Thanks to the glorious days of the 1990s’, in India, Ruskin Bond is a household name when it comes to the best children’s book author. In fact, he is kind of a knight in shining armour when it comes to Indian English Literature. Padma Bhushan Ruskin Bond’s popularity started to grow manifolds after the adaptation of his stories by Doordarshan in the form of the show ‘Ek Tha Rusty’ which was first aired in 1995. Although he is known for fostering children’s literature in India, only true blue book lovers know that Ruskin Bond’s contribution to literature has been much more than just innocent children’s books. He has more than 500 short stories, essays and fiction & non-fiction novels to his credit. Ghost stories, dipped in nostalgia and allegories have also been a major part of his writing.
An adaptation of those horror stories is Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond which is currently airing on ZEE5. Before this, apart from Ek Tha Rusty, Bollywood has also adapted some of his stories such as the Hindi film ‘Junoon’ (1978) which was based on Bond’s historical novel ‘A Flight of Pigeons’, Vishal Bhardwaj’s kids movie ‘The Blue Umbrella’ and Priyanka Chopra starer 7 Khoon Maaf (2011).
The major reason behind the popularity of Ruskin Bond’s stories can be the fact that they are quite relatable; the characters of his stories are etched in words that feel like they exist in some part of our world. The characters in Bond’s books like Rusty, Daddy, the Ayah, Bibiji, Somi, Ranji, Uncle Ken, Aunt Ruby, and more get connected with the readers’ lives as their emotions literally emote through this maestro’s words. Plus his stories are free from complexities, depicting the simpler way of living life. No doubt ghost stories by Ruskin Bond also became really popular; simply because they were quite believable. Rather than resorting to cheap scares, his stories explore the poignancy and charm of the characters conflicts, beyond the grave.
In an interview with Lounge, Ruskin Bond revealed that during his growing up years he used to read a lot of ghost stories and though he hasn’t seen or experienced even one in his entire life, he feels that ghosts are all around us. He told that ghost stories written by him are also inspired by the vividness of ghosts and the related folklores that we know in India. Read the full interview here .
With some episodes already out, one can expect some out-of-the-box stories from Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond on ZEE5. They seem to faithfully adapt Ruskin Bond’s stories, keeping the nostalgia and charm intact. With each episode based on a different short story by Mr. Bond, the series features a fantastic star cast which includes Sarah Jane Dias, Farida Jalal, Dalip Tahil etc.
So for those goosebumps and a good dose of spookiness, do watch the new web series Parchayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond right away on ZEE5.
I have grown up watching and reading Ruskin Bond stories, He is a gem when comes to kids and stories. Looking forward for this horror stories.
This is really a great news that Ruskin Bonds ghost stories will be coming to ZEE5.. The secrecy, thrill and mystery to watch it in whole new level …
I am super excited to watch this TV show. I have been a huge fan of Ruskin Bond’s ever since I was a small child! Thank you for sharing your review!
I enjoy watching ghost stories.. This series seems really interesting to me.. Will gonna watch..
Have always been a fan of Ruskin Bond and loved his writing.. Parchayee sounds really gripping and interesting. Hope to catch it on Zee5 over the weekend.
I love to watch such type of horror stories & after reading your write up my excitement to watch it increase more.
Zee5 has some very unique content when it comes to entertainment part. It pushes net users to but its subscription without thinking much.
Oh yes even me after watching first episode couldn’t wait for the second one.
Ruskin bond is an amazing writer. I would love to watch this webseries on zee5. The trailer looks amazing.
Ruskin Bond is one of my favourite authors..watching series based on his stories would be a treat..I bet I just cannot miss them out..
I am a big fan of Ruskin Bond’s creations and it would be great to watch them online. I am surely going to follow the series.
This sounds like a damn interesting series for sure, will definitely download the app to see the series, thank you for sharing!
Ghost stories by Ruskin bond are very interesting. Can’t wait to watch it. Good to know it’s coming in Zee5.
Really excited to watch Parchayee which is based on Ruskin bond ghost stories. I’ve grown up reading his book and one of my favourite past time.
I am looking forward to seeing Parchayee on Zee5 .Some real scary stories with a twist. Ruskin Bond is a fave.
I have only heard amazing things about Ruskin Bond stories. I didn’t know Saat khooñ maaf was based on one of the stories from Ruskin Bond’s books. Parchhàyee sounds really interesting..I would LOVE to watch this.
Yep Saath Khoon Maaf was based on Susanna’s Seven Husbands by Ruskin Bond. If you watch the trailer of this web series you will literally get compelled to watch them.
The trailer looks amazing. looking forward to watch Parchayee.
I followed Ruskin Bond’s works for a while, added to this to my watchlist, can’t wait to see how they turned out visually.