What is the connection between Mahesh Bhatt, Shobha De, Manoj Bajpayee, Ashutosh Rana, Kumud Mishra and Doordarshan? Well, all of these famous directors, writers and actors were associated with ‘Swabhimaan’. A hugely successful series, starring Mandira Bedi, it went on to create 780 episodes before it ended. Behind their successes, lies a web of deceit, backstabbing, and rape of an innocent lady. Shanti, a journalist walks into the lives of two gentlemen, the makers of the country’s huge production house, under the pretext of an interview. Telecast on the national network Doordarshan, ‘Shanti’ was the tale of a woman, out for revenge. ‘Shanti’ started the afternoon serial trend in India. You can still watch several of these Hindi serials online. We, at The Cinemaholic, went into the deep vaults of television history and scrounged through, to list top Hindi serials of all time. Some of the great actors started their career on the telly. Every great writer used to write for the television. There was a time, rather now it seems to be a really long time ago, Television or the small screen used to be the playground of the stars.
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The drama, the comedy, the slice of the life pieces, everything was superlative compared to the garbage pile that appears on TV today. Before it was infested with weird shapeshifting snake tales and underage girls getting married to save family honour, the small screen used to provide much better entertainment than its bigger counterpart. Television used to be a much better place. Before you wince and search for something else, let me assure you, this is not about the cringe-fest that is played on the TV every day and night, in the name of entertainment.
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