A mid the ongoing lockdown till April 14, the government on Friday announced that yesteryear's famous show Ramayan would be retelecasted from March 28.
As the first episode of the show was broadcast this morning, the Internet was flooded with memes as the nostalgia hit the screens. Here are some of the top memes:
Never miss the first ball in cricket. Likewise, never miss the first episode of #Ramayan. pic.twitter.com/RTrBBFPVtW— Priya Nagi (@priyamohannagi) March 28, 2020
#Ramayana is to be telecasted between 9 am - 10 am#Mahabharata is to be telecasted between 12 pm - 01 pm on the same day.— Chandan Raj (@Raaz_hoon) March 28, 2020
Again #Mahabharata is to be telecasted between 7pm - 8pm on the same day.
Again #Ramayana is to be telecasted between 9 pm - 10 pm on the same day. pic.twitter.com/uNuT3nbWK4
Meanwhile Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Voot to its customers.#Ramayana #Doordarshan pic.twitter.com/If6E19v3y7— Boodbak (@Boodbak1) March 28, 2020
— राजस्थानी ❁ (@iaryanarya) March 28, 2020
Taking to Twitter, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar also said that like Ramayan, Mahabharat and Shah Rukh Khan starrer TV series Circus will be broadcast on Doordarshan from Saturday.
In a tweet Doordarshan said, “Friends, #StayAtHome and watch your favorite @iamsrk's #Circus - TV Series (1989) TONIGHT at 8 pm on @DDNational"
Friends, #StayAtHome and watch your favorite @iamsrk's #Circus - TV Series (1989) TONIGHT at 8 pm on @DDNational pic.twitter.com/REF0atenEC— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) March 28, 2020
Circus, which hit the screens in 1989 starring Shah Rukh and Ashutosh Gowariker, is set in a circus troupe. The show was directed by Aziz Mirza and Kundan Shah.
Mahabharat, which is one of the most famous mythology shows in the history of Indian television, will be showcased again on DD. Two episodes will be broadcast in a day.
Informing people about the timings of the show, the channel on Friday tweeted, “#Mahabharat from tomorrow on DD Bharati from tomorrow : Two Episodes a Day :12 PM Noon 7 PM Evening #Doordarshan".