Roll back the ‘Fun-Tastic’ times

BY HEMANT FIRKE

July 16^th,2012

I am sure you remember the times when all members of the family used to come together to watch Chitrahaar or Circus on Doordarshan?

Glued to my seat, I used to watch various exciting series, turning a deaf ear to my mother's call, sometimes ignoring invited guests at home who used to keep on asking me all sorts of nerdy questions about my studies. Sunday evenings were the most awaited for ‘Only Movie of the Week’.

The ones who ain’t aware of this, have missed a lot of, how Indian Television came up the old blues and how our society used to operate with Doordarshan? The jingles of ‘Ek Chidiya Anek Chidiya’, and patriotic song such as ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ became popular on TV taking over every household by storm.

TV Shows such as Shanti, Buniyaad, Hum Log, Nukkad were the drama entertainment back then while children enjoyed watching Mowgli and Pingu.I enjoyed the most popular song of those days ‘Chaddhi Pehen Ke Phool Khila Hai’ and the most interesting part was the opening line ‘Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai, Pata Chala Hai’. It is still so refreshing.

The ticker before each show with the Doordarshan logo and its ‘Signature Montage Tune’ became hugely popular. Remember that ‘aeeeeeeee-aee-aee-aee-aee-aeeeeeeee’. I can never forget the faces of the news readers at the news hour in my life.

Few Classic Doordarshan shows:

- Hum Log

- Buniyaad

- Nukkad

- Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi

- Shaktimaan (India's first superhero!!!)

- Bharat Ek Khoj

- Chanakya

- Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne

- Mr Yogi

- Karamchand

- Chitrahaar

- Superhit Muqabla

- Vikram Betaal

- Potli Baba

- Tenali rama

- Circus

- Fauji (starred Shahrukh Khan)

- Alif Laila

- Rajani

- Wagle ki Duniya

- Lifeline

- Shrimaan Shrimati (My Fav)

- Tu Tu Main Main

- Zaban Sambhaal Ke

- Dekh Bhai Dekh

- Surabhi

- Stone Boy

- Chandrakanta

- Jaspal Bhatti's Flop Show & Ulta Pulta

- Commercials like Laxman Sylvania, ECE, Frooti, Gold Spot, Lijjat papad, Complan Boy (Shahid Kapur) & Complan Girl (Ayesha Takia), Parle G, Breeze, Moti Sandal, Rasna and many more.

How many of you remember these shows? Ahhhhhhhhhh, those were the days!!!

What is wrong with today’s generation?

‘kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi’.....ufffff....thi toh thi… what the %#&$ ... ?

* The son is elder than the parents.

* People return after death, and I'm not talking about Reincarnation.

* The never dying ‘Ba’ can discover exclusive column in the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ for 

   her limitless age and enthusiasm to thrive for more, and I guess no granny died before 

   watching the 4th generation of the family.

* Everyone lives in a super luxurious house but no one goes to work.

* The superjealous vamps, ‘Nanand’ and ‘Saas’ can even give a run for the money to the FBI 

   agents.

* And the perfect bahu is probably ‘Adidas Ladies Shoe’ because for her ‘Nothing is Impossible’.

* Expect a Twist?? which originally never existed.

* A ladies ‘Shopping Mall’ in itself.

* ‘Pehli baar Bahu ke haatho ka bana halwa’ is always out of the world.

* Every new guest entering the house, never actually leaves, and gets settled for ever.

All I like is ‘The Ramu Kaka’, who actually looks like ‘Ramu Kaka’!!!!

Torture Alert

I am amazed to find some young people in our cities who regularly watch these series. Some like me would always reject these soaps on grounds of feminism. Most would simply not want to sit at home voting for this nonsense domestic politics. We would rather be out having fun and enjoy life. Not thinking of anything more heart sweating than the latest bicker with our girlfriends/wife or boyfriends/husband.

Who has the time for these boohoo stories? By the way…..

 

Roll back the ‘Fun-Tastic’ times for us and end the  

‘Tele-Fornication’ meltdown of today.