coronavirus. Synopsis Byomkesh Bakshi is a Bengali Detective and a truth seeker who takes on spine-chilling cases with his friend Ajit Kumar Banerjee. Byomkesh identifies himself as Satyanweshi meaning 'truth seeker' rather than a detective. He stands out from other legendary detectives like Poirot or Sherlock Holmes, Holmes because he is more concerned with truth than with law as evidenced from his cases where he lets the perpetrator die by manipulating the circumstances using their own methods as a redemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
