Mumbai: History TV18 is launching its second local production ? Bollywood@100.

Starting 8 March, the ten part series will be hosted by Karan Johar. He will enlighten viewers as he revives magnum opus moments and enlivens untold tales from behind-the-scenes of Indian cinema over the last 10 decades.

Through Bollywood@100, History TV18 pays tribute to landmark movies, legendary actors and fascinating cinematic glories that shaped the personality of Bollywood over the years.

The series uses Johar?s insider?s perspective in bringing out rare gems from Cinema handpicked through months of research.
The series will showcase interesting anecdotes from Bollywood legends like Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Javed Akhtar to icons of the present-day ?Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, A R Rehman, Farhan Akhtar and Priyanka Chopra.

A+E Networks | TV18 president Ajay Chacko said, ?After the enormous success of our first local production ?The Greatest Indian? last year, we?re delighted to launch Bollywood@100, an initiative celebrating 100 years of existence of this industry. This is a unique television series cum interactive initiative that is looking at Bollywood from a historical perspective while engaging audiences in selecting the best over the decades. The series is in line with our efforts to broad-base the genre by bringing out the very best in Factual Entertainment.?

Through a month digital voting campaign, the series stimulates viewers to nominate and vote for their personal favourites across various categories in order to arrive at the ?Greatest ever? in Bollywood.

MUMBAI: Bollywood news and entertainment channel Zoom is launching a new show titled ‘Bollywood Storytellers‘ on 24 September. The show will air every Monday at 8 pm.

‘Bollywood Storytellers‘ will showcase the industry‘s "hot-shot" gen-next filmmakers who have set new rules of Bollywood storytelling, the channel said.

Featuring filmmakers like Rohit Shetty, Imtiaz Ali, Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, the show takes a peek into the directors‘ motifs, signature styles, trials and moments of glory.

ET Now, Times Now and Zoom CEO Avinash Kaul said, "Youth is the biggest audience segment for Bollywood and, much like Zoom, these young directors have got their finger on the pulse of the youth. Bollywood Storytellers will give our audience an intimate understanding of what makes these stellar filmmakers tick. Their stories are not just interesting but also inspirational for our young viewers."

From Imtiaz Ali‘s new age romances to Rohit Shetty‘s action-comedies, from Farah Khan‘s revamp of the quintessential masala Bollywood films to Dibakar Banerjee‘s edgy storytelling, Zoom will give Bollywood enthusiasts a chance to learn all about these filmmakers.