News Broadcasting
Qalam 2001 : Iqbal Rizvi
Location- Library room in her villa.
Anita Sharma 28 years in age is sitting and reading a letter she has just received informing her that her father has expired and has left behind her his farmhouse. A father she last saw when she was 8. Her parents had divorced then.
A tinge of sadness and guilt is on her face , a father she could have met but she never did try to. She gets up from a chair walks to the window looks out life goes on the streets and she looks up towards the sky and sees a plane we zoom to the plane .
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She is coming out of the airport and is received by the farm incharge , her fathers man Friday Mr Samuels. The ride to the farm house is about 2 hrs he informs her along the way the farm incharge blabbers on about what the people are here but Anita is lost in her thoughts as she crosses through rugged locates and tinge of green breeze past her , suddenly finding herself in this scenario Anita feels lonely but a certain peace and is thinking about some of her moments with her father. ( which we show with flashes and sound bytes).
Her reverie is broken by the fact that Mr Samuels mentions the cause of her fathers death and she wonders how tranquil such a place and left to themselves people can be tied up with her fathers death but realises a peculiar trait that all her fathers neighbours are male and anyone of them could be responsible especially when such hostile expressions greet her. She hesitantly enters her farm house full of her fathers presence and sees her father’s photo touches it and walks out into the porch and looks to the imposing mountains and ponders what to do next.
LOC- library room
LOC2- airport
LOC3-rustic locates driving
LOC4- farm house
Characters – Anita , Mr Samuels , airport people and some villagers .
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Fury in the Gulf conclave on West Asia crisis
Three-hour summit to unpack geopolitical fallout and impact on India
MUMBAI: CNN-News18 is set to host a special three-hour broadcast, Fury in the Gulf – War Conclave, on April 7, aiming to decode the escalating West Asia crisis and its far-reaching implications for India.
Scheduled from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, the conclave comes at a time when tensions between Iran and the United States are reshaping global geopolitics and triggering economic uncertainty. With India’s deep energy ties, trade links and large diaspora in the Gulf, the developments carry significant domestic relevance.
Built around the theme ‘Conflict, Consequences, and The Future,’ the programme will feature six curated sessions combining one-on-one interviews and panel discussions. The focus is to cut through the clutter and offer viewers a clearer understanding of the fast-evolving situation.
Key sessions include ‘Diplomacy in Times of War’ featuring Shashi Tharoor, and ‘World After the Iran Conflict’ with voices such as Ram Madhav, Reuven Azar, representatives from the European Union and the Iranian Deputy Envoy. Another session titled ‘Another Dunkirk?’ will bring together K. J. S. Dhillon and Jitin Prasada among others.
CNN-News18 editorial affairs director Rahul Shivshankar said, “In times of war, clarity becomes the most powerful tool. Fury in the Gulf – War Conclave brings together credible voices to address the questions and confusion that arise amid an overwhelming influx of information.”
He added that the initiative is aimed at delivering “facts, perspective, and insight” at a time when misinformation can easily cloud public understanding.
Echoing the sentiment, CNN-News18 CEO– English and business news Smriti Mehra said the conflict marks a defining global moment, with consequences that extend well beyond the region. She noted that the conclave seeks to present the crisis with “depth, nuance and responsibility” so audiences can better grasp its real-world impact.
As geopolitical tensions continue to dominate headlines, the conclave positions itself as an attempt to bring order to the noise, offering viewers a structured, insight-led look at a complex and rapidly shifting global situation.
