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The beginning:
My career started accidentally. I got an offer to
join, as a producer in 1988-89 in NTV (Nepal Tele Vision).
I was a critic of tele. My parents did not support me whole-heartedly.
There were very little choices and tele was not that popular.
But they were happy that I had got into something.
Friends and Family
There were hardly any inspirations. Many of my friends were
happy go lucky. We could fit in anywhere. My mother was
a full time mother to me and my father who was into construction,
made the first private venture “Maiti Ghar”.
VJing The First English Music Program
on NTV "The Sunday POP"
VJing came later in my professional life.
The show was a huge success. That era created a room for
me to grow. I was given a lot of liberty to have creative
ideas. i was so much in to it that home became a second
home to me.
I realized that being a mediocre is not enough nowadays.
I converted that to learning process. I have worked with
old & new directors and editors learning something or
the other along the way. We could not emulate foreign channels
like now. So everything was created personally. During my
VJing days with NTV, I realized that my fan following was
growing but I was not. Whenever I used to go to parties
the people used to talk about politics and I talked about
Michael Jackson and Phil Collins. |
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Change of
track
Being odd in the crowd and realizing it at the same time,
I then started changing everything about myself. I started
a new program on NTV by the name of "Pratibimba".
Around 2 months later, I then realized I was back on track.
The program was about reflection of Nepal. I did cover stories
on heritage, dead subjects, history and wild life sanctuaries.
That helped me broaden up my horizon.
International offer
I then was offered to take up the job of working as an Executive
Producer in "Young Asia Television" from Sri Lanka.
I took that job for almost a year. It was about addressing
the youth with non-youthy things. Pottery and flood situations
etc. I headed people from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh,
India, Pakistan, and Scandinavian countries at the same
time getting a perspective of all around Nepal. They wanted
end products and results. That made me capable of handling
projects and delivering at the same time.
After that I came back to NTV and joined as the Chief of
"International Relations" and "Chief of Morning
Transmission". That was a huge responsibility which
i thoroughly enjoyed it and had a great experience.
Beginning of the new era of Pvt. TV
Channel
I then was asked to head "Image Channel". We did
a lot of experimenting. In three years with Image TV. I
learnt a lot of things geometrically. Then I started a software
company to work on television-material, DibyaDhristi.I invested
all I had on the firm. We made lots TV programs and music
videos under the banner of "Divya Dhristi". When
the clients were happy so was I.
When I realized that it was losing money I slowly started
pulling money out of the firm. Then again I was out of job.
That was the lowest phase of my career. Suddenly I got an
impulse to make "Disha Nirdesh" a political program
on NTV and asked Bijay Kumar to anchor it. I devoted all
my time to this show as I had not done political show till
then. The 12 shows we made was a great success and helped
me revive my career again. Then came the bloom of television
on private sectors. I felt rewarded when Kantipur Television
asked me work for them.
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One on One
I admire:
Passionate working
I believe:
In hard work
I am superstitious about:
Politics
I have a dream:
To wake up well the next morning
I always carry with me:
my self
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Favourites Which
artists inspire you? Picasso
What kind of music relaxes you
and who sings it best? With the walkman
on ....I Do
Which labels do you think are worth
spending your expenses? Hugo Boss
suits
Where in town do you spend your
nightlife? There's an old joint "my
bed room"
Bedtime story (books)?
Jack and the bean stalk |
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Perceptions in Life Life
is: A bundle of surprises. It is
a very rough ride. It is very wavy.
Death is:
The ultimate truth. It comes on your door and takes you away. |
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What are the current
projects you are working on?
Kantipur itself is a project of mine. The next phase is
to extend time, be different, formulate ideas and even extend
it all over Nepal. |
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Which poetic verse you like the most?
There is one Nepali song that in life everything
has been done only death is left. You are not inspired by
verses. You enjoy them. |
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Priceless moments Most
memorable moment: When I was asked
to judge on a "Global Television Film Festival"
in China.
Saddest moment:
When we lost the Royal family.
Funniest moment:
I think when you drive around Kathmandu. In Nepal driving
is reading other people's minds. |
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Nowadays we have a lot of lip-sync
in ads. specially Indian to Nepali, do you think is right
and how does it effect on the uplift of the media sector in
Nepal?
I think we are sentimentally right but professionally we are
wrong. India does a good job of advertising. They spend millions
on one film. Why shouldn’t they have the chain benefits
of it? We Have to become more capable. If we can dub an Indian
film internationally why can't we dub an Indian commercial?
People are making ad films with 20,00 bucks which is impossible.
India also got its help from the government. Foreign models
were barred from acting in commercials. Also India is a country
where the film fraternity is as large as it can be. In Nepal
the film industry is not even contributing in its own trade. |
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Are you a workaholic?
I think the word credits me. At times
I still work late. If passion is attached I work till I
finish it. Till I am physically capable I will continue
contributing one way or the other towards television. Jobs
come and go. I am a professional. Nobody sums up and says
that I have given my 15 years to television. I haven't changed
my field. I am thinking of writing something along the lines
of my life and television.
Tell us three things people do not
know about you?
I don't open much but when I open up it is very difficult
for me to shut up.
I am socially active. I have lots of friends.
I don't want to change anything about my external appearance. |
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Last Impression
You want to be remembered as:
When I read obituaries tough people
are remembered as soft spoken. So I am probably going to
be remembered as a good guy.
Dreams: My dream is I wish serious
people with creative ideas would join television. The time
has come.
Your thoughts on OurNepal.com:
It’s a fantastic name that you have got “OurNepal.com”.
It should be plastered all around town because nobody feels
that it is ournepal anymore. We have everything but it has
not been properly publicized.
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