ENTERTAINMENT 03Movies! Movies! Movies! There is no end to entertainment. All youneed to do is cut through the lights, the camera and the action.So simply tune in...

Advertisements should be effective to keep thechannel profitable. A remake of old DD showscould attract a new generation. A mobile applica-tion could be a huge leap forward. ESHUPRIYEH BELGOTRA, class X, NESISM, MUMBAI

In the era of high definition channels, DD islagging behind in visual appeal. The channelneeds dynamic serials to attract the attentionof millennials, looking for upbeat content.URMILA JITHESH, class X, BVM, Ernakulam

News broadcast should be made captivating.Serials should deliver moral values with amessage that is globally acceptable. PRISHA KAPANIA, class X, Zebar School for

Children, Ahmedabad

ICONIC LOGOThe “DD eye” logo was designed by NID alumnusDevashis Bhattacharyya in the early 1970s.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi picked hisdesign from NID submissions. In May

2019, Prasar Bharti — the TV wing ofIndia’s public service broadcast-

ing — shortlisted five submis-sions for DD’s new logo

1967: Krishi Darshan, designedfor rural audience and farmers,starts airing on Republic Day;becomes the longest-runningTV programme in India

Big bang on small screenDD Today Landmark Shows

34Satellitechannels

104Private free-to-air (FTA)channels on DD Free Dish

35DDaccountson Twitter

3-5%Households with only DDconnection — nocable & satellitechannels

` 6-7lakhMonthly revenue from DDchannels on YouTube

` 5croreApprox annual feeFTA channels pay tobe on DD’s Free Dish

5,00,000Audio-video contentin DD archival libraryhours+

66Studios/

DD Kendras

1976: DD airs its firstTV serial, ‘Ladoo SinghTaxiwala’, starring actorKanwarjit Paintal

1982: ‘Chitrahaar’starts airing, ‘Rangoli’hits the TV screens sixyears later

1984: India gets itsfirst soap opera in the154-episode ‘Hum Log’,which centres aroundthe trials and tribula-tions of a middle-classfamily; it has actorAshok Kumar as thenarrator

1987-1990:Ramanand Sagar’s‘Ramayan’ (1987-88)and BR Chopra’s‘Mahabharat’(1988-90) gethigh viewershipand ad revenues; ‘MalgudiDays’ (based on author RK Narayan’s

eponymous book of shortstories) airs on the channelin 1987

1994: Fantasy series‘Chandrakanta’ airson DD National everySunday morning

Doordarshan, India’s first television network and public service TV broadcaster, turned 60 on September 15.A look at the broadcaster’s milestones, long-running shows and memorable programmes

Are you happy your hardwork is finally paying off?

1After so many ups anddowns, I finally feel like Iam on the right track.

Initially, the struggle was tofind a way into the industry.Now, the struggle is to sustainevery Friday. So, in that sense,the struggle will go on. I amalso learning to strike a bal-ance between my private andprofessional life. This is justthe beginning. I want to be atthe top of my game.

What does stardom feellike?

3 I am still the same guy Iused to be, but I won’tdeny that I am really

happy with all the attention Ihave been getting. I am in agood space, and I am enjoying it.It has also opened up commer-cial opportunities beyond films.

When you are approached toendorse multiple brands, youknow they have faith in you; that

boosts your confidence as anactor. I am a huge fan of ShahRukh Khan sir, so I also knowwhat it feels like to be a fan. Iused to be that guy who stoodoutside his home in Bandra toget a glimpse of him. As a small-town boy, it feels surreal to be aBollywood film hero.

Memes on your photoshave been quite a rage.Do they amuse you?

4 I love Instagram. I lovewitty posts. Somememes on me are hilari-

ous, and honestly, I don’t mindsharing them on social media.They are clever and people whocome up with them have agood sense of humour.

KARTIK AARYAN

It’s that time of the year. The award-season movies are about to be released. Givenbelow are some of the titles playing at this year’s major festivals earning accolades and

creating enough buzz to kick off their Oscar campaign... Take your pick

JOKER (OCTOBER 2)

Much hyped following itsworld premiere at the VeniceFilm Festival, this origin storyof the iconic DC Comics vil-lain will keep director ToddPhillips and actor JoaquinPhoenix busy for the rest ofthe year.

LUCY IN THE SKY(OCTOBER 4)

Natalie Portman will be a strong con-tender for the best actress category.She plays an astronaut who, after aspace voyage, has trouble coping withthe limitations of Earth.

HARRIET(OCTOBER 1)

Cynthia Erivo playsHarriet Tubman in abiopic on her incredi-ble life and quest tofree hundreds ofslaves.

PARASITE(OCTOBER 11)

The latest from BongJoon-ho (‘The Host,’‘Snowpiercer’) hasalready found hugeacclaim and won thePalme d’Or at Cannes, marking the first-everKorean film to take the honour. Expect the direc-tor’s familiar mix of dark comedy and thrills.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY INTHE NEIGHBORHOOD(NOVEMBER 22)

Tom Hanks takes on a charactereven more likable than him — FredRogers. Playing the man behind ‘MrRogers’ Neighborhood’ could lead toHanks receiving Oscar notice once

more in his career.

FORD V FERRARI(NOVEMBER 15)

Another one you’ll be hearing a lot aboutthrough awards season is the latest fromJames Mangold (‘Logan’). Here, he castsChristian Bale and Matt Damon to depictthe real-life men who built the car forFord to go up against Ferrari.

THE REPORT(NOVEMBER 15)

In this movie, AdamDriver plays a Senate

staffer who istasked toinvestigate the

CIA’s interrogationtactics after 9/11.

The actor opens up about his journey in Bollywood

Changewe want

The channel needs a design makeover.Interesting original reality shows unique to DDwill work too. It should, however, retain its retrostyle because that makes DD special. SUDHIKSHA I, class X, Carmel School, Bengaluru

With so much chang-ing around you, whatkeeps you grounded?

2 Luckily, I have seenfailure quite earlyin my career and

that helps. Success andfailure are temporary, tal-ent is permanent. Also,my mom keeps megrounded. She is mybiggest critic.

MUST SEE

■ RICK STEIN’S FAR EASTERN ODYSSEY,SONY BBC EARTH HD, 3.00 PM: Rick vis-its Sri Lanka and discovers a wealthof hot and spicy vegetable curries.

■ ANIMAL FIGHT CLUB, NAT GEO WILD,5.00 PM: A portrayal of the secret tac-tics of the animal kingdom’s most fe-rocious feline fighters.

■ SCIENCE: BRAIN GAMES, NATIONAL GE-OGRAPHIC CHANNEL, 7.00 PM: The hostplays various mind games with theviewers which include exploring cog-nitive science by focusing on illusionsand other psychological experiments.

■ MAN VS. WILD, DISCOVERY CHANNEL,8.00 PM: Bear travels to America’sgreatest mountain range, the SierraNevada, and uses his knowledge ofAmerican Indian survival techniquesto build shelters, calm wild horses andfind food.

■ FORGED IN FIRE, HISTORY TV18, 9.00PM: Four competitors try to forge Dam-ascus blades out of plate armour andget a chance in the finals to recreatean exotic weapon called the HoodedKatar.

1825: George Stephenson operatedthe first locomotive that hauled apassenger train.

1833: Raja Rammohan Roy, educa-tionist & social reformer passedaway.

1905: The physics journal Annalender Physik published AlbertEinstein's paper "Does the inertiaof a body depend upon its energycontent?", introducing the equationE=mc2.

1907: Freedom fighter BhagatSingh, was born in JaranwalaTehsil, Punjab.

1937: Balinese Tiger was declaredextinct.

1938: League of Nations branded theJapanese as aggressors in China.

1940: The Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axiswas set up. The military and eco-nomic pact was for 10 yearsbetween Germany, Italy and Japan.

1988: The National League forDemocracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyiwas founded in Burma (Myanmar).

2018: Half of all orca could diethrough pollution involving poly-chlorinated biphenyls in the ocean,according to study published in"Science".

THIS DAY THAT YEARTELEVISION

■ HITMAN, STAR MOVIES, 3.02 PM: Agent47, a hitman-for-hire, is trapped in apolitical conspiracy when he un-knowingly kills his target's lookalike.However, he is determined to uncov-er the truth and get out of it alive.

■ MUNE, ROMEDY NOW, 4.20 PM: WhenNecross, a corrupt ruler, disturbs thebalance of the Moon by stealing theSun from Sohone, a lunar faun and agirl made of wax must help him getthe Sun back and restore the Moon.

■ SAN ANDREAS, SONY PIX, 6.36 PM:Following a massive earthquake, Ray,a rescue-chopper pilot, and his ex-wife try to find the location of theirdaughter before Earth's ultimate de-struction.

■ HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS,MNX, 9.00 PM: Brother-sister duoHansel and Gretel are professionalwitch hunters who help innocent vil-lagers. But they soon stumble upona case that could hold the key totheir past.

MOVIES ON TV

MUST DOSEPTEMBER27, 2019