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Discovery & AIM Television bring Netaji docu on air on 18 July

MUMBAI: A lot of curiosity has arisen about what really happened to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the declassification by the Modi government of files concealed for decades has heightened interest in it.

Now here to add to material on the subject is Discovery Channel which is all set to air Subhash Chandra Bose: The Mystery on 18 July at 9 pm. The documentary has been produced by Iqbal and Anu Malhotra’s AIM Television and seeks to track what happened to Netaji.

The enduring question spans a complex web of characters, places and international politics. Did Bose die in a plane crash in Taipei as officially accepted? Is it true that Bose returned to India and lived incognito as a wandering monk? Why did the Government of India kept the files relating to his death secret for 70 years? What’s in the files declassified in January 2016?

Shot in three counties, including Russia, India and the UK by a crew of 12 , the film is focused on the mystery post Netaji’s disappearance and it documents many of his personal stories and experiences.

Says Subhash Chandra Bose: The Mystery chief assistant director Meghna Talwar: “The challenge while starting the project was the enormous information available on him, to filter out and find the right leads from available information was the first task.”

The documentary follows an enterprising young NRI, Sidhartha Satbhai who commissioned Neil Millar, a former veteran of the Royal Signals Regiment of the British Army, to conduct an image analysis on video and photographic material supplied to him by an internet group, Anonymous. The footage pertains to an individual referred to as ‘The Tashkent Man’, who was present during the Indo-Pak Tashkent Declaration of 10 January 1966. Through modern scientific and facial analysis, the investigation points to the possibility that the bespectacled man could be Netaji. The report also infers that if Netaji was present in the Tashkent Declaration in 1966, he could not have died in the plane crash on August 18, 1945, as officially reported.

The film then reveals the story of Leon Prouchandy, a forgotten chapter in the history of the Indian National Army. His story told by his grandson Prashant More raises yet another question in the enduring mystery of Subhash Chandra Bose. According to author and historian Prashant More, the day Bose supposedly died in the plane crash in Taipei, he was at the Prouchandy Mansion in Saigon (present day Vietnam). He believes that Bose entrusted the INA’s substantial finances to Leon Prouchandy, one of the key figures in Bose’s operations in South East Asia.

The documentary then brings in Purabi Roy, Author and Visiting Professor at Moscow State University and Major General Alexandr Kolesnikov, Retired Major General of the Warsaw Pact, who draw upon critical information from Russian archives regarding Netaji’s presence in Post-World War II Russia.

Further in the film, Prathama Banerjee, Historian and Associate Professor at The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) sheds light on the rise of secret societies in pre-Independence India, their influence, the leftist leanings of Bose as President of the Indian National Congress and his association with members of the Communist party.

The film also interrogates Netaji’s associates and his family including his grandnephews Ashish Ray and Abhijit Ray. Abhijit retraces Netaji’s steps and narrates his meticulous and planned escape in 1941 from his ancestral house at Elgin Road, Calcutta to Berlin under a new Italian identity and further raising a Regiment in the German Army, the Wehrmacht.

The production team has also recreated few of incidents and has shown a photographic collection.

Putting various perspectives in one frame, Subhash Chandra Bose: The mystery underlines various controversies and surmises if the Bose mystery is an International conspiracy of silence or does the Indian government already has the answers?

Shot in English, it is also likely that it will be shown with a Hindi, Tamil. Telugu and Bengali dub. The repeat is also scheduled on July 19 2016 at 9AM, July 23 at 3PM, and July 24 at 8PM.

Malhotra is expecting the film to get popular among scholars, researchers, students and experts, since it compiles information from various sources. And he expects it to get Bengal viewers to tune in to it, considering Netaji’s huge cachet in the region.

July 13, 2016
Discovery & AIM Television bring Netaji docu on air on 18 July

MUMBAI: A lot of curiosity has arisen about what really happened to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the declassification by the Modi government of files concealed for decades has heightened interest in it.

Now here to add to material on the subject is Discovery Channel which is all set to air Subhash Chandra Bose: The Mystery on 18 July at 9 pm. The documentary has been produced by Iqbal and Anu Malhotra’s AIM Television and seeks to track what happened to Netaji.

The enduring question spans a complex web of characters, places and international politics. Did Bose die in a plane crash in Taipei as officially accepted? Is it true that Bose returned to India and lived incognito as a wandering monk? Why did the Government of India kept the files relating to his death secret for 70 years? What’s in the files declassified in January 2016?

Shot in three counties, including Russia, India and the UK by a crew of 12 , the film is focused on the mystery post Netaji’s disappearance and it documents many of his personal stories and experiences.

Says Subhash Chandra Bose: The Mystery chief assistant director Meghna Talwar: “The challenge while starting the project was the enormous information available on him, to filter out and find the right leads from available information was the first task.”

The documentary follows an enterprising young NRI, Sidhartha Satbhai who commissioned Neil Millar, a former veteran of the Royal Signals Regiment of the British Army, to conduct an image analysis on video and photographic material supplied to him by an internet group, Anonymous. The footage pertains to an individual referred to as ‘The Tashkent Man’, who was present during the Indo-Pak Tashkent Declaration of 10 January 1966. Through modern scientific and facial analysis, the investigation points to the possibility that the bespectacled man could be Netaji. The report also infers that if Netaji was present in the Tashkent Declaration in 1966, he could not have died in the plane crash on August 18, 1945, as officially reported.

The film then reveals the story of Leon Prouchandy, a forgotten chapter in the history of the Indian National Army. His story told by his grandson Prashant More raises yet another question in the enduring mystery of Subhash Chandra Bose. According to author and historian Prashant More, the day Bose supposedly died in the plane crash in Taipei, he was at the Prouchandy Mansion in Saigon (present day Vietnam). He believes that Bose entrusted the INA’s substantial finances to Leon Prouchandy, one of the key figures in Bose’s operations in South East Asia.

The documentary then brings in Purabi Roy, Author and Visiting Professor at Moscow State University and Major General Alexandr Kolesnikov, Retired Major General of the Warsaw Pact, who draw upon critical information from Russian archives regarding Netaji’s presence in Post-World War II Russia.

Further in the film, Prathama Banerjee, Historian and Associate Professor at The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) sheds light on the rise of secret societies in pre-Independence India, their influence, the leftist leanings of Bose as President of the Indian National Congress and his association with members of the Communist party.

The film also interrogates Netaji’s associates and his family including his grandnephews Ashish Ray and Abhijit Ray. Abhijit retraces Netaji’s steps and narrates his meticulous and planned escape in 1941 from his ancestral house at Elgin Road, Calcutta to Berlin under a new Italian identity and further raising a Regiment in the German Army, the Wehrmacht.

The production team has also recreated few of incidents and has shown a photographic collection.

Putting various perspectives in one frame, Subhash Chandra Bose: The mystery underlines various controversies and surmises if the Bose mystery is an International conspiracy of silence or does the Indian government already has the answers?

Shot in English, it is also likely that it will be shown with a Hindi, Tamil. Telugu and Bengali dub. The repeat is also scheduled on July 19 2016 at 9AM, July 23 at 3PM, and July 24 at 8PM.

Malhotra is expecting the film to get popular among scholars, researchers, students and experts, since it compiles information from various sources. And he expects it to get Bengal viewers to tune in to it, considering Netaji’s huge cachet in the region.

July 13, 2016
Travelxp and Prashant Chothani’s 4K drive

MUMBAI: Prashant Chothani is a man on a mission. The veteran cable TV professional-turned-Zee TV-associate-turned TV broadcaster has marked two dates in his calendar – October 2016 and February 2017. The founder and CEO of Travelxp- the Indian travel lifestyle channel – has set his sights on launching his channel in 4K globally in order to engage even international viewers by one of those two dates.

Says Chothani: “We have shot 100 hours of UHD (Ultra High Definition) 4K content and need another 50 hours of content to launch a full fledged 4K channel.”

It’s almost as if a race is on. And it’s a race he has ventured into by himself. Ever since he started dabbling in filming travel and lifestyle shows in 4K and got pole-vaulted into an elite group of 4K content pioneers thanks to MipTV and Mipcom in Cannes, the format has been coursing through his veins and keeping him awake night and day.

So much so that he has invested around $2 million in producing his shows in 4K over the past year or so. That kind of investment – when the entire channel Travelxp is turning over an estimated $3 million in revenues (both advertising and subscription) – shows his commitment and optimism about the future of UHD content and to be a pioneer.

“The process of 4K is long and time consuming and one needs a lot of investment and patience for this transition. We were amongst the first to begin the shift from Standard Definition to High Definition. And now we are all up for new age of 4k. As an Indian production company, we are setting the standards for 4K. We are very proud of that,” says Chothani excitedly.

He and his Travelxp team have shot in about 10 countries including a series in India with a plan to produce more indigenous content. 4K TV productions cost about four times more than a HD shoot. Travel shows take about six to eight months to complete with a crew of six to eight once again.

Chothani has invested a few million dollars in the 4K production pipeline. Travelxp owns Sony F5S cameras with Canon lenses. Colour grading is done on DaVinci Resolve machines. 4K requires terabytes of storage and processing the content requires high speed machines for rendering. The in-house production team at Travelxp is using Apple Pro modified machines to process the heavy raw footage.

He reveals that he challenge lay in selecting the right equipment which would allow him to maintain image and video quality in natural light. He and his team have done what Indians are known for “juggad” or innovating to get things working in the Indian ecosystem.

“We are the first ones to attempt this, so the learning was on the job. We made our mistakes, but learned as we went along,” says Chothani “The HD to 4K transformation is not easy for anyone. It will take undoing what is done and unlearning what production houses already know. Old infrastructure is not compatible for such a change.”

The advantage of 4K is the color quality, picture depth and image sharpness it offers to viewers. The viewer feels like he is experiencing each frame live with his naked eyes. One can see every inch of detail from blossoming flowers to morning dew and each merging shade of rainbow on one’s screen. Sports and travel and lifestyle content come out best when viewed in 4K.

Chothani has been filming keeping in mind the evolution of UHD standards set by the UHD Alliance recently. These state that for a production to be labeled as High Dynamic Range (HDR) 4K, it has to be shot at a 10 bit rate at 50 frames per second (fps) and 2100 REC with the pixel set at 3,840 X 2,160 and 16:9 format. But he and his team have filmed their 100 hours of content at 4K SDR (standard dynamic range) with the bitrate at 16 and at 50 fps. This Chothani states will allow all the content to be upgraded to 4K HDR rather easily. Says he: “We have kept the shooting quality with both the SDR and HDR options being open to us.”

It’s not as if the 4K HDR road is going to be easy and paved with gold. An estimated 30 million 4K TV sets or receivers have been purchased by TV viewers globally. But these are SDR sets and most will have to be replaced or use Hybrid Log Gamma tech to allow viewers to enjoy the better picture quality that HDR yields. And brands like Sony and Videocon have started manufacturing TVs matching the new 4K HDR standards.

Then there is the question of distribution via satellite. Each 4K channel requires 25 Mbps of bandwidth on a transponder. That means expenses. Chothani is in talks with satellite capacity providers such as with SES, Eutelsat, Measat and Hispasat. He says 20 distribution platforms worldwide have already agreed to carry Travel Xp 4K once it begins telecasting.

According to Chothani, it took some time and tedium for the industry and viewers to shift from standard definition to high definition viewing. Around 50 channels in India out of the 800 odd are beaming in HD, making it an eight to 10 per cent ratio. Chothani predicts that 8-10 per cent of HD channels will also likely transition to 4K in the short run. “The challenge is truly big, but change indeed is the only constant,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders. “And I indeed want to be ahead of the curve.”

Spoken like a true pioneer.

July 13, 2016
Travelxp and Prashant Chothani’s 4K drive

MUMBAI: Prashant Chothani is a man on a mission. The veteran cable TV professional-turned-Zee TV-associate-turned TV broadcaster has marked two dates in his calendar – October 2016 and February 2017. The founder and CEO of Travelxp- the Indian travel lifestyle channel – has set his sights on launching his channel in 4K globally in order to engage even international viewers by one of those two dates.

Says Chothani: “We have shot 100 hours of UHD (Ultra High Definition) 4K content and need another 50 hours of content to launch a full fledged 4K channel.”

It’s almost as if a race is on. And it’s a race he has ventured into by himself. Ever since he started dabbling in filming travel and lifestyle shows in 4K and got pole-vaulted into an elite group of 4K content pioneers thanks to MipTV and Mipcom in Cannes, the format has been coursing through his veins and keeping him awake night and day.

So much so that he has invested around $2 million in producing his shows in 4K over the past year or so. That kind of investment – when the entire channel Travelxp is turning over an estimated $3 million in revenues (both advertising and subscription) – shows his commitment and optimism about the future of UHD content and to be a pioneer.

“The process of 4K is long and time consuming and one needs a lot of investment and patience for this transition. We were amongst the first to begin the shift from Standard Definition to High Definition. And now we are all up for new age of 4k. As an Indian production company, we are setting the standards for 4K. We are very proud of that,” says Chothani excitedly.

He and his Travelxp team have shot in about 10 countries including a series in India with a plan to produce more indigenous content. 4K TV productions cost about four times more than a HD shoot. Travel shows take about six to eight months to complete with a crew of six to eight once again.

Chothani has invested a few million dollars in the 4K production pipeline. Travelxp owns Sony F5S cameras with Canon lenses. Colour grading is done on DaVinci Resolve machines. 4K requires terabytes of storage and processing the content requires high speed machines for rendering. The in-house production team at Travelxp is using Apple Pro modified machines to process the heavy raw footage.

He reveals that he challenge lay in selecting the right equipment which would allow him to maintain image and video quality in natural light. He and his team have done what Indians are known for “juggad” or innovating to get things working in the Indian ecosystem.

“We are the first ones to attempt this, so the learning was on the job. We made our mistakes, but learned as we went along,” says Chothani “The HD to 4K transformation is not easy for anyone. It will take undoing what is done and unlearning what production houses already know. Old infrastructure is not compatible for such a change.”

The advantage of 4K is the color quality, picture depth and image sharpness it offers to viewers. The viewer feels like he is experiencing each frame live with his naked eyes. One can see every inch of detail from blossoming flowers to morning dew and each merging shade of rainbow on one’s screen. Sports and travel and lifestyle content come out best when viewed in 4K.

Chothani has been filming keeping in mind the evolution of UHD standards set by the UHD Alliance recently. These state that for a production to be labeled as High Dynamic Range (HDR) 4K, it has to be shot at a 10 bit rate at 50 frames per second (fps) and 2100 REC with the pixel set at 3,840 X 2,160 and 16:9 format. But he and his team have filmed their 100 hours of content at 4K SDR (standard dynamic range) with the bitrate at 16 and at 50 fps. This Chothani states will allow all the content to be upgraded to 4K HDR rather easily. Says he: “We have kept the shooting quality with both the SDR and HDR options being open to us.”

It’s not as if the 4K HDR road is going to be easy and paved with gold. An estimated 30 million 4K TV sets or receivers have been purchased by TV viewers globally. But these are SDR sets and most will have to be replaced or use Hybrid Log Gamma tech to allow viewers to enjoy the better picture quality that HDR yields. And brands like Sony and Videocon have started manufacturing TVs matching the new 4K HDR standards.

Then there is the question of distribution via satellite. Each 4K channel requires 25 Mbps of bandwidth on a transponder. That means expenses. Chothani is in talks with satellite capacity providers such as with SES, Eutelsat, Measat and Hispasat. He says 20 distribution platforms worldwide have already agreed to carry Travel Xp 4K once it begins telecasting.

According to Chothani, it took some time and tedium for the industry and viewers to shift from standard definition to high definition viewing. Around 50 channels in India out of the 800 odd are beaming in HD, making it an eight to 10 per cent ratio. Chothani predicts that 8-10 per cent of HD channels will also likely transition to 4K in the short run. “The challenge is truly big, but change indeed is the only constant,” he says with a shrug of his shoulders. “And I indeed want to be ahead of the curve.”

Spoken like a true pioneer.

July 13, 2016
National Geographic Channel to Air Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar

MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel (NGC) has announced partnership with Honda, to produce the thrilling new adventure series Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar. The 60 minute special follows professional racer Christophe Barriere-Varju and model-adventurer Laura Csortan as they go on a unique motor biking tour across Africa using Honda Africa Twin bikes. Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar premieres globally on NGC this month. In India, it will premiere on 17 June, 2016.

Co-presenters Barriere-Varju and Csortan will be taking the ultimate biking tour in Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar, seeing enigmatic parts of Africa that are off the well-worn tourist trails. They will take audiences to historical sites hidden deep in the desert as well as gorgeous, untouched oases towns, meeting a variety of personalities, from tribesmen and silver miners to astronauts preparing for a space mission. Bringing their own supplies, Barriere-Varju and Csortan will travel through every imaginable extreme—freezing nights and blazing mid-day sun, large sand dunes, mountains and valleys—to test their personal limits and experience all of Africa’s hidden terrain and cultures along the ride of a lifetime.

The channel claims that Barriere-Varju is the perfect presenter for Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar, having ridden both the African and South American versions of the Dakar Rally, an annual off-road endurance event that has tested the most experienced drivers in the world. He brings this racing experience to the fore in the show, calling on it to navigate and handle the various types of rugged terrain that Africa has in store for the riders. Csortan is an experienced presenter and model who is also a racing enthusiast, having been a panellist on Grand Prix TV. She became the face of The Australian Moto GP in 2008 and travelled the world for seven years presenting the Australian travel show The Great Outdoors. It’s her love for adventure and racing that viewers will relate to upon seeing their journey unfold. Not only will Barriere-Varju and Csortan reveal the hidden stories of Africa and get to know themselves better in Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar, but their completion of the ride also spells a victory for the human spirit.

NGC Regional Production & Development for APAC and Middle East VC MayYi Lee said, “We’re excited to have partnered with Honda on this ambitious television programme that fulfils the human need for exploration and uncovers a fascinating side of Africa. Viewers must tune in to Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar to witness Barriere-Varju and Csortan’s ultimate biking expedition and learn what extremes true adventurers will endure for the sake of self-discovery and making history. NGC is committed to continue producing quality programming that promotes the values of knowing more about the world and driving it forward.”

June 15, 2016
National Geographic Channel to Air Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar

MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel (NGC) has announced partnership with Honda, to produce the thrilling new adventure series Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar. The 60 minute special follows professional racer Christophe Barriere-Varju and model-adventurer Laura Csortan as they go on a unique motor biking tour across Africa using Honda Africa Twin bikes. Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar premieres globally on NGC this month. In India, it will premiere on 17 June, 2016.

Co-presenters Barriere-Varju and Csortan will be taking the ultimate biking tour in Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar, seeing enigmatic parts of Africa that are off the well-worn tourist trails. They will take audiences to historical sites hidden deep in the desert as well as gorgeous, untouched oases towns, meeting a variety of personalities, from tribesmen and silver miners to astronauts preparing for a space mission. Bringing their own supplies, Barriere-Varju and Csortan will travel through every imaginable extreme—freezing nights and blazing mid-day sun, large sand dunes, mountains and valleys—to test their personal limits and experience all of Africa’s hidden terrain and cultures along the ride of a lifetime.

The channel claims that Barriere-Varju is the perfect presenter for Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar, having ridden both the African and South American versions of the Dakar Rally, an annual off-road endurance event that has tested the most experienced drivers in the world. He brings this racing experience to the fore in the show, calling on it to navigate and handle the various types of rugged terrain that Africa has in store for the riders. Csortan is an experienced presenter and model who is also a racing enthusiast, having been a panellist on Grand Prix TV. She became the face of The Australian Moto GP in 2008 and travelled the world for seven years presenting the Australian travel show The Great Outdoors. It’s her love for adventure and racing that viewers will relate to upon seeing their journey unfold. Not only will Barriere-Varju and Csortan reveal the hidden stories of Africa and get to know themselves better in Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar, but their completion of the ride also spells a victory for the human spirit.

NGC Regional Production & Development for APAC and Middle East VC MayYi Lee said, “We’re excited to have partnered with Honda on this ambitious television programme that fulfils the human need for exploration and uncovers a fascinating side of Africa. Viewers must tune in to Riding Morocco: Chasing The Dakar to witness Barriere-Varju and Csortan’s ultimate biking expedition and learn what extremes true adventurers will endure for the sake of self-discovery and making history. NGC is committed to continue producing quality programming that promotes the values of knowing more about the world and driving it forward.”

June 15, 2016
‘Summer Getaways with Google’ with travel junkie Neha Dixit on NDTV Good Times

MUMBAI: NDTV Good Times brings a special episode, Summer Getaways with Google with travel junkie Neha Dixit. So, what is your idea of an ideal summer getaway, a relaxing spa session or an easy breezy game of golf, parking yourself on a comfortable couch with a remote – or a favourite movie and popcorn to munch on? Or is it like Neha Dixit’s, getting up and getting out there. Going someplace you have never been before, trying a cuisine you have never tasted before and creating memories that you haven’t before.

Neha Dixit will drive to the beautiful, clean and green city of Chandigarh and mesmerizing mountains of Kasauli. For audiences who are looking to explore the weekend getaway, Neha will share some great travel hacks that can ease out their weekend trip to these places.

The excitement has just begun, all you have to do is sit back, relax and watch the show to make your own Travel Bucket List, a little longer. The show discovers the ultimate to-do list for travel lovers as Neha will explore the weekend destination.

June 15, 2016
‘Summer Getaways with Google’ with travel junkie Neha Dixit on NDTV Good Times

MUMBAI: NDTV Good Times brings a special episode, Summer Getaways with Google with travel junkie Neha Dixit. So, what is your idea of an ideal summer getaway, a relaxing spa session or an easy breezy game of golf, parking yourself on a comfortable couch with a remote – or a favourite movie and popcorn to munch on? Or is it like Neha Dixit’s, getting up and getting out there. Going someplace you have never been before, trying a cuisine you have never tasted before and creating memories that you haven’t before.

Neha Dixit will drive to the beautiful, clean and green city of Chandigarh and mesmerizing mountains of Kasauli. For audiences who are looking to explore the weekend getaway, Neha will share some great travel hacks that can ease out their weekend trip to these places.

The excitement has just begun, all you have to do is sit back, relax and watch the show to make your own Travel Bucket List, a little longer. The show discovers the ultimate to-do list for travel lovers as Neha will explore the weekend destination.

June 15, 2016
Nat Geo to feature Akshaya Patra Foundation on ‘Mega Kitchen’ series

MUMBAI: National Geographic Channel (NGC) is going back to school with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to showcase how the world’s largest school lunch program is cooking up millions of meals and offering India’s children a hopeful tomorrow, one plate at a time.

NGC will premiere Akshaya Patra – Shiksha ka Mahabhog on the Mega Kitchen series on 27 April, 2015 at 9 pm.

The one-hour special gives a unique look into what goes into the functioning of this mammoth kitchen – with a focus on scale, volume, technology and process. Committed to serving the cause of providing nutrition to children, The Akshaya Patra Foundation serves wholesome food to over 1.4 million school children from 10,770 schools in 24 locations across 10 States in India.

NGC’s exclusive documentary on Akshaya Patra promotes the thought of food for education and gives interesting insights like how a whopping 175,000 meals are cooked in just about five hours with an ‘inexhaustible vessel’ and how gravity is used to do all the load-bearing work. To further the cause of mid-day meal programme, NGC has also launched #FoodForEducation initiative on digital media to raise awareness and donations for the Akshaya Patra Foundation.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation CEO Shridhar Venkat said, “Akshaya Patra featuring in a special telecast premiere by National Geographic Channel is indeed a remarkable opportunity for the foundation to gain added momentum to bring awareness to the programme of providing food for education to millions of children in India. We are grateful to NGC for dedicating a full hour episode on Akshaya Patra on their iconic infotainment channel, admired the world over.”

NGC Networks and Fox International Channels business head Swati Mohan added, “Being the leader in the space of infotainment production in India, we at Nat Geo pride ourselves in creating content that exemplifies exclusive access, well researched facts, a local flavour and international quality. ‘Akshaya Patra’ is an example of our continued commitment to do just that and extend the much loved franchise of ‘Megafactories’ in a very relevant and Indian way.”

April 23, 2015
‘Satyamev Jayate 2’ to kick start soon

MUMBAI: He isn’t the Mr Strategist and Perfectionist of Bollywood for no reason. This time around actor Aamir Khan has made sure that the second season of his TV show – Satyamev Jayate, the shooting of which began recently, remains in the news throughout the year.

The season one of the show highlighted the social evils and also brought to the light the sufferings that people at large go through because of those. While the second edition is again set to bring forth the evils of the Indian society that’s becoming a hindrance in the country’s growth, the actor has devised a plan to give the audience enough time to execute the ideas promoted through the show in reality. The 12-episode show, this time, would be presented in installments – four episodes at the beginning of the year, four mid-year and the last four at the year end.

While the other details are still being worked upon, what has come out is that the season is set to kick start soon with an episode focusing on the plight of rape victims. The episode has already been shot at the Yash Raj Studios and the actor has requested the audience present at the shoot to keep the details to themselves.

The TV audience are set to witness some life-changing incidents, it seems.

January 14, 2014