Ashok Amritraj to host a TV show

Ashok Amritraj to host a TV show
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TV show Chance of a Lifetime, being hosted by Hollywood-based Indian producer Ashok Amritraj, will go on air today on Doordarshan (DD). The eight episode TV series has been made in collaboration with the United Nations.

TV show Chance of a Lifetime, being hosted by Hollywood-based Indian producer Ashok Amritraj, will go on air today on Doordarshan (DD).
The eight episode TV series has been made in collaboration with the United Nations. To be aired at 10.30 pm, it will see some major Hollywood stars like George Clooney promoting humanitarian causes.

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"It's been such a wonderful experience working with my friends at the United Nations and watching these young filmmakers from diverse cultures forge partnerships to create socially relevant documentaries," Amritraj said in a statement.


The show will see Amritraj bringing together young filmmakers from Middle East, India and Singapore and creating a team to create documentaries based on the global issues of the United Nations like universal education, HIV and AIDS, malaria, access to water, etc.
Interestingly, the participants will have access to the archival library of the various UN Organizations including UNESCO, UNF and UN FOOD, etc.


His forthcoming film ‘99 Homes’, which has Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Noah Lomax and Academy Award nominated actress Laura Dern in the cast, is all set to be screened at Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival this year.

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