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Deepika’s fashion slip at WAVES 2025 fixed by Mira Kapoor in unseen video; watch
At Mumbai’s buzzing WAVES Summit, Deepika Padukone made a stunning return to the spotlight, but it was Mira Rajput’s sweet gesture that stole hearts
Published on May 01, 2025 12:29 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Remembering Bharatnatyam dancer and producer Kamalini Nagarajan Dutt
Odissi exponent Sharon Lowen pays tribute to the legacy of Kamalini Nagarajan Dutt, a renowned Bharatnatyam dancer & former producer-director at Doordarshan
Published on Apr 29, 2025 01:31 PM IST
Spice of Life | Benegal redefined cinema with passion for his craft
Doordarshan has announced a special tribute to the legendary filmmaker, who passed away on December 23 at the age of 90, by screening the restored version of Manthan at 8pm on January 1
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 05:16 AM IST
Dr Gulbahar Sidhu
Gauahar Khan on making TV debut with Fauji 2, following Shah Rukh Khan's legacy
Gauahar Khan opens up on making her fiction TV debut with Fauji 2, carrying Shah Rukh Khan's legacy ahead, and the power of Doordarshan
Published on Dec 09, 2024 09:40 AM IST
Akash Bhatnagar
Vicky Jain reveals what Ankita Lokhande said about his acting debut in Fauji 2
Vicky Jain shares how wife Ankita Lokhande reacted as he makes his acting debut with Fauji 2, also reveals Shah Rukh Khan's response to the sequel of his show
Published on Oct 19, 2024 10:37 AM IST
Akash Bhatnagar
Wagle Duniya merges television and web format: Showrunner JD Majethia
In an interview, Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Duniya Naye Kissey showrunner JD Majethia breaks down the success of the TV show, challenges of making it relatable.
Published on Sep 12, 2024 08:38 PM IST
Doordarshan to telecast T20 World Cup matches
Prasar Bharati on Monday announced that it will telecast the T20 World Cup being held in the West Indies and USA on the DD Free Dish platform
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 07:56 PM IST
ANI |
‘Anything could go wrong’: Anchors recall early days of TV in India
What was it like to be among the first news presenters and TV show hosts? Well, a monkey could make an unexpected appearance in a script.
Updated on May 10, 2024 07:29 PM IST
Sukanya Datta
MK Stalin attacks BJP over 'saffron' Doordarshan logo, says 'such fascism...'
MK Stalin claimed that Tamil saint poet Tiruvalluvar was "saffronised".
Published on Apr 21, 2024 02:18 PM IST
Doordarshan anchor faints during live news reading: ‘I could no longer see’
Lopamudra Sinha, who works in Doordarshan West Bengal, took to Facebook to share about her health.
Published on Apr 21, 2024 09:12 AM IST
Vrinda Jain
Pooja Bhatt: Some OTT makers are going back to casting big names first
Actor Pooja Bhatt credits OTT space for opening new avenues in the acting field for her
Published on Apr 12, 2024 07:47 PM IST
Doordarshan airs The Kerala Story, Dhruv Rathee's video screened to counter
The Kerala Story was telecast at the autonomous public service broadcaster at 8 pm on Friday. The CPI(M) youth wing screened ‘The Kerala Story True or Fake?’
Updated on Apr 06, 2024 05:20 PM IST
CM Vijayan asks Doordarshan to withdraw screening of ‘The Kerala Story’
Kerala CM condemns Doordarshan's decision to telecast 'The Kerala Story', urges withdrawal to “avoid communal tensions”.
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 07:58 AM IST
PTI |
Dehave Degula: The game-changing ideas of Basavanna
There is no denying the ever-present need to showcase Basavanna’s liberal, inclusive ideas in every kind of forum
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Agri expert dies after collapsing on live Doordarshan show in Kerala
Dr Ani S Das occasionally appeared on the government-run channel.
Published on Jan 13, 2024 09:57 AM IST
PTI |
When Ram appeared before us all
How Ramanand Sagar’s 1980s morality drama transformed television consumption in India—and the nation’s imagination of the age-old revered Hindu epic
Published on Jan 12, 2024 09:54 PM IST
Madhukar Thote passes away at 93
Thote was posted as the engineer-in-charge of Doordarshan, Delhi, in 1980 when the broadcasting was in black and white. He then worked on colour transmission technology
Published on Jan 03, 2024 08:45 PM IST
Vidhu Vinod Chopra reveals he once refused to work with Amitabh Bachchan
Vidhu Vinod Chopra rejected an offer to work with Amitabh Bachchan right after his film won a National Film Award, and took up another project instead.
Published on Nov 02, 2023 11:02 AM IST
The way we were: Poonam Saxena looks back on the magic of Star Trek
The Original Series sparked such a frenzy when it was aired on Doordarshan in 1984, that crowds gathered before public TV sets on Sunday mornings.
Updated on Sep 23, 2023 04:54 PM IST
Mom actor Rahul Bhuchar: Performing at Ramleela is a divine experience
Actor Rahul Bhuchar is looking forward to essay the role of Lord Ram once again in Ayodhya Ki Ramleela, which has a massive following around the globe.
Published on Sep 17, 2023 12:58 AM IST
Gitanjali Aiyar, popular Doordarshan news anchor, passes away
Gitanjali Aiyar joined Doordarshan in 1971 and received the best anchor award four times.
Updated on Jun 07, 2023 08:44 PM IST
235 couples first listened to ‘Mann ki Baat’, then tied knot in MP's Ratlam
Throughout the years, the program has covered various topics including weather, environment, cleanliness, various social issues, and even examinations.
Published on Apr 30, 2023 11:12 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
It is ‘Jan Jan Ki Baat’, says Uttarakhand CM on Mann Ki Baat 100th episode
Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi's monthly radio programme will complete its 100th episode today, which will be aired at 11 am and broadcast live across the country
Published on Apr 30, 2023 10:26 AM IST
ANI |
Doordarshan Recruitment 2023: Apply for Videographer vacancies at Prasar Bharati
Applicants can submit their forms on applications.prasarbharati.org within 15 days from the publication of the advertisement.
Published on Apr 19, 2023 12:35 PM IST
HT Education Desk, New Delhi
Strings Attached: Age-old part of country’s folk heritage, puppetry hanging by a thread in Lucknow
Lucknow-based puppeteer Meraj Alam expounds that the real problem is the lack of opportunities to commercialise the puppetry art form.
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 01:24 AM IST
Sreya Deb
From HT Archives: Ray gets the Oscar for ‘mastery in arts of motion pictures’
Holding the 2kg Oscar statuette Ray, 70, was heard saying, in a voice choked with emotion, “it is a magnificent award, certainly the best achievement of my movie-making career” spanning over four decades.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:51 PM IST
Agencies, Los Angeles/calcutta
In a boost to public broadcasting service, Centre approves developmental scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the Union information and broadcasting ministry's over ₹2,500 crore-worth of infrastructure development scheme for Prasar Bharati which heads All India Radio and Doordarshan.
Updated on Jan 04, 2023 09:38 PM IST
Snehashish Roy, New Delhi
Anand Mahindra's share of wiggling cricket clip reminds many of Doordarshan days
Anand Mahindra took people down memory lane after he posted a video of a wiggling cricket clip.
Published on Oct 18, 2022 03:12 PM IST
Bappi Lahiri’s last show Suron Ka Eklavya goes live on Doordarshan. Watch
Suron Ka Eklavya marks the last show Bappi Lahiri shot for. The singer-music composer died in February this year. He was 69.
Published on Aug 24, 2022 03:13 PM IST
How DD got visuals of fly-past on live TV
GoPro cameras in the cockpits helped DD capture the fly-past from the air, taking them to millions of viewers watching the live telecast of the parade.
Published on Jan 27, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj
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