History TV18 launches ?Bollywood@100? on 8 March

Mumbai: History TV18 is launching its second local production ? Bollywood@100.

Starting 8 March, the ten part series will be hosted by Karan Johar. He will enlighten viewers as he revives magnum opus moments and enlivens untold tales from behind-the-scenes of Indian cinema over the last 10 decades.

Through Bollywood@100, History TV18 pays tribute to landmark movies, legendary actors and fascinating cinematic glories that shaped the personality of Bollywood over the years.

The series uses Johar?s insider?s perspective in bringing out rare gems from Cinema handpicked through months of research.
The series will showcase interesting anecdotes from Bollywood legends like Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Javed Akhtar to icons of the present-day ?Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, A R Rehman, Farhan Akhtar and Priyanka Chopra.

A+E Networks | TV18 president Ajay Chacko said, ?After the enormous success of our first local production ?The Greatest Indian? last year, we?re delighted to launch Bollywood@100, an initiative celebrating 100 years of existence of this industry. This is a unique television series cum interactive initiative that is looking at Bollywood from a historical perspective while engaging audiences in selecting the best over the decades. The series is in line with our efforts to broad-base the genre by bringing out the very best in Factual Entertainment.?

Through a month digital voting campaign, the series stimulates viewers to nominate and vote for their personal favourites across various categories in order to arrive at the ?Greatest ever? in Bollywood.