Terrific’ 75

1. CLASS REUNION 75 Terrific’ 75 The First batch of SSC ( New Course) The 100 % batch…. ThabaurAb…….

2. Radio….in those days…. • It was all MW & SW ……no FW • Wednesdays 9PM …Radio Ceylon !!! • BinacaGeet Mala….. • Sunday afternoon • BournvitaQuiz Contest, • Cricket with Vijay Merchant

3. TV in those days…….. • ‘Chayageet’ – Thursday evenings…. This was one of the most watched programs. As the name suggests, this program presented a nice medley of Hindi film songs. • ‘PhoolKhilehaiGulshanGulshan’ – Fridays…Interesting program focussed on ‘Bollywood’. The anchor, Tabassum was extremely good at interviewing the celebrity guests. • ‘Sunday Hindi Movie’ – This program was probably the most anticipated program of the week. In the days before the VCR, this was the only opportunity to watch a Hindi movie outside a movie theater. • ‘Samachar’ – The Hindi news were scheduled everyday at 9pm. • ‘Batmya’ – For many years, the Marathi news were set at 7:30pm. Famous news personalities included the likes of BhaktiBarv • ‘AmchiMatiAmchi Mansa’ – This program was targetted for the farmers. It provided a lot of valuable information as well as some entertainment. • ‘ChimanraoAniGundyabhau’ – This was probably one of the first (if not the first) Marathi serials on Mumbai Doordarshan. And it was a classic. • ’Gajra’ – This was a weekly program focussing on a variety of small skits that were very well made. The program was light and funny, and was one of the stars of the week.

4. Black & White TV daysWe had a 19 inch one channel Black & White TV, manufactured by ‘EC’ /Crown TV..And in those days, they were expensive! I think in 1975, this model cost around Rs. 2800. • Can you imagine Television programs for about 4 hours a day, with only one channel to choose from? • when telecast would start in the evening, there was some animation (Doordarshan Logo) that we watched many time • Throughout the 70s, the programming was limited to a few evening hours. There were no ‘commercially’ produced shows. Essentially, majority of the programming was developed by the Mumbai Doordarshan Studios in Worli. There were some real good international programs as well. Cricket matches were one exception when programming was available all day. Infact my earliest memory of watching TV is the 1974 India England tour, when Tony Greg was the England captain. • Aapanyannapahilat ka?” • HarshaBhogle made his first appearance on TV, hosting a Sports Quiz. Fredun De Vitre of Sports Roundup • - Wyatyay!: i.e. ‘Sorry for interruption!”, • Sundar Maze Ghar – SuhasiniMulgaokar with her special hairstyle and smile!English News- Dolly Thakor,Hindi News – SaritaSethi, KumudMirani and later Salma SultanaMarathi news – SmitaTalwalkar, CharushilaPatwardhan • Neena Gupta in ‘Hawkins kisitibaji !’ , the garden vareli saris and RoopSangam

5. Today there are 490 channels in India including a staggering 100 news channels, the most in the world. • We had very few advertisements and models would become national figures, like Lalitaji of Surf and PriyaTendulkar, who would later get her own show. There was one ad of a girl in a bikini and that was for the soap Lyril. This ad was also shown in talkies. • Every Wednesday night was a half-hour show called ChhayaGeet, later renamed Chitrahaar, which featured Bollywood songs. This was the biggest show on TV.

6. 1967RankTitleNotes 1. Upkar 2. Ram AurShyam 3. Farz 4. Hamraaz 5. Shagird 6. Jewel Thief 7. Milan 8. An Evening In Paris 9. PattharKeSanam 10. Meharbaan • 1968RankTitleNotes 1. Aankhen 2. Do Kaliyan 3. Neel Kamal 4. Kanyadaan 5. Shikar 6. Padosan 7. Brahmachari 8. Aadmi 9. HaseenaMaanJayegi 10. Duniya • 1969RankTitleNotes 1. Aradhana 2. Do Raaste 3. EkPhool Do Mali 4. Prince 5. Inteqaam 6. JeeneKiRaah 7. AayaSawanJhoomKe 8. Bandhan 9. Jigri Dost 10. Sajan • 1970RankTitleNotes 1. JohnyMeraNaam 2. SachaaJhutha 3. Aan Milo Sajna 4. PurabAurPaschim 5. JeevanMrityu 6. Kati Patang 7. Khilona 8. Sharafat 9. Humjoli 10. Safar[edit] • The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1971:[1] • 1971RankTitleNotes 1. Haathi Mere Saathi 2. MeraGaonMeraDesh 3. Dushman 4. Maryada 5. Andaz 6. Caravan 7. Hare Rama Hare Krishna 8. AmarPrem 9. Sharmeelee 10. Mela • 1972RankTitleNotes 1. SeetaAurGeeta 2. Pakeezah 3. Raja Jani 4. Beimaan 5. Gora Aur Kala 6. ApnaDesh 7. Victoria No. 203 8. JawaniDiwani 9. Samadhi 10. Raampur Ka Lakshman • The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1973:[1] • 1973RankTitleNotes 1. Bobby 2. Jugnu 3. Daag 4. Zanjeer 5. YaadonKiBaraat 6. KahaniKismatKi 7. Loafer 8. Dharma 9. Heera 10. Aa Gale Lag Ja • The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1974:[1] • 1974RankTitleNotes 1. RotiKapadaAurMakaan 2. ChorMachayeShor 3. Dost 4. Prem Nagar 5. Bidaai 6. Amir Garib 7. Roti 8. PattharAurPayal 9. AapKiKasam 10. HaathKiSafai • The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1975:[1] • 1975RankTitleNotes 1. SholaySholay is the highest grossing Indian film of all time earning a gross of Rs. 30,00,00,000 and net gross of Rs. 15,00,00,000. 2. Jai SantoshiMaa 3. Sanyasi 4. Deewaar 5. Pratiggya 6. Dharmatma 7. KhelKhel Mein 8. Warrant 9. RafooChakkar 10. ChoriMeraKaam

7. Year 1967…….7 years old….3rd Standard • Shifted to Rifle Range….. • Class Teacher was : • Joined the gang were….

8. Year 1967…….7 years old….4th Standard ( Remarkable year ) • Class Teacher was Eliyamma…. • What was happening around us…. • In India…. • Politics • Sports • Movies

9. English • ‘Magic Lamp’ – This program was targeted towards the children. • ‘Sports Roundup’ – This was a weekly program that was anchored really well by FrendrunDevitre • ‘What’s the Good Word?’  – One of my favorites. This quiz-type show was a classic. Sabira Merchant anchored it in her distinctive style. • ‘News’ – The English News were set for 10pm everyday.

10. International • These shows were terrific. They were usually sourced from UK and US. • Charlie Chaplin • I love Lucy • Goodies • Fire Ball XL5 • Tele-Match (This was another one of my big favorites)

11. Advertisements • Even back then, the ads were quite interesting! • Thumps Up – Happy days are here again • Fabina Suiting • L.D. Obron Suiting • BabubhaiJagjeevandas (BJ) • Mahabaleshwar Fountain Hotel • Vicco Turmeric Cream • Palmolive (starring Sunil Gavaskar)

12. Do you remember these…….

13. Where did my 35 years go? • 1975 – 1977 • 1977 – 1980 • 1980- 1982 • 1980 • 1990 • 2000 • 2005 • Presently……….

14. Bangalore meet Aug 2009

16. Yaadhaarahihai…. "YaadonkoYaadkarkelagtahai,Main Zindagikekitnekaribhoon,Mere paas ye Yaadeinhainaur ,Main sach much khushnasibhoon...."

17. First meet Sept 2002…

18. First meet….Sept 2002

19. Yaadein…….

20. NY meet Dec 2008

21. Jana in NY March 2009

22. Mumbai meet in 2005….

23. June 2006 in New York… Prateek & Tanvi

24. Venky …Perfect “ allrounder” Loves Adventure With Hon’ble Prime Minister Family man & loves outdoors Cricket was always a passion

25. Jana’s dream house….Singapore Venky’s visit Dec 2006

26. Dilip Nair…….

27. Dilip Nair……. • Since leaving school…… • Family…… • What I love most of my school days… • What I ……… • If I were to go back to my school ….what will I do differently… • Something about your family…… • My fav teacher….