Some people recall the faces and some people recall the names. Here are images of some of the famous readers and presenters of Doordarshan down the years. If you recognize any of them, leave a comment. [ Update 1 : Most of the faces now have names thanks to helpful comments by olio-gallimaufry ] [ Update 2 : Included image of one of the earliest presenters, Gopal Kaul. Send in generously from personal collection by son, Ashutosh Kaul. Sept, 2010.] [ Major Update 3: Got a tip-off about a documentary about the famous faces of Doordarshan from the makers of “The Golden Trail , DD@50 :Special feature on Golden Jubilee of Doordarshan ” from which these caps were taken. I managed to catch the incredible documentary and am adding some more faces/name and part of the docu here. New ones can be found after the image of Narotam Puri. 30th Oct, 2010] Pratima Puri. Believed to be the first Doordarshan reader.
I think that there is a need for reevaluation of Meena Kumari life and work as a creative artist on the Indian screen.This is so relevant since 4 decades after her death and in the ensuing period what happened to Indian cinema as a creative art.Vinod Mehta is well predisposed to fill this literary gap felt by many after 2011 Biography of Madhubala written by Mrs Kabir.The two greatest female artist on the Indian cinema scene sharing many instances in common, in life and as well in their departing.
ReplyDeleteMeena Kumari was superb in Miss Mary. It was a comedy and she shone in the movie! Such a pity she got stuck in the tragedienne rut!
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