TV DREAMS @ 2015

·         Masters of Television business analyse the trends and predicts the future trends ,So it’s a thing being already taken care of.No need to guess or predict what might happen in Indian Television in 2015.

·         We would rather share our personal Wish List for 2015.Though It’s a personal wish list,It will pass through the professional dimentions of Television industry reflecting the needs and the desires!!!

·         Where to start!!!

·         From the point when it all began :

·         Hum Log –India’s first soap opera;

·         Lets remake that.

·         Allready,The age of Remaking has started in Television;

·         Pavitra Rishta , Sasural Genda Phool , Satrangi Sasural on Zee TV recently;

·         Why not the selected old classics from the Doordarshan era!!!

·         Buniyaad , Rajni , Malgudi Days , Ye Jo Hai Zindagi , Charitraheen , Chunouti , Neev ,  List is endless.

·         For this ,We need a business model;

·         There are so many to create a great business model for this.

 

·         What else!!!!

·         Lets try to innovate a new method of story telling and its execution;

·         Lets create a multi dimentional programming stream;

·         Lets attempt to create an eco system where on air experiments are possible;

·         Lets decide finally:What works in Television :Gut or Research!!!

·         Lets search for the tools  to create a less pressurized work atmosphere ,Pressures affects creative output;

·         Lets get better and open  communication between various stake holders;

·         Lets make things more transparent;

·         Lets not build only houses;Lets build companies; (We are impressed with the way Shashi Sumeet Productions is moving , They are building the company)

·         Lets bring BARC this year. (What do we do with TAM!!!)

·         Producers!!!! Lets talk more to each other;

·         Lets resolve the all Copyright issues at FWA and for producers;

·         Lets create institutions around Television business; (A direct request to you Mr Uday Shankar)

·         India hears to  Dr Subhash Chandra Show;

·         Lets hear from him on Television continuously,He could be the best teacher. (Please make a request to him on our behalf ,Mr Punit Goenka)

·         Where is Ronnie!!!

·         He Tweets on whole of India;

·         Lets get him back somehow in Indian Television also ;We need him;

·         Oh!!!! Off Course,We need Zarina also;

·         Lets respect and honour the efforts of a man –Mahesh Samat of Epic;

·         Lets create a new programming around sports. (Training Required!!!!)

·         Lets be aware of the new language –The language of the Digital Content :Just see that :Its fresh!!

·         Lets write on contemporary Television;

·         Lets express ourselves (Without fear of losing businesses);

·         Lets appreciate people like  Mr Anand Mahindra and  Mr Mukesh Ambani who have arrived to change our Eco Systems : Take Over of Network 18 and Viacom 18 : Launch of Epic!!!

·         Lets send flowers to NMA – As Mrs Nita Mukesh Ambani  is called within the RIL – For her great display of support to various Television ventures;

·         Lets send best wishes to Mr Amir Khan – For using his brand value to give us a usefull Television show;

·         Lets hear to Prime Minister Narendra Modi more on Television please,Our own version of MAN KI BAAT!!!

·         Lets make a Show for the needs of the nation – Not for the TRPs;

·         Lets ask  Rajat Sharma Sir –My Mentor – to give us a new channel;

·         Lets innovate Doordarshan. (Thank You Mr Arun Jaitley for meeting the producers.)

·         Oh!!!!Lets see Farmers Channel of the government. (My friend Junaid Memon has already launched a channel for farmers :GREEN TV : Congratulations!!!!)

·         Lets welcome Vinod Kapdi into the entertainment industry. (My old collegue and friend from News who has sold his directorial debut film to Star Plus,He proves that anyone can do anything :Best Luck for Miss Tanakpur Hazir Ho)

·         Lets encourage those TVwalaas who are independently creating entertainment content for Web :Creating Future today;

·         Lets see new anchors on News Television;

·         Lets create bridges between Regional and National Television;

·         Lets educate ourselves more on Technology;

·         Lets create some Hot Lines systems within Television Industry,Where voices could be heard;

·         Lets force  Anirudhdh Pathak to continue with his strong ventures like Mahadev and Mahakumbh;

·         Lets expect to see Anil Kapoor’s 24 this year. (Requesting Ms Manisha Sharma and Mr Raj Nayak very strongly)

·         Lets continue to see Mr Bachchan in KBC;

·         Lets support Siddharth Tewari ; He brought a new element in Television –An Elephant!! (WOW!!!)

·         Lets request Ekta to give us some nation shaking show;

·         Lets go to Uday Shankar,Lets hear him on various things of life,It all is usefull for people in Television;

·         Lets attempt a studio model in Television;

·         Lets continue to have high hopes from a leader who works silently :Mr Punit Goenka!!! (Like Father,Like Son!!!)

·         Lets continue to react on : The Nation Wants to Know!!!! ( His Energy is inspiring!!! Remember my words : He can be the next Uday Shankar in Entertainment world , If he decides to venture into.)

·         Lets have Musical Fictions on Television;

·         Lets have a great Trade Magazine of Indian Television; (Few exists but not so good)

·         Lets create the most hated Reviewers for Television too; (Requesting Khalid Mohammed to attempt here.)

·         Lets stretch our time bands please;

·         Lets get the morning and afternoon band back please. (Requesting Business Heads to give us a model)

·         Lets attempt Revenue Share model in Television;

·         Lets create Sports Entertainment Professional. (Only Mr Uday Shankar can do that)

·         Lets see more from Animation Experts!!! (Where are you Guys!!!! Please arrive!!! )

·         Lets have Apps for the industry;

·         Lets have Apples for our Kids who sometimes get ignored because of our work;

·         Lets sit and think –Where we all are heading to!!!

·         Lets give more time to our families;

·         Lets spend sometime in reading books;

·         Lets create  for our own.

·         Shashi and Sumeet Mittal – We heard your old poem..Write Again please , Saurabh Tewari,Please have a Baithak for Recitating Poems , Nirav Vaidya – Get your poems out in public,Sing them aloud please,You have got a beautifull voice,Let the world know…Samidha Khalid..Ourselves…Please Compose Music,Sing,Write Lyrics..Publish your Fiction Novels and Non Fiction Books now..Sudhir Sharma..We want to see your great photography..Kinnari Mehta..Please share your paintings with us..JD Majithia..Give us a new play please..Why have you stopped doing that..Shanti Bhushan..You taught Bhojpuri to Amir Khan for PK,You can give all of us a lot more.

·         The list will not end;

·         Lets rediscover our personal creativities;

·         Lets enjoy that too;

·         We all have been Creative People;

·         Lets live happily;

·         Lets live Creatively;

·         Lets live purposefully;

·         With our Industry;

·         With our Families;

·         With our Nation;

 

·         Lets enjoy the arrival of 2015 on the night of 31^st December;

·         And sleep;

·         To see;

·         TV DREAMS @ 2015 !!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A NEW EPIC!!!!

 

Afsos!!!Its not a Promotional Write Up on the eve of the launch of EPIC!!! We realise that it may be misunderstood as a promotional material , But we decided to write it,As we feel for  it.

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION!!!!!

So Here we write!!!

 

The last post on Uday Shankar became the most read post of our Blog – In Thousands!!!

People do want to read about those who bring change;

Who carries their own stamp,Who creates an impact;

And this is why;We have always loved the stories coming from our grand past;

The History!!!The Mythology!!!

So,

It’s not a surprise;

 That, A new Television channel is being launched;

EPIC!!!

Watching the Promos of Epic;

We salute the vision of Epic;

Someone sitting over there has captured the magic of History  in its true sense;

History is not all about wars and dates;

History is all about people and their interactions;

All Genres of Fiction Television are hidden in our History;

Someone understood it and decided to decode it;

If our reading goes correct;

It’s going to be Clutter Breaking Channel!!!!

 

 

I have spent my entire life reading and studying History and Beyond History;

All cannot be squeezed into the stories of Laxmibai,Akbar,Maharana Pratap,Chandragupta,Ashok or Raziya only;

It was;

And It is;

Much beyond the scope of personality driven Television shows;

Unfortunately,Indian Television remained focused on personality driven Historicals mainly,

We forgot;

That;

When we read the Daily Schedules of Moghul Emperors,We find that It’s a Drama;

When we read the lost years of Jesus in India,It’s a Suspense thriller;

When we read how administrative divisions took place during partition,We may find it a Comedy;

Have a look at Autobiography of a Yogi,It’s a Supernatural Thriller;

Story of the Vishkanyas of the Mouryaas – A  Spy Thriller;

The story of the TajMahal-The grandest love story;

The forgotten Sarswati River –Potential of a Reality Show;

The Mahabharat – A Game Show?

The Alien theories and our temples – A Space Drama?

A boy looking at the Freedom Movement with his small eyes –A Children’s Show!!!

 

This list will never end;

Because;

If we know the art and craft of innovating fiction with the mix match of History and Mythology;

We shall be getting a new kind of Fiction Programming;

And I guess, That’s the idea of Epic!!!

SIMPLY GREAT!!!

 

We believe that the new channel has mostly stayed away from traditional GEC producers and creative professionals!!!

We agree with this approach;

Most of us have been trained to think in a specific manner;

Most of us have been trained to think History or Mythology the GEC way;

And this thinking will not be able to break the Clutter!!

So they are right!!!

But;

As we move on,We have to create a new generation of Creative Professionals who will understand and accept the Innovations required for such initiatives;

Yes;

Another problem;

We don’t read much,Specially the History and Mythology;

Until we read much,We shall be dependent on Researchers;

As we move on,We have to read more as this kind of Innovative Creation will deliver greater outputs if its studied by the creator himself;

The arrival of EPIC will open all these opportunities for the Television industry.

 

Oh Ya!!

What about the responsibility factor!!!!

How real they will be!!!

We simply don’t know!!!!

Yes,Everything real may be very boring;

But while fictionalising the historical facts,How far can we go!!!

Chandragupta will be seen by our Kids at home..If a Love Affair is shown there just to have a love story..What shall we tell our kids when they ask..Did Chandragupta Mourya have a girl friend!!!

Fictionalised History also leaves a very strong impact;

It has to be presented with the Tag of HANDLE WITH CARE!!!

If its handled with care, It will not only entertain but also will bring a change in our careless attitude towards our grand past!!!

We are sure that all this must have been discussed in the board rooms of EPIC;

We are sure that this all must have been discussed by Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra;

We are sure that this all and more must have been there in the mind of the man,Yes,The Man :MAHESH SAMAT!!!

The man who made it happen!!!

 

Mr Mahesh Samat;

Today,We know you  through one thing  only :EPIC!!!

The channel will be launched tomorrow;

But a Vision has been launched;

You must have worked on this vision for years;

It’s a great vision;

Carving out an Entire GEC from the world of History and Mythology!!

WOW!!!!

 

Congratulations Mr Ambani;

Congratulations Mr Mahindra;

Congratulations Mr Samat;

And Yes, Thank You Very Much;

For giving India;

That was required for a very very long time.

 

In the world of all GECs;

You all have written;

A NEW EPIC!!!!!!