Chitrahaar

Chitrahaar[2] is a television program on DD National featuring song clips from Bollywood films. It was widely watched in the 1980s and 1990s.[3] The word literally means 'a garland of pictures', or more liberally, 'a story of pictures'.

"Chitralahari" redirects here. For the film, see Chitralahari (film).

Chitrahaar
GenreMusic
Presented byDonal Bisht
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
Running time25 minutes (with commercials)
Production companyDoordarshan
Release
Original networkDD National
Original release1982 (1982)[1] –
present

History

Chitrahaar first aired in 1982.[1] In 1997, Chitrahaar went back to private producers, with Chitrahaar going to Amit Khanna of Plus Channel.[4]

In 2010, Chitrahaar started using same language subtitling (SLS), where Hindi subtitles of the song's lyrics scroll across the screen.[5] 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
  1. "Chitrahaar". IMDb. 15 August 1982.
  2. "Remembering 9 iconic Doordarshan shows as channel celebrates 60th anniversary". Wio News. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. Anandam P, Kavoori (2008). Global Bollywood. NYU Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-8147-4799-5.
  4. "Two top programmes on DD1, Chitrahaar and Rangoli, go back to private producers".
  5. "Watch Chitrahaar, improve language! - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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