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The Indian television era of the 90s is remembered for its simplicity and values, but in the same era, a show came which broke the boundaries of these traditions. For the first time, this serial broadcast on DD Metro showed such a scene to the Indian audience, which left everyone stunned.
New Delhi. That period of 1995-96, when even love on Doordarshan was hidden behind the pallu of a saree. At that time, a serial created a sensation. This Kashmiri Pandit, mother German, born in UK, came to India and became famous from theater to films and TV. This weekly show, broadcast on Doordarshan, set new standards for adventure content at a time when showing such scenes on TV was considered unimaginable. Do you know which serial it was and which heroine it was?
It seems impossible to talk about TV serials of the 90s and not mention ‘Sahil’. This serial, broadcast on DD Metro in 1995-96, created history with the scene shown in its opening title track.
This scene was between Alia Bhatt’s mother and famous actresses Soni Razdan and Kiran Kumar, which was removed after a few episodes. Photo courtesy-video grab
Directed by Surendra Mohan, the cast of this show included veteran actors like Keetu Gidwani, Kanwaljeet Singh, Puneet Ishar, Naveen Nischal, Sudha Chandran and Vikram Gokhale. Photo courtesy-video grab
The story of the show was an emotional journey, which depicted aspects of love, separation and self-discovery. Soni Razdan played the role of Kiran Kumar’s love interest in it. Photo courtesy-video grab
Soni Razdan played the role of Kiran Kumar’s girlfriend in it. Recently, the clip of the opening credits of this show went viral on social media, which left the audience shocked. Photo courtesy-video grab
Even today, the audience remembers this show as a ‘bold’ initiative from an era when it was very unusual to show such scenes on TV. Even today’s TV serials shy away from showing such bold scenes. Photo courtesy-video grab
Soni Razdan’s father Narendranath Razdan was a Kashmiri Pandit and was born in Britain. She has been active in both Hindi cinema and television. He has worked in films like ‘Raazi’, ‘Monsoon Wedding’, ‘War’ and ‘Sardar Ka Grandson’.