Before the era of streaming and binge-watching, Doordarshan delivered a masterpiece that remains unparalleled in Indian television history. We are talking about the 1988 biographical series directed by the legendary Gulzar .
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(The joy of a drop is to merge into the river; For pain to exceed its limit is to become the cure.) Before the era of streaming and binge-watching, Doordarshan
🏆 The series won the National Award for Best TV Series . More importantly, it revived mainstream interest in Urdu poetry. Even today, stills of Naseeruddin Shah as Ghalib remain the definitive visual of the poet. More importantly, it revived mainstream interest in Urdu
✨ "Ishrat-e-qatra hai darya mein fana ho jaana Dard ka hadd se guzarna hai dawa ho jaana"
📺 You can find the full episodes on YouTube (Doordarshan National Archives). It is available with subtitles.