''Chitrahaar'' is a

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featuring song clips from

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films. It was widely watched in the 1980s and 1990s. The word literally means 'a garland of pictures', or more liberally, 'a story of pictures'.

History

''Chitrahaar'' first aired in 1982. In 1997, ''Chitrahaar'' went back to private producers, with ''Chitrahaar'' going to Amit Khanna of Plus Channel. In 2010, ''Chitrahaar'' started using same language subtitling (SLS), where

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subtitles of the song's lyrics scroll across the screen. The idea behind SLS is that people who are just learning to read would benefit by reading lyrics of the songs they are listening to and watching. It is an engaging way to promote literacy, especially in villages. This initiative of Doordarshan has been technically supported by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

References

External links

Article in the ''Indian Express'' on SLS
* {{IMDb title, 0389595 Hindi-language television shows DD National original programming 1980s Indian television series 1990s Indian television series 2000s Indian television series 2010s Indian television series 1982 Indian television series debuts Indian musical television series