#HappyWomen's Day: 5 Women Who REVOLUTIONISED Television!

We list down the top five women, who have brought in a major change in the television industry...from behind the camera..

Published: Tuesday,Mar 08, 2016 19:06 PM GMT-07:00

Kunal Nirmal Kothari

When we talk about evolution, it is so ironic that we term, the word 'MANkind'. Not intended to be a sexist here, this particular depiction however, has been changed by women over the years. From stereotyped beliefs to liberal thoughts, and from being chained by restrictions to becoming a free bird, women have evolved momentously and continue to match and even outclass anyone who comes in their way.

The telly world is criticized for being female oriented, where the soaps on tube have a woman as its protagonist and the saga keeps revolving around her. However, as much as for the apparent 'on-screen' domination they have, the 'behind the screen' phenomena is quite different.

Apart from the likes of the queen, Ekta Kapoor, we list down the female TV moghuls, who became the stars' off-screen and embarked a journey like no one else.

Ashvini Yardi

One of the industry veterans and responsible for changing the way one watches television, Ashvini Yardi is currently one of the most successful producers of the country. She is one of the prime faces who built Colors from becoming a newly launched channel to surpassing the leader, Star Plus at several occasions. Ashvini is currently the co-owner of Grazing Goat Pictures with Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar and has produced some hugely successful films. Currently, she is co-producing the successful show, 'Jamai Raja' on Zee TV under her banner with with Meenakshi Sagar from Sagar Pictures.

Meenakshi Sagar

Belonging to the illustrious clan of the Sagars, where TV legend Ramanand Sagar transformed television viewing experience by introducing us to the epic 'Ramayana', Meenakshi Sagar is the legend's great granddaughter, taking the legacy forward. It is only obvious that expectations are sky high, when one helms such a major responsibility. Meenakshi has managed to do total justice to her great grandfather's name and has presented us a number of successful shows like 'Prithviraj Chauhan', 'Jai Shri Krishna', 'Dharam Veer', 'Ramayan' among many more. She had also produced 'Akbar Birbal' on Big Magic and is currently co-producing 'Jamai Raja' on Zee TV.

Preeti Simoes

Preeti Simoes made her debut in the entertainment industry as an assistant director but got her big break when she was appointed as the creative director of the successful franchise, 'Comedy Circus'. The show ran for almost seven years and was hugely popular. Later, joining hands with Kapil Sharma, she created 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' under K9 Productions. The show reached immense heights of popularity and became one of the most loved shows of all time. Her current project includes the upcoming show, 'The Kapil Sharma Show' with Kapil after the major controversy which led to 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' going off-air.

Priti Sinha

Priti Sinha is the daughter of veteran producer Vinay Kumar Sinha, who owns the company, Reel Life Entertainment. Responsible for giving some major hit films, Priti decided to venture into television and presented an ambitious project, 'Darr Sabko Lagta Hai'. The show was hosted by Bipasha Basu and got a fantastic response. Capitalising on the success of the first season, she came up with a second season which aired a month ago. She has now become one of those few people to change the way horror is presented on the small screen for good.

Nivedita Basu

One of the most popular industry veterans, Nivedita Basu has been in the industry for over fifteen years. Embarking a journey from deputy creative director to creative director, Nivedita worked under soap queen, Ekta Kapoor and became the reason for presenting some of the most iconic shows on Indian television. Recently, she made her debut as a producer with her magnum opus TV show, 'Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchan Hai' which is also the debut of Bollywood actress, Amrita Rao.

These women are just a few of the many women, who are the perfect representation of the 'change' in the adapted norms. India Forums salutes and admires all the women in the world for being the wonderful being they are..!

Happy Women's Day!

Kunal Kothari