Rebirth of India: Superior

In Rajkumar's impression, although his boss Mr. Shakru Pandit is a successful film company owner and a talented and bold creative person, he almost never interferes in films or TV programs. According to his words, professional matters should be left to professionals, and laymen should never interfere with experts, so I feel very comfortable working under him.

But this time, the boss went against the norm and personally started the structure of the program process and the overall shooting idea. What surprised him even more was that he found that the boss actually did a very good job. Although he seemed very rusty in some details, His design of the program structure is quite creative and quite amazing. It can even be said that the entire structure and topic derivation process are very consistent with sociological research methods.

For example, the topic of the first episode of the program was "Women are forced to have abortions." The boss did not use the common method. Instead, he first conducted a data survey and found out the structural imbalance of the birth rate of "baby boys and baby girls", and then proposed the research method. The core question is why the social phenomenon of female infanticide through abortion occurs in India.

The second step is through social surveys. Respondents generally believe that this phenomenon is caused by poverty and illiteracy, and that this phenomenon should only occur in small cities and rural areas. Then I use a representative counterexample and data to illustrate that in fact many intellectuals and wealthy families are also killing female infants through abortion. I criticize the previous "street theory" and then start to explore what kind of theory it is. Dynamic processes have led to the existence of this phenomenon in Indian society.

And through several representative comparisons to remind the contradiction, and then use causal cases to conduct cross-examination. To be honest, although he has also made documentaries ("Black Demon") and knows many directors who produce TV programs, this is his first time doing such an interview program that uses social science methods rigorously and skillfully. See. I couldn't help but secretly sigh in my heart, it's a good thing that my boss didn't enter the director's field, otherwise he would be ashamed to death of many active directors like me who have a professional background and think they are doing well. Of course, having said that, with the boss's wealth and status, he also There is no need to do this, just do it once in a while and just treat it as fun.

In fact, it was not just Rajkumar himself who was shocked. ZEE TV producers who were ordered to cooperate with Shakru and Aamir Khan, who also has great knowledge in production and directing, were also very shocked, especially Aamir Khan. I couldn't be more impressed by the opening message written by Shakru himself.

"When I acted in movies, I experienced different lives in different roles. There is another kind of life, which is my own life: taking off my identity as an actor and existing as a person in my own way. In life, Thoughts blow through my mind like the wind. I read newspapers, watch the news, chat with friends, talk to strangers, and there is always something that touches my heart.

On the one hand, India is rising and thriving, and as an Indian, I feel happy and proud. However, there are still many sad facts in society, but we are blind to them. These sufferings make me deeply disturbed and sad. Sometimes I think, why should I think about these things that have nothing to do with me? My life is happy and perfect, what does the suffering of others have to do with me? But it does matter. Because I am also a part of this society. A series of things connect you and me with everyone in society. Every time you breathe in and out, you can feel the resonance in your heart.

If Gandhi, Tilak, Bose, Nehru and wise Azad were still alive, how could we have the face to face them. Did our forefathers dream and fight for freedom just to build an India like today? So, I am here, hoping to hear and learn something, hope to communicate with you, discover the root of the problem, and see the truth of the matter.

I want to discuss some topics related to the people's livelihood in India without blaming anyone, slandering anyone, or restricting anyone. Everyone says that the person who hurt us is so close, maybe we are all responsible. Now, come on this journey with me. Let’s search, discover, learn, share, and uncover the answers to these difficult questions together. "

After such an opening message and title sequence, the camera switched to the studio, and the first issue of "Truth Interviews" officially began. At the beginning, Aamir Khan did not sit in the host's position, but sat on the steps of the auditorium, and said slowly: "Who is our most important person? Many people say it is mother, mother is In the eyes of children, they are the ones who would rather starve themselves than feed their children. Their love is the most selfless, but some people want to destroy this love between mother and child. "

Then a woman named Amisa was invited to the interview. She and her husband had been married for 11 years. She got pregnant in 2001. After she went to the hospital for a checkup and found out it was a girl, her husband’s family tricked her into going to the hospital for another checkup, and then colluded with the hospital to mislead her. After losing the baby, Amisha was aborted while unconscious, and this happened six more times in the next eight years. After Amisha became pregnant for the last time, she had to run back to her parents' home. Two months after the baby was born, her husband's parents took him home because they were afraid of being gossiped about. Later, her husband's family kicked her out of the house and threatened her with a divorce. If she didn't divorce, she would never see the child again. After being separated from the child for three months, Amisha met her daughter with the help of a lawyer. The case is still under trial. Amisha worked as an operator to raise her daughter alone.

What is even more speechless is that when appealing, the judge who heard the case said to Amisa directly before the court session: "I don't think your in-laws did anything wrong. It is the wish of every family to have a son. What's the problem with that?" (Even a judge has this attitude and thought, I am really speechless.)

In order to find interviewees who meet the standards, Rajkumar and the producers of ZEE TV spent a lot of effort. It's not that there are few such candidates. In fact, it's just the opposite. There are many women like Amisa in India, but few dare to stand up and tell their stories to everyone in India or even the world on TV. In the end, Shakru paid a high price to invite a few people. The reason why Amisa was chosen is that she has the same name as Shakru's wife Amisa-Patra. Seeing her experience, Shakru felt a little sad.

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