Good Old Indian Television!

Old ones like Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, Khichdi are still better than the crap they show these days.

The only Indian TV shows I watch are Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah and Yam Kisi Se Kam Nahi (not regularly). Both of these have good lighthearted comedy and any episode can be watched disregarding sequence.

TMKOC is ok but it has occasional cliché moments and sometimes the plot is stupid (like when the female characters bought saree, jewellery and shopped using credit cards, all three at different occasions, and got cheated each time ).

Sundar is irritating and so is Sodhi family.

If you really want to see quality content i guess we have to look back to old days of DD-1. Look at this. Much much better than C I D.



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A Couple more good ones:

Chunauti
Circus (SRK acted in this)
Gul Gulshan Gulfam
Nukkad
Fauji (SRK was introduced in this)
Malgudi Days

Ah I forgot, add one of the Sab TV Classics too, Office Office in the list.

Only one : Aahat.

Surag ..

DD still has quality content, not glamorized things
still watch DD
there is this show called Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar

Alif Laila

Does any one else Zee Horror Show?

Anorion said:

DD still has quality content, not glamorized things
still watch DD
there is this show called Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar

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its title-track is also good, sung/composed by Rahman.

though nowadays i seldom watch DD, but there's this show named something like 'Road to Himalayas'; also good. plus DD often shows very old short programmes/feature films, that were made & aired long back, like one which has Barry John as the main protagonist, i think a doctor in a village of UK/HP; goes out in the forest and lies down to relax in a cot above a small stream.

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some retro and other shows (mostly good) which i can recall at the moment:

- Surabhi
- Byomkesh Bakshi
- Tahqeeqaat
- Suraag (thanks to @ramakanta , but i don't recall anything else of this apart from the title, and that it was a liked serial)
- Nukkad (though didn't like)
- Hum Log (ditto)
- Flop Show
- Zee Horror Show
- Aahat (the first series)
- Sigma
- Gul Gulshan Gulfaam (didn't like)
- Paramveer Chakra
- Chitrahaar (old-value)
- Hum Paanch
- Shrimaan Shrimati
- Potli Baba ki (still don't know what were the original lyrics; jhummad waale jhumme waale jhummu ka baba, kisse ka kahaaniyon ka geeton ka baba, something of that sort. LOL!)
- Vikram Betaal
- Duck Tales; Talespin
- The Jungle Book
- Arabian Nights
- ofc, Ramayan & Mahabharata (as i type, the voice of Mahendra Kapoor announcing the title echoes in my mind!)
- Alif Laila
- Rin Ek Do Teen
- that show which had spoofs of various old movies in each episode, like 'chholay' for sholay, 'mera gown mera dress' for 'mera gaon mera des', etc. used to air on star tv.
- himgiri ka veer; later, zu mountain saga (that title-song video with the eagle!)
- Maano Ya Na Maano
- one show, can't recall the name, of DD, where 2 guys do a return-trip to the NE Himalayas from Delhi on a bike; in one of the scenes, they show a family going in a Maruti car, and it was drizzling lightly, and one of the guys comments that going on a bike has its own charm, unavailable to the carwallahs.
- a wildlife show of zee tv; had a peacock's cry in its title-track.
- Shabaash India (not so old)
- the original Laughter Challenge
- Mohan Kapoor's Saanp-Seedhi
- TMKOC (has deteriorated a LOT over the years; i still watch the old episodes - magnificent!)
- Shubh Mangal Saavadhan (brilliant acting by all the 3 main protagonists! i guess it began the era of modern comedy shows here, which had a different kind of screenplay, acting, background fx, improvisation, etc.)
- Captain Vyom
- Shaktimaan (LOL! didn't watch regularly, but sometimes to have some funny moments)
- that DD show which had a villain named 'kangaroo'; so bad (much worse than Shaktimaan!) that it felt good to watch it!
- Campus (didn't enjoy)
- Tara (ditto)
- Malgudi days
- Bharat Ek Khoj
- Shree Krishna (original)
- Chandrakanta (yakku!)
- Chanakya (didn't watch many episodes)
- Tenali Rama
- the original 'Aaj Tak' (i think hosted by Nalini Singh)
- Turning Point
- The Great Maratha
- The Sword of Tipu Sultan
- Fauji
- Akbar-Birbal (ek samasya, ek hal! )
- that DD show where we had that reporter Mr. Joglekar (he's no more)
- Ye Jo Hai Zindagi
- Just Mohabbat (liked only the first few episodes)
- Knight Rider
- Street Hawk

there are many more. will write as i recall.

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- Phateechar! (Pankaj Kapoor)
- Sheikhchilli (Raghuveer Yadav)
- Raja-Rancho. LOL.
- Commander
- Karamchand (Pankaj Kapoor again!)

^Junoon

yeah! but i didn't watch it beyond first few episodes. and more....

- chamatkaar (late Farooque Shaikh; Makodi!)
- dekh bhai dekh (didn't like it much though)
- the original Movers & Shakers
- zabaan sambhaal ke
- tu tu main main
- ajnabi (that title track!)
- laurel hardy
- the 3 stooges
- He-Man (awesome title track!)
- Rani Laxmibai
- Wagle ki Duniya
- that Samurai Squad something
- Ghostbusters
- Yug
- Swabhimaan and Shanti - guilty of starting the still-torturing daily-soaps era!
- Sea Hawks
- Rajni
- Circus
- Udaan
- Junglee Toofan Tyre Puncture
- Pingoo!
- that Tele-something show, of which i recall only glimpses, in a very hazy way
- Danasur
- and yes, gaayab aaya gaayab aaya gaayab aaya!

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- aisa bhi hota hai

learnt some months back the tragic reason why the show couldn't be continued beyond a point - due to rampant corruption in DD!

^^looks like you spent all your 90s life infront of DD

aah Sea Hawks lol...
and omg Junglee Toofan Tyre Puncture... been so long.

Super human samurai syber squad
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^^Wow...it was a show I couldn't do without.

^^
also this one.street hawk ,i think i watched it everyday ,but now just a pale memory of someone in a motorcycle jumping from a height through a door*3.bp.blogspot.com/-NihQC6i9AMU/Thav1DMnlLI/AAAAAAAAAK0/r6C8he-ZMNg/s1600/street+hawk+%25281%2529.jpg

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I was also getting MTV at one time along with DD IIRC

Nanducob said:

^^looks like you spent all your 90s life infront of DD

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lol. the 80s, 90s, the audio-video content was so good that the memories remain. while in these times, things simply don't find a home in my mind, and most of whatever goes in i just want to flush them out!

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you know, i had street hawk as companion for years. not joking! i have his pic too:

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^nice one
i was born in 88 ,so i have very less memmory.When did you get your tv in 80s ?
we bought solidaire tv 1989

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Super human samurai syber squad

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Yep it was awesome.

& almost all the titles I wanted to say are already posted. Yes its true those days we had some good variety of serials. Though its not Indian but I loved watching & reading this too Goosebumps (TV Series 1995?1998) - IMDb

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There used to be a show called Peecha Karo with Jatin Kanakia as lead. I don't remember it much, but I think it used to be among my favorites.

Other than that, a show called Kohinoor used to air in 2005, it holds a high rank in my favorites list.

Nanducob said:

^nice one
i was born in 88 ,so i have very less memmory.When did you get your tv in 80s ?
we bought solidaire tv 1989

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don't remember exactly, but sometime between 85-87 is my guess; or may have had prior that.

EDIT: it was before/around Asia '82 that our first TV was got!

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quan chi said:

Yep it was awesome.

& almost all the titles I wanted to say are already posted. Yes its true those days we had some good variety of serials. Though its not Indian but I loved watching & reading this too Goosebumps (TV Series 1995?1998) - IMDb

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haven't watched the show, but i had 2-3 books of it, gifted to me by my uncle who had got them from london from a trip.

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RBX said:

There used to be a show called Peecha Karo with Jatin Kanakia as lead. I don't remember it much, but I think it used to be among my favorites.

Other than that, a show called Kohinoor used to air in 2005, it holds a high rank in my favorites list.

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as soon as i read 'Peechha karo', the title-track started playing in my head!
didn't know about Kohinoor.

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does anyone remember the 'lotpot' series, the comics-series adapted to TV show?

apart from the shows, the ads of those times too are of vintage-value!

I can never Captain Vyom... yes you already mentioned it GhorMaanas, thanks.

But I can't even find the intro song to Captain Vyom on Youtube. :'(

Does anyone remember a show called Qile Ka rahasya ?

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I can never Captain Vyom... yes you already mentioned it GhorMaanas, thanks.

But I can't even find the intro song to Captain Vyom on Youtube. :'(

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yes, only a fan-made remake; albeit the original song could be found, in my mind. its playing right now!

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Does anyone remember a show called Qile Ka rahasya ?

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i do, i do!
though only the title...don't recall the content. but, but, wasn't that the name of an episode of Byomkesh Bakshi?! i have an episode by that name.

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had any of you watched this?

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=IGD-WrRBV9M[/YOUTUBE]

i had missed it! found about its existence some months back by chance on YT. it seems to be so bad, that it would be a crime not to watch it! hence i implore all ye oldies to give it a view, and drive the gloom out from your lives for a few minutes!

P.S. 1 - the title-track is of 'Gupt'!

P.S. 2 - i had spotted this 'Nagraj' at Alfa, Andheri some months back, who had come there to shop with his family. seemed in a hurry to pay and leave.

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Does anyone remember a show called Qile Ka rahasya ?

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Is this the one in which a red hand print would appear on people's back? My mom once told me she used to watch a show like this, and I think Qile Ka Rahasya was the name.

GhorMaanas said:

didn't know about Kohinoor.

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It used to be on Sahara One.

^^ yes, i had checked it later. the plot seems interesting.

^ This show was ahead of its time. Excellent production quality, storyline, and music. Yet, in all these years this 45 seconds long title song is all I've found. The show ended abruptly, and was never telecasted again, and Sahara One hasn't uploaded it anywhere. I guess someone else holds the rights.

very unfortunate! perhaps writing to the show's maker could provide some pointer.

I have no idea who the owner is, but if that information is available somewhere, rest assured that multitude of people would have done that already because I've seen many people saying that they've written to Sahara One asking them to bring back the show.

There is a Petition request to bring back Captain Vyom.. please sign everyone...
*www.change.org/p/maya-digital-studio-release-captain-vyom-on-dvd-or-internet

And a Quora thread:
*www.quora.com/Where-can-you-watch-Captain-Vyom-episodes

Also found a Reddit thread, though I can't seem to add a reply there:
Where can I find Captain Vyom? : india

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Btw, a complete list of all programs of Doordarshan:
List of Old Doordarshan TV shows and Serials ? AbhiSays.com

Some of my favorites:

Flopshow
Phatichar
Karamchand
Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne
Meri Awaaz Suno
Didi's Comedy Show
Secrets Of the Sea

RBX said:

I have no idea who the owner is, but if that information is available somewhere, rest assured that multitude of people would have done that already because I've seen many people saying that they've written to Sahara One asking them to bring back the show.

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Vyom said:

There is a Petition request to bring back Captain Vyom.. please sign everyone...
*www.change.org/p/maya-digital-studio-release-captain-vyom-on-dvd-or-internet

And a Quora thread:
*www.quora.com/Where-can-you-watch-Captain-Vyom-episodes

Also found a Reddit thread, though I can't seem to add a reply there:
Where can I find Captain Vyom? : india

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Btw, a complete list of all programs of Doordarshan:
List of Old Doordarshan TV shows and Serials ? AbhiSays.com

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thanks for the links!

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Some of my favorites:

Flopshow
Phatichar
Karamchand
Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne
Meri Awaaz Suno
Didi's Comedy Show
Secrets Of the Sea

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didn't know about 3 out of the 7 shows listed (the last 3). BTW, saw Mungerilal's episodes on YT y'day.

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apart from the shows, don't forget about the ads too. YT has a good collection of them; one is even of 2 hrs, a good collection! when you search for those, you would also come across episodes of some old shows on the right pane there.

It's funny that even if you go category wise, there is nothing to beat DD1 of old days!. I mean do you have any thing playing now to beat the old Ramayana or Mahabharath? (Don't even think of the new mahabharat on Star. It's a joke!). Or cultural program like Surabhi or one of the first musical reality shows Meri Awaaz Suno. I mean how is that with N number of channels with higher budget or more people in TV industry they can't come up something worthwhile that will be remembered after couple of years?. Only satyameva Jayate seems to be an exception.

as time will progress, quantity & mediocrity will follow.
now there's so much bombardment of info & overstimulation of senses from all sides, that the scenario's becoming increasingly repulsive & sickening, to probably the point of rendering the mind numb at times!

jackal_79 said:

It's funny that even if you go category wise, there is nothing to beat DD1 of old days!. I mean do you have any thing playing now to beat the old Ramayana or Mahabharath? (Don't even think of the new mahabharat on Star. It's a joke!). Or cultural program like Surabhi or one of the first musical reality shows Meri Awaaz Suno. I mean how is that with N number of channels with higher budget or more people in TV industry they can't come up something worthwhile that will be remembered after couple of years?. Only satyameva Jayate seems to be an exception.

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You should try 'Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'. They've done a really good job.

GhorMaanas said:

as time will progress, quantity & mediocrity will follow.
now there's so much bombardment of info & overstimulation of senses from all sides, that the scenario's becoming increasingly repulsive & sickening, to probably the point of rendering the mind numb at times!

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Well then it should be universal then right? which is not the case. You can take any number of tv series in U.S which are far good even now, say like True Detective or Breaking Bad and many others

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RBX said:

You should try 'Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'. They've done a really good job.

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It's a good show. I agree.!

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Well then it should be universal then right? which is not the case. You can take any number of tv series in U.S which are far good even now, say like True Detective or Breaking Bad and many others

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yes, but even there, mediocrity has flooded in. they may have their good shows (even we have some good contemporary shows, though far less), but even there, the number of bad shows seems to have increased terribly. i don't watch the English TV shows (have only had glimpses of some), but i suppose most of the bad ones there are invariably from that one voluminous box, which is also one more gift from Amerikah to the world - 'Reality TV' (supremely stupid shows like jershey shore, catching up with the kardashians, etc., etc.). this genre can alone account for the degrade in TV-entertainment there, while the rest, likes the ones you have mentioned, form the section of shows there that are still good.

same (or perhaps worse) is the case in south america (particularly, brasil; they've been taking inspiration from their northern neighbours as well as from the daily soaps from here too; double whammy!).
compared to the shows in the 80s and 90s, which felt to be providing a 'novelty' factor to the audiences, these ones look outright bland & chaotic (i think there was one documentary too, on what was entertainment like in the retro-times/80s)!
when quantity increases, the competition gets fiercer, and more often than not, the USP of 'uniqueness' commits Harakiri by jumping out of the window as a consequence. here, we try to ape the west in many ways, and create a mess when adapting the TV show themes from the west (mostly the reality tv).

i would've personally liked for the TV to have just a few shows, and provide unchaotic doses of entertainment, instead of bombarding the viewers with batteries of them. but can't help. 'consume & consume on' is the order of the day, the resultant being what we are seeing (and lamenting!).

in the info & entertainment category, more than TV shows though, i follow documentaries and music, and in these, there's undoubtedly been a steady decline world-over!

^worldwide, the trend is an increase viewer ship for bouquet channels (discovery, nat geo, travel and living types). Basically , niche infotainment.

solution is simple. Don't get cable or DTH. DD is the only channel available.
It feels like time travel, there is no choice to change.

hehe. yes. i dropped off those bouquet-channels long back (only used to watch 'ndtv good times' among them), reduced the no. of news channels, and have kept only movie-channels for personal viewing. rest are whatever come with the pkg, unnecessary baggage.
though because of internet, even having just DD and 1-2 of its offsprings should suffice.

I think DD needs to be on par with BBC. But mostly because of lower budget, that is not so.

and rampant corruption! (though i hope it has decreased over the past few years)

Here is a more in depth article regarding why India cannot have something like BBC.

Why India can?t have its BBC - Economic Times

Why can't Doordarshan's programmes improve in quality? The answer lies partly in the inability of Prasar Bharati to infuse fresh blood and update practices, as no new blood has entered the body in the last 20 years. Most employees have not even received a single promotion in even longer periods: thus morale, motivation, imagination and skills are at their lowest ebb....
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The Pitroda Committee made an analysis of the percentage of total spending that is for building good 'content'. It found that while Japan's broadcaster spends 75% and BBC 71%, Prasar Bharati is able to spend just 13% on content. So, quality is obviously at stake. This committee also discovered that while India's broadcaster earns about 40% of its revenues from commercial sources, BBC's equivalent figure is just 20%.

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Mr. Pramod Mathur, the maker of the famous DD show 'aisa bhi ho sakta hai', had told that he had plans to revive/continue the show, and even plans to bring in novel concepts for new shows i think, but he had to forego all of them as DD simply didn't seem interested, and due to the prevailing corruption.

Perhaps we could create a petition, citing the link above, and ask the Govt. to look into the matter, and help infuse a new life and vigour into this ailing elephant, and either bring back those superb shows from the annals of history, or/and give chance and space to talent in the industry to create similar shows, a league apart from what other channels have been dishing out. when the viewership of DD would increase, other channels might be forced to rethink, and we may then see a change in the overall scenario for good!

But, being too optimistic perhaps!

There was a cop show in DD-1 during the 80's which i believe was one of the first cop shows in indian television, if not the first. Does anyone know or remember the name? I keep trying to remember the name without success!

jackal_79 said:

There was a cop show in DD-1 during the 80's which i believe was one of the first cop shows in indian television, if not the first. Does anyone know or remember the name? I keep trying to remember the name without success!

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Raja Rancho?

jackal_79 said:

There was a cop show in DD-1 during the 80's which i believe was one of the first cop shows in indian television, if not the first. Does anyone know or remember the name? I keep trying to remember the name without success!

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you may be writing about Udaan. it was a famous show, but then, which show of those times was/is not famous!

does anyone remember this serial - Gruhalakshmi ka jinn?!

another to add - Woh!
superb enactment by Liliput!

Yug probably used to be among my favorites, I have only faint memories of it, and the only character I can remember from it is Inspector Hamilton.

GhorMaanas said:

you may be writing about Udaan. it was a famous show, but then, which show of those times was/is not famous!

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I remember Udaan. But that was not it. Udaan was about a lady cop, this was more like a cop show ( NYPD blue --like). It ran along with nukad. One of the lead cop always used to wear a ray ban glass!.That much i remember.

Suddenly I remembered Raja Rancho.. googled and watched the very first episode of Raja Rancho. Then I watched Episode 16 of Raja Rancho since the detective in it was more familiar (maybe cast changed after few episodes). Still a great show than the sh!t going on today on cable.

Then I ended up watching first two episodes of Shaktimaan. Damn, the starting of Shaktimaan, with the Universe and him getting all the elements of Fire, Air, Water, Earth and Sky felt nicely done. Such graphics decades ago!



#Nostalgia

Mogly, lovely show

I also miss Fox kids.

jackal_79 said:

I remember Udaan. But that was not it. Udaan was about a lady cop, this was more like a cop show ( NYPD blue --like). It ran along with nukad. One of the lead cop always used to wear a ray ban glass!.That much i remember.

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now i also seem to be getting a very faint recollection of such a show. check in this link if you can identify the name. since it ran alongside 'nukkad', it must've been aired in 1986-87. was it 'police file se'? or 'super six'?

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some other shows:

Didi's comedy show
zamaana badal gaya

remember only the name of 'yug', not the content.

GhorMaanas said:

now i also seem to be getting a very faint recollection of such a show. check in this link if you can identify the name. since it ran alongside 'nukkad', it must've been aired in 1986-87. was it 'police file se'? or 'super six'?

Thanks! It was police file se.

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One of the best Ad's that was shown in indian television !. There are people who still remember it.(Sorry for the quality !).

there're many videos of old ads on YT and elsewhere. there are also some 1.5-2 hrs videos of collections of them.

Has anyone watched Sigma in DD-1?. It's supposed to be the first Sci-fi TV Series telecast in India. I missed it completely and want to try it out now. Anyone has any idea where to get it?

^oh god have to watch that. Were there DVDs made ever?

yes, used to watch sigma. the name wasn't just sigma though, it was a bit longish. can't recall what the full name was. anyway, doesnt matter. no episodes on youtube?!

Nope. Space Cty Sigma.

yes! 'space city sigma'.

BTW, another addition to the list. just out of nowhere struck a title song in my head all-of-a-sudden today - "sorry meri lorryssssss....sorry meri lorry!"

also, does anyone remember 'the hulk' TV show, starring the former competitive bodybuilder (and may be ex-mr. olympia?) Lou Ferrigno?! i dont recall on which channel it used to be aired. on star tv perhaps. haven't rewatched it over these years, but seem to recollect that its visual fx were perhaps more realistic-looking than the ones that clearly give away their CGI-make in the contemporary hulk movies (but then, the size & scale of destruction has also changed in proportion, drastically). the TV show had an overall realistic feel to it.

I think this is the complete list of old DD-1 serials:
List of programs broadcast by DD National - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Anorion or Vyom had also posted a link earlier which had a list of many shows. don't know if it had listed more of them than the wiki-link above, but it seemed exhaustive. thanks for this link though!

EDIT: Vyom had posted that link earlier - #33

GhorMaanas said:

Anorion and Vyom had also posted a link earlier which had a list of many shows. don't know if it had listed more of them than the wiki-link above, but it seemed exhaustive. thanks for this link though!

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I went through the trouble of doing some analysis.

In the "Formerly broadcast by DD National" section of the Wikipedia article there are 430 shows.
In the link I posted earlier there are 316 shows.
Both list have 228 shows in common. (later list have 88 unique shows).

Hence, if I merge both the list, we get 430 + 88 = 518 shows.

That's a lot of shows!

All of them is documented in the list below:

This digit forum thread officially have the most comprehensive list of all classic shows by Doordarshan.

that means you counted & noted all of them! terrific work! this post of yours should be moved to the 1st page of the thread now, with a special mention of your name and efforts.
seriously, that's akin a monumental work done (including linking show-names to their wiki-pages wherever possible)! the retro-gen in search of those old delightful days of yore of the DD will be grateful for this! this thread should be dedicated to your efforts. kudos!

Vyom said:

I went through the trouble of doing some analysis.

In the "Formerly broadcast by DD National" section of the Wikipedia article there are 430 shows.
In the link I posted earlier there are 316 shows.
Both list have 228 shows in common. (later list have 88 unique shows).

Hence, if I merge both the list, we get 430 + 88 = 518 shows.

That's a lot of shows!

All of them is documented in the list below:

Spoiler

From Wiki

13 Numbari

1857 Kranti

A Mouthful of Sky

Aakhir Kaun?

Aankhen

Aap Beeti

Aashiq Biwi Ka

Adhura Bandhan

Ados Pados

Afsane

Agneepath

Air Hostess

Aisa Bhi Hota Hai

Ajnabi

Akbar the Great

Albeli

Alpha Plus

Alif Laila

All the Best

Amir Khusro

Amrapali

Amravati Ki Kathaayen

Ank Ajube

Antaraal

Anugoonj

Aparajita

Apna Apna Aasman

Apne Paraye

Appu Aur Pappu

Apradhi Kaun?

Aprajita

Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha

Asish

Aur Bhi Gham Hain Zamane Mein

Aye Dil-E-Nadaan

Awwal Gulookaar

Baaton Baaton Mein

Baazigar

Babaji Ka Bioscope

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Baigan Raja

Bajega Band Baaja

Banegi Apni Baat

Bante Bigadte

Barrister Roy

Barrister Vinod

Basera

Betaal Pachisi

Bharat Ek Khoj

Bhootnath

Bibi Natiyonwali

Bible Ki Kahaniya

Bikhri Aas Nikhri Preet

Bin Bitiya Swarg Adhoora

Bioscope

Bodyline

Boolbul Bagh

Brahmaand

Buniyaad

Bunty Bubbly Ki Mummy

Byomkesh Bakshi

Captain Vyom

Chamatkari Telephone

Chanakya

Chandrakanta

Chandramukhi

Chauraha

Chayageet

Chekhov Ki Duniya

Chhoti Badi Baatein

Chhutti Chhutti

Chitrahaar

Chulo Aasmaan

Chunauti

Chunni

Circus

Cricket with Mohinder Amarnath

Daane Anaar Ke

Dada-Dadi Ki Kahaniyan

Dadi Maa Jagi

Dil Jo Keh Na Saka

Dard

Dastoor

Deewar

Dekh Bhai Dekh

Dil Apna Preet Parayee

Dil Dariya

Dishayen

Disney Hour

Doosra Keval

Duniya Gazab Ki

Dushman

Ehsaas

Ek Din Achanak

Ek Kiran Roshni Ki

Ek Se Badhkar Ek

Ek Tha Rusty

Ekai Dahai Saikda

Ekas Ke Hum Barik

Fatichar

Fauji

Faujji...The Iron Man

Flop Show

Gayab Aaya

Ghanteshwar Prasad Ghantewale

Ghar

Ghar Ka Chirag

Ghutan

Giant Robot

Gitanjali: A Tribute to Tagore

Gopichand Jasoos

Gora

Guchhae

Gul Gulshan Gulfaam

Guldasta

Guniram

Haddi Raja

Hakke Bakke

Happy Home

Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi

Hawayein

Heera Panna

Hello Zindagi

Himalay Darshan

Himalaya Ki Goud Mein

Honee Anhonee

How's That!

Hum

Hum Hindustani

Hum Honge Kaamyab

Hum Log

Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke

Hum Phir Milenge

Humrahi

Idhar Udhar

Imtihan

Indradhanush

Inkaar

Insaaf

Intajaar

Intezaar Aur Sahi

Isi Bahaane

Jaane Anjaane

Jaanki Jasoos

Jai Ganga Maiya

Jai Hanuman

Jantar Mantar

Jasoos Vijay

Jhingur Pehalwan

Jhoome Naache Gaaye

Jhumki

Ji Mantriji

Jo Kahunga Sach Kahunga

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander

Jugalbandhi

Junior G

Junoon

Kaanch Ke Rishte

Kaaun

Kab Kyon Kaise

Kab Kyun Aur Kahan

Kab Tak Pukaroon

Kabhi Saas Kabhi Bahu

Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh

Kacchi Dhoop

Kadva Sach

Kahan Gaye Woh Log

Kahani Dharti Ki

Kahani Saat Pheron Ki

Kahani Shahjahanabad Ki

Kahin Der Na Ho Jaye

Kahkashan

Kaisi Ye Zindagani

Kal Hamara Hai

Kal To Hai Apna

Kalakarz

Kakkaji Kahin

Kala Paani

Kalpana

Kamrup Ki Kahani

Kanaphusi

Kanoon

Karam Dharam Apna Apna

Karamati

Karamchand

Karan the Detective

Karwa Sach

Karwaan: Ek Talaash...

Kasak

Kashish

Kashmakash Zindagi Ki

Katha Sagar

Katha Sarita

Kayar

Kehar

Khali Haath

Khandaan

Khel Khel Mein

Khelo Gaao Jeeto

Kile Ka Rahasya

Kiran

Kirdaar

Kisi Ki Nazarr Na Lage

Kissa Shanti Ka

Kkaanch

Koi To Ho Ardhnarishwar

Krazzy Kiya Re

Krishi Darshan

Krishna Kali

Kshitij Yeh Nahin

Kuch Khona Hai Kuch Paana Hai

Kuch Khoya Kuch Paya

Kuch Reh Jeewiyal Pall

Kudrat

Kul Ki Jyoti Kanya

Kunti

Kya Banoge Munna

Kyon Apne Huye Paraye

Kyunki... Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Laddoo Singh Taxiwala

Lahun Ke Phool

Lal Kothi Alwida

Lekhu

Lekin Woh Sach Tha

Lohit Kinare

Lok Lok Ki Baatein

London Ki Ek Raat

Luv Kush

Mahabharat

Mahanagar

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Maharathi Karna

Main Babul Ke Des

Main Banugi Miss India

Main Dilli Hoon

Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon

Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki

Malgudi Days

Mamaji

Manoranjan

Manzil Apni Apni

Mashaal

Mashahoor Mahal

MatheMagic

Meethi Meethi Baatein

Meher

Mere Desh Ki Beti

Meri Awaaz Suno

Mirza Ghalib

Mitti Ke Rang

Morning Transmission

Mr. Ya Mrs.

Mr. Yogi

Mrignayani

Mrityunjay

Muawazaa: Madad Ya Abhishaap

Mujrim Haazir

Mulk

Mulla Naseeruddin

Mungeri Ke Bhai Naurangi

Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne

Muskurahat

Nadiyaan Gaati Hain

Nai Drishti Nai Raah

Nancy

Nanhe Jasoos

Nanhi Si Kali Meri Laadli

Nathkat Narad

Natkhat Rani Badi Sayani

National Programme of Dance

National Programme of Music

Naya Nukkad

Neem Ka Ped

Neev

Nehle Pe Dehla

Nirmaan

Nirmala

Nukkad

Nupur

Om Namah Shivay

Pachpan Khambe Lal Deewarein

Palash Ke Phool

Panaah

Panch Tantra Ki Kathayen

Panchhi

Pankhon Se Panjon Tak

Parakh

Param Vir Chakra

Parsai Kehte Hain

Paying Guest

PC 1008

PC Aur Mausi

Peecha Karo

Peehar

Peeli Aandhi

Pehchaan

Phatichar

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

Phir Wahi Talaash

Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan

Phulwanti

Piya Ka Aangan

Police File Se

Poornima

Poorva Suhani Aayi Re

Potli Baba Ki

Prahari

Prashan Manch

Pratham Pratishruti

Professor Vasan

Pumpkin Patch

Purab Aur Paschim

Puraskar

Purvaai

Quiz Time

Raag Darbari

Raaz... Ki Ek Baatt

Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi

Raja Aur Rancho

Raja Ka Baja

Rajani

Raju Aur Udaantashtari

Rakshak

Ramayan

Rangarang

Rangrezan

Rangoli

Reporter

S.I.D. Faarz

Saanjha Chulha

Saat Vachan Saat Phere

Sab Ka Maalik Ek Hai

Sabse Bade Ladaiya

Safarnama

Sahasraphan

Sammaan... Ek Adhikaar

Samundar

Sangharsh

Sankat Mochan Hanuman

Sansaar

Sanskar

Sansmaran

Saptahiki

Saraab

Saraswatichandra

Satyajit Ray Presents...

Sauda

School Days

Sea Hawks

Shaktimaan

Shama

"Shikwa".

Shanti

Shri Krishna

Shrikant

Shrimaan Shrimati

Sinbad the Sailor

Singhasan Battisi

Smart Shrimati

Space City Sigma

Stree... Teri Kahaani

Subah

Subah Savere

Sukanya

Sukanya Hamari Betiyan

Suno Re Kissa

Super Six

Superhit Muqabla

Suraag - The Clue

Surabhi

Swabhimaan

Swaraj

Taana Baana

Talaash

Tamas

Talaq Kyun

Tandoori Nights

Tara Ki Duniya

Tarang

Tarram Too

Tehkikaat

Tehreer... Munshi Premchand Ki

Tenali Raman

Terah Panne

That's Cricket

The Great Maratha

The Stone Boy

The Sword of Tipu Sultan

Timba Roocha

Thoda Sa Aasman

Trayodashi

Trishna

Tu Tu Main Main

Tum Dena Saath Mera

Turning Point

Tulsi More Angna

Twelve Months

Udaan

Ulta Pulta

Upanishad Ganga

Upanyaas

Upasana

Uttar Ramayan

Vardhamaan

Ved Vyas Ke Pote

Vikram Aur Betaal

Vilayti Baaboo

Virasat

Vishwa Darshan

Vishwamitra

Wagle Ki Duniya (1988)

Wah Janaab

Waqt Ki Raftar

Wild Adventures: Ballooning with Bedi Brothers

Woh Hue Naa Hamaare

Yahan Ke Hum Sikander

Yatra

Yeh Dil Ke Rishtey

Yeh Duniyan Gazab Ki

Yeh Hai India Meri Jaan

Yeh Hawayein

Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi

Yeh To Hona Hi Tha

Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan

Yug

Yugantar

Zabaan Sambhalke

Zamana Badal Gaya

Zameen Aasmaan

Zigma

From Other list:

A Tryst with the People of India

Aa Bail Mujhe Maar

Aaina

Aakhri Daav

Aamne Saamne

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

Agni

Akira

Alice In Wonderland

Amravati Ki Kahaniyan

Anandi Gopal

Aryamaan

Aurat

Barbapapa

Bible Ki Kahaniyan

Bodyline (miniseries)

Chapte Chapte

Charitraheen

Dada Dadi Ki Kahaniyaan

Danger Bay

Darpan

Dayasagar

Dekho Magar Pyar Se

Deviji

Didi’s Comedy Show

Duck Tales

Different Strokes

Ek Din Achaanak

Ek Do Teen Char

Ek Ghar Aas Paas

Fairy Tale Theatre

Farmaan

Faster Fene

Fhir Wahi Talaash

Focus

Fraggle Rock

Ganadevta

Gaurav

Guinness Book of World Records

Hamari Bahu Tulsi

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

How’s That!

Hum Pancchi Ek Daal Ke

Here comes Lucy

Imtihaan

Itihaas

Jai Hanumaan

Janbaaz

Jungle Book

Kakaji Kahin

Kashmakash Zindgi Ki

Knight Rider

Life Line

Living on the Edge

The Lucy Show

Mr. & Mrs.

Mummies Alive

Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne

Mein Tulsi Tere Aagan ki

Nadia

Oshin

Rajni

Rimba’s Island

Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aai

Show Time

Shriman Shrimati

Sigma

Sinbaad The Sailor

Spiderman

Star Trek

Street Hawk

Stone Boy

Subah-Savere

Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad

Suraag – The Clue

Some guys just ‘ve ‘em

TaleSpin

Telematch

Tenali Rama

The National Programme of Dance

The World This Week

Thundercats

Thumblina

Viraasat

Wagle Ki Duniya

Waqt

World of Sports

World This Week

This digit forum thread officially have the most comprehensive list of all classic shows by Doordarshan.

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Sir Ji, Great Job Done!. Thanks for the list. Now just going through that list brings back a lot of memories. Now correct me if iam wrong.

Most of the shows in that list are before year 2000. Now even if you add some good shows (including non-doordarshan), how many shows will you get? My guess is less than 10. Does that mean no quality shows were done in last 15 years?

GhorMaanas said:

that means you counted & noted all of them! terrific work! this post of yours should be moved to the 1st page of the thread now, with a special mention of your name and efforts.
seriously, that's akin a monumental work done (including linking show-names to their wiki-pages wherever possible)! the retro-gen in search of those old delightful days of yore of the DD will be grateful for this! this thread should be dedicated to your efforts. kudos!

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Well, thanks for the kind words. But I don't really think I did a lot of work. I used the magic of Excel and the already listed articles on Wiki. The hyperlinks were already mentioned in the shows where a Wiki page for the show is available. I just used excel's Lookup function to find the common shows and segregated the list together.

No special work.

My fist manager use to say, "Don't work like donkeys, work smartly."

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jackal_79 said:

Does that mean no quality shows were done in last 15 years?

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That really depends on the your perception of "quality shows". Some would say CID is a quality show. But for some they won't.
So it all boils down to with whom you are doing the comparison to.

fist manager has cool advice
but
you had a fist manager?
what did he manage? whether the thumb was inside or outside?

Vyom said:

Well, thanks for the kind words. But I don't really think I did a lot of work. I used the magic of Excel and the already listed articles on Wiki. The hyperlinks were already mentioned in the shows where a Wiki page for the show is available. I just used excel's Lookup function to find the common shows and segregated the list together.

No special work.

My fist manager use to say, "Don't work like donkeys, work smartly."

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That really depends on the your perception of "quality shows". Some would say CID is a quality show. But for some they won't.
So it all boils down to with whom you are doing the comparison to.

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lol, okay yes. for a moment i had wondered if you might've used any software to arrive at the result, having not touched 'excel' in the past 2-3 years the idea of it being employed for this not occurring to me; but ultimately, not to demean the value of tough human endeavour in favour of a combo of human ingenuity & assistance from AI, i thought to give you a benefit of doubt.

still, what you did requires considerable amount of effort, at the mere thought of going through which many like me might forfeit even the idea of the whole 'dastardly' venture altogether!

and that line seems to be a universal favourite among seniors and higher-ups; but pity that they forget it when asking "what ækstra have you done for the company?!", during the periodic appraisals.

^^ thanks. If not for these little ANI's human endeavor alone wouldn't be able to do anything substantial.

And that was First manager, not fist manager I have this habit of writing first as fist. I did that typo in a youtube video little while ago.. Lol.

I agree that while what my first manager said is cool and all but that rarely is seen in Appraisal meetings.

you underestimating human prowess!

BTW what's ANI?! a tool/concept of contrivance? the linked page's not opening up.

EDIT: okay it opened up now. wasn't from tapatalk.

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had we included 'Aahat' (the first series) in our list of shows? if not, then that's also a must-n-'mast' inclusion to the list!

GhorMaanas said:

BTW what's ANI?! a tool/concept of contrivance? the linked page's not opening up.

EDIT: okay it opened up now. wasn't from tapatalk.

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Offtopic:

GhorMaanas said:

had we included 'Aahat' (the first series) in our list of shows? if not, then that's also a must-n-'mast' inclusion to the list!

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Original Aahat while being awesome wasn't a DD show, it was Sony entertainment show.

yes but i meant about our lists of shows earlier in the thread, not the DD-shows lists.

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does anyone remember about those short telefilms that used to come on some star tv network channel? can't recall the name; its as if sitting on my tongue but not coming out. it had some very good short films.

Does anyone remember a TV series called Lifeline from DD-1? It was like ER. Does anyone know whether it is available online? i am not able to find it.

Doordarshan Channel from YouTube

*www.youtube.com/user/DoordarshanNational

Go to "Playlist" section and search there..

Byomkesh Bakshi
*www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUiMfS6qzIMxiHu2N2Px1ISp5vxCm3PMo

for any other thing please ask them to upload it on youtube.. only they can help with this..

*www.youtube.com/results?lclk=playlist&filters=playlist&search_query=doordarshan

*www.youtube.com/results?filters=channel&lclk=channel&search_query=doordarshan

Nanducob said:

^^
also this one.street hawk ,i think i watched it everyday ,but now just a pale memory of someone in a motorcycle jumping from a height through a door*3.bp.blogspot.com/-NihQC6i9AMU/Thav1DMnlLI/AAAAAAAAAK0/r6C8he-ZMNg/s1600/street+hawk+%25281%2529.jpg

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I was also getting MTV at one time along with DD IIRC

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*www.digit.in/forum/chit-chat/25397-remember-street-hawk.html

[MENTION=29291]jackal_79[/MENTION] - the BR Chopra 'Mahabharat' is now aired on Epic channel (no. 133 on Tata sky).

GhorMaanas said:

@jackal_79 - the BR Chopra 'Mahabharat' is now aired on Epic channel (no. 133 on Tata sky).

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Sadly not using Tata sky and not getting epic channel. Anyways, for those who have missed it , should really watch it instead of the god awful one shown in star network.

*youtu.be/gv1IoGQ7KX0