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  • Sony SAB’s Wagle Ki Duniya highlights financial scam awareness

    Sony SAB’s Wagle Ki Duniya highlights financial scam awareness

    Mumbai: In November 2024, Sony SAB’s Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey captivated viewers with an episode that sheds light on the growing concern of financial scams. In this storyline, Rajesh Wagle’s (played by Sumeet Raghvan) boss, Kiara (Anju Jadhav), falls victim to scammers who impersonate investigating officials, manipulating her into fraudulent financial transactions. Rajesh’s suspicion leads him to step in and prevent further damage.

    This episode draws inspiration from an incident involving Karuna Pandey, known for her role as Pushpa in “Pushpa Impossible”, who experienced a similar scam where impostors posed as authorities to deceive her into acting on unauthorised transactions. By portraying this story, Wagle Ki Duniya aims to educate viewers on recognising and avoiding financial scams, adding a touch of realism that resonates with everyday challenges.

    Raghvan expressed, “Feel proud to be a part of Wagle Ki Duniya as the show consistently brings real-life issues to the forefront. We hope to not only entertain but also educate our audiences about staying vigilant and taking wise action in difficult situations. Through this storyline, we hope to raise awareness about financial scams and encourage viewers to stay informed and cautious.”

    Pandey reflected on the importance of sharing her story: “I truly appreciate how Wagle Ki Duniya is addressing such relevant and relatable issues. Having personally experienced a scam like this, I felt it was essential to share my story. If my experience can help others avoid falling into similar traps, then bringing it to life on the show is more than worthwhile. I’m glad the show has taken up the cause to bring these realities to light in a meaningful way.”

  • Sky and HBO extend content partnership deal

    Sky and HBO extend content partnership deal

    MUMBAI: The Home of Box Office certainly wants to live up to its name. In a recent development Sky and HBO have extended their original drama commitment and output deal to at least 2020.

     

    Under the new agreement, BSkyB and HBO will work together to develop and produce new drama series for broadcast on their networks in the UK, Ireland and US. Their goal will be to identify projects with the potential to run for multiple seasons and to commission these shows, with production to be jointly funded by the two companies.

     

    The collaboration includes an extended content output deal to ensure that Sky Atlantic remains the exclusive home of first-run HBO programmes in Britain and Ireland through 2020.

     

    The co-production agreement builds on the partnership that Sky and HBO have enjoyed since 2010. With the extended output deal, new HBO programmes – including True Detective and Looking – will continue to premiere exclusively on Sky Atlantic along with the return of award-winning shows such as Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and Girls.

     

    Sky Atlantic has become one of the strongest channel brands in British television in just three years since its launch and is currently rated among one of the top three must-have pay TV networks according to Sky customers.

  • ‘American Hustle’ director soon to venture into TV drama

    ‘American Hustle’ director soon to venture into TV drama

    MUMBAI: Having recently won the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for American Hustle, David O. Hustle, the prolific writer, producer and director is now venturing into television. According to Deadline, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) has given a straight-to-series 13-episode order to a drama project from the American Hustle writer/director and Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant. The two are executive producing with Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly. The show, described as “an upstairs/downstairs soap centered on a private country club”, will be co-produced by CBS Studios and ABC Studios. This would be Timberman/Beverly’s fifth on-air series, joining Justified, Elementary, Unforgettable and Masters of Sex.

     

    This marks the first TV series for Russell, with rare back-to-back Best Picture Oscar nominees — American Hustle this year and Silver Linings Playbook last year accompanied by best writing and directing nominations both times. Along with his Golden Globe and SAG wins, Russell is nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Last year, his film, Silver Linings Playbook earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay; he also picked up a Best Director nomination in 2011 for The Fighter.

  • Piers Wenger is ‘Dr. Who’ executive producer

    MUMBAI: BBC has announced that Piers Wenger is to take over the helm as executive producer for Doctor Who’s fifth series and will become BBC Wales head of drama. Piers is to succeed Julie Gardner who leaves that role in January 2009.

    In India, the show airs on BBC Entertainment, which is available on Tata Sky.

    Piers, who was the producer of Housewife, 49 with Victoria Wood, says, “I’m incredibly excited to be associated with BBC Wales. The success of the drama team there has been extraordinary, and I look forward to taking the team to even greater heights. Working with Julie Gardner on Doctor Who over the next year will provide an invaluable insight into the secrets and success of the series. I couldn’t have a more inspiring leader.”

    BBC Wales controller Menna Richards said, “I’m delighted Piers is joining the BBC Wales team, and I’m confident he can build on Julie’s huge successes. Julie has helped transform drama production – not only at BBC Wales but across the BBC.

    “She is an extraordinarily creative and dynamic leader. I am full of gratitude and admiration for her achievements at BBC Wales, which will of course continue over the coming months. We owe her a huge debt.”

    Gardner said, “I know that when I hand over my sonic screwdriver to Piers for season five of Doctor Who, it’ll be to someone who loves and understands the show.

    “Doctor Who is the most precious TV drama in the galaxy, and I’m leaving it in safe and brilliant hands. I’ve been on the trip of a lifetime in the last five years with the finest writers, actors and crew, and I’ve got another 18 months of time travel to enjoy.”