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Darain Shahidi Born 21 September[year missing]
Bodh Gaya, BiharResidence New Delhi Nationality Indian 
Occupation Journalist Employer TV 18 Known for Anchoring and Reporting Home town Bodh Gaya, Bihar Darain Shahidi (Bihari : ) was born and brought up in Gaya, Bihar. He is an Indian journalist, political commentator and news presenter and currently associated with Network 18 as a presenter at IBN-7.[1]
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Biography
Shahidi was born and brought up in Bodh Gaya, a southern district of Bihar in a Bihari family. From an obscure part of Bihar, Gaya, Shahidi has gone on to anchor for BBC, Home TV and Star TV. He recently[when?] joined another top notch newsgroup ESPN. An alumnus of Mass Communication Research Centre in Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, this man did 15 to 20 plays in Urdu and Hindi with the likes of MK Raina, Robin Das and Abdul Latif who were all associated with the National School of Drama (NSD). He as he says thought to get into cinema but rejected the idea as he thought he did not have an ideal face to get into the Bollywood. When the BiTV was launched in early 1990s he was a part of the team. A short time later he moved to Home TV. Now he wants to plan his own visibility on TV. He says he would like to showcase the cause of rural Indian sports like Kabaddi and Kho Kho and would like to shoot an entire serial on local sportsmen who are talented enough to be part of national level.
It was 1977. Renowned New York Cosmos, the North American Soccer League Club visited India for an exhibition match against Mohun Bagan. Footballing giants like Pele and Chinaglia of Peru came to India with the team and the match was played at Eden Garden in Calcutta. In a keenly contested match that ended in an unbelievable draw one person from the host club had a memorable experience. He scored a goal against the Pele-led Cosmos Club[2]
Career
Working with the BBC, NDTV, STAR News, ESPN,STAR SPORTS and IBN-7 , Darain Shahidi perhaps has an enviable profile in Indian television journalism. Awarded the Best Sports Presenter in 2007 at the Annual News Television Awards, he has in the past worked as an anchor, producer and reporter. He has the distinction of having anchored the first ever BBC TV news in Hindi. His other credits as an anchor include, Saat Baje on NDTV, STAR News and Sportscenter in ESPN. From mainstream TV journalism to superhit prime time sports news, Darain has raised his bar with each passing day. He is currently associated with Network 18 as a presenter at IBN-7.
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- ^ "आईबीएन खबर संपर्क, संपर्क आईबीएन खबर, Send Your Feedback, Hindi Khabar". Khabar.ibnlive.com. 2010-02-03. http://khabar.ibnlive.com/feedback.php. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ^ http://www.tsischoolofjournalism.com/Darain%20Shahidi.html.
Categories:- Living people
- People from Bihar
- Indian journalists
- Indian television news anchors
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