Commonwealth Games curtain raiser on Doordarshan
National broadcaster Doordarshan is doing its best to promote the forthcoming Commonwealth Games with four production houses being assigned series of programmes intended to lift the sporting event to unscaled heights.
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Rahul Mittra with Pravesh Rana
-- National broadcaster Doordarshan is doing its best to promote the forthcoming Commonwealth Games with four production houses being assigned series of programmes intended to lift the sporting event to unscaled heights.
One of the four companies that have bagged these programmes on DD is Weshiv Wision, well known for its sports related productions in the past, which would be presenting twenty six episodes as a curtain raiser to the Commonwealth Games. Being filmed in an interesting & entertaining manner, these weekly series would be telecast on DD prime time from mid May onwards and would be anchored by well known reality TV actor Pravesh Rana, whose kids dance reality show Chak Dhoom Dhoom is slated for a premier on Colours on April 30th.
Being filmed by well known television film maker Vijay Sharma, the programme is titled "On the mark, get, set, go" and would also feature prominent personalities from the realm of films, theatre, government, corporate & diplomatic world & media. "Film maker Tigmanshu Dhulia who,s Paan Singh Tomar is this year,s much awaited film, cine actor Gulshan Grover, fashion designer Sanjana Jon, Padamshree awardee Dr Sanjeev Bagai, pop singer DJ Narain, business author & corporate honcho Saugata Mitra, sportspersons like Bhishen Singh Bedi, Bhaichung Bhutia, Ashok Kumar & Indu Puri are amongst those expected to feature on the show," informed CEO Brandsmith Rahul Mittra & the chief consultant to the project.
The show,s track has been composed by popular band Medieval Pundits, led by crooner Karsh Kale and the programme would also feature Gitanjali Kumar & model Shaina Sheikh. More than 75 celebrities are expected to express their approval for the unprecedented conduct of the Commonwealth Games 2010.


