40-416: Ravi Chopra (27 September 1946 – 12 November 2014) was an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the television show Mahabharat (1988–1990). Chopra was the son of producer and director B.R. Chopra and nephew of Yash Chopra and Yash Johar . Karan Johar , Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra are his cousins. He was married to Renu since 1975, they have two children together. On 23 October 2012, he
80-622: A controversial documentary on Jayaprakash Narayan , an opposition leader during the Emergency. In 2014, when Doordarshan broadcast a 70-minute Vijayadashami speech by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Mohan Bhagwat , the Narendra Modi administration and the BJP were criticised for "misusing" the public broadcaster. According to DD director-general Archana Datta, the "speech
120-555: A national broadcaster. National telecasts ( DD National ) were introduced in 1982. Colour television began in India with the live telecast of the Independence Day speech by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 15 August of that year, followed by the colour telecast of the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi . Two years later, Doordarshan as a TV network finally took shape: the then sole TV channel
160-449: A pink-and-purple colour scheme with a new slogan: Desh Ka Apna Channel ("The country's own channel"). Doordarshan transmitted over a network of nearly 1,400 terrestrial transmitters in 2017, with 46 studios producing TV programmes. After the introduction of the private channels, Doordarshan is struggling to keep its position in the television space. Currently Doordarshan is trying to improve its studios and programmes while its primary aim
200-410: A small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Regular daily transmission started in 1965 as part of All India Radio , with a five-minute news bulletin read by Pratima Puri . Salma Sultan joined Doordarshan in 1967, and became a news anchor. Later Gitanjali Aiyar , Neethi Ravindran, and Rini Simon became popular news anchors in the '70s. Krishi Darshan debuted on Doordarshan on 26 January 1967, and
240-464: A time-sharing basis for terrestrial broadcasting only. DD News was launched on 3 November 2003 by replacing DD Metro (formerly known as the DD-2 entertainment channel), which provides 24-hour news. These channels are relayed by all terrestrial transmitters in India. The regional-language satellite channels have two components: a regional service for a particular state (relayed by all terrestrial transmitters in
280-486: A total of 94 episodes and were broadcast from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990 on Doordarshan . It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra . The music was composed by Raj Kamal . The script was written by Pandit Narendra Sharma and the Hindi/Urdu poet Rahi Masoom Raza , based on the epic by Vyasa . Costumes for the series were provided by Maganlal Dresswala . The serial claims to have used
320-729: Is an Indian state-owned public television broadcaster founded by the Government of India , owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati 's two divisions. As one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959. Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio , online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas. The channel began modestly as an experimental broadcaster in Delhi on 15 September 1959, with
360-782: Is built in Varnavata by Purochana as a murder plot on the Pandavas by Duryodhana and Shakuni Episode 30 – Tunneling in the Lac-Palace Begins, The Lac-Palace catches fire Episode 31 – Escape from the Lac-Palace, Purochana's death Episode 32 – Hidimba 's death and Bhima's marriage with demoness Hidimbi , Ghatotkacha 's birth Episode 33 – The Pandavas and Kunti move to Ekachakra and Bhima kills Bakasura Episode 34 – Dhrishtadyumna & Draupadi 's Birth and Draupadi's Swayamvar Episode 35 – Arjuna wins Draupadi and later she becomes
400-560: Is followed by a narration by Indian voice-artist Harish Bhimani as a personification of Time, detailing the current circumstances and highlighting the spiritual significance of the content of the episodes. Mahabharat Katha , another part of the serial was aired on 1997 which covers all the untold stories about Karna's marriage with Padmavati, Arjuna's marriage with Chitrāngadā and Ulupi , and stories about Ghatotkacha , Barbarika , Vrishaketu , Babruvahana , conspiracies of Viprachitti, Ashwamedha Yajna , Dushala's story and aftermath of
440-433: Is made crown prince of Hastinapur. Arjuna wins Draupadi in her swayamvara but later shows her marriage with all five Pandavas. Later, Yudhishthira is made the king of Indraprastha and Pandavas conduct Rajsuya Yagna where Draupadi insults Duryodhana . Latter shows Duryodhana's revenge by trying to disrobe her and sending Pandavas along with Draupadi for an exile of 12 years and 1 year of anonymity. Duryodhana argues that
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#1732884005514480-564: Is the Indian television's longest-running programme. Television service was extended to Bombay (now Mumbai) and Amritsar in 1972. Until 1975, only seven Indian cities had television service, and Doordarshan was the country's sole television provider. Television service was separated from radio on 1 April 1976. The All India Radio and Doordarshan were placed under the management of separate directors-general in New Delhi. In 1982, Doordarshan became
520-459: Is to serve the country. Doordarshan operates 46 studios and 33 television channels, including the two pan-India channels ( DD National and DD News ), 17 regional satellite channels, 11 state networks, an international channel ( DD India ), a sports channel ( DD Sports ), DD Bharati , DD Urdu as the cultural and informative channels and an agricultural channel, DD Kisan . On DD National (formerly DD-1), regional and local programs are carried on
560-562: The Government of India through the Information and Broadcasting Ministry . Doordarshan has been used, especially during the Emergency , to disseminate government propaganda. During Operation Blue Star in 1984, only government sources were used to report the story. Doordarshan was complicit in the production of a video claiming acts of violence which, when investigated by independent journalists, were found to be false. In 2004, it censored
600-485: The Kuru dynasty, Bharata and Shantanu , Shantanu and Ganga 's marriage Episode 2 – Ganga kills her seven cursed sons, Bhishma 's birth, Ganga and Bhishma leave Shantanu Episode 3 – Ganga returns Bhishma to Shantanu Episode 4 – Shantanu and Satyavati 's marriage, Bhishma's vow of celibacy & Bhishma's immortality boon, Vichitravirya 's birth Episode 5 – Amba , Ambika and Ambalika 's Introduction, Bhishma abducts
640-503: The Kurukshetra War , which are not covered in the original series. The series covers the incidents of epic Mahabharata revolving around Krishna , Pandavas , Kauravas among other characters. The show begins with Emperor Bharata giving more importance to 'Capacity' than to 'Birth'. He shows the birth of Bhishma and his oath, birth of Pandu, Dhritarashtra and Vidura and birth of Pandavas and Kauravas. The story then focuses on
680-518: The Critical Edition of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute as its basic source with Vishnu Sitaram Sukthankar and Shripad Krishna Belwalkar as its primary editor. Each episode is 40–46 minutes long and begins with a title song that consisted of lyrical content and two verses from the Bhagavad Gita . The title song was sung and the verses rendered by singer Mahendra Kapoor . The title song
720-489: The Pandavas violated the condition of anonymity in their last year of exile, therefore they must spend another 12 years in exile followed by another year of exile in anonymity. This conflict begins to sow the seed for the Mahabharata War. Arjuna and Subhadra's son Abhimanyu marries Uttara. Krishna tries to make peace between both parties. Indra in the disguise of a Brahmin took Karna's armor and earrings. Kunti's sorrow on
760-738: The United Kingdom, it was available through the Eurobird satellite on the Sky system's channel 833; its logo was Rayat TV. Transmission via Sky Digital ended in June 2008, and via DirecTV in the United States the following month. Ramayan on DD National created a world record by becoming the highest-viewed entertainment programme globally. The 9 pm show on 16 April 2020 was watched by 77 million viewers. The show managed to reach more than 285 million viewers through
800-660: The arena Episode 25 – Karna is crowned as the king of Anga, and Drona asks the Pandavas and Kauravas to capture Drupada as revenge. Episode 26 – Krishna obtains the Sudarshana Chakra from Parashurama, Jarasandha 's birth and Krishna moves to his new kingdom in Dwaraka Episode 27 – Yudhishthira is crowned as the Crown Prince. Rukmini of Vidarbha is Being Forced to Marry Shishupala Episode 28 – Krishna Rescues Rukmini and marries her Episode 29 – The Lac-Palace
840-526: The childhood of Lord Krishna. Elsewhere, Dronacharya teaches Pandavas and Kauravas and asks to defeat Drupada as Guru Dakshina . Pandavas do so and give half of his kingdom to Drona. For revenge, Drupada obtains Dhrishtadyumna and Draupadi . Dhritarashtra makes Yudhishthira the crown prince of Hastinapur. Shakuni (the maternal uncle of the Kauravas) and Duryodhana hatch a plan to burn Pandavas and Kunti alive, but they survive and go into incognito. Duryodhana
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#1732884005514880-729: The corpse of Karna reveals Karna's true identity of being the eldest Pandava. Before Mahabharata War, Shri Krishna enlightens Arjuna about the " Bhagavad Gita " and shows his Virata Swaroopa to Arjuna. The latter shows the deaths of Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Abhimanyu, Shalya, Shakuni, Jayadrata, Ghatotkacha, 100 Kauravas, 5 sons of Draupadi and many other warriors in the war leading to the victory of Pandavas over Kauravas. Only 5 Pandavas, Satyaki, Yuyutsu, Krishna, Ashwatthama, Kritavarma and Kripacharya survive. Gandhari holds Krishna responsible for her sons' death and curses that his family will also get destroyed. The show ends with Yudhishthir's Rajyabhishek and Bhishma's death. Episode 1 – Introduction of
920-461: The defeat of Kaliya Episode 15 – Radha 's relationship with Krishna, protest against Kamsa, Devakasur and Trulambasur's death by Krishna Episode 16 – Kamsa invites Krishna and Balarama to Mathura Episode 17 – Krishna kills Kamsa and his assistants; Krishna releases his birth parents and Ugrasena Episode 18 – Karna's adoption, Pandu and Madri's death, Kunti and her sons return to Hastinapura . Episode 19 – Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika quit
960-429: The family banner, B. R. Films. In 1980, he directed the ensemble disaster film The Burning Train , which over the years is considered a cult classic. Other films he directed included Mazdoor (1983), Aaj Ki Awaaz , Dehleez (1986), Pratigyabadh , Kal Ki Awaz (1992). Then he, along with his father, directed TV series Mahabharat (1988–89) Since 2006, the only movies Ravi produced after his father's death
1000-457: The final product was a "substantial reproduction" of the original. Fox eventually accepted a $ 200,000 settlement from the film's producer. Although since the death of Ravi Chopra in 2014, it has not seen a theatrical release. The Telegraph , listing a number of other Bollywood movies "inspired" by Hollywood blockbusters, noted that the case would "decide whether Indian filmmakers can continue to get their 'inspiration' with impunity, or buy rights
1040-540: The kingdom and stay with Vyasa Episode 20 – Karna grows up; The enmity between the Pandavas and Kauravas begin, Duryodhana Poisons Bhima and Bhima gains the strength of 1000 Elephants Episode 21 – Sudama reunites with Krishna, Dronacharya arrives at Hastinapur and becomes the royal teacher Episode 22 – Shastra Pooja begins, Drona rejects Karna, Arjuna becomes Drona's favourite student Episode 23 – Karna's education under Parashurama , Story of Ekalavya Episode 24 – The great weaponry test begins, Karna enters
1080-503: The legal way." In 1985, Chopra was nominated for Best Director at the 32nd Filmfare Awards for his film Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984). In 2004, he was nominated at the IIFA Awards and Screen Awards for Best Director for his film Baghban (2003). Mahabharat (1988 TV series) Mahabharat is an Indian Hindi -language epic television series based on the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata . The original airing consisted of
1120-407: The length of the broadcast. As a broadcasting response to the nationwide lockdown, apart from Ramayan, many other nostalgia shows were broadcast on DD network. These included Mahabharat , Chanakya , Shri Krishna , Malgudi Days , Byomkesh Bakshi and Shaktimaan . In light of increasing public demand for such content, Prasar Bharati launched ‘DD Retro’ as a full-time channel dedicated to
1160-586: The production company, BR Films, denied the charges in court in May 2009. The film's release was to be delayed until June 2009 by order of the Bombay High Court . A lawsuit was filed against BR Films by 20th Century Fox for copying their film without buying the rights. Fox sought damages of $ 1.4 million; they had given Chopra permission "to make a film loosely based on the Academy Award winning movie" but concluded
1200-447: The same. The channel started garnering viewership of almost 5 crore (50 million) within five weeks of its launch. Delivering on its mandate of public messaging, the DD network, through COVID-focused awareness messages and shows, reached more than 400 million viewers during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. Prasar Bharati is Doordarshan's parent body, and its board members are appointed by
1240-458: The state), and additional programs in the regional language available through cable operators and DTH operators. DD Sports broadcasts sporting events of national and international importance. It is the only sports channel which telecasts rural sports such as kho-kho and kabbadi . A new regional channel, DD Arunprabha (a 24/7 satellite television channel focusing on the North Eastern region )
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1280-464: The three princesses, Bhishma releases Amba while Ambika and Ambalika marry Vichitravirya Episode 6 – Birth of Pandu , Dhritarashtra and Vidura , Pandu becomes the temporary king. Episode 7 – Kunti 's introduction, Karna 's birth and abandonment, Kunti and Madri marry Pandu, Dhritarashtra marries Gandhari Episode 8 – Adhiratha and Radha 's story, Kindama curses Pandu Episode 9 – Dhritarashtra's coronation, Pandu, Kunti and Madri renounce
1320-564: The throne, birth of the Pandavas . Episode 10 – Kamsa 's cousin Devaki marries Vasudeva and a voice warns Kamsa of his doom Episode 11 – Birth of Balarama and Krishna Episode 12 – Nanda and Yashoda adopt Krishna and Putana 's Death Episode 13 – Yashoda witnesses the universe in Krishna's mouth and Krishna gets caught stealing butter Episode 14 – Krishna's no-butter promise to Yashoda and
1360-605: The wife of the 5 Pandavas Episode 36 – Pandavas Leave from Panchala Kingdom to Hastinapur Episode 37 – Pandavas arrive at Hastinapur and Partition of the kingdom Episode 38 – Pandavas Get Khandavprastha, Agni 's food deal and Krishna and Arjuna's battle with Indra , Mayasura builds a grand palace Episode 39 – Coronation of Yudhishthira, Khandavprastha Becomes Indraprastha Episode 40 – Balarama talks about his sister Subhadra 's marriage, Arjuna elopes with Subhadra Doordarshan Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD ; lit. ' distant vision, television ' )
1400-605: Was Bhoothnath (2008). Ravi directed the highly successful television serial Mahabharat , which aired during 1988–1990, and the television mini-series , Ramayan , which was aired in 2002. He also directed mythological shows like Vishnu Puran and Ma Shakti. His TV series Aap Beeti was one of the most popular TV show on Doordarshan National in the early 2000s. Chopra was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox , which charged that Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai blatantly plagiarised their 1992 film My Cousin Vinny . Chopra and
1440-821: Was diagnosed with a severe lung ailment and was discharged from Breach Candy Hospital after a week. "He was discharged from hospital on October 26," hospital sources said, without going into details. He was being treated for lung cancer at CMC Vellore. Chopra died on 12 November 2014 at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai where he had been admitted a few days earlier for a lung ailment. He was 68 years old, and survived by his wife and two children. Chopra started his career assisting his father B.R. Chopra in films like, Dastaan (1972) and Dhund (1973). He also assisted his uncle Yash Chopra in Ittefaq (1969). Eventually, he made his independent directorial debut with Zameer (1975), produced under
1480-474: Was launched by Prasar Bharati and showed old classic Hindi serials of Doordarshan. The service, however, shortly ceased its operations on 1 April 2023, due to the low viewership. On the occasion of World Television Day, Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster, has taken a significant leap into the digital streaming landscape with the launch of its own over-the-top (OTT) platform, Waves. The DD India satellite channel has been broadcast in 146 countries. In
1520-404: Was like any other news event; therefore, we covered it." Since private television channels were authorised in 1991, Doordarshan has experienced a steep decline in viewership. Although it earns significant advertising revenue—due to its compulsory feed—from the highest bidder for national events (including cricket matches), there has been a proposal to fund it by imposing a licence fee to own
1560-828: Was scheduled to begin its broadcasting on 15 February 2018; however, its launch was placed on hold. DD Arunprabha was launched on 9 February 2019. On 9 March 2019, Prasar Bharati brought 11 more state DD channels to the satellite footprint of India through DD Free Dish . This includes five channels for the North-eastern states: DD Bangla , DD Chhattisgarh , DD Goa, DD Haryana , DD Himachal Pradesh , DD Jharkhand , DD Manipur, DD Meghalaya, DD Mizoram , DD Nagaland, DD Tripura and DD Uttarakhand . DD Bangla, launched on 9 August 1975, consisting of soap operas, infotainment series, news and current affairs, social programs and films in Bangla in its programming. On 13 April 2020, DD Retro
1600-435: Was split into the nationally aired DD-1 and city channel DD-2, later rebranded in 1993 as DD National and DD Metro to catch up with the then newly privatised TV industry. Live telecasts of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics were broadcast on its national channel, and DD Sports provided round-the-clock coverage. On 17 November 2014, Doordarshan director-general Vijayalaxmi Chhabra introduced
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