Naseeruddin Shah to make comeback in TV with ‘Nazar Ya Nazariya’

Score Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation working towards disseminating information on living life with blindness, is proud to announce the launch of a first of its kind television series, ‘Nazar Ya Nazariya’ in association with Sightsavers, an international charity working to combat blindness in developing countries. The thirteen part series, which will be aired on Doordarshan National starting Saturday, September 21 at 9.30 AM, is aimed at challenging common perceptions and focusing on immense possibilities of life with blindness. Each episode of the television series will be introduced and signed off by the renowned actor, Naseeruddin Shah and anchored by Harsh Chhaya, a popular television actor.

 George Abraham, CEO of Score Foundation said, “The Launch of ‘Nazar Ya Nazariya’ is a momentous occasion for us at Score Foundation We are looking at this as a potential game changer in the way society and the country looks at visually impaired people. We believe blind people are as much a part of mainstream India as anybody else, and should be viewed as part of the Human Resource of the country. The need of the hour is to invest in them rather than merely looking after them. The television series not only narrates real life, inspiring stories of blind and visually impaired achievers, it also clearly demonstrates that they can productively participate and contribute to national life.”

Madhubala Sharma works as Deputy Manager, HR at IBM Daksh. Blind since birth, she lives in Gurgaon with her husband and son.

“We are honoured to have partners such as, Naseeruddin Shah, Sightsavers International, Tech Mahindra Foundation, Union Bank of India and Doordarshan, who have joined hands with us in our mission of transforming the way the government, the bureaucracy, the corporate sector, and people at large see people with disability.”

Each episode of the television series will feature real-life stories of blind and visually impaired achievers whilst addressing diverse themes throughout the course of the 13 part series. The themes will range from Education, Employment, Business, Art and Culture to Marriage and Relationships.

Commenting on his association to the cause and television series, Naseeruddin Shah said, “When I did Sparsh in the early 1980s, I had the opportunity of interacting with several visually impaired individuals. I realized that the problem is not with the Nazar it is with the Nazariya.

What is important here is that people like you and me need to break away from the societal stereotypes and commonly held perceptions about disability and success or happiness. This is the main message that we are trying to drive through this television series and we hope that we are able to achieve this goal by reaching out to more and more people of this country.”