Category Archives: Doordarshan

Fauji: Shahrukh’s first serial

Posted on July 11, 2007 by ashish

I was reading some stuff about good old time when there was only Doordarshan, and my thoughts went back to some of the serials we used to watch at that point, and of which memories are somewhat dim. I remember … Continue reading →

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Remember Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi ?

Posted on July 9, 2007 by ashish

Imagine the surprise, I change channels around 8:30 on the morning, and on Star Gold (I think, not fully sure about the channel) I see a serial long lost from memory. The familiar figures of Satish Shah, Swaroop Sampat and … Continue reading →

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Doordarshan nostalgia: Giant Robot

Posted on July 9, 2007 by ashish

I am slowly going into nostalgia mode, and may evoke some memories in people who were kids when Doordarshan was the single channel on TV, and when there was a serial called ‘Giant Robot’ that would come on TV. Nowadays, … Continue reading →

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Doordarshan nostalgia: Byomkesh Bakshi

Posted on July 9, 2007 by ashish

I was watching the second run of Karamchand on Sony a few weeks back, and started wondering about the other detective serials that we see. There is the strange CID, but my memories went back to that serial from long … Continue reading →

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