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When Rohit Pereira,aka the P-Man,decided to start a forum thread on the now-defunct Gigpad.com,he little suspected the following that he would accumulate. To me,it just started as a place where I spewed random rantings. To my surprise,I got quite a lot of followers who seemed interested in my opinions, he laughs. Eventually,the P-Man thread became so popular that it was picked up by Samira Kanwar,founder of Babblefish Productions for an internet show,called The P-Man Show. After a relatively quiet first season in 2008,it hopes to make a bigger impact this time in its second season.
The show is the first such,online or otherwise,about Indias growing underground music scene. The camera may be a trifle shaky and Pereira might seem a little lost for words sometimes,but theres no denying its zany appeal. Its completely crazy. Theres really no script,because then I wont be able to remember it,so mostly its improvisational. I usually just ask provocative and politically incorrect questions. Like at an awards ceremony,asking a musician who he thinks does not deserve to be nominated for a certain award. Mostly,I end up getting some really funny responses and people seem to like that, he muses.
The P-Man Shows shoestring budget (each episode takes about a week to visualise and execute) has ensured that its current homes remain Facebook and YouTube. But I wont lie to you and say that we wont ever consider having it on a regular TV channel because itll compromise our integrity. If a good enough offer comes along,we will take it up seriously, says Kanwar,who also directs the show. However,theres a lot more that can be done with this concept. Well be able to shoot outside Mumbai,which we havent been able to do so far. And if youre talking about the independent music scene,then you really have to include the whole country and not just restrict yourself to one city.
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