There are four pillars to our business, he tells Deadline.
The takeover reunited him with many of the formats hed excelled at making over the years Big BrotherandMasterChefamong them.
We are seen as an all-round production studio making scripted and unscripted content.
‘The Night Manager India’, Deepak Dhar, ‘Ranveer Vs Wild’ and ‘The Good Wife India’Banijay Asia/Netflix/Disney+Hotstar
The Tamil-language version ofSurvivorfor ZEE5 Global launched in 2021, as werevealedat the time.
Other new unscripted shows include Grylls specialRanveer Vs Wildfor Netflix, and Discovery+sMission FrontlineandHunt For the Mujahideen.
Dhar has struck up a strong relationship with British adventurer-broadcaster Grylls.
Ranveer Vs Wild. Credit: Banijay Asia
Marrying technology with content has been another pillar of Banijay Asia, says Dhar.
Local dramas have included perioddramaVelammalandfootball dramaBombers.
The current slate includes Disney+ Hotstar Tamil-language memory loss thriller seriesFalland supernatural dramaDahan Raakan Ka RahasyaandSonyLIVs Undehki.
Soon, Indian versions ofThe Good Wife,SuitsandHousewill follow.
These are long-term franchises building season after season.
A few more rep deals will follow.
Were seeing tremendous growth on the linear side and good growth on the streaming side, he assesses.
Im an optimist Banijay Asia is sitting at the centerpoint of the growth as were delivering for both sides.
I personally love doing content in different languages, because its ultimately all about the language of emotions.
Its a big opportunity got us and were at an early stage of our plans.
We understand the local market and we get tremendous support from Marco, Stephane and Peter.
Its a win-win between us and leadership.
For now, Banijay Asia is focused on howThe Night Manager Indiais performing.
Creator Sandeep Modi recentlyjokedwith Deadline hed like to get a second season out before the original English-language title returns.
Not that Dhar will mind.
