Off The Comms: Recent Episodes
Brewing Entertainment
What do you get when you put 5 friends who have spent over 15 years in the media & entertainment industry in India together in 1 room?
Nostalgia to the brim, anecdotes that you’re hearing for the millionth time and still laughing out loud about, forgotten memories that still make you burst into peals and/or snorts of laughter, success stories, scary stories, wtf stories … you get the drift!? Oh, and you usually get this with a drink in hand.
Off The Comms, is a show that celebrates the camaraderie, the friendships, the lighter side of the lives of the media and entertainment fraternity. It features people from the industry who you’d probably already know or haven’t so far and in doing so it pays tribute to the behind the scenes moments that have forged unforgettable relationships and memories!
Music Entrepreneur, Events Guy, Content Marketer, Arsenal Fan, Vada Pav lover, Whiskey Bhakt are just some of the words that describe this man. From Project Management Head of Asia's Largest Electronic Music Festival - Sunburn to Senior Director - Marketing at Viacom to now Founder - Wobble Creative, his name always brings a smile to everyone's face. Ramnarayan KG goes #OffTheComms with us in this episode!
Winner of the Best UnScripted/Non Fiction Series at the FLYX at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2020, he is an avid musician & first-generation entrepreneur with almost 20 years in Music IPs Creation and Development, Production, Live Events, Film and Content Marketing, Activations and Brand Strategy.
What do IPL, Indian Idol, Asia's Got Talent, Masterchef India, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Sa Re Ga Ma, Fear Factor, Khelo India & the Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives have in common?
The answer is Dezadd & his company FMC - the Floor Management Company.
He has more than 18 years in the television and entertainment industry and numerous top-rated reality shows under his belt. Dezadd goes #OffTheComms with us as he talks about his love-hate relationship with his phone, his "social" life & recounts some hilarious stories over the 300+ shows in the business.
17+ years in the live entertainment business with Geometry Encompass, Big Live, Viacom Live & now living the susegad life in Sydney, Sameet Sharma or Sam as he is affectionately known to all goes #OffTheComms from Down Under with us in this episode! He has launched over 30 IPs, managed innumerable corporate, televised & ticketed gigs and was the Festival Director of VH1 Supersonic - one of the largest music festivals in India. Get to know his love for Goa, music festivals, beaches, dancing & more in this episode.
He has been the Musicman for 27 years. She has been a writer for 24 & his manager for 11. Together they have been AyeRus for 13! DJ Russel is the in-house DJ & Music Partner for Back To Door 1, the retro bar in Bandra, Mumbai & Ayesha Dominica has been a writer with Indian Express, manager for DJ Russel & curator of live events. Both these multi-hyphenates go #OffTheComms with us in this episode.
He is the Executive Vice President - Event Services, Shobiz, and has spent 25 years in India’s experiential industry. He has embodied the 'impossible is nothing’ adage and has innovation as his key mantra. Rajesh is a fun-loving prankster and a true-blood nature lover. Outside of work, he is found traveling to different sanctuaries to nurture this bond. Rajesh Singh goes #OffTheComms with us on this episode.
He has donned many hats in the experiential industry including that of the Western Region Production Head with 360 Degrees (Times Group) till he became an entrepreneur with EB21 in 2008. From managing experiences for brands such as Disney, Sequoia, and many more, Rohan Battise is a name you've heard time and again in the industry for years now! And he goes #OffTheComms with us on this episode!
18 years across Ogilvy, DDB, Geometry & WPP Team P&G with several business success stories, Rahul Karwa is a well-known name in the Indian media and entertainment business. He is also known for creating Guinness Records for brands whenever he attempts it! Besides his success at work, he is also fondly known to be a prankster & a beloved mentor! Rahul Karwa goes #OffTheComms with us on this episode.
You have watched him anchor some of the biggest sporting events in the country, host large format corporate shows & lifestyle events, and been enthralled by his voice on television. We've worked closely with him but more than that, share years of close friendship. A very familiar & well-known name in live entertainment and sports, Sachin Kumbhar goes #OffTheComms with us. Sachin talks about life besides work and life much before the ProKabaddi League, Femina Miss India, RJing in Dubai, and all the other hats that this celebrity anchor dons today!
She has been a mover & shaker in the experiential & live entertainment business in India for over 18 years now - a name you’ve either heard or known or worked with. Chanda Singh started her career with WPP’s Geometry Encompass and went on to become an entrepreneur. Unfiltered and as candid as she could get, Chanda Singh, CEO of XP&D goes #OffTheComms with us as she shares anecdotes, memories, her journey so far & parts of her life you had no idea about!
In our 1st episode, our producers go #OffTheComms and talk about their journey of over 15 years in the media and entertainment business, their Means (aka WTF) moments, the friendships, the highs and lows, how they got here, where they’ve gone to and a lot more!
This episode features the 5 friends who came together to create Brewing Entertainment to go #OffTheComms with the media & entertainment industry in India.
AnshuKothari - Co-Founder & Partner, Think Events, Apaar Bhandari - Experiential Technologist, Hyperlink Brand Solutions, Girish Chandran - Founder & Managing Partner, Think Events, MeghaaGhosh - Author, Show Director, Showrunner & Creative Consultant, and SonyAdvani - Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Unit, Shobiz Experiential.