: TV’s golden age: That time when shows based on short stories ruled the small screen #IndiaNEWS When did the ‘short story’ make a quiet exit from the radar of television? The genre which found

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TV’s golden age: That time when shows based on short stories ruled the small screen #IndiaNEWS
When did the ‘short story’ make a quiet exit from the radar of television? The genre which found ready acceptance during the Doordarshan domination and later, even on satellite networks till the turn of the millennium, appeared to have lost its advocates. It would have been a bitter pill for producer Manju Singh to swallow. The actor-turned-television-software-lady [who featured in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s mischievous spoof on double roles, Gol Maal] had pioneered the genre in 1984 with her series Ek Kahani. In fact it was the celebrated author Amrita Pritam, who mooted the idea of this format for the small screen. For Ek Kahani, Singh had a bouquet of stories sourced from various regions of the country. The series premiered with Pritam’s own Junglee Booti, directed by Usha Dixit. Dixit was closely associated with Singh in dual roles as writer and director.What set apart the 12 episodes from others was their filming in the very regions the stories originated from. Dehra Dun and Gharwal were among the locations that threw up such tales. Local actors who had never faced a video camera enacted several pivotal parts. Like an episode, based on a Tulu story, was shot with actors who were part of a Tulu theatre group. The series was thus truly rooted...Read more

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