Shekhar Suman plans to bring back his popular show ‘Movers & Shakers’ in a big way

Good news for all the fans of Shekhar Suman’s ‘Movers & Shakers’. Shekhar is planning to start the show yet again very soon. He said, “I think it’s time and I thought that in these four months, people have lost peace of mind, and they have become irritable. I think to just bring a smile and tickle them a little and get on to the humorous side of life and not to take life so seriously and strictly, a show is required. When I started ‘Movers & Shakers’, people were not even aware of a show or format like this. But they started liking it and started a new trend. It was the first of its kind and there is still no truly a ‘true blue’ late night chat show. The clock always comes to a full circle. So, it would be nice to revisit that and see smiles back on people’s face.”

When asked if late-night shows are losing out on charm since in India we don’t have many shows that talk openly under the sun, to which Suman said for that one needs to have a special skill and not anybody who just picks up a mic and calls themselves stand-up comic has that.

Shekhar said that ‘Movers & Shakers’ had an intelligent comedy and there is a discerning audience that loves that kind of thing. “Indians are far more intelligent than the American counterparts. There is a need and space to do intelligent humour and satire which is very powerful and meaningful and yet it makes you smile,” said Suman.

When asked if he would give chance to new talents on ‘Movers & Shakers’, he said “You have to nurture new talent and promote them. This show will bring a whole lot of new writers. I am going to sit and train them. For ‘Movers & Shakers’, we trained 20 writers. So, now, we are going to induct more writers, entertainers, and actors into this.”

You can watch the full interview here.

For the unversed, ‘Movers & Shakers’ was the first Indian late-night talk show that was launched in 1997. The political satire also saw interviews of many celebs. It was one of the most-watched shows back then.

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