RE-PACKAGED AS 3 HOURS That Can Be Aired as a Series or Standalone
Available May 1, 2008, In Time for Asian
American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Viewers
will come alive to contemporary India’s sights, sounds and power as they
experience an insider’s view of the evolving country and delight in meeting
series host Simone Ahuja -
101W
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 2000-2100 ET/513 103W
Sunday, April 27, 2008, 2000-2100 ET/513 105W
Sunday, April 27, 2008, 2100-2200 ET/513
NOLA
Code: INDQ 0100W1
Preview
DVD’s available upon request
Dear Colleague:
There’s
an excitement that is palpable in today’s India and series host Simone Ahuja brings
it to the television screen in her sensory montage— INDIQUE: Untold Stories of
Contemporary India. Capturing India’s passion and secrets, there
could be no better guide for the hours than Indian American Simone Ahuja who inhabits
both worlds comfortably and finds a variety of appealing untold stories that provide
glimpses into this rapidly evolving country. Whether viewers are visiting
ancient caves with perfectly preserved art or the trendiest, ultramodern
fashion runways, or meeting India’s intelligentsia or illiterate and award-winning purveyors of lunches,
audiences will be impressed with Simone’s charming personal interactions and witness
the enormous drive, passion for life, appreciation of hard work, sense of
humor, creativity and sagacity that characterize many of India’s peoples.
Indique weaves together travel,
history, lifestyle, human interest, business, and interviews to introduce
American audiences to sights and sounds in present-day India that may surprise many viewers.
We join Simone Ahuja to watch snake boating races in India’s “Venice of the
East,” to learn what, after all, Ayurveda
and Bollywood are, trying her
hand at the art of rope making, and in engaging conversations with urbanites
and villagers alike. With her insider's perspective into the cultural, social,
and economic evolution of India,
Ahuja captures new images that have been
virtually unseen in the West and enables us to feel the pulse of 21st
Century India.
INDIQUE: Untold Stories of
Contemporary India includes the following programs that
can run as a series or standalones:
INDIQUE 101W Bollywood Calling!
One Hour Magazine Format Television Program
Demonstrates the many faces of Bollywood (India’s Hollywood),
including a clip from My Bollywood Bride, starringSex and the City’s Jason
Lewis and an interview with Mira Nair (Namesake,
Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fare). Bollywood produces over
800 films per year, more than any other country in the world, and this episode
takes viewers behind-the-scenes as well as showing them its special billboards,
colorful costumes, spirited music and overly dramatic scenes.
INDIQUE 103W Contemporary India
Travel Special
India is
undergoing phenomenal change, and you can’t travel in India today without observing a
fantastic blend of the contemporary and the traditional. The first part
takes viewers aboard India’s
Deccan Odyssey train—a five star hotel on wheels. Along the way they
explore ancient caves, pristine beaches and colorful markets, all in the lap of
luxury. The second part travels to southern India’s beautiful, canal-laden
state of Kerala. Known as the “Venice
of the East,” viewers learning about the ancient healing science, Ayurveda,
explore the rich mountain rainforests, and participate in Kerala’s exciting and
historic snake boat races.
INDIQUE 105W INDIAN STYLE
Viewers get a glimpse into the people and places that are creating
a new “Indian Style.” They walk the red carpet into the colorful and
exotic world of Indian haute couture, complete with Bollywood stars walking the
ramp! A visit to Nashik, India’s Napa Valley,
reveals how changing social and cultural norms are driving a boom in the wine
industry. This insider’s guide to Indian style includes a chat with the
father of India’s
contemporary art movement—MF Hussain, explores the world’s most effective lunch
delivery system, and even brings a taste of seaside cooking.
INDIQUE: Untold Stories of Contemporary India is produced by Blood Orange Media. Dr. Simone
Ahuja is the producer
and host. The
series is distributed to public television stations by NETA, which feeds it Sundays, April 20 & 27, 2008
at 2000EDT/513. It is underwritten by Best Buy
and local underwriting is permissible as long as the underwriter is not a
competitor of Best Buy.
Please contact
me if you have questions, would like a DVD to screen and when you have carriage
information. A fact sheet
follows.
Very truly
yours,
Regina Eisenberg,
R Eisenberg
Presents, Inc. regina@reisenbergpresents.com
510.550.1706 ▪ 2340
Powell Street, Suite 333, Emeryville,
CA 94608
- Viewers
will come alive to contemporary India’s sights, sounds and power as they
experience an insider’s view of the evolving country and delight in meeting
series host Simone Ahuja -
Dear Colleague:
INDIQUE 101W Bollywood Calling!
R Eisenberg
Presents, Inc.
