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| Johny Aala Re !, Aala Re !! |  | | Johny Lever hates to be taken for granted. What makes him angry is when the director, producer and scriptwriter depend on him to come up with a comic scene on the sets, and that too at the last minute. | |
| Anjali ke ghar, Parvati ko khatra! | | | Star Plus is offering its viewers gripping entertainment like never before with its two most popular shows – Kavyanjali & Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, weaving each other into a one hour special episode on Monday, June 19, 9:30 p.m. | |
| Haar Kar Bhee Jeete, Business Baazigar Se Baahar Hue Contestants | | | Haar kar jeetne waale ko baazigar kehte hain’ said who? Said Shah Rukh Khan in the film Baazigar and now with the unique business reality show Business Baazigar deciding to give some of the eliminated contestants another chance to make their business dream come true. | |
| Samir Sone takes a break from TV | | | TV actor Samir Soni has done a disappearing act from the television scenario since the past six months. The actor was last seen in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin. | |
| Kaun banega Hasi Ka Shahenshah ? | | | After weeks of laughter clubbed with high levels of anticipation, the much-awaited FINALS of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge ‘Dwitiya’ is here. | |
| MTV’s Ghoom to premier on June 17, 2006 | | | After few weeks at the box office, ‘Ghoom’, MTV’s first film will premier on the channel on June 17, 2006 at 8 pm, produced under the banner of MTV Fully Faltoo Films. | |
| The sexy salt and pepper look of Jai Walia | | | Is the salt and pepper look considered sexy? Well, at least this is what fans of matured and good-looking Hollywood hunks like Harrison Ford, Richard Gere and George Clooney have always maintained. | |
| Zee TV gears up for Shabaash India from June 19 | | | After the success of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Business Bazigar Zee is all geared up to launch Shabaash India. Shabaash India is a reality show that showcases the extraordinary people of the country. | |
| More Fun on Jodee Kamaal Ki ! | | | Star Plus is pouring more fun & excitement to its viewers' kitty this June making Saturday evenings an affair to remember. | |
| Mukesh Khanna the real Shaktimaan | | | Shaktimaan star, Mukesh Khanna, met with an accident while shooting for an episode of Shaktimaan, at the Police Grounds in Jogeshwari, Mumbai last week. | |
| Happy Birthday Kanchi Kaul | | | For once, television actor Kanchi Kaul could afford to forget about her shooting woes and simply let her hair down. | |
| Be Calm and Work, Dear Industry Cast | | | While technological progress has led to the proliferation of several labour-saving devices in the market yet, when we talk about housework, it is conveniently dismissed as a women’s job. | |
| First take on Sati Satya Ki Shakti | | | She’s a daughter, she’s a mother, and she’s a sister; She’s happiness, she’s loyalty and she’s virtue; She’s a mirror that reflects your world. | |
| Aman Verma next host of Kam Ya Zyaada | | | Rumours continue doing the rounds that Kam Ya Zyaada, the reality show on Zee TV, which has come to an end having completed its run of 100 episodes just last month. | |
| What Mona Vasu says on Miilee pack up | | | Mona Vasu, the girl who promised an over-bored Indian TV viewer that the era of the melodramatic saasbahu serials was over, has finally grown up and has started chalking out her future plans quite carefully. She shares her future goals. | |
| TV actors now rule the overseas stage | | | I have performed with some Bollywood actors. As soon as we reach the airport, we need at least six to seven security guards as the crowd is uncontrollable. | |
| Juhi Parmar has no plans to enter Bollywood | | | Sometimes reel life imitates real life and at times it’s the other way round. What’s happening in Kumkum’s uurf Juhi Parmar of serial Kumkum (produced by BAG Films) life is what has happened to Gudiya, wife of an army soldier who was declared ‘dead’ during the Kargil conflict. | |
| Karunya to croon for Sanjay Dutt | | | Real talent always finds appreciation. Karunya may have lost the Indian Idol 2 finals but has earned a fan in movie director Vidhu Vinod Chopra. | |
| Business Baazigar contestant removed for Conning | | | A few months ago she was travelling in Business Baazigar's luxury car on way to her new part time home, a 5 Star Luxury Hotel in Mumbai Suburbs - a far cry from the one bedroom chawl she stayed in Mumbai's townside. | |
| Ab Shanno ki Shaadi, hafte mein teen din | | | Shanno Ki Shaadi, the popular serial on Star Plus, produced by UTV, will now be aired every Friday & Saturday at 10:00 p.m., in addition to Sundays at the same time of 10.00 p.m. | |
| JD Majethia plans new soap & more Scoop | | | After making couch potatoes laugh with shows like the Instant Khichdi and Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai and a dramedy (drama plus comedy) in the form of Baa, Bahoo Aur Baby. | |
| Home production brings Purab Kohli closer to his father | | | He has been a VJ with the most charming smile on television. Now, eagerly awaiting the release of Luke Kenny’s film 13th Floor, model-turned-VJ-turned-actor Purab Kohli can’t help narrating a real life incident, similar to the one he experiences in the film. | |
| Pyaar Ke Do Naam... makes a splash | | | Spiked hair, sculpted body and a lazy smile lighting up his eyes, model-turned-actor Indraneil Sengupta definitely makes heads turn when he takes those confident strides. | |
| Mrs Marino [V] Get Gorgeous or Doubly Gorgeous | | | first time in the history of reality glam shows, the jury had to announce a tie for the winner slot as Meenal Thakur from Mumbai and Anurita Jha from New Delhi became the hottest faces of Mrs Marino [V] Get Gorgeous. | |
| Kiran Dubey choosing the right role | | | Recently she was in the news for the wrong reasons. Her fights, love life and break-up was the talk of the town. But that is all over now and Kiran Dubey has moved on with life and work. | |
| Gurdip Kohli is Great Going | | | She has sold over 65 consumer products but she is no saleswoman. She has treated several patients but she is not a doctor. | |
| Ajay Sinha on a new High | | | From Hasratein to Justojoo to Astitva – Ek Prem Kahaani, Ajay Sinha’s name has always been associated with substantial subjects and he is considered to be the thinking man. His latest show Astitva had a long and successful run on Zee TV for three and half years. | |
| Parthiv Patel visits Saarrthi sets | | | Our Team India may be wowing the spectators with their stellar shots, bowling, etc, but guess what show has wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel bowled over. | |
| Actors from Rajasthan make it big in TV industry | | | Jaipur, Ajmer, and Alwar have churned out a lot of television actors and the list seems to be increasing by the day. Juhi Parmar, who plays Kumkum in Kumkum — Ek Pyaara Sa Bandhan, was one of the few girls to come to Mumbai to start her acting career. Mention Rajasthan to these actors and they start chatting about their best memories and favourite delicacies. | |
| Baa Bahu Aur Baby, Not in the Rat Race | | | Daughter of well-known Bollywood scriptwriter and playwright Javed Siddiqui and married to well-known costume designer, theatre and television director Salim Arif, her quest for quality work probably stems from her lineage. | |
| Deal Ya No Deal this week with Rajeev Khandelwal | | | Watch out for a glitzy, flamboyant and a very cute Marwari girl-Garima Sonkhiya play her luck on Deal Ya No Deal this week… living upto the spirit and adage of a true Maru… and giving the banker a run for his money!! | |
| Khushboo respeaks about pre-marital sex on Just Pooja | | | Catch the sensational South Indian actress, Khushboo in one of her most candid interviews with Pooja Bedi after the controversy over her comments on pre-marital sex, on Just Pooja at 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2006 on Zoom. | |
| It’s raining crores on TV! | | | Game shows throwing crores at people seem to one of the best weapons used now days by the channels in their fight for higher TRPs. | |
| Lakshmi Niwas Mittal in Rendezvous | | | He is the richest Indian in the world and Forbes announced him as the third richest man in the world after Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. | |
| Karunya to record an album | | | Karunya, may be out, but he is certainly not down. Speaking from Mumbai, Karunya says, “I’m handling it very well. | |
| Sudeep Sahir says Jabb Love Hua with Anantika | | | Sudeep Sahir, the dashing young hero of the Zee serial Jabb Love Hua will be single no more. The channa Ve boy, who became famous for his portrayal of a teenage doctor Ayushmaan in the Sony serial of the same name is all set to get hitched to longtime love Anantika on April 29 this year. | |
| Tasneem Sheikh becomes Tanisha Nerurukar | | | The whole world knows about my marriage, It’s an old story now, the irritation is quite evident in Tasneem Sheikh’s voice when asked about her wedding which took place on April 16. | |
| Celebrity anchors call the Shots | | | What do Mandira Bedi, Rakshanda Khan and Aman Verma have in common? They are actors who have made it big as anchors of reality shows. | |
| Himesh is not at all arrogant, is it so ? | | | Revealing a sensitive & humble side to himself, Himesh Reshammiya, the award winning young music director, stated that he should not yet be compared with Bollywood doyens like Amitabh Bachchan or Dilip Saab. | |
| Arbaaz Khan on Indian Idol 2 | | | "THE NIGHT" to crown the nation's AGLA INDIAN IDOL is just 3 days away...BUT before that one last chance was given to the finalists to display their talent...woo the audiences..their judges... | |
| Deal Ya No Deal goes on Season 3 | | | After a hot, happening and vivacious host, exciting and rocking episodes, great participant interaction on the sets, fabulous prizes… Mandira Bedi, the host of Deal Ya No Deal 2 takes a bow. | |
| Archana Puran Singh is Happy and Content | | | Having been part of the scandal-ridden showbiz world for more than two decades, film and television actress Archana Puran Singh surely knows the off-camera glitzy and gossipy happenings pretty well. | |
| Raju Kher suffering from Liver Cancer | | | Remember Raju Kher, better known as actor-director Anupam Kher’s younger brother, who also happened to play quite a few characters in serials like Sailaab? | |
| Suniel Shetty in Indian Idol 2 | | | The “Maha Sangram” of Indian Idol Season 2 hits television screens across the nation as Karunya and Sandeep enter the final battle for the coveted “Agla Idol” title. | |
| Rendezvous with Imran Khan | | | Legends do not come any bigger than this. Arguably Pakistan’s greatest ever cricketer, today he is a charismatic politician fighting against injustice and autocracy. | |
| Now, a Talent Hunt for Hasya Kavi’s on Sab | | | ‘Wah Wah’ is in the form of Hasya Kavi Sammelan, wherein Hindi poets get together and recite humorous poems in an one-hour show of priceless comedy interaction, on SAB. | |
| Just Pooja on Zoom turns 50 on April 8 | | | Have you ever wondered what it takes for a talk show host to discuss a topical issue or get to know what the celebrities think and feel, rather than just what they wear or how they party? | |
| Preeti Amin, the new face of South TV | | | Preeti Amin, a popular face on the Telugu serials Chakravakam, Nanna and Aloukika, is on the verge of getting much wider national recognition now that she has appeared in a music video called Kailasa by prominent playback singer Kailash Kher. | |
| Hyderabadi's launch campaigns for Karunya | | | With the next elimination round of Indian Idol 2 coming up on Tuesday, April 04, finalist N.C. Karunya’s Hyderabadi supporters are in full battle mode and are doing their part to ensure that the local boy gets the needed votes in the critical round to make it to the top two. | |
| Indian Idol meets the ideal woman | | | Indian Idol finalist N. C. Karunya has found love on the sets of Indian Idol 2. The lady is question had also been a finalist in the Gala round and was known for her naughtiness and high spirits. | |
| Rajeev Nigam flags Mumbai for TGILC Dwitiya | | | Thrills and excitement enveloped the atmosphere as the diligent scriptwriter Rajeev Nigam from Mumbai, with his sensational ensemble of comic talents, was declared the winner of the episode of TGILC Dwitiya. | |
| Trouble in paradise for Shweta, Manav? | | | Poor Shweta Kawatra. She made the mistake of attending a few parties minus her husband Manav Gohil and the rumour mongers attributed that all was not well in their marriage. | |
| Money matters strong for TV actors | | | March 1, a day that gives tensions to every common man. Being the last day of the financial year, it also doubles up as the deadline for filing income tax returns. Investments, taxes, bills, TDSs, mutual funds, fixed deposits are some of the tension symptoms this date brings with it. | |
| Ekta's brother diary is full | | | Ever since Kya Kool Hain Hum had the cash registers ringing at the box office, its hero Tusshar Kapoor has been in great demand. So much so that his diary for the next one-year is full and he is even turning new offers down. | |
| It takes three to tango | | | Saath Rahega Always has finded it self as the latest youth-centric show that focuses on college life. | |
| Iqbal Khan in Toum Eyn Oun Album | | | Iqbal Khan, who plays Angad in Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai surely owes to Balaji Telefilms for his popularity across the border in Pakistan. | |
| New faces in Kumkum declared | | | Kumkum on Star Plus has decided to declare the final casting for the forthcoming leap about to begin from April 10. | |
| Vatika Hair Oil Star Parivaar Awards 200, Apr 02 | | | With the 4th year in its succession Vatika Hair Oil Star Parivaar Awards 200 seems to be on a glorious ride, as this stand-alone television award show continues to grow bigger, better in all its grandeur, glitter, glamour and razzmatazz. | |
| Three's party in Indian Idol | | | The Top finalists of Indian Idol are rocking the country and what better place to do it than in the capital itself. | |
| The Guitar Love with Masti | | | The recent Parikrama gig featuring Saif Ali Khan and various other stars endorsing musical instruments has triggered off a new trend across the city. The Gen-X seems to idolise these stars and bands that make a statement with their music. | |
| Perizaad Zorabian on TGILC | | | Perizaad Zorabian will make a special appearance on the Friday episode of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 'Dwitiya'. | |
| ‘Bad is beautiful’ for Akashdeep Sehgal | | | If the saying ‘bad is beautiful’ is true the ‘good boys’ of Indian television are passé. Now bad boys are considered desirable because they have tremendous sex appeal. | |
| Mrs Marino [V] Get Gorgeous is Back | | | A new season of the Mrs Marino [V] Get Gorgeous show kicked off last week as choreographer and former super-model Noyonika Chatterjee travelled across the country along with the Channel [V] crew in search of the face that would become the country’s next super model. | |
| Girls vote girls out of talent shows | | | Dubbed Anu Malik’s dream ‘female Idol’, Antara Mitra seemed to be the frontrunner on Indian Idol 2, getting rave reviews from all the judges for her voice, tone and screen presence. | |
| Tu Tota Main Maina on Doordarshan | | | After wowing viewers with their dance performances in the celebrity dance couple show Nach Baliye, Supriya and Sachin Pilgaonkar will now play two “birds” on Doordarshan. | |
| Ram Kapoor to be a Papa soon | | | Ram Kapoor, who plays Jai Walia in Zee’s Kasamh Se, is on cloud nine because his wife Gautami will deliver their first child in June. Ram already has a list of possible names ready. | |
| Rendezvous With Semi Girebaal | | | Simi Garewal is not going to like this. Or perhaps she would, if she knows MTV and its immense capacity to spoof anybody and anything. | |
| Karunya blitz to urge local votes | | | Now that Hyderabad lad Karunya has reached the top three of Indian Idol 2, the city can expect to see a lot more of the talented singer in the coming weeks. | |
| Soha Ali Khan on TGILC 2 | | | It’s time for yet another fun filled Friday night, that will give you stomach aches with pangs of laughter and force you to shed tears of joy! | |
| Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka, Star One per | | | After the stupendous success of shows like The Great Indian Laughter Challenge & Nach Baliye, Star One is bringing its biggest show to hit television screens – ‘Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka’ (KHNK). Produced by Balaji Telefilms, KHNK will be aired on Star One from Monday to Thursday at 10:00 p.m., starting March 20, 200. | |
| Music idols are cousins, but not rivals | | | Not many know that the two singing sensations from Hyderabad to make it to national television, Hemachandra, one of the finalists of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge and Karunya, who has received rave reviews on Indian Idol 2, are true cousins. | |
| Nigar Z. Khan in Home Sweet Home | | | The latest entry in Home Sweet Home is Nigar Z. Khan, who is coming to the show as a girl from Chandigarh. In the show, she plays Monica, a girl who has come to the big city to participate in a singing contest. | |
| Karishma learns greed doesn't pay | | | 'Laalach buri baat hai/, they say, and it looks like Paalikhi actor Karishma Tanna's parents haven't taught her this lesson. Why else would she have lost out on an opportunity to make some quick money from Zee TV last week? | |
| Splash colours with Deal Ya No Deal | | | This Holi, splash colours, eat sumptuous food and play Deal Ya No Deal with the Hasya Kavi's who will make sure that this Holi is a memorable one for you. | |
| Mandira proves popular | | | Now that Mandira Bedi is such a popular figure, especially on television and the fact that she does make a differ ence to any show, the Music Academy Hall recently was full to see her in an another avatar, that of a theatre person | |
| Amit reports on Kuljeet | | | Amit Sadh (of Kohinoor fame) refuses to comment on co-actor Kuljeet’s suicide. It is a known fact that these two actors never got along. | |
| Shaan & Sonu, the Song of India | | | This singing sensation made his appearance in the song Q from the album Oorja. He burst onto the pop scene with sister, Sagarika, powered by pop-guru Biddu s melodies and doing re-mixes. | |
| Jet Set Go on Star One | | | Dreaming of an exotic holiday? Do you have a valid passport? Are you ready to pack your bags? | |
| An Rendezvous with Sanjay Dutt on March 12 | | | His personal story is a saga of chaos and tragedy that would have broken most men... but this man is a survivor, a winner, he’s a superstar, an epitome of grit and determination. | |
| Diya Mirza wooed by the Finalists of Indian Idol | | | First a good news for Diya Mirza. Diya Mirza your school teacher Vinita Bhatia, who taught you maths and physics when were schooling misses you a lot and she wants to congratulated you on your success. | |
| Star Plus per bhi Holi Hai | | | As the season of colour & masti takes-on Star Plus offers a bash to its viewers by throwing a visual treat on the sets of its newly launched weekend show's Holi Special episode. | |
| 1. crore votes for Star Parivaar Awards | | | The most awaited awards show on television, Vatika Hair Oil Star Parivaar Awards 200 has the viewers casting their votes for their favourite Stars the moment the voting lines opened on March 4. | |
| Zee TV per Holi Hai | | | Zee TV say it with colors and and also it says it with style!! Zee TV is bringing the Holi celebrations with favorite stars | |
| Profiles of new Stars on Sony | | | Archana Puran Singh & Mukul Dev are the new Stars on the Sont television, working the brands Kandy Floss and Fear Factor. | |
| First Step on Fear Factor | | | There’s mind-blowing action, death-defying stunts, crazy thrills, hair-raising chills…something Indians have only seen till date in Bollywood films. | |
| Antara Mitra voted out of Indian Idol | | | And this time around in a most shocking and tragic elimination round the nation witnessed the vote out of Anu Malik's dream female Idol - Antara Mitra!!! | |
| Akashdeep ‘returns’ in Kyunki | | | Television artiste, film actor, model, former state-level football player, a graduate in Egyptology, and a sound engineer… the list does not stop here. | |
| Wedding Celebrations on Indian Idol 2 | | | The Indian Idol 2 stage had never looked so gorgeous and stunning. The stage was set with red, white and pink flowers...red and pink ribbons floated everywhere on the stage. | |
| Vatika Hair Oil Star Parivaar Awards back, Vote Now ! | | | The numero uno event of Indian television- Vatika Hair Oil Star Parivaar Awards, is now back in its 4th glorious year. Dominating the Hindi general entertainment category till date, the event remains televisions’ biggest and most watched show. | |
| Television is Kanchi Kaul's first love | | | She did her graduation in microbiology and scored a distinction. But instead of going ahead with her plans to study further, Kanchi Kaul preferred shooting at the studios over working at a pathology laboratory. | |
| Shreya Ghosal sings ‘Rang Mile’ for Bhabhi | | | In its endeavor to entertain and delight its viewers Star Plus in a yet another unique way will now launch an exclusive music track ‘Rang Mile’ to promote the ongoing track of its afternoon soap 'Bhabhi'. | |
| Tulsi, Prerna saris are in vogue | | | It's not the avant-garde designs at many sarees stores in Mumbai, that are luring customers but the name that each sari bears that grabs their attention. | |
| Varun & Rajeshwari What's Up | | | Varun & Rajeshwari met on the sets of “Antakshri” when Rajeshwari was hosting it. They didn’t speak but only said bye to each other. | |
| Verdict out in TGILC Dwitiya | | | Its time for another battle of wit & humor as The Great Indian Laughter Challenge ‘Dwitiya’, the nation wide hunt for the best comic talent on Star One, announced the winner & the runner-up of its first episode. | |
| Attack of the Laughter Champions | | | Stand-up comedians, Punjabi cowboys, dysfunctional superheroes, self-aware saas-bahu serial members, deranged surgeons… and now the Laughter Champions. | |
| Varun likes to flow with the tide | | | After proving his versatility by playing varied characters, he even managed to look young and vibrant alongside actress wife, Rajeshwari Sachdev, in Nach Baliye. | |
| Miilee goes step ahead with the Cycle | | | Miilee has entered a new phase in her life. She has joined College in order to get an education, make Father Manuel proud of her as well as come to a position wherein she can challenge Vishal Rastogi on an equal footing. | |
| Nausheen Ali Sardar to make film debut | | | She was television’s and Balaji Camp’s very own Kkusum till she played three different characters in Star Plus’s Kalachakra. Now Nausheen Ali Sardar is all set to make her mark on the big screen with Mumbai Marathon opposite Bikram Saluja. | |
| It’s a deal for Mandira | | | It’s a deal that the beautiful and vivacious Mandira Bedi couldn’t refuse. When Madhavan, the superstar of South, said “no deal” to Sony’s Deal Ya No Deal after a short stint as the show’s host, Mandira accepted the deal. And for all the right reasons. | |
| ‘Khans’ with Simi Garewal | | | The name ‘Khan’ evokes a certain charisma in Bollywood. This Khan Khandaan lives big, dreams big, their lifestyle, everything about them is grand. | |
| Karunya makes it to the top three | | | He hails from a family of singers. And no show completes without a performance by Karunya, while his father, N. C. Madhu, does the anchoring. It's not surprising then that he's made it to the top three of the Indian Idol part II. | |
| Shah Rukh Khan in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Grand Finale | | | Among all the luminaries gracing the finals of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Friday, the Feb 24, the Grand Finale, Shah Rukh Khan's presence is possibly the biggest draw the show has achieved. | |
| Why do television producers become desperate for TRPs? | | | Take the case of Saloni Ki Shaadi. Just as the plot was progressing smoothly and the characters evolving well, the producers had to muck things up by introducing a murder committed by the protagonist, Saloni (played by Rajshree Thakur) prior to her wedding. | |
| Take a peek at orginial footage | | | Bollywood, a dash of humour, and the promise of footage from hit Hindi films never aired before, N G Takes, SaharaOne’s latest show has been scheduled for a Saturday evening slot, where never-seen footage from films like Sholay will be aired. | |
| Ali Hassan is back with CID | | | Remember Aryan from Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii? Ali Hassan, popularly known as Aryan during his stint with Kahaani, has now moved on from the show and is on the lookout for work elsewhere. | |
| Will Amrita act in Anuj’s debut film? | | | Actor Anuj Saxena, who is currently seen in Kumkum and will soon be appearing in Rishto Ki Dorr on Sony, is looking out for a heroine for his production house Maverick which will make its foray in Bollywood. | |
| Mumbai Dabbawala on Deal Ya No Deal | | | 5000 semi-literate Dabbawalas transport 1,75,000-boxes in a -hours period, through a 25-Km of public transportation involving multiple transfer points at six sigma level of quality. | |
| The Ghosh of Sangeeta | | | After showing her dancing prowess in the successful show, Nach Baliye she is all excited about hosting Nach Baliye 2. | |
| Jodee Kammal Kii ready for Its Dhammal | | | From March 4, 9 pm, Star Plus gears up to bring to the telly tubes of Indian households, a celebrity show, Jodee Kamaal Ki. Based on the universal of love, companiship and understanding Jodee Kamaal Ki, will be a distinctive show in the prime-time weekend slot of Star Plus programming pool. | |
| Panna Gill voted out of Indian Idol | | | Indian Idol Series 2 is get ting hot week by week as the contest inches towards its grand finale. While the Valentine’s week had its share of love, mush and romantic ballads on the sets, it also brought a surprising news of yet another contestant being voted out. | |
| They had the audience in stitches | | | The winners of the Great Indian Laughter Challenge, a nation-wide talent hunt that was aired on televi sion, Ehsan Qureshi, Naveen Prabhakar and Raju Srivastav had the audience in splits with their rib-tickling jokes at the Music Academy recently. | |
| Veeranwali, the new Hot | | | It is not often that a female character other than the hero ine in a drama series stays on in public imagination. Kiran Joneja as Veeranwali. | |
| Come... Fall in Love with Remix | | | February is the month of "Love" on Remix. Tia – Ranvir, the ultimate romantic pair on television, finally come together as Ranvir proposes to Tia against the backdrop of a beautiful beach and the sounds of sensuous Salsa music. | |
| 'She came across as a strong person' | | | Actress Kuljeet Randhawa hanged herself to death at her Juhu residence on Wednesday and stated in her suicide note that she was ending her life as she was "unable to cope with life's pressures". | |
| Anuj, Purnima ready to take South by storm | | | Going by the numbers that auditioned for the role of VJ for the music channel, SS Music, it does seem like most of South India’s youth wanted to enter the television industry. | |
| Zoom’s Popkorn Bash! | | | Tinsel Town gathered to shake a leg at the oneyear celebration of Zoom’s Popkorn at Rock Bottom in Juhu recetnly. | |
| Mano Ya Na Mano is Back, but, on Star One | | | The father daughter duo of Siddharth and Antara Kak, which runs Cinema Vision India, a production company, is all set to launch its latest venture, Mano Ya Na Mano, a real-life supernatural series for Star One. | |
| Great Indian Laughter Challenge faces | | | Funny are the ways of fate and fame - from rank nobodies, today they are popular faces and much sought after stand-up comedians, each with a style of their own. | |
| Kolkata’s Monali voted out in Indian Idol | | | As Kolkata's Monali Thakur got voted out on Tuesday night’s elimination episode, the anxiety of the results never seems to diminish as week after week the contestants hope and pray that they don’t become the next to leave. | |
| ‘It’s a conspiracy’, Vinta cries foul | | | Denying and rubbishing reports of an altercation between her long-standing friend and actor Kiran Kumar and her, Vinta Nanda, producer of India’s leading daily soap Miilee, claims there is a “conspiracy” behind the whole episode. | |
| Kanica Maheshwari bags Virasat | | | Vamps on telly beware, Kanica Maheshwari is fast establishing her credentials as the next mean thing on the small screen. | |
| A Joker Wins .4 lacs on Deal Ya No Deal | | | This rib tickling episode of Deal Ya No Deal will surely make you laugh till you cry! For this time we have JOKERS playing with the gorgeous Mandira Bedi on the Series 2 of Deal Ya No Deal!!! | |
| Bobby bags award for role in Navarasa | | | Bobby Darling can’t believe his luck after winning the best supporting actor award at the Monaco International Film Festival for his performance in Navarasa. | |
| Time comes for TV's Niloufer Khan | | | After dabbling in serials like Yeh Dil Kya Kare, Kutumb, Kum Kum and many more, Niloufer Khan will now be seen in an item number for an international project Red Square which is based on the casting couch and is a Page kind of film. | |
| Tumhari Disha mein Navi Dish | | | Television's favourite vamp Sudha Chandran began by playing a positive role in Tumhari Disha which later turned negative. | |
| Kasam se: Promising beauties | | | She is ambitious, glamourous and practical in her approach to life. Relationships do matter to her and she also believes in love and bonding. | |
| Mouli gets married for the third time! | | | Mouli Ganguly, who plays the character of Kritika, the widowed daughter of CM Priyamvada Devi, is finally getting married in the political saga from the Zee stable, Sarrkkar. | |
| Celebrity mums in different roles | | | The popular mother-child game show Mum Tum Aur Hum on Star Plus will be a starry affair, as the two celeb mothers Pallavi Joshi and Deepskiha Nagpal. | |
| The SaReGaMaPa update - Feb 2, | | | The final opened the show with their respective mentor and performed on “Aaa Dekhen Zara.” Aadehs Srivastav informed everyone that Hema Chandra has recently recorded a song for Abhishek Bachchan. Tabu picked her 2 favorite challengers from the . | |
| Simi Garewal returns with Rendezvous | | | The classiest talk show is all set to return on Star World, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal will be back on screen from February 12, in its fifth season. The show will air every Sunday at 8:0 PM and will sport a whole new look this season. | |
| Bye Bye Piya Ka Ghar | | | Piya Ka Ghar, Zee TV’s the afternoon daily is set to close shop. And it’s leading lady Rimjhim (Narayani Shastri) will breathe her last with it. | |
| Manisha Kanyal to woo Rosesh Sarabhai | | | a bid to boost TRPs, the desperate producers of Star One’s sit com, Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai are on the lookout for a prospective bahu for their ladla beta Roshesh. | |
| Suparna, our own Mobile Singer | | | Suparna Sankaran, a French instructor in In a word, an insti tute for language studies has been selected as one of the four finalists. | |
| Tabu in Indian Idol | | | Watch out for the gorgeous Tabu gracing the stage of Indian Idol this Monday as she comes in as a celebrity judge on the show. | |
| Priyanka Chopra in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | | | Priyanka Chopra flew down from Delhi to specially join the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa team to record their Republic Day special. “It was exhausting,” Chopra concedes. | |
| The Kamal's Kamal | | | Kamal (Ali Asgar, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii) was shown speaking against Parvati (Sakshi Tanwar), to the shock of viewers. | |
| Indian Idol finalists at Indo-China border | | | Indian Idol finalists Antara, Meenal, Monali, Yashashree, Ravi, Karunya, Amey, Panna and Sandeep (Neha and Jolly still recovering from Chicken Pox) scaled new heights over the last days. | |
| Your Place or Mine? | | | Going by his past record, plays like Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane and Peele Scooterwala Aadmi, actor-playwright Manav Kaul’s new play, opening next week, is worth looking forward to. | |
| Kher, Shaggy steal hearts at Channel [V] concert | | | The 12-hour Channel [V] concert, which was held on Sunday, was a big success with international reggae sensation Shaggy and our very own Kailash Kher making the audience go ga-ga over their pulsating music. | |
| Sa Re Ga Ma saga deepens | | | It was nothing less than the war of Mahabharata on the sets of Zee TV's mega talent hunt show Sa Re Ga Ms Pa in Mumbai on Monday. | |
| "TV gives me satisfaction" - Rakesh | | | He can melt you with his child-like innocent smile. Catch up with the former Grasim Mr India, Rakesh Bapat who is enjoying his television stint in Saat Phere...Saloni Ka Safar on Zee TV. | |
| Indian Idol hot up by Mallika Sherawat | | | Indian Idol Series 2 is in its most interesting and exciting phase. The viewers have chosen their best 12 contenders for the final gala round of Indian Idol which began last night. | |
| Saloni ki Shaadi, Zee TV per iss Hafte | | | Zee TV is leaving no stone unturned over the shaadi ceremony of its poster girl, Saloni, the lead character of one of the channel’s most popular daily soaps, Saat Phere. | |
| Its Man's World on AXN | | | Afterall the soapy sagas about sobbing women, AXN claims to bring a show that is made strictly for men. | |
| Smriti Irani Hip Hips for her character | | | Smriti Irani, the Tulsi of Kyunki Saas Kabhi Bahu Thi, the serial which has been on air for the last six years, admits that she is yet to get bored with Tulsi's character. | |
| Kam Ya Zyaada, a great show | | | These days with many game shows enticing the viewer with pots of moolah, it pays to watch television. And with a jackpot of three crores, Zee TV’s Kam Ya Zyaada is the grand father and grand mother of all the television game shows, undoubtedly. | |
| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Challenge 2005 - This Week's Synopsis | | | Aadesh was not happy with Himani's performance. He said that Himami was not that good today. Just before her performance, Himani said that she is thinking about a lot of thing and is nervous because two of her friends were in the last 2. | |
| What's happening in Deal Ya No Deal? | | | While Rahul from Mumbai, with his energy & enthusiasm, had the viewers thrilled with every deal he made, traffic cop episode got the viewers to see the other side of the men at traffic junctions. | |
| "No dearth of offers for me" - Madhavan | | | R. Madhavan, one of the biggest superstars down South, started his career with television before acting in Bollywood movies like Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein and Ramji Londonwaley. | |
| Anuj Saxena to sponsor filmfare awards | | | Anuj Saxena may have burnt his fingers with telly world's Queen bee Ekta Kapoor, but his family owned company is all set to make quite a splash in Bollywood's awards calendar as this year's sponsors of one of the oldest and prestigious film award shows. | |
| Khichdi boy to star in Detective Nani | | | Amit Varma, famous for his role in Khichdi, Hotel Kingston and now Kituu... Sab Jaantii Hai, is all set to carve a niche for himself on the big screen. | |
| Mandy's facing some ill luck | | | Aruna Irani's new show Dorr was supposed to be telecast on Sab TV this year. But suddenly the shooting had to be stopped after having been in progress for nearly a month. | |
| Kyunki Saas .. to have another dramatic twist | | | As Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is nearing another 20 year leap, it looks like the makers have no new story to tell. Believe it or not, there is going to be another twist in the drama Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. | |
| New Serials this 200 | | | Kasamh Se - This is the story of three sisters – Bani, Pia and Rano who live in the beautiful town of Mount Abu. | |
| Will the odds favor Millee or Vishal?? | | | Miilee and Vishal's tug of war over the Convent land will unfold another drama, as the never say-die 'Miilee' will take-upon herself the burden to save her convent & orphanage. | |
| Bye Bye Jassi, Simran | | | This is about two unique characters of television, plain Jane Jassi and forever understanding Dr Simran. | |
| Kapil Dev moved to tears on TV | | | Kapil Dev moved to tears, yet again on Zee TV, when Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contestant Vinit will sing 'Sandese aate hain…' from the film Border. | |
| Hero Honda 12th Annual Star Screen Awards | | | Its that time of the year again when big will become bigger and better! Come, the first fortnight of the new year -200, and Star will host another total treat for its viewers by exclusively showcasing the Hero Honda 12th Annual Star Screen Awards on Star Plus. | |
| Amrita Saluja to host Travel show on Voyage TV | | | Amrita Saluja is now going to host a travel show which will be unique. Amrita has already done a film called Detective Nani which is due to release soon and she was casted on Zee TV's Time Bomb. | |
| Dharavi singer bags Rs 1 cr | | | Six months after 20-year-old Marathi boy Abhijeet Shridhar Sawant left his home in Dharavi, he was the toast of the nation and winner of Sony’s Indian Idol. | |
| When foursome is awesome | | | The awesome foursome of Remix command a huge teenage fan following with their give-adamn attitude. | |
| The Unlikely TV Stars Of The Year 2005 | | | While every magazine and newspaper worth its name comes out with achievers and faces of the year, we decided to look for the unlikely faces that made an impact on television and got noticed for their work. | |
| Even the saas-bahu brigade won’t miss a single episode | | | This pretty face is the new 9 pm girl on TV. Being touted as the next big thing on Star One, Chandana Sharma is playing Tara in Yeh Dil Chahe More, the first ever road series, that promises to leave you wanting more. | |
| Talent hunt shows are a gimmick to boost TRPs | | | The latest crooners on the block, Sachin and Supriya winning Nach Baliye and Qazi Tauqeer and Ruprekha Banerjee, winners of Fame Gurukul, might be singing their way to success at the moment, but if the past is anything to go by, it’s a tough road ahead. | |
| Where did our Indian television stars disappear? | | | With television serials being launched by the dozen every month, there are several actors and actresses who get launched with much fanfare but are forgotten when their shows end or get pulled off air abruptly. | |
| Gaurav Gera on a high | | | Gaurav Gera, who is known as Nandu in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin is all smiles after playing the surprise element of the Yash Chopra caper Neal n Nikki. | |
| Shilpa and Apurva were our favourite | | | They complete twenty years of matrimony on December 21 and what better gift can they offer each other than being honoured as the champions of Star One’s Nach Baliye. | |
| Pardey ke peechay, the Party | | | A fantastic party followed the grand finale of the recently concluded reality dance show Nach Baliye on Star One. | |
| When Men discuss 'weighty' issues | | | Weight is a bone of contention for many. Men in particular are said to be fussy about their wives being fit and in shape. But are all guys the same? | |
| Amit doesn't want Neeru losing out on films | | | Amit Sadh and Neeru Bajwa, real life sweethearts who co- starred in Star One’s Guns & Roses, were supposed to tie the knot soon, but have now postponed their wedding plans. | |
| Zee Cafe brings Oliver’s Twist | | | After Khana Khazana, Cook it up with Tarla Dalal and Karen Anand’s Cook Na Kaho, we now have a brand new cookery show on Zee Café called Oliver’s Twist. | |
| A grand goodbye to Kkusum | | | Ekta Kapoor gave a grand farewell to the entire cast and crew of her once upon a time pet show Kkusum. | |
| Abhishek Bachchan not as KBC Host | | | Although Amitabh Bachchan is recovering well, doctors have advised he slows down on the work front. It may take a while till he gets completely fit and report back for shootings. | |
| Sridevi in Kaboom | | | Sridevi, who is still known for her magical moves (remember her Nagina dances and the foot tapping `Kisike haath na aayegi ladki' number from Chaalbaaz), will be the guest judge for the grand finale of dance show, Kaboom this December 17, Saturday on Star Plus (8 pm). | |
| Sachin and Supriya wins Nach Baliye | | | The competition in the first innings of Nach Baliye reached a crescendo, when the Marati couple and actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar danced away with Award of Jodi No. 1 and the prize tag of RS 50 Lakhs, over second-best couple Manish and Poonam Goyal of Delhi. | |
| POP Ki Aandhi by Aryans, on ETC | | | They have created a storm with their music. Now ETC music is bringing this storming music of Aryans into the homes of its viewers as Pop Ki Aandhi for the second half of December 2005. | |
| The MTV Immies for a Nobel Cause | | | About seven years ago, Ronan Keating came to India as part of one of the leading boy bands of the time, Boyzone. Now, he was back in Mumbai, with a successful solo career, minus the other four band members but not minus the boy tag. | |
| Is Harsh the murderer in Kyunkii…? | | | With the mystery of Gujral’s murder remaining unsolved — Mihir’s confession too is said to be untrue — rumour is that it’s Harsh who committed the murder. | |
| My attitude decides my altitude: Siddhanth | | | So says Siddhanth Karnick, the wild, wacky host of Hungama Fungama. He is natural, spontaneous and unpretentiously charismatic. Sid has dabbled in everything before he jumped onto the TV bandwagon. | |
| Zarina Wahab in Kohinoor | | | Zarina Wahab, yester years' film actress and wife of actor Aditya Panscholi, has made a grand entry into Sahara One's thriller Kohinoor. | |
| Kanchi nudges Jassi out | | | Kanchi Kaul, the girl who made her debut on TV in Sony's Ek Ladki Anjaani Si is the girl of the moment. Having replaced the Jassi time slot, Kanchi seems to be confident of making it big. | |
| "I’m very excited about working with Bipasha" | | | I had started out with a mindset that I will not expect anything after the release of the film. But with good offers pouring in, I think life post ...Yahaan has been rewarding enough. | |
| A peek into Manav’s life | | | It’s a rainy evening and I’m waiting at Mah Jong, a swanky new Chinese restaurant in Khar, waiting for Manav Gohil, the hot, chocolate boy on Indian television. | |
| India Calling | | | India Calling is all about Chandni, who has a heart of gold, can fly kites with dexterity and is a laadli of the family and the entire Jullundhar town, where the show is partly set. | |
| Angad as Sujal in Kahiin To Hoga | | | Iqbal Khan has entered Kaahin To Hoga as the fake Sujal and is being touted as the guy who will give the much-needed TRP boost to the show. | |
| Mazher Sayed as Samar in Saat Phere | | | Anand Suryavanshi who has quit the Zee show Saat Phere. His replacement is going to be Mazher Sayed who had earlier acted as Anish in the popular Balaji daily Kahiin Kissi Roz. | |
| Round Up! Nach Baliye | | | As competition heats up the Nach Baliye jodis are turning to God to get all the support they need from not just the judges but also the audience. | |
| Item Number for Sameer Soni, Mandira Bedi | | | Sameer Soni, Mandira Bedi are acting together in a play, which is ironically called Anything but Love. And somewhere along the way, all those rehearsals have only led to cozy meetings between the two. | |
| Sania Mirza, Lara Dutta in KBC Hot Seat | | | KBC 2 has had its share of celebrity guests. This time a former Miss Universe, Lara Dutta and tennis sensation Sania Mirza will be on the hot seat on the Children's Day Special, on November 1. | |
| Suhasini stands up for Khushboo | | | Those who targeted Khushboo after she voiced her opinion about sex and morality, did not understand the con text in which the statement was made. | |
| TGICS adds Rosesh, Vir Das to its cast | | | The Great Indian Comedy Show has two new actors joining the ensemble of comedians on the show — Rajesh Kumar, better known as Rosesh and Vir Das, who was last seen on Zoom anchoring Ek Rahin Vir. | |
| The Hero Honda ITA awards 2005 | | | The evening saw stars of the small screen descending to the Bhavan's ground, Andheri. If the success of the show is to be gauged by the number of people present, the fifth Hero Honda ITA awards 2005 was surely a hit. | |
| Star One promises new contemporary shows | | | For those who are fed up with the daily dose of kitchen politics or Plain Jane dramas, Star One promises two new contemporary shows, even as it has just celebrated its first birthday. | |
| First take on MTV VJ Cyrus Sahukar | | | He is namesake predecessor might be wackier and funnier enough to bemuse his viewers with an inim itable dose of crazy comedy. Nevertheless, MTV VJ Cyrus Sahukar stands tall in his own engraved niche as the latest quill added to the music channel family. | |
| Reality show bites young rock music lovers | | | Reality shows like Indian Idol, Zee Cine Stars ki Khoj and Fame Gurukul have made stars out of talented youngsters like Abhijeet Sawant, Sarwar Ahuja and Qazi. Now, after working magic in the fields of acting and singing, the reality show bug will bite young rock music lovers all over the country. | |
| Never give up, keep trying: Brajesh Dubey | | | The November 5 episode of KBC-2 saw its first Crorepati, who walk away with the prize money of RS 1 Crore. Brajesh Dubey, (fondly called Sikander by his father) from Guna, Madhya Pradesh is so far the only person who has reached the Crorepati status on KBC-2. | |
| Shukla in Lo Kal-lo Baat | | | Sony Entertainment Television announced the relaunch of SAB, the mass variety entertainment channel on Thursday. Relevant to the ordinary people of heartland India, the channel aims to be a source of entertainment and relaxation by portraying their daily lives in an optimistic and refreshing manner. | |
| Mady, that’s how everyone calls me | | | Madhavan is back to television with Deal Ya No Deal, he had earlier engrossed audiences with his performances in ‘Banegi Apni Baat’, ‘Sea Hawks’ and ‘Ghar Jamai’, before he shifted base to Chennai and became a Tamil superstar. | |
| Cary has a gift for language | | | A freak mishap as a teenager forced Cary Edwards to turn from a biker to a car rallyist. But his passion for bikes hasn’t faded. This Southern Spice Music VJ, who loves to experiment with his hair Colour each time he comes to Hyderabad, feels that the city is his second home. | |
| 'It gave me a thrill to discover' - Amit Sana | | | Amit Sana has finished recording his first Hindi song for the film Sun Zara. He is very sentimental and likes to dress to impress. He believes that his only ticket to competition was his unusual voice. | |
| 'Barjatyas did not pressurise me' | | | Director Karan Razdan has denied rumours that the Barjatyas had pres surised him into changing the title of his film starring Celina Jaitley. | |
| Is Milind Soman landing back to small screen | | | Of course, when at a party, it is a given to keep up with norm of a peck on the cheek and a bear hug when you meet someone. But some stars seemed to be showing a bit more affection in their own ishtyle! | |
| New faces in Koh-I-Noor | | | Actor Murli Sharma may be missing from the TV scene for a while now, but he’s back in action. He is going to enter the thriller Koh-I-Noor soon, which airs on Sahara One. | |
| Real life row between Nikki and Varun | | | Nikki Aneja and Varun Badola allegedly can barely see eye to eye. So much so that the lead players come face to face only when the director says ‘action!’ and go their respective ways without even exchanging pleasantries, revealed an insider. | |
| Rajeev Khandewal joins CID | | | Rajeev Khandewal, aka Varun Awasthi of Time Bomb and former Sujal of Kahiin To Hoga is gearing to play the role of a tough cop in a detective serial. | |
| Popkorm Diwali Dhamaka on Zoom | | | Popkorn, the show that has been successfully giving you the spiciest television and film insights, is all set to add that extra sparkle to your Diwali and Id! From October 1, November 4, Popkorn will present a one week long extravaganza called, Popkorn Diwali Dhamaka! | |
| Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka on Star One | | | Ekta Kapoor is looking for a new face to be launched in a new show called Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka that will replace Nach Baliye on Star One. | |
| They are flying high on Nat Geo | | | A group of three young men and two women from different backgrounds got together to navigate the transport helicopter, Chetak, at the Air Force Academy base at Dundigal on Thursday. | |
| Anuj Saxena to be re-killed in Kkusum | | | Rumour has it that actor Anuj Saxena will quit Kkusum. Anuj played the character of Abhay Kapoor in the show and according to sources this time it seems his exit from the show will be final. | |
| Fair'y tales now star men | | | Fairness creams may have only targeted the fairer sex in the past. But now, cosmetic companies have brought out a product that promises to make the male species fairer, because they believe that there is a market for men. | |
| Sanjay Dutt on TV | | | After Amitabh Bachchan in KBC and R Madhavan in Deal Ya No Deal, it is time for Sanjay Dutt to turn as host the forthcoming reality show titled Mission Ek Crore on Sahara One. | |
| Abhijeet keeps his love a secret | | | Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant reportedly got engaged to his childhood friend Shilpa, in a secret ceremony on his birthday on October 7. | |
| Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi on DD 1 | | | Rakesh Chowdhary who has gave us some memorable serials in the past like Bante Bigadte, Chunauti, Muzrim Haazir and Virasat is ready with his new sitcom, Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi, starting on October 25 on DD 1 at 9 PM. | |
| Star One to host new shows | | | It's raining new shows on Star One, with the channel all set to capitalise on the recent success of Nach Baliye. | |
| Its Dandiya Dhoom for Telly Stars | | | The nine day Navratri celebrations of Durga Mata, also came as a boom time for Indian Television stars, almost a majority of popular TV stars are on their trips to other cities and towns and some are doing the shows in the city, Mumbai, too. | |
| They gave Indi-pop a global image | | | Four young musicians of Indian origin, born and brought up in different parts of Europe, brought together beats of two different worlds to create a beautiful melange of music. | |
| Caught between TV and films | | | With Nach Baliye replacing Bluff Master, Vinod Sherawat, the show’s gregarious host, has been considering film options. | |
| Comfortable in any role: Shruti Seth | | | When participants walked on to the sets of Mum Tum Aur Hum, an interactive show for children and their mums, they were horrified to find themselves face to face with the young naughty witch from Shararat (Shruti Seth). | |
| Santoor star on Channel [V] & more Vine | | | Channel [V] brings you the best of musical legends with this month’s [V] Spotlight. Under the Channel [V] Spotlight is Rahul Sharma, the talented son of the renowned santoor maestro Shiv Kumar Sharma. | |
| Bad slot overshadows bold script | | | Must admit, Zee TV has consistently stayed away from the saas bahu staple, but unfortunately they haven’t put up a real challenge by supporting their shows with a publicity blitz. | |
| Sai Baba darshan on Sunday mornings | | | A number of movies have been made on Shirdi Sai Baba but no one had considered making a television series on the barefoot saint of Shirdi, whose miracles are legendary and his devotees cross all faiths, class and nationality. | |
| Ronit to be bumped off in Sarrkar | | | Ronit Roy a.k.a. Mr. Bajaj of Kasauti Zindagi Ki, Mihir Virani of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kunal Pratap Singh of Sarrkar is in the news again. | |
| Gossip doesn’t bother the Sexy Sangeeta | | | Whoever said TV stars are not happening, haven’t met Sangeeta Ghosh. Voted as the sexiest television actress, Sangeeta is making waves with her new serial Rabba Ishq Na Hove. | |
| Friendship ties Swetta Keswani and Shonali | | | At a place where competition rules supreme and friendship is the last thing on rivals’ minds, a bout of fresh air comes in the form of actresses Swetta Keswani and Shonali Malhotra, both of who have been hosts of the Sahara show Bollywood Aur Kya. | |
| Can’t judges be a little considerate? | | | It was supposed to be a show of talent but soon descended to being a show of pure one-upmanship. The discordant note struck on Zee’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has quite taken away the spotlight from the participants. | |
| TV journalists dump etiquette | | | On a movie-based television programme on a popular channel, the anchor who was discussing the latest film No Entry, switched over to Nagesh Kukunoor's Iqbal that has been widely appreciated by all. | |
| Teen days of Nausheen Ali Sardar | | Remember Nausheen Ali Sardar, who once upon a time in the history of Indian Television, played the role of KKusum. Yes, yes, she was a commerce student at M.M.K college in Bandra.
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| Soap stars to anchor talk shows | | | Pooja Ghai Rawal is all set for her new show Fair and Lovely Shikhar. Pooja has become the brand ambassador for Fair and Lovely. | |
| Tinkle’s uncle Pai to launch serial in NY | | | Mr Anant Pai, popularly known as Uncle Pai, the father of Indian comics will launch a 100 episodes serial, Our Land Our People which will be on air at ITV Gold in New York. | |
| DD show revisits black hole tragedy | | | The history of the last nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah has been revived in the form of a weekend television series on Doordarshan, which went on air on August . | |
| Caught between two women and more spicy bites | | | Cezanne Khan seems to be in a position which many men would kill to be in. He has two women fighting over him! And this is not in the serial but out of it. Urvashi Dholakia who plays Komolika in Kasauti Zindagi Kay has evidently developed a passion for Khan who plays Anurag in the serial. | |
| Pankaj Udhas comes with new Hasrat | | | Pankaj Udhas, one of the most popular ghazal singers, has come up with a new album Hasrat to commemorate the 25 years of his singing career. | |
| Shital break ke baad | | | Shital Thakkar back from an enjoyable holiday in Europe is all set to take on some new TV shows. | |
| Jassi ready for another makeover | | | Having changed from a frump to a stylish heroine, television’s favourite middle class icon Jasmeet Walia is now ready for another makeover. | |
| Finally, Tulsi will not die: Smriti | | | It’s got to be the biggest TRP-boosting gimmick of recent times in India. And it seems to be working better than the people behind it had bargained for. | |
| 'Wait and watch till I bag a tearjerker' - Bakhtiyar | | | A dash of humour. Spontaneous and a wannabe cool attitude, no prizes for guessing, it has to be Shahrukh, nah not King Khan but the overgrown brat of the Batliwalla family. With his funny side always up, Bakhtiyar Irani's real to reel culmination in Batliwalla House No:4, seems to be a natural process. | |
| Amar wants to be Telugu hero | | | Amar Upadhayay, better known as the original Mihir from the serial Kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi was in Hyderabad for a week to pursue a career in Tollywood, the Telugu Cinema. | |
| 'I walk my dogs to stay fit' - Mandira | | | Actress Mandira Bedi, a self-confessed fitness freak spills the beans on how she stays in shape. Like anybody else, Mandira too has to work out regularly in order to look her best. | |
| A nautanki to remember! | | | This is a new concept in entertainment. The show called ETC Nautanki Top 9 is a countdown show with a difference. | |
| Anjali walks out on Kavya | | | There is trouble in paradise as suspicion and jealousy raise their ugly heads in Kavyanjali on Star Plus. | |
| Urvashi Dholakia plans production | | | She has decided to give up her evil ways for a more creative expression. Komolika (Urvashi Dholakia) has laid her vamp avatar to rest. | |
| CJ is Jassi’s friend, not enemy | | | I play C.J. Oberoi, a multi-faceted personality. He is arrogant and kind at the same time. It’s more along the lines of Jekyll and Hyde. | |
| Shalini makes debut with 7 ½ Phere | | | Television actress Shalini Khanna who is currently seen in Kumkum — Pyara Sa Bandhan and Saara Akash on Star Plus makes her commercial debut with the film 7 ½ Phere. | |
| 'I do not have many men in my life': Nicolette Sheridon | | | Desperate Housewives, the primetime soap with a truly contemporary take on “happily ever after,” is a big hit with the teens today. This new hour-long drama takes a darkly comedic look at suburbia, where the secret lives of housewives aren’t always what they seem. | |
| Kkusum shoots Abhay | | | Viewers will soon experience the most unusual twist in Kkusum. The leading lady of the show, Kkusum now played by Shilpa Saklani who epitomises the values and virtues of the Indian woman and who puts the well being of the family before self will shoot the love of her life, her husband Abhay! | |
| Vinta Nanda goes ahead with 'Kaali' | | | Vinta Nanda, who made her directorial debut in English with the Rahul Bose-Koel Puri starrer White Noise and made the Star Plus 9 PM Girl, Miilee, is now all set to launch her next film. | |
| Sasha over and out | | | He’s had enough! Chetan Hansraj aka Sashank (Sasha) Garg of the Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii fame has finally decided to opt out of the show. | |
| Manasantha Nuvve on Zee Telugu | | | Big names like Srinivas, Gayatri and Vinay star in the new serial called Manasantha Nuvve that started last week on Zee Telugu. | |
| Pooja moves to Kannada films | | | Remember Pooja Kanwal? She is the daughter of noted television actress Anitha Kanwal, who made her debut in Rajshri's flop, Uff Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai last year (opposite newcomer Sammir Dattani), replacing Tanishaa Mukherjee. | |
| Jassi’s fans are angry | | | Jassi, the Mona Singh of Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, seems to have fallen out of favour with her fans. | |
| Next few weeks in Jassi... are filled with suspense | | | Pooja Rawal has played a variety of roles in several TV serials, the most prominent being the ones in Kutumb, Kyunkii... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Mehndi Tere Naam Kii. But, what’s getting her rave reviews is her entry in Sony’s most popular serial Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin. | |
| Sheetal Thakkar is replaced and More ! | | | For all those who wondered where Sheetal Thakkar who plays Poonam of Ye Meri Life Hai had disappeared to, here is the lowdown. The actress is on a holiday, destination unknown! So the producers of the serial after having failed to get in touch with her have replaced her with Smita Bansal. | |
| Another romance for Nikhil Arya | | | Nikhil Arya, Rudr in Kesar has already proved that models can act well besides having good looks. With Aruna Irani’s forthcoming show Rabba Ishq Ha Hoye on Zee TV, Nikhil hopes to go several steps further. | |
| Its Smile time at Zee Smile | | | Zee launched its latest comedy Fool too Pagal Hai which is directed by Ravi Rai. Fool too Pagal Hai is the first ever comedy show that Ravi Rai has directed exclusively for Zee Smile. | |
| The MMS mystery | | | Even as the six-minute MMS sex clip featuring a Mallika Sherawat look-alike flies off the shelves in Delhi’s Palika Bazaar and other seedy nooks of the country, Mumbai is abuzz with conspiracy theories. | |
| "We need to reinvent ourselves constantly" - Rajeev | | | Rajeev Khandelwal was one of those bold actors who staged a brave walkout from the Balaji soap Kahiin To Hoga. A man who is ready to forgo such hard earned popularity for creative satisfaction is rare to come by. | |
| Khan, Urvashi bury differences | | | Neither enmity nor friendship is permanent in the glamour world. Relationships change colour like chameleon. Take for instance the Cezzane Khan-Urvashi Dholakia love-hate saga. | |
| "I always wanted to be a war correspondent" - Lamba | | | A graduate in English from Miranda House, Minissha Lamba is all set to foray into the tinsel world. Twenty-one-yearold Minissha Lamba makes her debut with Soojit Sarkar's venture Yahaan, in which she stars opposite Jimmy Shergill. | |
| Habeeb stammered his way to popularity | | | The finalist of Star One's Great Indian Laughter Challenge from Hyderabad, Habeeb 'hakla' Qadeer, is a retired embroidery worker. He used to work at a tailoring shop at Mahakali Guri, Secunderabad. | |
| Eijaz, the bicycle man | | | Eijaz Khan owns a Tavera, but his first real love is the bicycle he carries around with him in his car everyday. | |
| Narayani to discontinue as Megha | | | It’s official, Narayani Shastri will no longer throw tantrums as Megha nor will she conspire against her screen mother, Rimjhim in Piya Ka Ghar. She’s been asked to discontinue. | |
| Loyal to Johnny Black | | | At a time when Johnny Walker no longer commands much snob value, what with single malts replacing it in the list of desirables. | |
| Star One to bring 'Super Sale' | | | August will see another game show on Star Network, apart from KBC 2. The network will launch 'Super Sale', an Australia adaptation of 'Sale of the Century'. | |
| Porinita wants a break from Disha | | | Kavita Kaushik, better known as Porinita in Zee’s Tumhari Disha, is fed up of her character and wants producer Rupali Guha to finish her off. | |
| Amit to play Sohaib in sting serial | | | Inspired by Sohaib Ilyasi’s sting operations, Star One is coming out with a serial called Hotel Kingstone, the shooting of which has already begun. | |
| Actor in the cans | | | The Kaun Banega Crorepati fever is back, with Amitabh Bachchan rapping away in the promos to get all of us obsessed with the idea of occupying the hot seat. | |
| 'I was blackmailed to participate in Miss India' | | | Shonali Nagrani was the first choice for Shamita Shetty's role in Zeher. The Delhi girl began her career as a journalist, became Miss India- International 200 and is now a VJ. Her show Popkorn previously has completed 100 episodes. | |
| Rohit Roy the angry young man of television | | | "It's not possible to perform an emotionally highly-strung role and not be affected by it. Agreed, one needs to switch off after enacting a scene and not let it affect your personal self. But sometimes I find it difficult to shake it off and I end up carrying my on screen personality even off-screen,even after I have finished shooting for a particular episode of Sarrkkar," says the 'angry young man' of television, Rohit Roy. | |
| Adesh strikes the right note | | | The “girls” of Channel [V] namely Pia Trevedi, Sarah Jane and Juhi hosted the [V] nights recently at Club Escape, Mumbai. | |
| Telly star inks deal for crossover English film | | | If playing one of the significant roles in Vishal Bharadwaj’s much acclaimed film, Maqbool was not enough, Ajay Gehi has signed yet another crossover English film for director Raman Kumar. | |
| Serials are aping films | | | >Not only is Ekta Kapoor running short of ideas, but now there are many other television serial makers who are resorting to copying Hindi films. | |
| Regional: Swathi’s noteworthy | | | Swathi Mythreya is well known for her music-based shows on the small screen. She has appeared on Padutha Theeyaga on Gemini for almost three-and-half years. She co-anchors Star Antakshari with Raghu. | |
| ‘I get bored of things very easily’ | | | I am not working for the serial. I took up that role in the first place because I feel a negative character is always interesting to play and especially this one was extremely stylistic. | |
| Soap queen runs out of ideas | | | Is Ekta Kapoor running out of ideas? Or is it old soaps in new covers? So it seems. While watching Kahin Toh Hoga, many similarities with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi can be spotted in the storyline. Is this just a coincidence? | |
| Gurdeep dons Babli look | | | Sinndoor tere naam ka is a serial being telecast on Zee TV at 7.0 pm from Monday to Thursday. | |
| Ekta awarded for spreading hatred | | | Royally ignoring stories that the media has been throwing up about dipping TRPs, soap queen Ekta Kapoor took off to Dubai to participate in an international gathering of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs. | |
| TV couple can’t take their eyes off each other | | | Ajay Gehi seems to be taking his on-screen character too seriously. The actor has apparently developed a special liking for co-star Mona Wasu who plays his love interest in the daily soap, Miilee. | |
| Is Girlfriend on her way back? | | | If senseless titillation under the pretext of lesbianism in Karan Razdan’s Girlfriend had gay rights gro-ups across India up in arms, what will be the fate of Men Not Allowed director Shrey Shrivastav? | |
| Ostracised Rekkha Modi back with Balaji | | | Troubled scriptwriter Rekkha Modi who was thrown out of Balaji in April after being arrested for making threatening calls to actress Smriti Iraani, has now been called back to Ekta Kapoor’s stables | |
| Zee readies to play the rating game | | | This month, three fresh new big banner serials will bombard Zee TV, which is trying hard to compete with rivals Sony and Star Plus in the rating game. | |
| Baby Doll forced to play second fiddle | | | Starlet Deepal Shaw who’s better known as Baby Doll was stunned when Zeher director Mohit Suri told the media she plays the “second lead” in his next venture, Blue Film. | |
| Look who’s sharing Akki’s love! | | | It’s not just sexy actresses (Priyanka Chopra being the latest) who are worthy of being much-married actor Akshay Kumar’s objects of affection. | |
| Hum do, hamare sau | | | In keeping with the custom of introducing a naya sadasya every year, the Star Parivaar Awards held on May 27 at Andheri launched Kaun Banega Crorepati 2. | |
| Kkusum cast gets sexy makeover | | | When you switch on the television set to watch Kkusum on June , don’t be surprised to see Abhay Kapoor romance an ultra-glamorous Shilpa Saklani, while looking like a splitting image of Aamir Khan in Dil Chahta Hai. | |
| Shukla is the new piano man | | | Actor and scriptwriter Saurabh Shukla’s directorial debut Mr Mehman won the RAPA award for Best Telefilm, and with his second film Aei Dil being selected for an international film festival in New Delhi, Shukla’s small screen black comedy, The Piano, could well be a cinematic milestone. | |
| Hat’s off to Gujju camaraderie | | | Things couldn’t be better for the two Gujju households portrayed in Instant Khichdi and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, the two serials produced by Hats Off productions. | |
| Dekho won’t end | | | Dekho Magar Pyar Se is going to end, but not quite. The adaptation of a Spanish serial My Sweet Fat Valentina draws to a close this Thursday, producer Anuradha Prasad of BAG films tells you. | |
| Angad will cook up success | | | Previous hosts Upen Patel and Shayan Munshi may have epitomised all the glamour in the world, but that wasn’t enough for the makers of the cookery show, Cook Na Kaho. | |
| Sarrkkar, main hoon na | | | While the lead actors of Zee TV serial Sarrkkar: Divya Seth, Shveta Salve, Tisca Arora and Mouli Ganguly chilled out at a late-night celebration party hosted by “chhote sarkar” Rohit Roy and hotel tycoon Kiran Bawa at Avalon, his brother Ronit Roy was conspicuous by his absence. | |
| Clean up your English before they clean the veggies | | | Television actress Tasneem Sheikh, who is currently giving the vamp brigade a run for its money as the conniving Mohini in Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, was spotted enjoying a quiet meal with a male friend at Prahlad Kakkar’s rustic restaurant Papa Pancho da Dhaba, on Wednesday night. | |
| Zee takes on KBC with new channel | | | To compete with Star Plus, which has already begun airing promos of the second season of the successful game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, rival channel Zee TV has gone ahead to start a 24-hour gaming channel. | |
| Krishna's precious gift to brother | | | Sachin Sharma may be the solitary Vedant in Tumhari Disha but in real life, he comes closer to his character Krishna in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. | |
| Ronit Roy: Life after Kasauti | | | Ronit Roy, the actor who got into a bitter tiff with Balaji head Ekta Kapoor, has finally made his decision to call it quits. The 9-year old antagonised his headstrong boss when his serial Sarrkar was aired in the same time slot as her soap Kasautii Zindagi Kii on Star Plus. | |
| Aman Verma will not be Anupam | | | Aman Verma has gone ahead and refused a role in the cult Balaji soap Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi citing “it wasn’t meaty enough”. | |
| Mouli unhappy with this Sarrkkar | | | It was only a month ago that actress Mouli Ganguly quit Balaji Telefilms’ successful daily soap Kkusum. Ganguly confessed it was because scriptwriters had decided to relegate Vidhi, her character in to the background. | |
| Shekhar Suman sings to the 9 octane tune | | | Not content with acting, anchoring, singing and producing, the ever-ambitious Shekhar talkathon Suman is gearing up to launch a new audio music concern called 9 Octane. | |
| Zee TV bids adieu to Antakshari | | | Actress Rajeshwari Vadola was at her buoyant best (literally) on the sets of the season finale of Zee TV’s Antakshari shot on May 4 at Famous Studios. | |
| Low down on Ansh | | | Low down on Ansh, Luck doesn’t favour all, Manini De’s hidden talents and more .. | |
| Tisca robs Bridget of insecurity | | | Tisca Chopra may have laughed that comparisons with uncle Khushwant Singh often work to her disadvantage, but she’s making sure she keeps the writing tradition going. | |
| Controversy mars American Idol | | | Fox executives have declined to answer any and all questions posed by ABC News regarding claims American Idol judge Paula Abdul personally “coached” | |
| Anara working for a TV serial | | | Anara Gupta, whom the Jammu and Kashmir police had accused of featuring in a pornographic CD in October last year, began work in a TV serial. | |
| DJ Iggy turns spa jockey | | | Adding another feather to his cap, model and DJ Ignatius Camilo, took to health and fitness as his latest career option. | |
| Yeh Bedi Bindaas Hai | | | It’s an issue based television chat show with substantial content draped in glamourous garbs. | |
| Nitya shows her real colour | | | From last Monday onwards Amrita Singh turns evil. Her character Nitya Nanda takes on negative shades in the daily Balaji soap Kkavyanjali. | |
| Flying high on sweet wings | | | It’s been a good experience so far. With Page getting rave reviews all over, Sandhya Mridul seems pleased with her performance in Samar Khan’s Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye. | |
| Humour calls for contest | | | Within two months of the Indian Comedy Awards that took place in Mumbai, we now have a hunt for the best comic talent in India. | |
| A bitter pill for Vinod Singh | | | Remember our very own Doogie Howser? Well, it is common knowledge that he has had to eat humble pie and has been sacked from the show that made him so famous. | |
| Filmi Spice Bytes | | | Manisha’s in love again, Vintage Umrao Jaan in action, Big B, Juhi do guest appearances for SRK and more .. | |
| Return of the girl-next-door | | | fter the plain Jane Jassi, it is the young, dimpled, effervescent Kareena who is stealing the limelight. Her sprightly performance has the entire nation tuned to her serial. | |
| Pooja: A ‘seedy’ saadi girl | | | Shama Sikander, the actress who plays miss goody-two-shoes in Sony’s daily Ye Meri Life Hai, has a seedy past in B-grade films that she’d rather forget about. And we don’t blame her. | |
| Narayani Shastri out of Kkusum | | | Narayani Shastri, has stormed out of Kkusum. In February, Shastri who played Taashu had returned to the soap after more than a year’s gap. | |
| Jassi looks for a new career | | | For more than a year now, Mona Singh has played the bumbling Jassi in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, adapted from the hugely popular Colombian telenovela, Yo Soy Betty La Fea. | |
| Kirti and Sharad to marry! | | | Yet another telly couple is getting ready to tie the knot. Kirti Gaikwad and Sharad Kelkar are following suit. | |
| Is Shilpa the new Kkusum? | | | When Ekta Kapoor’s search for Nausheen Ali Sardar’s replacement in Kkusum ended, she must have been one relieved person. | |
| Kumkum’s Akash revealed | | | Viewers hooked on to the daily afternoon soap Kumkum — Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan may be wondering who mystery man Akash Patel is. | |
| Karan forced to marry Tanya? | | | Kya Nandini ka patta kante ja raha hai? Get ready to witness hi-drama in the Virani Parivaar in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. | |
| Aamna leaving KTH | | | Is Aamna leaving KTH?, Shastri’s double-act, Arzoo is now a tough supercop | |
| Now Kareena will undergo a makeover! | | | Makeovers seem to be the rage on Indian television. The latest is that after Mona Singh of Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Kulraj Kaur of Kareena Kareena is going in for a makeover. | |
| Jassi’s makeover | | | Behind Jassi’s makeover in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin is jewellery designer Queenie Dhody. | |
| Jassi turns author | | | Whether in the boardroom or conference hall, Jassi’s fundas are unique and simple. She has now written a book on how to succeed at work. | |
| The road ahead in Kyunki | | | Sandeep Sikand narrates how, “Tulsi will be go to jail for three years. That three year transition will be shown in about three episodes. | |
| Rihhaee for women | | | Rihhaee, produced by BAG Films Ltd, is the first of Sony’s babies in the new year. | |
| Star objects to Sony’s faces | | | Jassi (Mona Singh) of Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Abhay (Anuj Saxena) of Kkusum, Tania/ Nisha (Nausheen Ali Sardar) of Kal Chakra and Kareena (Kulraj Kaur) of Kareena Kareena were supposed to be a part of the HELP telethon concert held in Mumbai. | |
| Shilpa, the Diva of the Year | | | Shilpa Shetty has been crowned the "Diva of the Year" by SaharaOne TV, the channel on New Year eve, has organized a contest to select "Diva of the Year", inviting viewers. | |
| Lola Kutty the next Jassi? | | | Draped in five yards of kancheevaram silk, retro make-up, frizzy hair complete with glass bangles and huge horn rimmed spectacles | |
| New Balaji soap is based on Ekta’s life | | | Ekta Kapoor seems to have exhausted all her ideas for her K serials, because Miss Kapoor has decided to delve into her own personal experiences for her next venture. | |
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