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Creative Eye in expansion mode, to make show for Star
MUMBAI: Mythological soap opera specialist Creative Eye is set to start shooting for a weekly hour-long ‘social drama’, set on a Spanish format show, that will begin airing on Star Plus by September.
The production house, which created the recently launched kids’ comedy show Ruby Duby Hub Dub on Sahara Manoranjan, is also producing two new shows that will commence airing on Doordarshan later this month. Khoj, a suspense thriller has been put in the 10:30 pm slot, while Tumhare Liye, a social series, will air at 9:30 pm. While details of the show scheduled to launch on Star Plus are not available, it is learnt that shooting for the series will commence in 10 days time.
According to chairmman and managing director Dheeraj Kumar, the company is in an expansion mode currently and has elevated CFO Sunil Gupta to the position of COO and is now on the lookout for a new CEO. Roopa Das, who had been brought in to head a newly created creative cell, has quit and a new V-P, programming and two executive producers are likely to be appointed in the next week, says Kumar.
The 3D Plus technology powered kids’ fantasy feature film Abra Ka Dabra, which was earlier scheduled for a June launch, is now being readied for a Diwali launch on 5 November. The company has tied up with Music Today for the music rights of the film, and the music is scheduled for release on 4 September.
Abra Ka Dabra, which will have a simultaneous release in the US, UK, the Middle East, Indonesia and Malaysia, along with India, is also to be dubbed in Arabic for the Middle East audiences, as also in Tamil and Telugu for South Indian viewers. Produced on a Rs 90 million budget, corporates Parle and Camlin, which have entered into brand tie up agreements with Creative Eye for in-script placements of their products in the film, are expected to launch a Rs 10 million promo blitz for the movie.
Creative Eye has also acquired a feature film The Hope, directed by Kamal Nathani, and is poised to acquire two more feature films in the next quarter, says Kumar.
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India Today Group sweeps top honours at Ramnath Goenka Awards
Journalists recognised for fearless investigative and civic reporting.
MUMBAI: India Today Group just turned the Ramnath Goenka Awards into its own trophy cabinet because when your reporters dig this deep, even the judges have to award a clean sweep. India Today Group journalists have secured multiple top honours at the latest edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, reinforcing the network’s legacy as the gold standard of Indian journalism. The awards were conferred by vice president C. P. Radhakrishnan at a ceremony held on 27 March 2026.
Sreya Chatterjee won in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Broadcast’ category for her powerful India Today TV report ‘Operation Illegals: The Alarming Rise in Bangladeshi Infiltration Across India’s Fragile Eastern Frontier’. The investigation stood out for its depth, on-ground rigour and national relevance.
In the ‘Civic Journalism – Print/Digital’ category, Sreya Chatterjee along with Arvind Ojha were honoured for their indiatoday.in report on unregulated water extraction and the ‘Tanker Mafia’ in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area. The story exposed critical systemic gaps and environmental challenges affecting daily life.
Additionally, aajtak.in was recognised in the ‘Investigative Reporting – Print/Digital’ category for its hard-hitting exposé ‘The Surrogate Mother Market’, which highlighted the human, legal and ethical dimensions of the surrogacy ecosystem.
India Today Group emerged as the only network honoured in Investigative Journalism across both Print/Digital and Broadcast categories. The wins reflect the strength of its multi-platform newsroom and its unwavering commitment to credible, high-impact reporting that informs public discourse and drives accountability.
In an era when speed often trumps substance, these awards remind us that the most powerful stories are still the ones dug out with courage, told with clarity, and delivered with conscience, one fearless byline at a time.
