Showing posts with label old memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label old memories. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 October 2014

Doordarshan days were fabulous

Doordarshan days Sweet memories will always linger on

Good Old days....are here to stay forever........Jab main chota baccha tha...badi shararat karta tha...

This is a little effort of mine to keep alive the forgotten Doordarshan channel and all the memories we all have attached and associated with it.

Now this is something which goes in the background of my mind every time... The Title song... of an Old Doorsarshan Serial...Bharat Ek Khoj- Discovery of India...Remember?? It goes like.. Srishti se pehle sach nahin tha.... Asatya bhi nahin...anatariksh bhi nahin..aaksh bhi nahin tha..chipa tha kahan... kab...

Now it reminds me of so many things.. I was such a small kid when this serials used to come in Doordarshan (DD1)..Oh.... those good old days... unforgettable....sweetest memories...Ahh those old days...simple yet so happy life...I remember how we used to wait for Wednesday to come soon in the week so that we would watch our favourite programme Chitrahaar (A programme consists of new and old songs from different movies from HIndi Cinema). We would be asked to complete our homeworks quickly yet efficiently if we want to see the programme.And we would not even miss a single trailer of it.There used to be so many other programmes and serials few of favourite which I used to watch was He man and the masters of the universe (An animated serial used to be telecasted on Sundays). )The charlie Chaplin movies also used to be telecasted on Sundays. Again the mega mythological Epics Ramayan and Mahabharat mesmerised people and bound them to their homes,also serials like RK Narayan's great creation Malgudi Days(Those picture of all the villages with innocent people with simple life styles) ,Buniyaad,Hum Log(Prpbably the first ever biggest family drama which was a major hit among the >masses),Nukkad,tahkikat,Byomkesh Bakshi(The 2 mega detective thrillers which made trade marks and stars),Yeh jo hai Zindagi(Great family entertainer) were so very famous among all the people.
and how can I forget all those commercials and documentries?One of them is evergreen and is such a sweeeeet and cute animated Documentary.That is Ekta Anekta...it goes like Ek Titli...anek titlayian......ek gilhari anek gilhariyan........ and also Jab main chota baccha tha badi shararat karta tha... tab bhi chori pakdi jaati... jab roshni hota bajaj.. again Nirma Nirma... iske daag ne jaadu kar diya.... adding more Narangila rasila... mere liye Rasna,Pan Parag pan masala pan parag...ek se mera kya hoga.. to aap do lijiye... aur mere liye?:)..chahiye hawa jahan khaitan hai wahan.,...etc etc...And not to forget all the unforgottable serial's title songs.The one which is my personal favorite is Ta na na na na......ta na na na.... from Malgudi Days...and Also jungle jungle baat chali hai pata chala hai.. from the Jungle Book.And Also unforgottables National Intigration Ads like MIle Sur mera Tumhara,Baje Sargam...were very popular.

Here are few of them.....

Vicco turmeric,
Nahin cosmetic
Vicco turmeric ayurvedic cream

Keel muhason ko jadh se mitaye
Haldi chandan ke gun ismein samayetwacha ki raksha kare ayurvedic cream

Vicco turmeric,
Nahin cosmetic
Vicco turmeric ayurvedic cream--

And Dhara dhara shudh dhara refined oil

Aaj to mumma ne garma garam jalebiya banai hai

Twaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinggggggg
Washin powder Nirma, Washing powder Nirma
Doodh si safedi, Nirma se aayi
Rangeen kapde bhi khil khil jaaye
..(can someone complete this... That opening Twang of this Jingle is all that I remember of Nirma...)

Mere kaale ghane lambe baalon ka raaz, Dabur amla kesh tel (Sridevi to Deepika)

Well It's with me always I never can forget my roots or my past am so attached to my past and my memories that often I get so sad thinking of all the old days.And wish I cud get back to that time.Things were so simple.innocent and nice.People were also very simple,innocent and there was charm in human relationships.People used to care about the little things in life which means a lot.In any festival people used to get together and used to share sweets and moments of happiness and joys.But now in this so called modern days people have become so selfish and self centered that they do not even care about each other they do not even have time to share those little things and happiness.Everyone is just blindly running after money and mirages.
When a human being grows from a child to man.Then in the process he comes across so many things,paths,hurdles,ups n downs.And while doing so he does not even realise when he leaves his innocence and simplicity.It feels to me that its just yesterday I was a kid and suddenly I grew up to a man and now I am to face this cruel world.

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Mini episode of chandrkanta through my words

Breakfast in one hand and remote in the other, I was trying to find a good programme yes it was Doordarshan.

Flasback:

Don't remember perfectly but I think I was in the third or fifth std and I remember our only lifeline was Doordarshan and DD Metro.I would wait desperately for sundays to come.
At sharp 9 am the sweet music would float in home.

Chandrakanta ki kahani
ye mana hai purani..
ye purani hokar bhi
badi lagti hain suhani
naugaaaaaaaad vijaaaygaaaad ka raaaj kumaaaar..chandrakanta se karta thaaa pyaaaar..(2)
BLAH BLAH BLAH...

Wow!!! I loved Sundays soooo much. Every sunday would be like a picnic. We had a TV serial time table .
9 am : Chandrakanta
10 am : jungle book
11 am : Talespin
12 pm : duck tales
   4 pm : movie...etc etc

All my friends and I would assemble at one place to watch yet another romanchak episode of
" Chandrakanta". The world that was depicted in that serial was just so fascinating .I was greatful to Nirja Guleri for making this serial ( Director or Producer of that serial ..I mean I am not sure..but who cares ) .
For those who have no idea what I am talking about...well I speaka Englis and' if ya still don understan lemme tell ya :

This serial was about Princess Chandrakanta of Vijaygad and Prince VirendraSingh
of Naugad . Both are in luuvvv. But there is our dushman zamaana. Both these kingdoms are big rivals of each other ( Due to some unknown reason ..now you don't expect me to remember these details do you ?? ). Now Chandrakanta has a very cruel minded minister ..Mr Krur singh . He wishes to marry her but then his wish remains merely a wish ..Why??...'coz Chandrakanta loves VirendraSingh ..stupid...So our Krur singh decides to go to the neighboring kingdom and join hands with another rival Mr Shivdutt. Shivdutt is another very interesting character in this serial . He, my good friends is not a normal human being or should I say he is not a homosapien...but..( A person who can convert into other animals..hmmm very dangerous ) and he has poison in his blood !!!!! Can you believe that ?? But childhood is such a sweet stage in one's life. You just don't have the brains as to what is good for you and what is ..well stupid...!!
We would all go numb each time Shivdutt would throw his new wife out of the castle window and make a snake bite him ( He has poison in his body toh due to some unknown reason he has to do that every day and is helped by his Ex -Flame Vishkanya in that ).Everytime this would happen it would arouse innocent questions in innocent minds..(who had nothing to do ...I don't understand why I would waste my energy in understanding these logics instead of breaking my head in understanding logics of maths or science..)

First Bacha :Hey why does he do that ??
Second Bacha: Tha bitch asked him to do that !!!
Darpok Bacha :Ohh !!! this Vishkanya ..God is watching everything..she will never have peace in her life.

Hmm innocent minds...but not all were innocent ..
Any romantic scene would eco giggles in the room..tee hee ..I didnt watch that.. what happened..??
Hey I have my eyes closed..how do you expect me to watch ??..but nothing much happened. He was about to tee heee.. kiss her...but ... but then he only hugged her.

Even Krur singh had become quite famous..he had become a role model for all small rowdy boys ..a beautiful girl in the street and suddenly you would hear " Yakoooooooo "..or " YAkooooo Pitaaajiiiii "...This dialogue of Yakoo Singh had become more popular than our great shakti kapoors " Maaammaa AAAAOOOOOO"

Ok back to the topic...no don't get scared I am ending my post in Chandrakanta Eeeestyle...

tatatatamnnnnn...." NIRJA GULERI PRODUCTION "
Again the music :Chandrakanta ki kahani...mana hai purani..lalallalalallaal..

THE END