docudrama
/ˈdɒkjudrɑːmə/noun
उच्चारण डॉक्युड्राम
डॉक्यूड्रामा (सच्ची घटनाओं पर आधारित नाट्य-रूपांतर)
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a film, usually made for television, that tells the story of real events in the form of a drama, with actors playing the people involved
डॉक्यूड्रामा (सच्ची घटनाओं पर आधारित नाट्य-रूपांतर)
- The channel showed a docudrama about the Kargil War.
- a docudrama based on the life of a famous scientist
- The docudrama shows how engineers built the dam.
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- Some viewers prefer a docudrama to a lecture because it tells a story.
- The film was a docudrama about the rescue of the trapped miners.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a docudrama (countable noun)
A docudrama is a film or television programme that dramatises real events using actors. The plural is docudramas.
'Docudrama' वह फ़िल्म या टीवी कार्यक्रम है जो वास्तविक घटनाओं को अभिनेताओं द्वारा नाटक के रूप में प्रस्तुत करता है। बहुवचन 'docudramas'।
- The docudrama retold the 1983 World Cup victory.
- Several docudramas were shown during the festival.
docudrama about / on + subject
Use about or on for the real event, and of for a person whose life it shows.
वास्तविक घटना के लिए 'about' या 'on' और जिस व्यक्ति का जीवन दिखाया जाए उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- A docudrama about the Bhopal gas tragedy was well received.
- She watched a docudrama on the freedom struggle.
docudrama vs documentary
A documentary uses real footage and interviews; a docudrama recreates events with actors, so some scenes are imagined.
Documentary वास्तविक फ़ुटेज और साक्षात्कार का उपयोग करती है; docudrama अभिनेताओं से घटना को फिर से बनाती है, इसलिए कुछ दृश्य काल्पनिक होते हैं।
- A documentary shows the real flood; a docudrama acts it out.
docudrama + noun / based on
It is often described as based on a true story or on real documents.
इसे प्रायः सच्ची कहानी या वास्तविक दस्तावेज़ों पर आधारित बताया जाता है।
- The docudrama was based on court records.
- A docudrama series aired on weekends.
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adjective + docudrama
grippingpowerfulhistoricaltelevisioncontroversialaward-winning
- The gripping docudrama kept the audience silent.
verb + docudrama
makewatchbroadcastproducedirectstar in
- The channel plans to broadcast a docudrama on space missions.
docudrama + noun
seriesfilmscriptdirectoractor
- The docudrama director spent a year researching the case.
docudrama about
about a warabout an electionabout a rescueabout a scientist
- A docudrama about a rescue mission won praise.
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- The students watched a docudrama on India's independence movement.
विद्यार्थियों ने भारत के स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन पर एक docudrama देखी।
- Some scenes in the docudrama were invented for effect.
Docudrama के कुछ दृश्य प्रभाव के लिए गढ़े गए थे।
- Radhika learned more from the docudrama than from her textbook.
राधिका ने अपनी पाठ्यपुस्तक से अधिक docudrama से सीखा।
- The docudrama used old letters and records as its source.
Docudrama ने पुराने पत्रों और अभिलेखों को अपना स्रोत बनाया।
- Critics praised the docudrama for its honest acting.
आलोचकों ने docudrama की ईमानदार अदाकारी की प्रशंसा की।
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✗ The docudrama have a strong story.
✓ The docudrama has a strong story.
A single docudrama takes the singular verb has.
एक docudrama के साथ एकवचन verb 'has' आता है।
✗ It is a docudrama based in a true story.
✓ It is a docudrama based on a true story.
Use based on, not based in, for the source.
स्रोत के लिए 'based on' आता है, 'based in' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name factual or part-factual programmes, but they differ in how much is acted.
ये शब्द तथ्यात्मक या आंशिक रूप से तथ्यात्मक कार्यक्रमों के हैं, पर अभिनय की मात्रा में अंतर है।
Real events retold with actors.
वास्तविक घटनाएँ जिन्हें अभिनेताओं द्वारा दोबारा दिखाया जाता है।
- The docudrama starred well-known actors.
Real footage, interviews and facts with little or no acting.
वास्तविक फ़ुटेज, साक्षात्कार और तथ्य, लगभग बिना अभिनय के।
- The documentary showed real villagers.
A documentary told in several episodes.
कई कड़ियों में कही गई documentary।
- The docuseries had eight episodes.