New Reality Commission for BBC Worldwide Productions India

MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide Productions in India has been tapped to produce a new reality series, My Big Decision, for the youth-skewed Channel [v].

A Love Productions format that is licensed internationally by BBC Worldwide, My Big Decision follows young people as they go on journeys of self-discovery. Each episode focuses on a hot and debatable issue. The seven-part Indian adaptation, hosted by Bollywood star Sandhya Mridul, launches on Channel [v] on January 14 at 7 p.m.

Myleeta Aga, the general manager and creative head at BBC Worldwide Productions India, commented: “It is our goal to present to Indian viewers the best of the international catalogue adapted to Indian tastes. My Big Decision is ahead of the curve, no holds barred, brutally frank, emotionally wrought. We believe this series will have viewers rooting for and identifying with the youngsters onscreen. The show has an un-scripted ‘cool’ factor—you never know how something is going to turn out because these are young people who are fighting for an identity—their own.

Aga continued, “The series harnesses this debate with real purpose. It features teenagers facing adult dilemmas. They enter their lives, meet their family and friends and watch as they get on a journey for an exploration on the subject. At the end of the three days they make their Big Decision—a decision which will affect the rest of their lives.”

Prem Kamath, the executive VP and GM for Channel [v], said, “My Big Decision is an endeavor by Channel [v] to guide the youth today who have such larger-than-life decisions to make due to various influences. The show has been conceptualized on the premise that the youth is dabbling regularly with issues that nobody wishes to address.”