Doordarshan’s Decision To Re-Telecast Shows Gives Wings To Netizens’ Creativity; Inspires Hilarious Memes On Amazon, Netflix

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, our entire nation has been put on a lockdown for a period of 21 days. The pandemic has also affected the entertainment industry and shoots of TV shows and upcoming films have been postponed indefinitely, while the production has been stalled. As a result, viewers have been depending solely on OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar among others. However, the digital streaming platforms will now be taking a backseat since Doordarshan has decided to re-telecast childhood favorites.

Shows such as Shaktimaan, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Dekh Bhai Dekh and Shah Rukh Khan’s Circus were a big hit in late 80s and 90s and viewers are extremely excited to ‘go back to basics’ for a while. Well, this report has also managed to give wings to the creativity of netizens, who took to their social media handles to share hilarious memes giving us a glimpse of how OTT platforms must be feeling at the moment. Take a look at some of the funniest memes we came across:

To keep the citizens of our country entertained during self-quarantine, other channels will also be re-telecasting old episodes of hit TV shows, including Salman Khan’s Bigg Boss season 13 which came to an end on 15^th February.