Shekhar Suman keen to bring back iconic shows Dekh Bhai Dekh and Movers and Shakers
Shekhar Suman as host of Movers and Shakers
Years after his Bollywood debut in Utsav, actor Shekhar Suman found fame in TV shows Dekh Bhai Dekh and later as a chat show host in Movers And Shakers. Now, basking in the success of Heeramandi: The Diamond Star, Suman has revealed that he intends to bring back his popular shows on OTT.
While speaking to News18, Suman said that he has often been asked about the chat show and admits there has been a lot of pressure from 'the audience side'.
The actor said, “Yes, there’s a thought of bringing it back. There’s a lot of pressure from the audience’s side. Wherever I go, even at the airport, people ask me, ‘Why don’t you get Movers And Shakers back?' We were going through some strange times where television had taken a backseat, and OTT wasn’t into non-fiction. They only wanted to back fiction series. I felt like television wasn’t the right place for Movers And Shakers to be back as no one was watching it, and it receded into the background. I just waited for the opportune moment. I think now is the time to bring it back."
He added, “In fact, two of my iconic shows – Movers N Shakers and Dekh Bhai Dekh – are on the verge of being developed. It’s too early to talk about them because they’re both at a nascent stage. But it will and should happen."
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About Dekh Bhai Dekh and Movers And Shakers
Produced by Jaya Bachchan, Dekh Bhai Dekh was a comedy show focussing on the life of a family. Suman featured as one of the key characters in the show. The show aired on Doordarshan in 1993 and was an instant hit among the viewers. The show also featured Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Bhavana Balsavar, Deven Bhojani, Sushma Seth, N K Shivpuri, Vishal Singh, Urvashi Dholakia and Nattasha Singh, among many others.
His chat show, Movers And Shakers, which began airing in 1997 and ran till 2001, saw Shekhar interview many celebrities. It was fashioned around US show The Jay Leno Show.