From DDLJ to DD: Kajol may be appointed as Prasar Bharti board member

Actor Kajol seems to be set for a comeback to limelight in more ways than one. After the first look of her upcoming film Dilwale was released on Wednesday, a report is now saying that Kajol is now being considered by the government as a board member to Prasar Bharti. [caption id=“attachment_2300974” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Kajol might be appointed Prasad Bharti board member.[/caption] The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has sent a list of seven names for part-time board members for Prasar Bharti, India’s largest public broadcaster which comprises the Doordarshan TV network and All India Radio. Other names which are being considered by the government include singer Anup Jalota, former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s media advisor Ashok Tandon and senior journalist Minhaz Merchant, according to Economic Times. “The government is looking at changing the look and feel of Doordarshan completely in the next few months and it is important we have someone accomplished and from the mainstream entertainment industry to revamp the content in Doordarshan. Hence Kajol was considered,” ET quoted a government official as saying. The government has been looking at revamping Doordarshan and the radio stream for quite a long time. In March this year, the government said that it was ready to consider allowing private FM radio channels to broadcast current news under certain conditions. Currently, private FM channels are not allowed to broadcast news under the FM Radio (phase-II) policy guidelines as there is no mechanism yet to monitor it and anything anti-national may go un-noticed. (With PTI inputs)