VANITA KOHLI KHANDEKAR

Stories by VANITA KOHLI KHANDEKAR

Could this be the most watched IPL ever?

Could this be the most watched IPL ever?

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2020

It could reach more than 530 million viewers on TV and a few hundred million more online. But can it make money for Disney Star?

The INSPIRATION behind television shows

The INSPIRATION behind television shows

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2020

Till the lockdown was imposed in March, more than 200 Zee staffers had spent over 2,500 hours across 28 regions in Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to understand the audiences. The effort paid off, again and again.

Why Bollywood is NOT worth its name

Why Bollywood is NOT worth its name

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2020

The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, feels Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Lockdown Effect: New TV channels strike gold!

Lockdown Effect: New TV channels strike gold!

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2020

Dangal's and Shemaroo's entry shows there is ad-supported gold at the bottom of the Indian consumer pyramid if you can keep the costs low.

Why movie theatres will thrive after lockdown

Why movie theatres will thrive after lockdown

Rediff.com   31 May 2020

Cinema screens bring in over 60% of the Rs 19,100 crore that Indian films earned in 2019. The reception a film gets in theatres impacts the price of every other revenue stream -- TV, OTT, overseas. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar explains why the theatre business is not doomed and why OTT won't become the first window of release.

Of course, you will watch a movie in a theatre!

Of course, you will watch a movie in a theatre!

Rediff.com   30 May 2020

Audiences are missing theatres desperately and will go back to them within two-three weeks of them reopening. All those hours of films on television and OTT have not reduced the audience's need for the theatrical experience.

Life during lockdown: Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

Life during lockdown: Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2020

If everybody is 'working' from home, then how has TV consumption gone up? Who is making all that gourmet food being posted on social media?

How Tata Sky is coping with the lockdown

How Tata Sky is coping with the lockdown

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2020

'If after 3-9 weeks we don't have fresh content, then there is a problem.'

'In a crisis like this, everybody is in the same boat'

'In a crisis like this, everybody is in the same boat'

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2020

'This is not like a one quarter hit; it will take time.'

More Indians watching movies than before!

More Indians watching movies than before!

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2020

Whether it is non-Hindi films dubbed in Hindi or Hindi dubbed in other Indian languages or English dubbed in Indian languages, the whole multilingual film is bringing more ticket sales.

Can Indian storytellers conquer the world?

Can Indian storytellers conquer the world?

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2020

If Indian storytelling can deliver, it can make the entertainment industry an engine of economic growth and a substantial contributor to GDP, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

It is time to fix Indian news television

It is time to fix Indian news television

Rediff.com   6 Jan 2020

'Of the 202 debates, 79 were around attacking Pakistan and 66 attacking the Opposition and Nehru.' 'The PMC Bank scam where thousands of depositors lost their savings got just one,' points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

What Indians are watching on Netflix

What Indians are watching on Netflix

Rediff.com   1 Jan 2020

Five of the ten most popular shows such as Bard of Blood, Delhi Crime, and Typewriter are Indian.

Lessons India Inc can learn from Subhash Chandra's exit from Zee

Lessons India Inc can learn from Subhash Chandra's exit from Zee

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2019

His exit has created a benchmark of sorts for how entrepreneurs and businesses should deal with debt crises. Unlike many other Indian businessmen, he hasn't fled, tried to hang on to the business by any means or wrangle out of the debt by using his closeness to the current government. It is so very rare for Indian media businesses to grow out of their founding family's shadow, however, benevolent it may be.

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

Rediff.com   29 May 2019

Is Dangal TV a flash in the pan?

Zee5 drives broadcaster's digital dreams

Zee5 drives broadcaster's digital dreams

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2019

Zee5 is now the fifth largest streaming app after YouTube, Hotstar, MX Player and Voot, and there is talk of hiving off Zee5 to drive valuation, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh's 50s problem

Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh's 50s problem

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2019

Why do Hindi cinema superstars flounder in their fifties, asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Why did viewership for kabbadi fall?

Why did viewership for kabbadi fall?

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2018

'Why was PKL scheduled bang in the middle of festivals and big film releases?' asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Badhaai ho, Bollywood!

Badhaai ho, Bollywood!

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2018

The hit parade of well-made movies continues, ticket sales are creeping up and OTTs are upping the game in one of the best years for the film industry.

How talent management firms make stars

How talent management firms make stars

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2018

A clutch of professional talent management firms is changing the balance of demand and supply in India's entertainment industry, writes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.