Dil Dosti Duniyadari (2015)

"मस्ती नाय, तर दोस्ती नाय!"💘

I was in school when this serial was released on TV. I still remember the day when we all sat and watched the first episode of the show, little did I know, it will become such a big part of me, of my personality, and of my life. 

During that one year when this serial was on air, my favourite time of the day was 10:30 PM - 11 :00 PM. For that half an hour everyday, I completely immersed myself into their world, into माजघर. The characters Meenal, Aashu, Kaivalya, Ana, Reshma and Sujay became my fictional friends and I felt hope that someday I might find friends like them in real life as well, who feel like home, who know me inside out and are always always there for me no matter what, through all the thick and thins. That particular year in school, was not very good for me, I often felt lonely even though I had friends because back then the meaning of friendship was limited to 'eating tiffin together'. I've always craved a deep bond and this show made me feel like I have 6 really close friends, friends who are not real but give me so much happiness and laughter everyday, friends who don't talk to me but whatever they talk about in the show, reaches my heart directly, friends who are part of an imaginary story but helped me survive that loneliness which I couldn't share to anyone back then.

They made me understand what true friendship looks like, what comfort between best friends looks like... How can a show impact you so deeply that you feel some strong emotions stirring inside you eveytime you talk about it, or everytime you sing a song from it, recollect an episode, or listen to its distinctive background music..how can a show become such a huge part of your life that without its existence, you would have been a completely different person? How can a fictional show help you survive loneliness? How can some reel life characters bring you so much hope? How can on-screen personalities feel like home? How can they make you feel a sense of belongingness? I get teared up everytime I listen to its background score, or feel emotional when I listen to the title song for that matter. Whenever I talk about Dil Dosti Duniyadari, my eyes shine a little more than usual and my heart feels the happiness it felt 8 years ago when this serial was on air. All these memories give me this intense sense of nostalgia and it's not fair how we can't go back in time and relive some moments. Ofcourse I can watch this show online whenever I want to, but the joy of watching it all for the first time, getting to know the show for the first time, was different, was beautiful. 

This show has a huge contribution into what I am today, it's a big part of who Saniya Vaidya is, and I am sure there are many like me who felt like they have 6 people they can always rely on, no matter how tough it gets. सहा हक्काची माणसं❣️

I remember the day I got to know that the serial is going to end soon, I found it hard to believe that D3 is gonna end, I thought to myself "how can it end? It cannot. It's just not fair for that show to end". During the last few episodes, I was feeling a sadness in my heart that soon I will have nothing to look forward to in my day, the timing between 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM will hold no importance anymore and I won't know what's going on inside माजघर anymore. I felt like a part of me was being taken away from me, forever now. They ended the show beautifully, but it was so heartbreaking to see it, to know that it's the last one. I remember going inside my room and crying after that..

The word wholesome is an understatement for this show. I was introduced to a whole new world and I learnt a lot of new things from this which I would always carry with myself. I will share two of my favourite lines from one of the songs in this show! I won't translate them because it would make them lose the essence. 

"पडता मी सावरा मला, रडता मी आवरा मला"

(A very simple line, but look how beautifully it describes friendships)

"जीवास लाभली साथ ही तुझी, जगणे झाले जल्लोष साथिया"

(This line from the song describes what I feel for all of them, and for the show altogether❣️)

 Dil Dosti Duniyadari is a show that will always be relevant, in all ages and times, because people might change with generations but the meaning of friendship will not. It will always be the same. And it will always keep making people feel like they have 6 best friends whom they can rely on, to help them survive everything a little more easily and with a smile on their face! 🤍

Thankyou for reading :)