Glued to the small screen while stuck indoors, we're reminded of the '90s TV boom: “The images onscreen became something more, larger than life even, and for many of us our only connect to the outside world.” - writes vivekisms | Archives therohande
The year was 1992. Cable television would revolutionise the Indian TV-viewing experience like nothing else, and soon Zee TV became a household name. Every kid I knew was watchingbeing discussed in the school playground? Who was this guy named Mohan Kapoor? What was going on?
India had aspirations; its middle class had sprouted wings and was attempting to fly, and Zee TV lit up the way. The channel’swas a game show that made contestants guess the price of hampers containing household items in order to win them. Gone were the days ofon Doordarshan, when everything and everyone was bleak. We had entered the world of milk and honey, of, where even a small-town family could dream big after relocating to a large metropolis such as Bombay .
Watching television was much more than a leisure activity. It also brought the entire family together — we fought to decide which ‘programmes’ or serials to watch. Most mothers would also ensure that dinner was cooked way before time, so they didn’t have to slave away while others were hooked on to. It was a family activity and we were the better for it — because that’s how we bonded with our parents and siblings.
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