Ahmedabad, 2 December 2014

When this video featuring a Doordarshan anchor at International Film Festival of India(IFFI) in Goa released on Youtube last month, it was instantly viral. Even prominent persons on twitter had taken note of it and attacked Doordarshan for non-professionalism. The anchor was termed “dumb” or “stupid” by social media for her blunders while covering IFFI events(watch the video).

The anchor ‘Aayenah Pahuja’ has now spoken to a Youtube channel to speak her side, and following is the video.

“By now all of you know me as a dumb DD anchor. It might be entertaining for you guys, but it’s very depressing for me and lately I have felt suicidal because my career is at stake; my contracts, assignment have been snatched away from me.”

“I am not here to defend myself or neither am I here to blame somebody, but to tell you the truth.”

“First of all, the other day what happened was I was not made to rehearse thoroughly, then I did not know most of the dignitaries present at this prestigious event. Five minutes before the event started, the instruction mike stopped working. Producer did not have any way to tell me who’s coming next, that was one big mistake. Yes, I did make mistake. I apologise for the same.”

“The(mistake regarding) governor of India wasn’t intentional, but I was nervous at that point of time and it was a slip of tongue. There was a massive technical crash out there.”

“Mere saath jo ho gaya, ho gaya, aap hanste rahoge, mera mazaak ban chuka hai. Aane waale future mein koi ladke-ladki ke saath aisa ho, to harsh mat hona.”