What if this role were loosely described as : Patron of Art, Creative Maestro, Innovation Facilitator, Orchestrator of Creative Incubators.
The World of Entertainment post Covid-19
Pre-Covid it was an industry transitioning into the digital space in India, experimenting with content, spending outrageous sums of money, hiring the most expensive movie faces and movie crews. Web series were being commissioned indiscriminately and monetisation was still WIP. This led to crazy, untutored, unthinking, masturbatory onslaught of 'edgy' and 'wildly creative' content which…Read more The World of Entertainment post Covid-19
Counter intuitive
A content brief will ask you to be daring, think out of the box, venture bravely into the fields of your imagination ... and yet, who is to decide if a piece of content will hit bulls eye? Time and again there have been instances of sleeper hits where films and shows have surprised the…Read more Counter intuitive
Editorial in the time of a pandemic
Don't sit back. Don't kowtow. No one seeks a legacy of shame. This is a time when heroes are needed. To be a person of influence in this hour is to be blessed with a cape. Use it. Make a difference.
Is there a recipe for successful shows?
Why is it that some shows become a rage and others simply sink into the abyss of nothingness?
What is power to leaders?
It is definitely not about crushing someone's spirit. It is not about taking someone's sense of self worth away from them. It is not about triggering self doubt. If you are powerful, you are likely steering a ship full of responsibility. These people may get off at the next port or may choose to go…Read more What is power to leaders?
Mistakes and Mentorship
How much should you trust your teams? Should you micro-manage or risk their mistakes that could land you in a soup you don't necessarily want to swim in? What style of mentoring is the best form of mentoring? I find that to be a good mentor you need, first and foremost, to be true to…Read more Mistakes and Mentorship
TV people cannot make web shows!
TV people are stupid? They are limited? They are stuck in a time warp?
New Age journalism
I scrolled through twitter with growing concern. I was dismayed to find that journalists and celebrities, some of who I considered 'sensible' and 'grounded', were leading the cheerleaders in armchair patriotism. How simple it is to sit with a phone in hand and send out some 'words'. How easy it is to forget that you're…Read more New Age journalism
When the viewer speaks, do you listen?
'Television is not going anywhere!' 'OTT is here to stay. It will destroy television!' 'Theatres will no longer exist!' 'Why bother making movies for the big screen ...'. On and on it goes. As a viewer, when I watch a show, movie, event, clip, music video, recipe ... I don't care where I see it…Read more When the viewer speaks, do you listen?
