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MUMBAI: In order to sustain viewers interest, Doordarshan has commissioned
creative producers for making programmes in the selected genre of
Indian classics, children's literature, art and culture, humour
and environment.
Accordingly, an investment of Rs 300 million has been made to produce
nearly 800 half-an-hour episodes on Indian classics in 15 languages
including Kashmiri.
"We have assigned prominent creative producers to create serials
on some of the popular Indian literary classics. Prasar Bharati is
spending about Rs 300 million on this project. DD has already started
telecasting the series under Katha Sarita," Doordarshan director
general Navin Kumar told indiantelevision.com on the sidelines
of a press conference organised to announce the initiative.
The works of eminent authors under Indian Classic series have been
selected by the Core Committee on Indian Classics under the Chairpersonship
of Prasar Bharati board member Chitra Mudgal. The Committee took
into consideration Sahitya Academy Award winning books, Jnanpeeth
Award winning writers and other eminent classics.
Some of the eminent authors whose works are being featured under Indian
classics include Agyayae, Jainender Kumar, Hari Shankar Parasai, Himanshu
Joshi, Shivani, Manjul Bhagat, Ila Chand Joshi, Ghalib, Faiz Ahmed
Faiz, Kaifi Azmi, Kishan Chandra, Manoj Basu, Tara Shankar Bandhopadhyay,
T Shivashankar Pillai, Cho Ramaswamy and Kalhan.
Eminent / award winning producers who have been assigned to do the
programmes under the scheme include Shyam Bengal, Adoor Gopalakrishnan,
Girish Karnad, Amol Palekar, Muzafffar Ali, T S Narasimhan, Sagar
Saharadi, Jahnu Barooah, Gautam Ghosh, A K Bir, Jyoti Swarup, Kamini
Kaushal, Naresh Bedi, Benoy K Behl, Mike Pandey, Farooq Masoodi, Preeti
Sapru, Suhasini Mulay, Kalpana Lazmi and Manju Singh.
DD 1 has already started telecasting the Katha Sarita series
from 14 May. The series has been placed in the Sunday 11 am slot.
Each classic will have a 13 episode run. |
