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indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: English GEC Star World is airing a new film review show, ?The Front Row with Anupama Chopra?, every Friday from 27 April at 8:30 pm.
The show is a film lovers? weekly cheat sheet into the world of entertainment with fun, film reviews, sneak-peeks and interaction and interviews with the biggest stars from Bollywood and Hollywood.
?The Front Row? will introduce a format that will not only bring forth the critic?s view but also establish the viewers? opinion about a film.
Star India GM, senior VP, English Channels Saurabh Yagnik said, ?With ?The Front Row?, we are providing an interactive platform that will give our viewers a chance to meet with movie makers, analyse their films and make an informed decision about the film. Anupama Chopra is one of India?s most admired film critics. She is not only extremely well networked in Bollywood but has her reach extending to the biggest stars of Hollywood as well. ?
The opening episode features an in-depth discussion on Superhero films wherein Anupama Chopra reviews the much awaited movie ?The Avengers? and interview the lead star cast- Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Tom Hiddleston.?
Chopra added, ?The Front Row celebrates cinema - Bollywood, Hollywood and everything in between. The show has an exciting format and aims to capture all that is new and buzzing in the movies each week. We will present reviews, exclusive interviews, panel discussions and trivia. We want to bridge the gap between the exhilarating world of films and the expectations of viewers.? The show aims to fuse the audience?s bold opinions and Anupama?s analytical views about a film.
The first segment of the show gives a roundup of the latest Hollywood and Bollywood news, along with Anupama?s filtered views on the latest film releases. The second segment is either a discussion forum, moderated by Chopra encouraging constructive interactions between the audience and the members of the film fraternity or a Roundtable discussion with directors, actors and roducers to talk about industry trends and their own experiences and craft or interviews with the Hollywood and Bollywood stars.
The third and the last segment is more like a gossip shot for the audience called the ?Sneak Peak?. In this segment, hidden video clippings from Bollywood would be unveiled and shown to the viewers.
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