Love, lies, angry ghosts: Indians are bingeing on two-minute dramas
Some of India's biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular.
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"It is only natural for big media companies to get into this [micro-drama] space."
— Vanita Kohli-Khandekar , Academic
"People are paying for the content."
— Gagan Goyal , Executive
Key People
Gagan Goyal is a partner at the venture capital fund India Quotient.
Mukesh Ambani is the chairman and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries.
Shahrukh Khan is a prominent Indian actor and owner of Red Chillies Entertainment.
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar is a media specialist and contributing editor at Business Standard.
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Some of India's biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular.
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