| 7 RCR | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 7 RCR...Projecting India's Future |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Puneet Sharma |
| Starring | Chetan Bhagat |
| Narrated by | Chetan Bhagat |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABP News |
| Release | 11 January – 29 March 2014 |
7 RCR...Projecting India's Future is an Indian television politics-based reality series/documentary series, hosted by Indian author, columnist, and speaker Chetan Bhagat on Hindi news channel ABP News, which premiered on 11 January 2014. [1] This is a show of dramatized biographies of all those who have the mettle to make it to 7, Race Course Road, the Prime Minister's official residence, presented in the most interesting manner. [2] It aims to bring to the audience the never seen before facts of Indian history. The 7 RCR show started immediately after the much critically acclaimed Pradhanmantri (TV Series) hosted by Shekhar Kapur. [3] [4] 7 RCR is a show in lead up to 2014 Indian general election. [5] [6] [7] Raghi Papiya Joshi and Sohan Thakur are casting Directors of the show. It showed 8 possible candidates for PM of India. The series is re-launched post-election with episodes on Narendra Modi's journey to 7RCR on 24 May 2014. [8]
| Episode | Topic | Original Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Story Of Narendra Modi From 1950 To 2001 | 11 January 2014 |
| 2 | Story Of Narendra Modi in Controversial Years From 2001 To 2013 | 18 January 2014 |
| 3 | Truth Behind Brand Modi | 25 January 2014 |
| 4 | Story Of Rahul Gandhi From 1970 To 2004 | 1 February 2014 |
| 5 | Story Behind Not Naming Rahul Gandhi As PM Candidate For 2014 General Elections | 8 February 2014 |
| 6 | Story Of Arvind Kejriwal's Rise | 15 February 2014 |
| 7 | Story Of Arvind Kejriwal – Jan Lokpal Bill To 49 – Day CM Of Delhi | 22 February 2014 |
| 8 | Story Of Nitish Kumar – CM Of Bihar | 1 March 2014 |
| 9 | Story Of Mayawati | 8 March 2014 |
| 10 | Story Of Mulayam Singh Yadav | 15 March 2014 |
| 11 | Story Of Jayalalithaa – AIADMK Supremo | 22 March 2014 |
| 12 | Story Of Mamata Banerjee – CM Of West Bengal | 29 March 2014 |
| 13 | Narendra Modi's Journey From Childhood To 7 RCR | 24 May 2014 |
| 14 | Election Journey Of Narendra Modi To 7 RCR | 31 May 2014 |
| 15 | Masterplan Of Narendra Modi's NDA Govt. | 7 June 2014 |
| Episode | Episode URL |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Story Of Narendra Modi From 1950 To 2001 |
| Episode 2 | Story Of Narendra Modi In Controversial Years From 2001 To 2013 |
| Episode 3 | Truth Behind Brand Modi |
| Episode 4 | Story Of Rahul Gandhi From 1970 To 2004 |
| Episode 5 | Story Behind Not Naming Rahul Gandhi As PM Candidate For 2014 General Elections |
| Episode 6 | Story Of Arvind Kejriwal's Rise |
| Episode 7 | Story Of Arvind Kejriwal – Jan Lokpal Bill To 49 – Day CM Of Delhi |
| Episode 8 | Story Of Nitish Kumar – CM Of Bihar |
| Episode 9 | Story Of Mayawati |
| Episode 10 | Story Of Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Episode 11 | Story Of Jayalalithaa – AIADMK Supremo |
| Episode 12 | Story Of Mamata Banerjee – CM Of West Bengal |
| Episode 14 | Election Journey Of Narendra Modi To 7 RCR |
| Episode 15 | Masterplan Of Narendra Modi's NDA Govt. |
The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #7RCR trending on Twitter for over 4 days in India on its launch. The hashtag was promoted heavily by ABP News through running contest on Twitter started on 18 January 2014. The lucky winners of the #7RCR contest were given iPad Mini.[ citation needed ] Following the 7RCR's success, Aaj Tak started a documentary series named Aandolan, which is narrated by Om Puri. [11]
The producer of this series, ABP News, came under controversy over showing Arvind Kejriwal under negative light.[ citation needed ] Use of language on defining every aspect of his life has been overly negative.[ citation needed ] Arvind Kejriwal himself tweeted about his surprise over the episode on his life. ABP News itself in under criticism for producing biased news.[ citation needed ].
On the contrary, ABP News has appealed to Arvind Kejriwal to tell about the 'fictional' part of the show and has mentioned that he will be given space to clarify his stand. [12]