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Popular TV talk show Movers & Shakers is back in a new
format, this time on the internet with Sumeet Raghavan set to play show host
instead of Shekhar Suman. Titled Jay Hind!, it went live on the web Aug 15 , 2010
"A sequel to
Movers & Shakers, is aired exclusively on internet, which will make it the
first ever programme to be exclusively made for the new media. The concept of
the show is similar to Movers & Shakers," Abhigyan Jha, the director
and the producer of the show said in an interview.
The 15-20-minute-long show is especially designed for
internet users. Jha says he has changed the format of the show, but there are
no changes in the creative team that worked with him on Movers and
Shakers."The same creative and writing team is working for this show, we
can expect same exciting and hilarious content. We will also have guest
appearances by celebrities. We will also do some zany gags outside the studio,
we will shoot on the streets across the country and that will make it an
interesting watch," Jha said.
From politics to Bollywood, business to Indian Premier
League, the show hits various subjects to create humour. Asked why he chose to
launch it on the web, Jha said: "On TV there is a glut of mediocre
programmes while on the internet there is a growing audience that wants to
watch cutting-edge entertainment that is not even close to boring."
The original show Movers & Shakers went on air in 1997
on Sony with actor Shekhar Suman as its host. It helped the actor build his
persona, but after hosting it for more than three years, Shekhar abruptly bade
adieu to it in June 2001. The director says he wanted to re-launch Movers &
Shakers on Sony TV in 2001, but it couldn't be possible due to creative
differences.
To generate interest regarding Jay Hind, Jha has also come
up with a new concept called Boothnath - he plans to set up booths where people
can vent their anger in front of the camera. "We plan to put these booths
up all over the country. Every week there are two episodes monday and friday on
jayhind.tv."
"Jay Hind is a celebration of free India. It is also a
celebration of the strong India that doesn't mind laughing at its ironies and
follies." Jha said.
The experimentation with a full-blown stand up comedy show
for the first time on the Internet twelve years after the resounding success of
Movers and Shakers on Indian Television has paid off for producers Abhigyan and
Mirnal Jha of Undercover Productions.