Chitrahaar
Television program
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Chitrahaar.jpg |
| genre | Music |
| presenter | Donal Bisht |
| country | India |
| language | Hindi |
| runtime | 25 minutes (with commercials) |
| company | Doordarshan |
| channel | DD National |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | present |
| :: |
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Chitrahaar is a television program on DD National featuring song clips from Bollywood films. It was widely watched in the 1980s and 1990s. The word literally means 'a garland of pictures', or more liberally, 'a story of pictures'.
History
Chitrahaar first aired in 1982. In 1997, Chitrahaar went back to private producers, with Chitrahaar going to Amit Khanna of Plus Channel.
In 2010, Chitrahaar started using same language subtitling (SLS), where Hindi subtitles of the song's lyrics scroll across the screen. The idea behind SLS is that people who are just learning to read would benefit by reading lyrics of the songs they are listening to and watching. It is an engaging way to promote literacy, especially in villages. This initiative of Doordarshan has been technically supported by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
References
References
- (16 September 2019). "Remembering 9 iconic Doordarshan shows as channel celebrates 60th anniversary".
- Anandam P, Kavoori. (2008). "Global Bollywood". NYU Press.
- (28 February 1997). "Two top programmes on DD1, Chitrahaar and Rangoli, go back to private producers".
- (11 January 2010). "Watch Chitrahaar, improve language! - Times of India".
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