Doordarshan Logo, India's National Television.
During the good old days of 1990’s, we all grew up listening to our National Anthem and other patriotic songs notably ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’. Those were the days! Peaceful, simple and we really enjoyed life. Now everything has become hectic. The world has changed quite a lot. It is infact now India needs such songs and music to make every Indian realize their needs. Forget all religions and caste systems. We all fought together for independence and it’s necessary to save it. Doing sin to a human being itself is a very big sin. It’s destiny why we are all here and we are here for a purpose and that purpose is not for fighting.
Let’s go back in time and examine what we had in the past and what we lack nowadays. I have also added a few off-topic humors. Whatever we do, we must enjoy doing it.
Let’s start with something, which you would like the most!
Mile Sur Mera Tumhara
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=caUMs9gKh7A&feature=related
This song was screened on August 15th, 1989 after the Prime Minister’s speech in Doordarshan. The song became immensely popular and was rated high in the public. The song contains the words, “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara” which is sung in all the local languages of India signifying India as a whole nation. The song features popular cinema actors like Kamal Hasan, Amitabh Bachan, Jitendra and Mithun Chakraborty, actresses like Hema Malini, Amala, sports stars like Srikanth, Syed Kirmani, singers Latha Mangeshkar, Bimsen Joshi. The song itself ends in the final notes of the Indian National Anthem.
National Emblem of India.
Education Ad by Doordarshan
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HeaU9RcTuq4&feature=related
Doordarshan screened this short film often urging Indian citizens to send their children’s to the school.
Doordarshan Introduction.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=tFoNiwZNcrg&feature=related
Doordarshan’s opening introduction movie. Quite popular in those days.
Doordarshan Old song featuring all stars.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ukqIgpcKSO8
This song portrays popular stars running a long run carrying light as in Olympics.
Bajaj Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xEV8MWd1p3M
Bajaj Ad! I am sure everyone would like it. It depicts a different idea. “Hamara Dil, Hamara Bajaj, Bulandu Bharat ki, Bulandu Tasveer…
Tiranga
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jvA583Rv2Zs
Features life in India, republic day parades, army, military.
Ajnabi Serial Introduction
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=iXosmnvL2js
Introduction theme of Ajnabi. A serial which was screened in DD in the earlier days featuring Danny Denzongappa.
Dekh Bhai Dekh
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3tc9rnZx5T8
Jaya Bachan’s hilarious comedy serial with Sameer acting!
Tale’s Spin
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XIl5YwcO72g&feature=related
Tale’s spin is a cartoon, which came at 11:00PM.
Alif Laila
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ItQnYEFdaMk
Arabian Nights. Contains adventures of the sailor Sindbad.
Shakti Maan
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=arLbuQbMlH4
Mukesh Khanna’s Shaktimaan! Unforgettable in the 1998’s and 1999’s.
Lord Krishna shows viswaroopam
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=g-V6g3a5jGo
Indian tri-color flag.
Tele Match
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_QMGqtlplUg
Telematch was a programme by Transtel, German broadcaster. It features fun activities between different counties/villages involving water, snow, cycles, plastic articles, balls etc.
Duck Tales
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qn7ZczR8NY
It features the story of McDuck, the world’s richest duck and his nephew’s Huey, Lewie and Duey.
School Chale Hum
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Hd16Si8TI&feature=related
This short film features children going to school lovingly to school urging them to study.
Jungle Book
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=G9hglv3Myhw&feature=related
Introduction theme of Jungle Book
Nostalgic 1980 ads of DD
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=E78RcIFQCRc
Compilation of a few ads, which appeared in the 1990’s.
Limca Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb91UvW6zko
Viv Richards Vimal suiting’s ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=I0tnkUUHYAM&feature=related
Features cricketing legend Sir Vivian Richards.
Premier Pressure Cooker Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7Lz4reejE
For regional Tamil viewers this song must bring you some memories.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7Lz4reejE
Lijjat Pappad Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=E-Ol1Q3L-gI&feature=related
Old Vicks Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=yRH-vIbwPjU&feature=related
Amitabh Bachan, Jitendra and Mithun Chakraborty singing 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara'.
Amul Surabhi Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=J1rNDOdFOYY
Cadbury Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=OIb0sQdXw5A
Another Cadbury Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=tU9PnVWBx2c&feature=related
Titan Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=iEBftYQwTfo&feature=related
Hamara Bajaj Ad. 'Bulandu Bharati Ki Bulandu Tasveer.....!'
Nescafe Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xk7hG84VOIQ&feature=related
Gold Spot Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xOHbqON0A1w
He-Man Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=sM7Jx8oggCE
Dekh Bhai Dekh!
Indian Flag.
Premier Pressure Cooker Ad
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7Lz4reejE
After seeing the above link, you would say, “Those were the days”.
Spirit of Unity
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=CVfO0KsPftY&feature=related
After seeing these songs, you would just say to yourself, “I would go in a wormhole to those days”.
Twenty Years later! We have got almost twice what we had in those days. Weapons to destroy the world 5 times and more! High-Technology! More than 100 television channels. Where's the peace? Where are the moral values? Where are the ethics? Where are is the content lifestyle? Most of all, where's your origniality?
God save my land.
-Krishna Kumar.S
4 comments:
yet another "out of the box" post from u mate! :) super cool collection i must say. makes me reminisce my childhood days till 1999 when i was forced to watch doordarshan. i wud also like to mention few more programs which i remember.... like,
junoon, captain vyom, dennis the menace, om namashivaya, sri krishna, aurat, shanti, swabhimaan, super hit muquabula, raja aur rancho etc.,
and ads like
maharaja mixie, hawkins pressure cooker, vadilal ice creams, amul - the taste of india, and the list goes on.....
those were indeed golden days as far as my tv viewing was concerned! :)
Very very good mate! :)
Do you happen to have the Nerolac ad?
I was thinking about it a few days back.
good bro...........
it gives the smell of old days........
i liked ur post very much........
That is a pretty impressive list of things which can evoke a sense of nostalgia. :D
I would like to clarify two things:
1. Mile Sur Mera Tumhara was first telecast on 15 August 1988, and not 1989.
2. You also forgot to mention the fact that three of India's biggest TV shows were also telecast in the 1980s-90s - Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, B.R. Chopra's Mahabharat, and Ramananad Sagar's Shri Krishna (BRC's Mahabharat holds the Guinness World Record for highest Indian TV viewership). The title song of each of these three shows is just awesome (the theme song of BRC's Mahabharat really evokes a sense of a huge epic being narrated out)
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