![]() It was the time when film actors too did not hesitate from appearing on TV, and it wasn't to promote their upcoming films. The actors too were NSD (National School Of Drama) and FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) pass outs who made the characters real and believable. Some of them introduced us to various cultures across the country. The directors and producers turned to literature for content which took authors from book shelves to TV screens. A 13 episode series had more powerful story to tell than the soap operas of today which run for five years. The TV shows of that era were created by the likes of BR Chopra (Mahabharat), Gulzar (Mirza Ghalib) and Shyam Benegal (Bharat Ek Khoj) where everything was minutely sketched out, even the opening and end credits. Will we ever create television content which will be globally acclaimed or an industry worthy of an award show of its own? Then I realized, we already did? We created a history of great television shows in 80s and 90s. Emmy (Awards to celebrate TV Series of the West) just got over and left me thinking about the television scene in India.
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