DD Retro

DD Retro was an Indian Hindi-language TV channel. It was launched by Prasar Bharati on 13 April 2020. It was a free-to-air general entertainment channel on which old classic shows of Doordarshan are telecasted,^[1]

DD Retro

Type	Television Channel
Country	India
Broadcast area	SARRC Country
Network	Doordarshan
Affiliates	Doordarshan
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Programming
Language(s)	Hindi
Picture format	(576i, SDTV) 4:3
Ownership
Owner	Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Sister channels	DD National DD News DD India DD Sports DD Bharati DD Kisan
History
Launched	13 April 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-13)
Closed	31 March 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03-31)
Links
Website	Official site

DD Retro channel has been added to Doordarshan's DTT service which is available in 19 cities across India.^[2] It is primarily dedicated to telecast Doordarshan's old classic TV productions from the 80s and 90s, many being the country's highest rating series ever produced for television.^[3] The channel was shut down on 31 March 2023.

Programming

• Upanishad Ganga
• Mahabharat
• Chanakya
• Sankat Mochan Hanuman
• Byomkesh Bakshi
• Dekh Bhai Dekh
• Buniyaad
• Sai Baba Tere Hazaron Hath
• Rajani
• Circus
• The Jungle Book
• Baaje Payal
• Shrimaan Shrimati
• Savitri Ek Kranti
• Charitraheen (TV series)
• Dil Hai Phir Bhi Hindustani
• Mashaal
• Vishnu Puran
• Doosra Keval
• Kal Hamara Hai
• Maa Shakti
• Chandrakanta
• Draupadi
• Alif Laila
• Shaktimaan
• Jap Tap Vrat
• Kosish Se Kamiyabi Tak
• Karan The Detective