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Prasar Bharati In Talks To Telecast Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, B R Chopra’s Mahabharat On DD National
Swarajya Staff
Mar 25, 2020, 07:32 PM | Updated 07:32 PM IST
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Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar confirmed on Wednesday (25 March) that the public broadcasting network is in talks with the rights holders of Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, B R Chopra’s Mahabharat to telecast the acclaimed TV series’ on DD National.
Yes we are working on the same with the Rights Holders. Will update shortly. Stay tuned. https://t.co/2Jhjw2qD3s
— Shashi Shekhar (@shashidigital) March 25, 2020
This statement was issued by Shekhar in response to a tweet by journalist Akhilesh Sharma who said that many social media users have demanded re-telecasting the serials as the country enters a 21 day lockdown.
Dear @narendramodi ji @PrakashJavdekar ji
— Pranasutra (@pranasutra) March 24, 2020
Please consider asking DD, and advising other channels, to telecast Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana and B R Chopra's Mahabharata daily. Perhaps two episodes a day each.
They acted as magnets in quarantining people back then. They still can.
This is very reasonable demand @PrakashJavdekar ji, @PMOIndia .
— MadhuPurnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) March 24, 2020
This generation has not been witness to telecast of the two foundational epics on DD.
Instead of watching crass saas bahu serials, best that people get to watch Ramayan &Mahabharat on DD during isolation period https://t.co/ZsphNn2Hoo
The Ramayan TV serial directed by Ramanand Sagar first aired on DD National in 1987 and B R Chopra’s Mahabharat aired a year later.
Both the adaptations generated record audiences and have gone down as one of the most successful screenings in Indian television history. Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan was viewed by at least 650 million people in 55 countries and B R Chopra’s Mahabharat received a similar reception.
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