"Change in the time slot can make Buddha more popular"
Buddha on Zee TV is B.K.Modi's vision as he always wanted to make the project into a film. However, it has finally happened on Television. The creative and co-producer of 'Buddha', Ridhwana speaks to TOI.com on her journey and experience on working for Zee TV's Buddha.
How was your experience working for Buddha-The enlightened one? What should I say about Buddha? Buddha is the vision of B.K.Modi and I am completely satisfied with the way it has evolved. The experience is completing motivating for me. It's like I am living my dream. Buddha for me is a dream which I have seen for 10 years and finally it's happening which is a different experience .
Why Buddha as a concept? Buddha and his life is something which was never seen on Television. Though Buddha and his preachings were highlighted in a few movies, the concept was never touched upon on a large scale. The concept was never witnessed by the audiences and the entire story was untold.
How was it working with actors associated with 'Buddha'? It's amazing and pleasant to have a bunch of talented actors for our show. I feel proud of them. They all are well trained, they have come from the best acting schools and they all are amazing dedicated actors. Usually, for historical shows it becomes very difficult to cast appropriate actors for a particular character but here we are lucky that we have got a perfect casting.
According to you what is that important aspect to be a successful producer? One who gets to know the pulp of the audience is the one who can be a successful producer.
How difficult or easy it was to find the face of Buddha? It took almost 10 years to find the right face. We found our Buddha in Himanshu Soni, who has all the qualities which we wanted to see as Buddha. He is intelligent, he is good looking and he almost matches every quality of Buddha.
There are two costume dramas on the channel (Zee TV) right now, one is Ekta Kapoor's Jodha Akbar which is the numero uno show and the other one is Buddha, which is doing average on the channel. What are your views? I think the only factor for this difference is the time slot and nothing else because it becomes difficult for any show to garner good numbers on Sunday morning. Hence, change in the time slot can make Buddha more popular.
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