Category Archives: Nostalgia

Madhumati: A great movie with some wonderful music

Posted on September 10, 2007 by ashish

In the 1950′s, the pairing of Dilip Kumar and Vyjanthimala starred in a number of extremely successful movies, many of them classics. Some of them were: Bimal Roy’s Devdas, B.R.Chopra’s Naya Daur, Nitin Bose’s Ganga Jamuna, and Bimal Roy’s Madhumati. … Continue reading →

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Chanakya: A great serial on Doordarshan

Posted on September 9, 2007 by ashish

In the midst of so many serials about troubles within the family, about the serials that explore the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law (saas bahu) and the constant problems between them, one sometimes get a wish (driven by nostalgia) … Continue reading →

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Song: Ek Din Bik Jayega

Posted on August 17, 2007 by ashish

I really love this song. It was sung by Mukesh for the movie Dharam Karam in 1975, and sung on stage by Raj Kapoor, whose son Randhir Kapoor directed the movie. The movie was about how an underworld don and … Continue reading →

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Doordarshan Nostalgia: Bharat Ek Khoj

Posted on August 6, 2007 by ashish

Way back, in the 1980′s (1988 to be precise), there used to appear a serial on Doordarshan called Bharat Ek Khoj. It presented in dramatic form, a depiction of the history for India for 5000 years till the year 1957, … Continue reading →

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