TV

Random Thoughts

It?s been a week of stray watching besides follow ups. ? I can?t understand why a channel like Disney Channel plays low key when they launch a new indigenous show. I am referr...

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DOORDARSHAN’S DAY OUT

The Republic Day weekend was a revelation of sorts. On Sunday night, Life OK telecast a superlative awards night -- Life OKScreen Awards 2015 and on Republic Day, the parade w...

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Ekta Kapoor's Changing Act

There is something about Ekta Kapoor?s newest prime time show Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar showing on Sony EntertainmentTelevision, which pulls you to watch it each night Monday t...

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NO BLING, PLEASE

A television channel scan threw up an emerging change of dress code for women. The women characters ? mothers, mothers-in-law, bahus, etc. -- are wearing trendy outfits. Look ...

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SMALL PACKAGE, BIG SURPRISE

Even as 2015 is still young, there are a few young actors who have sprung a surprise with their performances. These young thespians aren?t mouthing cute coached lines, which c...

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NEW YEAR, NEW CONTENT

The New Year was ushered in by most Hindi GEC channels airing entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. By 11 pm, most channels had digressed from their late night repeat t...

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A YEAR OF CHANGE

2014 has been a year of change. It witnessed the launch of three new channels ? Zindagi, Sony Pal and EPIC. It also marked the entry of Amitabh Bachchan in the fiction genre w...

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TV Review: A PUKAAR FOR CHANGE

Life OK scores a hit with a time band which no other channel can really claim. It?s an eyeball grab for viewers who shun fiction shows, because of the overdressed, melodrama b...

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Mahakumbh: Game Changer of 2015

The end of 2014 has marked a few closures of shows and the beginning of new shows which will go into 2015 with an established viewership. As mythological shows have a bearing,...

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TV Review: A SUITABLE ACTOR Television

There are thousands of shows currently being aired on Indian television featuring a few hundred actors. Most shows are imperceptible with lackluster performances, while a hand...

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REIMAGINING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPASSION

In this deeply personal conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Sachin Chaudhry about ment...

May 2 2026

WEST BENGAL’S DEMOCRATIC HOSTAGE CRISIS

Satyabrata Ghosh examines West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly Election, voter deletions, A...

May 1 2026

STUDENT CITY PART 2

In Part 2 of Prof Dr Piyush Roy’s nostalgic campus saga, rivalries intensify, frie...

April 30 2026