Television: Q&A with Rahul Agarrwal

Television is going to boom in the next three years. However, it might stabilise after a while. In the future, the bigger companies will control post-production...Nuzhat Aziz speaks to Rahul Aggarwal.

What is the next big thing that is going to happen in television?

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Television is going to boom in the next three years. However, it might stabilise after a while. In the future, the bigger companies will control post-production. Providing software is still going to be big. For people who are new to the industry, it is important to get into reality shows because there's a lot of scope in this area. It's all about the number game. There will definitely be an audience for everything.

How do you chill out?
Whenever I finish work, even if it's at 1 am, I hang out with my friends. I need that time out - that's my space. Most of friends stay in south Mumbai, so we end up meeting at each other's offices at 2 am. My newfound passion is poker, but we don't gamble. Sometimes, I like to celebrate Sunday. I switch my phone off, and chill out with friends at the Salt Water Grill. That's our favourite haunt.

Do you watch a lot of TV?
I don't watch television. But so what? If I make French fries, it doesn't mean I have to eat them, even though I love French fries!

How do you work on ideas? Do you discuss them with others or do market surveys?
Each time I get an idea, I bounce it off my family. Suniel Shetty is also my mentor now. I discuss my thoughts with my group of close friends. They are achievers in their own right, and I respect their opinions. I don't go by market research. If market research or surveys work, they would all turn producers. I work purely on instinct.