This story is from April 22, 2009

Roshan’s new avatar

Apr 22, 2009, 00:55 IST

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The popular anchor talks to Hyd Times about his new TV show and his Bollywood directorial debut....

Anchor, RJ, theatre personality and director of a creative agency, Roshan Abbas is a man who wears many hats. And no, he is not tired. ��Creative people should be restless,�� he says. And what more, he��s now venturing into movie direction. Hyd Times catches up with this versatile personality who was in town recently. Excerpts from an interview:
It��s been a while since we��ve seen you on TV.
That��s true. After Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai wrapped up, I consciously decided to stay away from TV. But I am involved with television in a creative capacity. I have written a lot of shows targetted at the youth. One of them will be aired soon on a leading general entertainment channel.
What��s your new show about?

I would like to call my new show a drama series, rather than a soap opera. I��m not a conventional writer. Honestly, I can��t see my leading female characters wearing a mangalsutra and crying all the time. Indian TV has lost the art of subtlety. I hope my new show manages to attract the imagination of India because it��s going to be different from the present crop of TV shows.
Youngsters prefer to watch shows like Roadies and Spiltsvilla. Where will your drama series fit in?

I am worried with the content that��s aired on youth shows on television. These shows do not portray youngsters properly. It��s scary because more than half of the population in India is under 35 and shows like these can be misleading.
We hear, you are directing a film.
That��s true. I had written a play in school called Graphiti. I��m making that into a film. The story revolves around school romance. I��ve realised that unlike the West, in India, there are hardly films that are about school kids, (except Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander and Rockford). My film is a teen romance. Shah Rukh Khan and Karim Morani are producing the film.

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