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Small screen tamasha
Between clones of programmes conceived in Western boardrooms and Indian ones that perpetuate various stereotypes, the viewer is yet to experience true empowerment on the small screen.
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Time to introspect
Doordarshan still has a wide reach. But to gain credibility and audience share, it must put its house in order first.
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Fifty golden years?
Sevanti Ninan presents an unofficial history of India’s tryst with television.
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Rustic charm
Vijay TV launches the fiction series 'Kallikaatu Pallikoodam'. The story is based in a village near Theni, and revolves around a school and its students. Set among lush paddy fields and misty mount...
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Out Standing
Not long ago, stand-up comedian Vir Das “reappeared” in the Capital after five years to give a performance called ‘Walking on Broken Das,’ at Hotel Taj Palace’s Shahja...
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Sharing life’s lessons
Peppered with maxims and telling anecdotes, Sivakumar’s recent address in the presence of a 7,500-strong student community and stalwarts, at Sona College, Salem, will be an aural treat that a...
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Song and dance
Disney’s popular tween franchise, “High School Musical”, will bring musical fare this Diwali for viewers with the mega television premiere on Disney Channel of “High School...
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Movie mania
The Platinum Collection on UTV World Movies presents “Offside” on October 13 at 8.30 p.m. In Iran, women are officially banned from men’s sporting events. In June 2005, Ira...
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This doc rocks
For a man who sounds upbeat every single time he talks, Euphoria seems to be the right name for his band. Articulate, with a good sense of humour, a medical degree, an electrifying performer and mo...
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Saying it in verse
Abhinaya does not display the peculiarities unique to FM radio hosts. Her performance lacks the whacky irreverence and tone of conspiratorial closeness, widely adopted by presenters today. She has...
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Drama queen gets real
For her press meet for two new shows on Sony Entertainment Television (“Baytaab Dil Ki Tamanna” and “Pyar Ka Bandhan”), Balaji Telefilms’ Ekta Kap...
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In winning mode
Laughing aloud, Anita Kaul Basu draws an interesting analogy between them (she and her hubby Siddhartha Basu) and millions of people who every year head to the Gulf countries to work. Well, the Gul...
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Beach hopping
“I haven’t done much travelling in my life at all — if you’re seeing these places for the first time, so am I,” says Bridget Marquardt, without any discomfiture. And,...
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Rani Mukerji, thy name is punctuality
Rani Mukerji, who debuts on the small screen as the judge of Sony TV’s new reality show Dance Premier League, impressed the whole unit with her punctuality and professionalism....
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It’s aesthetically different
These days, Durga Jasraj is busy with her music serial on Doordarshan “Idea Jalsa”. Besides her other professional engagements which include being a member of the Censor Board, Durga is...
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Fit to frame
“My figure shows that I am a foodie but this size is not because of food.” Farah Khan is known to be straightforward and somebody who doesn’t mind laughing at herself. “It i...
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Deepavali special
Deepavali is celebrated across the country by Hindus and Sikhs alike. Primarily considered the victory of Good over Evil, or Light over Darkness, the entire nation is lit up with firecracker...
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Grace under fire!
We no longer get heroines as cute as Poonam Dhillon. “Don’t write this, they will feel bad,” advises Poonam. At 16 she made young hearts go aquiver with “Gapuji Gapuji Gam G...
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Celebrating a milestone
Doordarshan completes 50 this year. To commemorate the milestone, Chennai Doordarshan organised a cultural extravaganza recently at Narada Gana Sabha. The event was telecast live on Podhigai...
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It’s a M.A.D. world
He’s every mom’s dream come true — an uncle who holds kids’ attention, and gets them addicted to art, craft and everything nice. Well, that’s what Uncle Rob does to ad...
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It’s talk and talk
“I used to blabber for hours endlessly in college, and also headed the student union. I was keen on entering the film industry and public speaking was my forte. That helped me in land this jo...
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Gyan Vani helps empower the rural masses: Alagiri
Radio was an important source of information and knowledge formation among the rural populace and played a vital role in empowering the masses, said M.K. Alagiri, Union Minister for Chemicals and...
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Thank you, Doordarshan
Not many know that television made its debut in India in 1959, although on a limited scale.To start with, it was just another government department, where the telecast hours were short and t...
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