Far distanced from the supernatural fantasies and family dramas that drive Indian television, Pallavi Joshi has bet big on her infotainment show, Bharat Ki Baat. A series that highlights the nation's achievements over the years, the outing, she says, was her answer to "all the negativity going on in the media, both print and electronic".

"These days, everything seems to be politically driven, when it plays a minuscule role in our lives. How did we prove our world leadership in space programmes with Mangalyaan, which reached Mars in its first attempt? How has India jumped to the fifth position in global economics? Negativity begets negativity. As a society, if we have to move forward, we have to quote positive examples," says Joshi, who has collaborated with filmmaker husband Vivek Agnihotri for the project.