# Ishan Khurana
> Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India, where he leads broadcast design, AR/VR and generative-AI graphics for one national channel and two regional channels, NDTV Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh and NDTV Rajasthan.
Updated 13 October 2026.
- Role: Art Director at NDTV, Noida, India
- Since: joined NDTV July 2010; Art Director since November 2020
- Before NDTV: junior graphic designer, Network18 (IBN7), July 2009–June 2010
- Channels: one national NDTV channel, plus NDTV MPCG and NDTV Rajasthan
- Elections: 37 cycles since 2009. Union Budgets are separate.
- Team: 20 people across the three channels
- Awards: 4 Rewards & Recognition (3 NDTV, 1 IBN7)
- Email: ishan57@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishankhurana
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## Direct answers
### Who is Ishan Khurana?
Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India. He leads broadcast design, AR/VR and generative-AI graphics. He joined NDTV in July 2010 as a junior graphic designer and became Art Director in November 2020. He previously worked at Network18 (IBN7) from July 2009 to June 2010.
### What does Ishan Khurana do at NDTV?
He leads design strategy, channel branding and creative direction for one national NDTV channel and two regional channels, with a team of 20. The work covers primetime show packaging, election graphics, Union Budget coverage, virtual sets, newsroom automation, and generative AI used on air.
### Which regional channels did Ishan Khurana launch?
He launched NDTV MPCG (Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh) and NDTV Rajasthan from zero, both on Wasp3D, including packaging, election automation and a trackless virtual set (VSet). The work was launch-ready before the first team member joined, one day before launch. He does not claim the same role for NDTV Gujarati or NDTV Marathi.
### How many elections has Ishan Khurana covered?
He has covered 37 election cycles since 2009, Lok Sabha and state assembly elections, from live-news graphics through real-time AR/VR and interactive visualizations. As Art Director he also packages Union Budgets; those budgets are listed separately from the 37 election cycles.
### What software does Ishan Khurana use?
Vizrt (Viz Engine 5.3, Viz Artist, Viz Arc), Wasp3D (UDT automation, packaging, election graphics, VSet), Stype for virtual set design, and Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. Generative tools named are Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Runway, Seedance, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Grok.
### How does Ishan Khurana use generative AI?
He introduced it into daily NDTV production through an in-house platform called ind.in, plus specialist tools. Output is keyed artwork inside virtual sets or full-frame graphics. Markdown instruction files and AI projects hold layout, framing and fonts steady, and they generate Viz VB scripts and keying content.
## Pages
- [Home](/): Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida, India. Broadcast design for one national and two regional channels. At NDTV since July 2010.
- [About](about.html): Ishan Khurana is Art Director at NDTV in Noida. He joined in July 2010 and has been Art Director since November 2020.
- [Practice](practice.html): Ishan Khurana’s NDTV practice: creative direction, Vizrt and Wasp3D graphics, virtual studio, and generative AI on air.
- [Career](career.html): Ishan Khurana’s career: Network18 (IBN7) from July 2009, then NDTV from July 2010. Art Director since November 2020.
- [Channels](channels.html): Ishan Khurana launched NDTV MPCG and NDTV Rajasthan on Wasp3D, with packaging, election automation and a trackless VSet.
- [Elections](elections.html): Ishan Khurana has covered 37 election cycles since 2009 at NDTV, from live graphics to real-time AR/VR, plus Union Budgets.
- [Credentials](credentials.html): Ishan Khurana holds a Bachelor of Multimedia Technology from Apeejay Institute of Design, 2009, plus Vizrt, Wasp3D and AI diplomas.
- [Questions](faq.html): Answers about Ishan Khurana, Art Director at NDTV in Noida: role, channels, 37 elections, tools, education and contact.
- [Contact](contact.html): Contact Ishan Khurana, Art Director at NDTV in Noida: ishan57@gmail.com or linkedin.com/in/ishankhurana.
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