History TV18 launches second home production, Bollywood@100

Karan Johar is hosting the landmark series which goes on-air from March 8

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | March 6, 2013

After the success of 'The Greatest Indian', History TV18 is presenting its second local production, 'Bollywood@100' starting Friday, March 8, 2013. Multifaceted leading Bollywood director Karan Johar grabs the host seat to enlighten viewers as he revives magnum opus moments and enlivens untold tales from behind-the-scenes of Indian cinema over the last ten decades.

Through Bollywood@100, History TV18 pays tribute to landmark movies, legendary actors and fascinating cinematic glories that shaped the personality of Bollywood over the years. The series uses Karan Johar's insider's perspective in bringing out rare gems from cinema handpicked through months of research.

Bollywood@100 discovers a gamut of untold stories, intriguing facts about iconic films as veteran and new age Bollywood stars get candid with Johar in this 10-part series. Bollywood@100 will let cinema aficionados relive and comprehend the last few decades of Bollywood and films that have made history. The series will showcase interesting anecdotes from legends like Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Javed Akhtar to icons of the present-day like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, AR Rehman, Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra and many others.

Ajay Chacko, President, A+E Networks | TV18, said, “After the enormous success of our first local production 'The Greatest Indian' last year, we're delighted to launch 'Bollywood@100', an initiative celebrating 100 years of existence of this industry. This is a unique television series cum interactive initiative that is looking at Bollywood from a historical perspective while engaging audiences in selecting the best over the decades. The series is in line with our efforts to broadbase the genre by bringing out the very best in factual entertainment.”

Through a month-long digital voting campaign, the series will stimulate viewers to vote for their personal favourites across various categories in order to arrive at the 'Greatest Ever' in Bollywood.

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