Hillary and her daughter Chelsea Clinton have formed a film and TV company to produce female-centric content. They will be developing the TV version of author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice.
Former president Barack Obama too has founded a film and TV production company called Higher Ground with wife Michelle. They are partnering with Netflix, reportedly have 7 projects slated for release.
In India, while there may have been sporadic attempts by politicians to experiment with the creative medium, no high-profile names have been openly associated with any film or TV show. Probably entrepreneur Mukul Deora comes closest to a politics-film industry link. The son of the late MP and Union Minister Murli Deora and brother of former Congress MP Milind Deora, Mukul is one of the co-producers, along with Priyanka Chopra, of The White Tiger currently being aired on Netflix.
However, the business community has been more…