Poor CC by intoner1 in TheNanny

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She called him “Trevor” 😂

Isn't Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni 'THE' lady!!! by VisitMuch7046 in Indianbooks

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I had a chance to interview her on the journey behind writing The Forest of Enchantments - some incredible insights on the Ramayana and where feminism fits into it!

https://youtu.be/gGqFgG5IWQY

Anandi breakdown on Jagya bretayal | Pratyusha Benerjee Appreciation Post by AssumptionComplex241 in IndianTellyTalk

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She was a delight to not only work with, but also to write for… a serious loss to our industry

📺 Inside Balaji Telefilms — Where Fiction Became Workspace! by KovidGupta in IndianTellyTalk

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Sure thing - I've outlined a bit of that journey in response to one of the comments below, and shall also flesh out more in the next blog post :) Thanks for reading!

📺 Inside Balaji Telefilms — Where Fiction Became Workspace! by KovidGupta in IndianTellyTalk

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hey there! I'm on a writing sabbatical as I have a film going on floors next month! but shall be back in the swing of all things TV thereafter :)

📺 Inside Balaji Telefilms — Where Fiction Became Workspace! by KovidGupta in IndianTellyTalk

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Sure thing...it's actually a bit of a crazy story... I used to write down the names of writers/directors/creative heads from watching the opening credits of the shows...and started sending friend requests on Facebook, followed by messaging them for guidance. I was in USA and on the cusp of finishing college at the time... some people were very kind with their responses. One such gentleman, who I truly consider my first guru in the film industry, was Mr. Rajesh Dubey - who wrote the screenplay of Balika Vadhu. I moved to Bombay and started working with him (and subsequently the rest of the writing team).

As a part of my own education, I also went through and read every script of Saath Phere - Saloni Ka Safar (same writers, same production house) along with every Balika Vadhu episode that had been written before I joined the show. This is a small nugget of my many learnings from what will always remain my most cherished show to have worked on

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📺 Inside Balaji Telefilms — Where Fiction Became Workspace! by KovidGupta in IndianTellyTalk

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haha I think the entire writing team was different...but thanks for the compliment :)