After massive demand on social media, amid countrywide lockdown, national broadcaster Doordarshan is bringing back the iconic mythological TV series from the 80s — Ramayana and Mahabharat.
Happy to announce that on public demand, we are starting retelecast of 'Ramayana' from tomorrow, Saturday March 28 in DD National, One episode in morning 9 am to 10 am, another in the evening 9 pm to 10 pm.@narendramodi@PIBIndia@DDNational
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) March 27, 2020
Ramayana 2020: Re-telecast timings
DD National will re-air 2 episodes of Ramayana everyday from March 28, Saturday, one from 9:00-10:00 AM, another from 9:00-10:00 PM.
The Ramanand Sagar-directed classic series was originally broadcast in 1988.
After Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, now Doordarshan brings you another epic show BR Chopra's Mahabharat starting from tomorrow (March 28) on its @DD_Bharati channel. #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/weN46uVEBN
— Prasar Bharati प्रसार भारती (@prasarbharati) March 27, 2020
Mahabharat 2020: Re-telecast timings
DD Bharati will re-telecast 2 episodes of the Mahabharat, starting March 28, 2020; one at 12 PM, and other at 7 PM every day.
B.R. Chopra’s Mahabharat was originally telecast from 1988 to 1990.
You can also access the show on your mobile.
To watch #Mahabharat on your mobile phones now, download our @newsonair App by scanning the QR Codes below.https://t.co/sB5e198kIy #StayHomeStaySafe #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/oACJcGMDd7
— Prasar Bharati प्रसार भारती (@prasarbharati) March 28, 2020
The channel is also considering re-runs of other popular shows from the time.
Some of these include Malgudi Days, Fauji and Circus featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Byomkesh Bakshi, Buniyaad, Mashaal.
Get ready to relive the good old days of nostalgia!
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