The Reason Why Network 18’s Film Business Failed

Vandana Malik opens up about her brother Raghav Bahl in this candid interview.

Vandana Malik relives the memories of Network 18 (Photo: Rahul Gupta / The Quint)

In the early years of TV18, Vandana Malik, the former director of Network 18, was a one man army in the company’s Mumbai bureau. She and her cameraperson went around in a gypsy whenever they had to go for a shoot.

As Network 18 grew, she took a backseat but she was always one of the closest confidants of Raghav Bahl, the founder of Network 18 and her younger brother. Vandana confesses that one of the main reasons why Network 18’s film business failed was because Raghav was not in direct charge of the business, and of creative and financial decisions.

Cover Page of Network 18 - The Audacious Story of a Start-up That Became a Media Empire.

In the book, Network 18 – The Audacious Story of a Start-up That Became a Media Empire, for the first time Vandana Malik opens up about her brother Raghav and how he rises every time there is a crisis.

Network 18 – The Audacious Story of a Start-up That Became a Media Empire has been published by Portfolio Penguin. It’s launching in September 2016. Advance copies are in bookstores and it’s also available online.