Because he is now a central figure in India's television business as CEO of Star India, it's easy to forget how alien Uday Shankar was to it on the day he took the job almost exactly a decade ago. The only jobs he had held till then was that of a journalist and editor. Starting as a beat reporter with The Times of India in Patna, Shankar worked many jobs in journalism before rising to the top at the Rupert Murdoch-owned entertainment behemoth. And the top spot is spectacular. To be precise, it's an office with sweeping views of the city and the Arabian Sea on the 37th floor of a domineering skyscraper in South Mumbai. The lobby is more luxury hotel than corporate chic, and I'm accorded the knowing nod when I say my appointment is on the 37th floor.

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