He then went on to play the same role in many Gujarati films. His last rites will take place in Mumbai on Wednesday morning.įor the uninitiated, Arvind Trivedi became a household name after he played the role of Ravana in Ramayan alongside Arun Govil as Lord Ram, Dipika Chikhlia as Sita, and Dara Singh as Hanuman. The actor was 82 when he breathed his last. The veteran actor was not feeling well for a long time and he reportedly suffered a heart attack followed by multiple organ failure. It ran from 1990 to 2001, and was anchored by the inimitable Siddharth Kak and Renuka Shahane.Actor Arvind Trivedi, who played the role of Ravan in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday night.
This was the longest running cultural magazine TV show of that era. The TV show Surabhi is turning 28 years old
It was one of the most forward-thinking movies of its times, and even led to Sridevi apparently getting an offer to star in a movie by Steven Spielberg. The movie Lamhe is turning 27 years oldĪnil Kapoor and Sridevi starrer Lamhe released in 1991. The early 80s saw the creation of these ads, and by the late 80s/early 90s, everyone knew who the Onida Devil was. The first few Onida Devil TV ads on Doordarshan are turning 29 years old It effectively collated weed with much harder drugs like heroin. This was an Act introduced under pressure from the USA to comply with the UN convention on narcotic drugs. The law that made weed illegal in India (NDPS Act ) is turning 32 years old As with most horror on screen though, it can look pretty damn cheesy today. The 1st episode of Zee Horror Show is turning 25 years oldĪt the time, this was one of the scariest things on TV. Suneeta Rao's Pari Hoon Main is turning 28 years oldĪ beautiful track with a very haunting message in the video. It probably gave me PTSD, and a penchant for always looking over my shoulder.
This was the show that scared the balls out of all us unsuspecting children. The 1st episode of Vikram Aur Betaal is turning 30 years old It might not have been a hit when it released, but this slapstick comedy has become a cult classic over time. It was originally played on the Nintendo Entertainment System, though most of us Indian folk played it on our computers years later. This iconic and ridiculously difficult to beat sheet 'em up was released on 20 February 1987.
With a full QWERTY keyboard and a giant display screen, the Communicator was revolutionary. This one changed the game, and most of us at the time so our dads or their businessman-friends using them. The Nokia Communicator is turning 25 years old People had no idea what a revolutionary invention it would be, or the memes that it would lead to the creation of. The World Wide Web was launched by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee on 6 August 1991. The World Wide Web is turning 28 years old
And if it hasn't sunk it yet, there's a whole host of events and anniversaries and other shit that's just waiting to remind you.īrace yourselves, this is gonna hurt. You know it when you go from reacting to your birthday with happiness to reacting to your next birthday with total despair.