Tim sebastian

Soft talk with Tim Sebastian
You want stories and anecdotes out of interviewees. If it’s a politician, you want him to defend himself. But if it’s an actor you really want to hear inside stories about what goes on behind the scenes. You have to use different keys to open different locks

Laughter in a shopping mall

The whole idea was to attempt something different and grand by coming out of the drawing room format comedy. The shopping mall set has cost a huge amount. I have spent much more than one can imagine as the whole idea behind setting up an expensive set is to prove that television can also have lots of gloss and grandeur -- Rajiv Tandon

Sanjeev Sharma

A fulfilled
A civil engineer by profession, Sanjeev Sharma alias Satyam Pulaspya - that’s his screen name - was always fascinated by acting. Obviously his dream was to be an actor. But circumstances forced him to put his dream on hold and pursue a degree in engineering.

Split screen

Good ol’ DD still has some life
The concept for Nehle Pe Dehla is entirely ripped off from Saeed Mirza’s unforgotten Nukkad, still Nehle Pe Dehla does well for itself

MGR and Raj Kapoor come alive for Rs. 17 cr. project

Yesteryear heroes MGR and Raj Kapoor will come alive through digital animation and photo realistic 3D graphics and will act with current live artistes for a 90-minute duration film which will be for the first time will be relased on broadband internet

Prasar Bharati to popularise Metro Channel, once again

Prasar Bharati Corporation has ambitious plans to make Doordarshan’s Metro Channel popular once again. In a bid to increase its viewership and revenue, the channel’s reach is being expanded terrestrially.

Creative Eye enters another phase of expansion

He’s the big guy of the small screen. Starting with a patriotic serial Kahan Gaye Woh Log which glorified the struggle of unknown freedom fighters to a mega mythological Om Namah Shivay, the No.1 serial on DD

DD to award Internet rights for cricket matches

Doordarshan has decided to award four-year Internet rights for the cricket matches organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), to companies on an annual license fee of Rs. 25 lakh.