

A cool buy for your kids.Īvailable in sets of 2 VCDs IN a set (Rs 750), 4-5 sets, on Moserbaer Lead actor Shanawaz Khan became a household name. The dialogue was in Urdu yet the show found a following. This Arabian Nights fantasy adventure ran over two seasons, 143 episodes in each season. Which is probably why in its 50th year, DD has returned with a bang on home entertainment.Īvailable in a pack of 50 VCDs (Rs 1,399) on Moserbaer In terms of popularity too, the overwhelming response to the above mentioned shows and more remains unmatched. Yet, the national broadcaster remains unchallenged as far as numbers go. In the metros, it is the satellite channels that rule the TRP charts. Today, five decades later, Doordarshan’s reach is limited to small towns and remote interiors. Ratings were in double digits, sometimes crossing the 50 points barrier. On Sunday mornings, when Ram and Laxman set out in the jungles and the Kauravas and the Pandavas settled scores, mobs would gather outside TV showrooms and cabbies refused even long distance fares.

I have no clue why this decision has been taken.Reality may have entered the mainstream soaps only recently, but it was Doordarshan with true-to-life dailies like Hum Log, Buniyaad and Rajni, comic capers like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, and epics like Ramayan and Mahabharat that ruled our living rooms before the sky revolution. In fact, the channel had also planned to change its time-slot. Tarun Khanna, who joined the show in July to essay the new king, Raja Krishnadevaraya, adds, “The rumour of the show going off air has been doing the rounds for some time now, however, we learnt later that it will continue till the next year. I also plan to do a new photo shoot.” Raja Krishnadevaraya, Tarun Khanna on Tenali Rama’s journey on SAB TV: So I’ll grow hair and lose some weight to break the image. I am bald and have a slight paunch for the part. As I plan to undergo a transformation and adopt a look that is drastically different from Tenali Rama. He shares, “I will take up a new show after a gap of six months. Krishna Bharadwaj plans to take a long vacation of probably six months before he takes up a new project. I’ve literally lived the character of Rama and immersed myself in it to an extent that I have forgotten how I lived before the show.” Krishna Bharadwaj Of Tenali Rama Shares his views: Actor, Krishna Bharadwaj, who essays the role of Tenali Rama as the the title role, confirms, “Yes, the show is ending. The makers of the show have informed the cast and the crew of the news.

The show is on air since July 2017, will completing a run of over three years. Popular SAB TV Show Tenali Rama’s journey will come to end on November 13.
