Speed Jamming
July 9, 2007Control Room put up for the Show at film city The show – "[tag]Coca Cola Speed Jamming[/tag]" The venue – Studio number 15, Film City The Date – 7th July (yeah! we actually shot on 7.7.7 and that was by default, not…
Tag: Media
Of Southies and Mossies
June 20, 2007the ToI – the world’s largest selling English paper – puts out a supplement where a South Indian – to be precise superstar Rajnikant – is referred to as a Southie. What next? a Muslim referred to as a Mossie, a North…
Weekend Viewing
May 21, 2007Most TV people I know consume very little of the medium. And, I am no exception. Partly it is the hours that I keep, and partly is the fact that [tag]saas bahu[/tag] has no appeal to me. And the thought of watching…
Anniversary
May 16, 2007Today is Cogito TV’s fourth anniversary 4 years of being an entreprenuer. What have I learnt? Humility – possibly, Patience – definitely. Above all, the sense that i have to do my best to succeed because going back to work in an…
Day 1 FICCI Frames – impressions
March 29, 2007The first day at [tag]FICCI Frames[/tag]. I attended most of the television sessions that took place. The first was on the "Regulatory Freamework in the Entertainment Industry" – an interesting topic given the government’s desire to regulate, various Public Interest Groups deciding…
FICCI Frames 2007 – Day 1
March 27, 2007This year’s [tag]FICCI Frames[/tag] is the first one that we have attended as a Company. Met old friends. Started new conversations. Met potential collaborators and allies. Figured who was doing what and where (and sometimes to whom). All in all not a…
Much Ado about Nothing
January 18, 2007Anyone who participates in a show like [tag]Big Brother[/tag] or [tag]Survivor[/tag] knows that it is not a civilized tea party. It is visceral, viscious and violent (emotionally). The show is about being ‘ugly’ and letting it all hang out. Can you imagine…
And Justice is done…
December 19, 2006…. and seen to be done. Manu Sharma is guilty of Jessica Lall’s Murder. There were a flurry of SMS’s last night – mostly from women friends – and for all of us, at some level, it had become personal. It was…
Out of Context – Lies, Damn Lies and Half quotes
December 10, 2006In a world where journalists are taught that ‘man bites dog’ is news, it is hardly surprising that they will look at a 5 page academic report by the Prime Minister, and pick out the only line that they possibly understood. This…
Hide – the Dalits are coming to town
December 5, 2006….. says the DNA – not in so many words, but that is more or less the take away. Some excerpts: Come December 6, residents of Shivaji Park in Central Dadar press the panic button. Many alter their work and daily schedules,…