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: Dr. Amitabh Saran, Co- Founder & MD, Buzzintown talks to IndianExpress.com on the dynamics of sharing information in the modern era.

How did you come up with the Idea of Buzzintown?

Buzzintown was born with the idea of providing people rich information on all kinds of entertainment options, using all kinds of media available.

We felt the need to create a platform where people can come and look at over 100 genres of entertainment choices and pick from them. That’s how the idea of Buzzintown was formulated.

Was it the first name that struck to your mind or was it the result of detailed work and deliberation?

We wanted to use a ‘brand’ that communicated - excitement… ‘buzz’ was a natural choice of word. Since we are a very city centric offering (we cover happenings in 19 cities across India), we decided to have a three word name – Buzzintown.

What made you think that there was ever a need for a portal like Buzzintown?

Picture this: It is another Friday evening, you have barely managed through a hard week, and you feel you just have to be something different this weekend – away from the usual.

Looking at newspapers will result in tons of movie listings, or coverage of events that you probably knew of already – big stars, classy musicians, golf tournaments, art exhibitions – and didn´t want to attend or were too pricey for the weekend spirit.

They say that inspiration usually hits when you are scraping bottom. It did to us –and Buzzintown was confirmed.

Were you ever apprehensive about launching this kind of product?

I don’t think apprehension is the right word. Needless to say, whenever one is leaving their cushy jobs to pursue the unknown, there is initial apprehension.

Who do you think are the major competitors of Buzzintown and what gives you a mileage over others?

Each and every guy with ‘5’ events with them is our competitor. On the contrary, no one today has the singular focus on becoming an entertainment hub as much as Buzzintown.

An external audience does take Bookmyshow, Asklaila, Burrp in the same league as Buzzintown – we feel each of them has their strengths. Buzzintown focuses on ‘dynamic’ content, not just ticketed shows or ‘static’ information. The value- add which we provide is in terms of being more local – for which we created a network of over 40000 stakeholders of the entertainment industry across India.