Doordarshan pushes artists to the wall

Courtesy:  www.risingkashmir.com

Srinagar, Aug 22:  Accusing that the Doordarshan was "hell-bent" upon destroying the lives of hundreds of artists of the state, the Association of DD Artists Saturday said that since 2008, no programme fee was disbursed in their favor with the directors acting as the mute spectators over this apathy.

A delegation of DD artists while talking to KNS said that in 2008, the then director Doordarshan Rafiq Masoodi approved the making of Musical, Drama and Documentary programmes  and the work was given to the private producers. After the completion of the work and submitting of the tapes, payment was given to the senior artists while as the junior ones were kept in limbo.

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