Doordarshan stalled TV show on Mahatma’s killing

The national broadcaster Doordarshan has stalled TV show on Mahatma’s Gandhi killing (a docu-drama on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi which focused on Nathuram Godse's trial) when the Prasar Bharati board expressed concerns that it was likely to be "inflammatory'' in nature.

The 52-episode serial was eventually "withdrawn" by director-producer duo Ketan Mehta and Deepa Sahi citing time constraints. The Prasar Bharati board felt that focusing the program only on Gandhi's assassination did not appear to be a "very good idea" for as many as 52 episodes. The docu-drama was discussed by the Prasar Bharati board in its January meeting.

On the Gandhi serial, the board's observations were, "Considering the subject matter spans a relatively short period in the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the proposed numbers of episodes (52) appear to be on the higher side and could be judiciously pruned. Since material on the trial of Nathuram Godse is likely to be inflammatory in nature, focusing the programme on the trial is avoidable...It was felt that the theme of the proposed program could be woven around the various events that happened during the last days of Mahatma including Independence, partition, Noakhali tragedy etc."

The board proposed setting up of a committee including DD director general Tripurari Sharan, part time board members Muzaffar Ali and Prema Cariappa. "The committee may co-opt any other subject expert it so required. The committee may also like to interact with Ketan Mehta on the matter while arriving at the final decision.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/4801-doordarshan-stalled-tv-show-on-mahatma%E2%80%99s-killing.html
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