Twenty-three years ago to this date, one man changed the face of Indian television forever.

We’re talking about none other than the czar of television in India - Dr Subhash Chandra, who began beaming Zee TV on 2 October, 1992 as the first Hindi language cable channel in India.

Over the last 23 years, Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) Zee TV has expanded its reach to more than 169 countries and has viewership of over 956 million across the world. What's more, with the advent of Zee TV, the industry has created one million jobs, according to Dr Chandra.

On 23 anniversary of Zee TV, Dr Chandra took to Twitter to say:

"Today is 23rd anniversary of private television in India. With Zee tv. Industry created one million jobs. Best for all"

Following his father’s tweet-steps, ZEEL MD and CEO Puneet Goenka also tweeted:

"Today ZEE completes 23 glorious years of entertaining&unifying the world!A proud moment for every member of the ZEE Family across the world!"

Since launch, the channel has aired hundreds of fictional show, which while providing entertainment have also raised multiple social issues of the country. Some of its impactful dramas have been series like Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, Apki Antra, Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan and Afsar Betiya amongst many others.

A pioneer in many aspects, Zee TV was the first to introduce India’s first musical reality show called Antakshari, which ran successfully for over ten years. Hosted by Anuu Kapoor, the show was viewers’ staple diet across age groups.

Zee also went on to launch Zee Khana Khazana, the first 24 hours food channel in India. Aap Ki Adalat hosted by renowned journalist Rajat Sharma, was among the most loved show of 90s that the channel has ever produced.

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