This story is from February 10, 2016

NCR-based cast shoots for TV show in Noida

It was lights, camera and action in Noida, when the crew of upcoming TV show Karmbhoomi shot in locations across the city recently.
NCR-based cast shoots for TV show in Noida
It was lights, camera and action in Noida, when the crew of upcoming TV show Karmbhoomi shot in locations across the city recently. The show is set in a fictional private educational institution in NCR called Karmbhoomi University and tracks the lives of six students in the university.
Kanu Priya, the show’s creator and director, explains, “The show is about a university set up by a young entrepreneur, who trains students to become independent entrepreneurs themselves.
Our show is about how students deal with the entry of an authoritarian dean in the institute through the eyes of six students – our protagonists.”
The crew shot at a private business school in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park in the last week of January and also at a dog shelter in Sector 93. Priya says, “We have camped at a private MBA college in Knowledge Park V, which we have transformed into our Karmbhoomi University with students from the college doubling up as extras and junior artistes in the show.”
The unique thing about the show is that most of its principal cast is facing the camera for the first time, or have acted only briefly before. Guncha Dwivedi, a Noida resident who plays Kiara in the show, tells us, “I did a few shows and commercials as a child artiste several years ago, but as a lead, this is my first show. It’s the same for all the other actors as well. We all have some theatre background, but we are mostly new to the camera.”
Ojaswini, a Sector 93 resident who plays one of the protagonists in the show, says, “You know, we have had so many cases of people bringing in crews from Mumbai to shoot here, but I guess this is the first time we have had a totally NCR-based cast and crew shooting a show in Noida for a major channel.”
Jaswinder, another lead in the show, adds, “It’s great because having an actor who is from the region adds credibility to the role. Since the show demanded characters from NCR, the makers decided to cast local actors as well.” Kanu Priya elaborates on the choice of Noida as the shooting location.
She says, “The reason we chose Noida over Delhi is because of the space it offers. It’s greener and more importantly, the people are more co-operative here. In Delhi, there is some saturation for TV shoots to a certain extent. But here, we shot in an MBA college and they were so accommodating and helpful that it made our jobs easier.”
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