HEMA MALINI WRITES FOREWORD FOR ANANTH MAHADEVAN ‘S BOOK ONCE UPON A PRIME TIME

Jyothi Venkatesh

Dream girl Hema Malini has revisited her television times (Noopur, Women of India) by penning the Foreword to the first ever book on Indian television ONCE UPON A PRIME TIME written by by National awards winning actor, director writer Ananth Mahadevan. In Once Upon A Prime Time , Ananth Mahadevan records the memoirs of his journey on Indian television. From first hand experiences with film makers who were the founding fathers of television serials to today's consumerism driven shows, he has tasted them all. The book reads like an autobiography yet covers virtually every major player who was responsible for the nostalgia that Indian television now evokes.

It incorporates exclusive moments and incidents with many celebrities and award winning directors. He joins the actors on their sets as they perform for television and learns about the stories that made the shows come to life. Covering artistes and makers who impacted our world, such as Amitabh Bachchan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Sai Paranjpye, Basu Chatterjee, Kundan Shah, Ravi Chopra, Ramesh Sippy , Farouque Shaikh, Aziz Mirza, Gulzar and Govind Nihalani.

The book is in all probability, the first ever story of Indian television. Besides taking one down memory lane, this could be a throw-back for all those connected with the medium, past and present.  It gives you a feeling of travelling through time and watching history being made – behind the scenes. And for a generation that missed it, the book is a great rewind...a story of the history of television in India.  Once Upon a Prime Time launches on Friday, first as an Amazon Kindle book and in July in paperback for which the publisher Embassy Books is planning to invite all the iconic actors and directors as well as producers of television on one platform.