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Big B speaks his heart out in Zee News
MUMBAI: Saturday 10 April sees an exclusive interview of Amitabh Bachchan in Zee News as Richa Anirudh takes the viewers through the unexplored territories of this icon’s life.
The viewers will get an opportunity to watch the Super Star speaking straight from the heart about his journey from childhood till now and beyond. Big B will open his heart about his childhood, his perspective on life and his 30 years of experience in tinsel town where he’s worked with two generations of filmmakers, thus giving the viewer a deeper insight into what makes him the heartthrob of millions of fans.
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The interview will be featured in two parts of 30 minutes each to be aired on consecutive weekends. The first episode will be shown on Saturday 10 April at 10 p.m and will be repeated on Sunday 11 April at 1:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m while the second episode will be aired on Saturday 17 April at 10 pm and the same will be repeated on Sunday, April 18 at 1:30 pm and at 8:30 p.m.
The interview will also carry a special mention of this Shahenshah of Bollywood’s forthcoming projects and his past movies, covering some special moments like Amitabh talking about his relationships with his late father, poet Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan, his son Abhishek and his co-stars.
News Broadcasting
Rajesh Sundaram joins NDTV Profit as senior editor, assignment
The 32-year newsroom veteran has launched channels on three continents and covered everything from 9/11 to South African television
MUMBAI: NDTV Profit has bolstered its newsroom with a hire who has done rather more than most. Rajesh Sundaram, a journalist with over three decades of editorial, managerial and consultative experience across India and international markets, joins as senior editor, assignment, tasked with sharpening the network’s newsgathering and real-time response.
Sundaram’s career reads like a tour of Indian media’s most formative moments. He began at Businessworld in 1994, moved to Zee News as bureau chief across Mumbai and Chennai, then joined NDTV in 2002 as part of its political bureau during a particularly febrile period in Indian politics. A stint as India correspondent for Al Jazeera International followed, where he covered key geopolitical developments and got his first serious taste of the global newsroom.
What sets Sundaram apart, however, is his serial channel-launching habit. At NewsX, he helped get the operation off the ground. At Headlines Today, part of the India Today Group, he served as editor. At News Nation, he helped launch the Hindi news channel and its digital ecosystem. He then crossed continents to lead the launch of ANN7 in South Africa as editor-in-chief, overseeing both television and digital. Back in India, he launched Tamil news channels News7 Tamil and Cauvery News, and later served as principal consultant for the launch of Marathi channel Lokshahi. Most recently, he helped build and lead the Press Trust of India’s video service and content studio, before stints consulting for Business Today and The Himalayan Times.
Rahul Kanwal, chief executive and editor-in-chief of NDTV, left little doubt about what Sundaram is expected to deliver. “The assignment desk is where a newsroom’s intent becomes action,” he said. “Rajesh brings a rare combination of field experience and leadership in building news operations at scale.”
Sundaram has reported from across India and the world, covering elections, civil conflicts, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election.
At NDTV Profit, he will lead the assignment desk, driving editorial coordination and real-time response across markets and breaking developments. For a business news network sharpening its focus on speed and multi-platform delivery, it has hired a man who has built newsrooms from scratch on three continents. The assignment desk is in good hands.
