Aditi Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Archies, Amar Chitra Kathas and TINKLE!!!!!!! w000000t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Rajan - Iqbal Kalamdaas/Lambu Motu/Daddyjee(all used to appear in Lotpot) Kapeesh(Bal Bharti) Crook Bond Mama Bhanja Bahadur(thought Bela was a maal even back then :lmao: ) Chacha Chaudhary Biloo Pinki (the last three were Pran the cartoonist creation) Shreematiji(Sarita/Manorama) Dhabooji(Dharamyug) Raman(another Pran creation...hated him with a passion) Fauladi Singh Ram Rahim(Manoj Comics competitor to Diamond comics Rajan iqbal) Hawaldaar Bahadur 9/15 isn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suma25 Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 the english in comics is never that good anyways but in pran comics it was abysymally bad...why did they print the english version of chacha chaudhary & lot only he(pran) only knows.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Lurker...yeh sab naam kahan se aaye.... Radhika they were all very popular characters. Here is a bit about cartoon history(modern) in India. It may not be 100% accurate but would give you a bit of an idea. The first big player in Indian comic industry was Diamond Comics(not sure if you have heard that radio ad - Munnu parta Diamond comics, Munni parti diamond comics...). The lead cartoonist for them was Pran and he created some of the first popular characters. Chacha Chaudhary and Saboo you know obviously. Billoo was an affable character based on Dennis the Menace and appeared in Parag(a children mag) if I am not mistaken. Pinki would appear there as well. Later on Billoo and Pinki became popular enough to appear in comics of their own. Other popular characters for Diamond comics were Rajan-Iqbal, Raman etc. The second entrant was Manoj Comics. They came out with their own characters, some of which were based to counter(or cash) Diamond's existing characters. Thus Ram-Rahim were born(against Rajan iqbal). There were some unique characters too like Crook Bond & Hawaldar Bahadur. The last entrant was Raj comics. They were more Western influenced than Indian. Just a look at their style can remind you of Marvel comics character of West. Their popular characters were Nagraj etc. At the same time many cartoon charactes would appear in Indian periodicals. At the time the most popular periodical was perhaps Dharamyug. This was edited by scholar Dharamvir Bharti(he also edited children book Nandan). The periodical dealt with contemprory issues but it was more moralistic and had excellent literary content. Issues like cricket, movies would appear rarely, and when they did it was all in one page. Rarely did Amitabh or Kapil make to front page. Their popular character was Dhabooji. It was a big hit and many people(including my Dad) collected every single edition. Of course later on tabloids like Outlook and India Today ensured Dharamyug faded. To give a pointer of how things turned, the editor of Outlook - Vinod Mehta- used to edit the men raunchy mag Debonair if I am not mistaken. Their were other popular mags which I am not sure are still around or not. Saptahik Hindustan, Maya, Panchjanya, Sarita, Manorana, Grihasobha. the last three were female mags and Shrimatiji(again a Pran creation) was the lead cartoon character in them. :regular_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Finally, the thread is back on topic - comical characters and Bipasha Basu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Wow! I missed out on all these......Lurker Are these available online? I think I have seen "sreematijee" in one of my mom's mag.....is it the one where the lady wears a polka dot saree and sleeveless blouse with a huge bun on her head.......with a henpecked kind of husband.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Wow! I missed out on all these......Lurker Are these available online? I think I have seen "sreematijee" in one of my mom's mag.....is it the one where the lady wears a polka dot saree and sleeveless blouse with a huge bun on her head.......with a henpecked kind of husband.....? Hehehe yeah she would be the cute looking Auntyjee, always looking for Sales and stuff like that(is that what you Delhi waali biwis do seriously?) Online...hmmm let me check. That was all from childhood memory na. Okay here is Pran's website. You can probably find a face to some of the characters that I mentioed. http://pran.in/billoo.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I am not from Delhi lurker...:tounge_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I am not from Delhi lurker...:tounge_smile: Damn it, I seem to have developed Alzheimer these days!! By the way whatever happened to Polka dots clothes/dresses/skirts/salwar suits etc? I used to like them(on girls) :embaressed_smile::embaressed_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Polka dots are quite in fashion these days Lurker....I personally find them too childish .....:tounge_smile:.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 All right time to bring out those desi comic stars. Lets see how many of these have been read by you: Rajan - Iqbal Kalamdaas/Lambu Motu/Daddyjee(all used to appear in Lotpot) Kapeesh(Bal Bharti) Crook Bond Mama Bhanja Bahadur(thought Bela was a maal even back then :haha: ) Chacha Chaudhary Biloo Pinki (the last three were Pran the cartoonist creation) Shreematiji(Sarita/Manorama) Dhabooji(Dharamyug) Raman(another Pran creation...hated him with a passion) Fauladi Singh Ram Rahim(Manoj Comics competitor to Diamond comics Rajan iqbal) Hawaldaar Bahadur I suppose that will do for now. By the by the best comic book ever has to be Uncle Pai's Amar Chitra Katha. xx Lurks, nice list but how could you leave out 2 of my favs? Mahabali Shaka Saabu :thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aditi Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Damn it, I seem to have developed Alzheimer these days!! By the way whatever happened to Polka dots clothes/dresses/skirts/salwar suits etc? I used to like them(on girls) :embaressed_smile::embaressed_smile: i wear polka dots..they're so cute and retro hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varun Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 i wear polka dots..they're so cute and retro hehe Oooh ooh.. can i post the pic ? :haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aditi Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Oooh ooh.. can i post the pic ? :haha: Be my guest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varun Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Polka dots ! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 is that pizza hut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aditi Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 California Pizza Kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 That's a good place. Love their soup more than the pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aditi Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 And their spinach & artichoke dip! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varun Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 And their spinach & artichoke dip! :D Gahh don't remind me.. i think i've upset my stomach 'coz of that. :cry_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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