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From Bollywood to small screen
Updated On: 02 October, 2013 08:57 AM IST | | Shakti Shetty
B-Town personalities are increasingly flirting with the telly tube -- backing some of the biggest shows on air
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For several of our Bollywood stars, television was once their stepping stone on the way to fame and fortune on the big screen. Several directors like Anurag Basu, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Imtiaz Ali too started their careers helming television shows. But with big moolah being associated with TV shows and soaps, several filmmakers seem to be making an effortless transition onto the small screen, thus foraying into production of various ambitious tele-serials.
Glorious past
Long before Ekta Kapoor ‘revived’ Hindi television with K-titled shows, there were some small screen gems spearheaded by filmmakers…
>> Kundan Shah’s Nukkad (1986)
>> Ramesh Sippy’s Buniyaad (1986)
>> Govind Nihalani’s Tamas (1987)
>> Shankar Nag’s Malgudi Days (1987)
>> Gulzar’s Kirdaar (1993)
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