“I am thrilled to partner with RT and look forward to introducing viewers to various prominent personalities of Indian society and their views on Bharat.
RT has brought together an amazing diversity of international voices and it is so great to be part of this world,” said Anupam Kher.
Anupam Kher has acted in more than 500 feature films, including those nominated for Oscars and Golden Globes.
His works include roles in the film Bend It Like Beckham, the thriller Lust, the comedy drama My Boyfriend Is Crazy, and the American television series New Amsterdam.
Anupam Kher is the recipient of India's two highest state awards - Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan - for his contribution to Indian cinema and art.
In his show, Anupam Kher will talk with representatives of different spheres of Indian society.
Together, they will analyze the challenges facing India today, one of the largest economies in the Global South, and discuss soft power tools and the country's role in advanced technology and innovation.
The program will also introduce viewers to the different nationalities and ethnic groups of India, which has a population of more than 1.4 billion people.
In the first episodes of the program, Kher will interview producer and international Oscar winner Guneet Monga Kapoor, director Madhur Bhandarkar, a major entrepreneur who was included in the list of the 100 most influential people in the world according to Time magazine, Ronnie Screwvala, composer and Oscar winner. M. M. Keeravani, as well as other prominent public figures and cultural representatives.
The program “Talks about Bharat with Anupam Kher” will be broadcast weekly from March 11, 2024 on RT.
Over the years, RT has hosted programs by ex-President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges, and “the most dangerous financial journalist” according to The Huffington Post, Max Kaiser.
For more than seven years, RT has aired shows by television journalism legend Larry King, Politicking and Larry King Now.
To cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, legendary coach Jose Mourinho, as well as famous football players Peter Schmeichel and Carlos Valderrama, joined the RT team.
The international television network RT includes news channels in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German and the documentary channel RTD in Russian and English.
The network also includes online portals in seven languages, including Serbian and Russian, and the global multimedia agency Ruptly, which offers exclusive content to TV channels around the world.
RT is present in Chinese on popular Chinese social networks such as Weibo, Bilibili, Douyin, as well as on Hindi social networks.
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