Growing up in a middle-class family in a Mumbai chawl, TV was a way for us to learn about the rest of the world. It opened up our minds to all the different possibilities. But at the time, even those possibilities were restricted. The only channel on our TV was the National broadcaster’s Doordarshan.
The most awaited event of the week used to be the Sunday afternoon feature film. My sister and I used to patiently wait for it the entire week.
It used to be an event for our entire chawl. All the kids in the chawl used to gather at one…
