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SAAS BAHU AND TRADITION
??India lives in her villages,? is a quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. ?This isn't the exact quote, though. Gandhiji actually wrote, ?India is not Calcutta and Bombay. India...
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BOLD, BUT NOT BEAUTIFUL
Three months into 2015, two television channels are show casing varied fare. They have taken it on themselves to give viewers a mix of shows ? from the melodramatic soaps to c...
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A JUDICIAL MILESTONE
Last Sunday night, after the Roop Kanwar case, Bhanwar went back to another landmark in judicial history. The last jury trial in India. In the early 1960s, India notably Bomba...
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HISTORY?S GOLDEN AGE, RETOLD
The Mauryan Emperor?Ashoka, who ruled most of the?Indian subcontinent?in the 3rd century BCE has held a fascination for Indian filmmakers. In ?1980,? erstwhile filmmaker ?OP ...
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SONY, THIS WEEKEND
The weekend on Sony Entertainment Television was marked by thrills courtesy Adaalat and CID; and reflection thanks to Bhanwar. Team Adaalat went to the Andaman Islands, and t...
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HUMOUR FROM HEAVEN
Imagine what would happen when any one of the gods came down to earth? That?s just the crux of? SAB TV?s rib-tickling satire Yam Hain Hum. Yamraj, the god of death is dismayed...
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TELEVISION’S CULTURE POTS
When German friends first visited Bombay, they were blown away by the multiple ethnic groups on the streets. They had just visited the Rajabai Clock Tower and seen statues of ...
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PRIMETIME?S MAHA GAMECHANGER
Life OK?s channel driver Mahakumbh- Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani, is a unique challenger to the saas-bahu sagas at primetime. Grabbing eyeballs on weekdays at 8 pm, the supernatural...
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A THIRD GENDER TALE
The daily prime time reality based crime show; Code Red hosted by Sakshi Tanwar narrated a most disturbing story last week. It was ?child abduction? at its worst. Besides narr...
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ONE UP ON KAPIL SHARMA
Watching the Mahashivratri special episode of Comedy Nights with Kapil, it was evident that the two child actors of Colors prime time shows enjoy immense popularity; and why n...
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