Sunday, January 6, 2008

Childhood memories - Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984) - Doordarshan Serial

Director : Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha

Main Leads : Shafi Inamdar, Swaroop Sampat, Rakesh Bedi and Statish Shah.

‘Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’ was the official first ever ‘ sitcom’ of the Indian Television. It was about a couple, a brother-in-law, and the trouble they get into. Usually staid and boring sarkari broadcaster developed a sense of humour on Friday nights. Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, the tale of fun couple Raja and Renu forever quarreling in sweet banter became an instant laugh riot across the nation. The roads would usually be empty in most towns come 8.30 pm. London video stores would await periodically for the copy of the serial’s tape. The box-office openings in cinemas were affected, as actor Jeetendra once complained.

And Shafi Inamdar and Swaroop Sampat became your next-door neighbors, whatever your neighborhood.

Fun facts…..‘Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’ trivia
* Kishore Kumar sang the incredibly famous title track ‘Yeh Jo Hai, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’.
* Farida Jalal made her comeback in television with the serial.
* The entire serial was shot on a single camera set up.
* The line ‘30 years ka experience hai’ was actually written by Satish Shah himself.
* The first episode that was shot of the serial was actually the first episode on air as well. The
serial had no pilot episodes.

All the episodes ara available in VCD and DVD format over at Shemaroo’s online shopping website.

Childhood memories - Malgudi Days - Doordarshan Serial

Remember this character "swami"

Director : Shankar Nag

Main Leads : Master Manjunath

Every one of us would have grown watching ”Malgudi Days” which was the top serial in the Doordarshan. Malgudi Days was basically a collection of short stories based on the people of a fictitious place, Malgudi. Malgudi is a small village situated on the banks of river Saryu and the whole story revolves around the people living there.

Apart from that, it is one of the greatest works by a great writer R.K. Narayan and who can forget the lyrics of the title song…“Tana na aa tana naanaa aa tana naanaa naaa”…still feel like singing it…..









Download all episodes of Malgudi Days

http://rapidshare.com/files/22690655…i.Days.Ep1.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22695694…i.Days.Ep2.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22696944…i.Days.Ep3.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22696945…i.Days.Ep4.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22737913…i.Days.Ep5.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22737914…i.Days.Ep6.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22744565…i.Days.Ep7.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22744569…i.Days.Ep8.wmv

http://rapidshare.com/files/22855745…i.Days.Ep9.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22855746….Days.Ep10.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22857225….Days.Ep11.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22857227….Days.Ep12.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22859700….Days.Ep13.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22859703….Days.Ep14.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22862510….Days.Ep15.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22862511….Days.Ep16.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22864120….Days.Ep17.wmv

http://rapidshare.com/files/22864710….Days.Ep18.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22865396….Days.Ep19.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22866855….Days.Ep20.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22868110….Days.Ep21.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22869011….Days.Ep22.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22869892….Days.Ep23.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22875775….Days.Ep24.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22973303….Days.Ep25.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22981921….Days.Ep26.wmv

http://rapidshare.com/files/22989554….Days.Ep27.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22989555….Days.Ep28.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22992864….Days.Ep29.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22996265….Days.Ep30.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/23123765….Days.Ep31.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22879164….Days.Ep32.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/22958262….Days.Ep33.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/23213174….Days.Ep34.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/23272501….Days.Ep35.wmv

http://rapidshare.com/files/23284472….Days.Ep36.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/23284473….Days.Ep37.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/23129646….Days.Ep38.wmv
http://rapidshare.com/files/23131343….Days.Ep39.wmv

Childhood memories - Wagle Ki Duniya (1988) - Doordarshan Serial

Wagle Ki Duniya (1988)
Director : Ravi Oja
Main Leads : Bharati Achrekar and Anjaan Srivastav.

‘Wagle Ki Duniya’ was based on charachters created by famous cartoonist R. K. Laxman. It was a marvelous entertainer, which, in some ways, embodied TV’s ubiquitous appeal over the language barrier. The concept was simple and clean, which only focused on the world of the quitessential common man ‘Wagle’. Each episode is a separate story about this middle class family and their day to day, almost mundane, yet exciting life. Anxieties, anticipation, apprehensions, appreciations, appalling incidents, all form a part of their small and simple world. The serial was as much loved in North India as it was in the South.

Childhood memories - Singhasaan Bateeshi - Doordarshan Serial

The story of the throne of Raja Vikramaditya which has 32 statues in the throne. Each statue tells a story. I think it had to do something with another king who wants to sit on the throne but the throne prevent him saying that he is not as worthy as Raja Vikramaditya. Total timepass and lot of moralistic story

Childhood memories - Dada Dadi ki kahaniyan - Doordarshan Serial

Another memorable Doordarshan Serial:
Ashok Kumar and Dina pathak (I think) play dada and dadi respectively.
A story with a moral. Featured story of ghost and had liliput in most of the episode.
Total Children timepass.