Experience in Electronic Media(1989-2008)(1989-2008)

Neeraj MahajanC-33 A Shastri Nagar, Ghaziabad-201002

Email: n2erajmahajan@gmail.comMob: 9999989066

Profiles

•Serials Page 2

•News & Current Affairs Programmes Page 3-5

•Image Building & Corporate Films Page 6

• Video Magazine, Business Program, Training Films Page 7

•Advertisement & Public Awareness Spots Page 8

•Election Quickies Page 9

•Broadcasting Experience Page 10-11

•Video Show reel Page 12

•Review, Comments & Award Page 13

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EXPERIENCE IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA: 19 YEARS (1989- )

1989-- Producer-Director, Independent Video Films (P) Ltd.

1st film as Producer-Director-Scriptwriter-Researcher telecast on Doordarshan in 1990.

Since then produced many programmes.  

Empanelled as a Producer with Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of Human Resources Development, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Ministry of Agriculture.

SERIALS:SERIALS:

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR-SCRIPTWRITER- INSIDE PAKISTAN—a 5 episode programme telecast on Kashir channel of Doordarshan  

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR-SCRIPTWRITER- --KYA FARQ PARTA HAI—a 9 episode serial for Directorate of Adult Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

DIRECTED & organized the Production of six episodes of serial -"HUM BACHCHEY HINDUSTAN KE re-enacting the lives of National Bravery Award Winning children on behalf of Akash Deep Films.

PRODUCED & DIRECTED

• CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION -- AT WHOSE COST?

• CURSED BY CUSTOM/ SUBAH KI TALAASH

• TALAASH JARI HAI (DELHI POLICE)

• WOMEN IN COMBAT

• CONVERSION OF DRY LATRINES INTO WET LATERINES

• DIRECTOR & SR. ASSISTANT PRODUCER of MANDIR, MASJID--KUCH AHEM SAWAAL --a current affairs programme on Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, telecast twice on Doordarshan on 4th & 5th Dec 1992. For the first time in print or electronic media, this program predicted that the shrine was likely to be damaged and the days of the UP government were numbered. In this program four Union Minister's-- PP Kumaramanglam, Rajesh Pilot, V C Shukla and NKP Salve went on record to say that their government would dismiss the BJP government in UP in case of any damage to the Babri Masjid. The program also had views of top BJP leaders like L K Advani on the party's stand and likely strategy in case the UP government was dismissed. True enough within two days of telecast of this program, Babri Masjid was raised to the ground and UP government was axed. 3

• SENIOR ASSISTANT PRODUCER-- INDIA V/s SOUTH AFRICA series on Indian Cricket team's tour to South Africa telecast on ATN.

• DIRECTED & coordinated the production of 4 episodes of PRAGATI KE PATH PE profiling Shahnaz Hussain, Kiran Bedi, `Tiger' Pataudi and Dr R K Gupta on behalf of Rashtriya Advertising Agency

• DIRECTED & organized the Multi-Camera shooting of KHULA MANCH- a panel discussion program on 100 Days of Delhi Government on behalf of Rashtriya Advertising Agency

• DIRECTED a 15-minute film on life styles of prostitutes for INSIGHT a Video News Cassette launched by Jain Studios.

• Associated with Hindustan Times Television for the pilot issues of their Video News cassette AAJ. Was also associated with KAL CHAKRA video magazine

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NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES: (3)

LOCATION DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & INTERVIEWS-- HIGHWAYS OR KILLERWAYS, a 30 minute documentary produced for Doordarshan by Asian Films.

LOCATION DIRECTOR, RESEARCH, SCRIPT & INTERVIEWS for a two part documentary on INDIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS produced for Doordarshan by Asian Films.

Was involved with a unique experiment in PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION conducted by Indian Institute of Mass Communications at Ghasera, a Muslim dominated village where people did not educate their children because of `religious beliefs'. A video film was made incorporating messages from the Quran like "Ilam hasil karo chahe iske liye `Cheen' tak jana pare" and "Ilam hasil karna har Musalman mard wah aurat par farz hai" were incorporated in a script drafted with the help of the locals in their own dialect. People from the village were made to act in the film, which had a tremendous impact.

Freelanced as RESEARCHER with K. Bikram Singh (Cine Arts India) for over a dozen projects- "Year of the Girl Child", "Population- a neglected issue", "Destination India", "Destination Nagaland", "Big dams, Small dams, No dams" and a program on Railways.

PRODUCED & DIRECTED (also Research & Script):

• SILVER OAK - WORLD CLASS PRODUCTS FROM THE LAND OF BEAUTY & BRAINS

• 50 GLORIOUS YEARS -- INDIAN INFANTRY

• MERI VARDI MERI SHAAN (DELHI POLICE)

• PRESIDENTIAL BODYGUARDS - THE SAGA OF GLORY

• TORNADOES -- MUSCLES OF IRON, NERVES OF STEEL

• INFANTRY DAY -- LEADERSHIP, VALOR & SACRIFICES

• ASC CENTRE (S)-NAYE AASHAYAIN NAYE UMMEDAIN

• SIGNALS -- CONNECTING ANYWHERE, ANYTIME

• EME - EK SUNHERE BHAVISHYA KI OORE

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VIDEO MAGAZINE:PRODUCED & DIRECTED (also Research & Script): RAKSHAK- VIDEO MAGAZINE FOR INDIAN ARMY 1999-2004

BUSINESS PROGRAMMES:ASSOCIATE PRODUCER -75 episodes of BUSINESS AGENDA on STAR TV.

TRAINING FILMS:PRODUCED & DIRECTED (also Research & Script)- CRIME DETECTION SERIES of films for the CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION: •SEARCH & SEIZURE •SEARCH IN WHITE COLLAR CRIMES •LAYING OF TRAP Part 1 & 2 •RAJIV GANDHI ASSASINATION- SCENE OF CRIME TO CRIMINALS - 5 PARTS

PRODUCED & DIRECTED (also Research & Script):

• FEMALE FOETICIDE – a 30 Sec public awareness spot for Min of Women & Child Development & Hindi and 17 Indian languages

• CHILD MARRIAGE– a 30 Sec public awareness spot for Min of Women & Child Development & Hindi and 17 Indian languages

• MINISTRY OF HEALTH – Series of 10 & 30 Sec spots for National Rural Health Mission on various health issues like breast feeding, polio drops, NSV etc

• HIMACHAL- A Tourist Paradise (30 Sec spot)

• HIMACHAL- The Land Of Adventure (30 Sec spot)

• GARCENIA ORAL SPRAY (30 Sec advt spot)

• YEH DANGE KYON" (Pub. Awareness Spot)

• APNE MUNNA KO PEHCHANIYE (P A Spot)

• ICE PACK (Two-advt spots-20 Sec each)

• YEH ICEPACK--AAKHIR HAI KYA?-A 10-minute Demo film granted Censor Certificate under Advertisement category.

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• DIRECTED: APNA MATDATA PEHCHAN PATRA BANVAYEN" (20,30,40 Secs) • DIRECTED: ELECTORAL ROLL

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• KYON AUR KAB TAK? -- A radio documentary produced for Yuva Vani Service of AIR represented as the best program of Delhi station in the ALL INDIA AKASHVANI AWARDS – 1985 and bagged the Second prize in the prestigious Nation wide contest.

• REPORTED for BBC (London) from New Delhi during the 1989 General Elections and also during Home Minister Mufti Muhammad Syed's daughter Rubia's kidnapping incident.

• Produced over two dozen-radio features for the General Overseas Service, Delhi station (A & B both) and Yuva Vani services of All India Radio.

• PRESENTED many episodes ON THE EXPORT FRONT for General Overseas Service, All India Radio

• Continue to freelance with different stations of AIR

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Produced & Directed over 15 advertisement spots (Audio) for products like NATRAJ TEA- a Tea Trading Corp of India product, ICE PACK, IMAGE REAR VIEW MIRROR, IMAGE AUTO SWITCH, and LOOKWELL MIRRORS in Hindi, Tamil, Malyalam and Bengali.

Some of the audio productions include

•ICEPACK – 2 advertisement spots 20 sec each in Hindi, Tamil, Malyalam & Bengali

•NATRAJ TEA – 20 sec advertisement spot for this Tea trading Corporation product

•Image Deluxe Rear View Mirror, ( 20 Sec Spots in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali)

•Image Auto Switch, ( 20 Sec Spots in Hindi, Tamil, Malyalam and Bengali)

•Lookwell Auto Switch ( 20 Sec Spot in Hindi)

Public Awareness Spots• Female Foeticide• Child Marriage

Advertisement Spots:       • Himachal- A destination for all seasons and reasons • Himachal – A paradise for Adventure seekers  

Corporate Films:• Silver Oak Assurance- World Class Products: From the Land of Beauty and Brains• Oriflame Natural Swedish Cosmetics: The Silver Oak Edge

Image Building Films:• 50 Glorious Years-Indian Infantry (Telecast Twice) • Presidential Bodyguards-The Saga of Glory

 Documentaries:• Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case- Crime to Criminals• Tornadoes- Muscles of Iron, Nerves of Steel

 Films for Government Departments :• Waqt ki Pukar-  film on low cost sanitation for Min.of Social Justice & Empowerment

Video Magazine:• Rakshak Video Magazine for the Indian Army (1993-96) 

Serials:• Kya Farq Parta Hai- A nine episode serial • Hum Bachche Hindustan Ke-  A 6 episode serial on National Bravery Award Winning Children  

Training Films• Rajiv Gandhi Assassination- Crime to Criminals  • Seven Keys of Success in Trap Cases 12

Reviews in the Press

Hindustan Times India Today Tribune Brand Equity

Asian Age TV Today Pioneer The Week

Statesman Times of India Samachar Mail Amrit Bazar Patrika

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Comments & Compliments from Clients

UN Ops Somalia Bangladesh High commission Infantry Directorate

CBI Academy DSSC Willington DG Ordinance Services

CO 15 Mahar Army Training Command 10 Armd Regt

Award

2nd Prize in All India Akashwani Awards 1985