Nach Baliye : Farhan Akhtar will be one of the judge
Posted by Administrator on September 26, 2005 - (4)
Farah Khan one of the judges of famous reality show Indian Idol is his cousin, whereas Javed Akhtar his father is one of the jury in Fame Gurukul. These 2 shows are on Sony entertainment channel. Now this seems all in the family to judge famous shows at Indian Television. New entrant is Farhan Akhtar who is going to one of the judges in the Star One show, Nach Baliye.
Nach Baliye is going to be aired on Star One from October 11. This show will have television couple who will be battling for the crown of best dancing couple. Personal lives of the stars will also be in limelight while they prepare for the show.
Farhan Akhtar himself is a great dancer with Hrithik Roshan claiming that he has learnt the first steps of his dancing from him. “I will be my casual self and do a honest critique of the bonding as well as the spirit of the couples” says Akhtar. It is learnt that beside Akhtar, there will be two additional judges on the show, who are yet to be confirmed.
‘Nach Baliye’ will be hosted by Shabir Ahluwalia and Sangeeta Ghosh, the chase which is extended over ten weeks will make out one duo being voted off each week, with votes coming from television viewers as well as specialist judges. The winning duo will be rewarded with the ‘Nach Baliye Champions’ crown.
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News & Update forum Launched
Posted by Administrator on September 23, 2005 - (14)
Indian Television News and updates forum launched. Register, Discuss & Enjoy your stay. Welcome to Indian Television news Forum
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Mallika Sherawat Interview on CNN
Posted by Administrator on September 23, 2005 - (11)
Mallika Sherawat has been all over the International media in order to promote her latest film The Myth. She is all set to appear on CNN’s Talk Asia this week in a tête-à-tête with Lorraine Hahn. The viewers will see Mallika talking about how she managed to get this role and her experience of working with Jackie Chan. She will be quizzed on many other topics including her famous figure, her upbringing and accusations of using her sex appeal to no end.
Sherawat is definitely not apologetic about her in-your-face sexuality. This promises to be one helluva show! You can watch this episode on Sunday, September 25 at 4 pm.
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Balaji Telefilms going down – Is it true
Posted by Administrator on September 22, 2005 - (19)
They are mum but there is sure a fatigue in Indian television viewers over the “saas bahu” sequels. Kasauti Zindagii ki, Kyunki saas bhi kabhi, kahani ghar ghar ki seems to go on forever, and viewers have no clue on how far they will go. Take for example Milee, which is now being aired on prime slot is made by Raman Kumar, Vinta Nanda and Dheeraj Kumar all 3 greats of Indian television. Raman Kumar and Vinta Nanda is well known for their serial ‘Tara’ which was aired on Zee and was a great hit.
Surely, balaji telefilms and KBC are the 2 on Star Plus, which are responsible for the position the Star Plus is enjoying today. However, with the outcry of something new it would be surely worrying point for the channel. Is Balaji showing signs of wear? Well your comments on the same would be valuable.
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Indian Idol 2 as seen on Airtel website
Posted by Administrator on September 22, 2005 - (157)
Indian Idol 2 as seen on Airtel website
Here is the details of Indian Idol 2 as seen on Airtel website
“Dial 646, say ‘Indian Idol’, sing your favourite song and you can become the next indian idol. Here’s an exclusive opportunity just for all you Airtel Consumers where
you get to audition for Indian Idol 2 without moving from your home.”
Cities Airtel Auditions Results On-ground Auditioning
Mumbai 9th Sep to 24th Sep 26th Sep 27th Sep
Delhi 9th Sep to 1st Oct 3rd Oct 4th Oct
Lucknow 9th Sep to 8th Oct 10th Oct 11th Oct
Kolkata 9th Sep to 15th Oct 7th Oct 18th Oct
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Fame Gurukul Update – September 21
Posted by Administrator on September 21, 2005 - (55)
Fame Gurukul Update – September 21: Sandeep sang (Bindiya lagati from Euphoria) well today and was well appreciated by the judges (Mind blowing, Bemisal and stuning were the words used by them). Arijit was good too and especially his performance was better today apart from his song. Judges commented – Fantastic, Concentrate on things other then technicalities. He sang “Tujhe lage na Nazariya” and danced like the original Sonu. Ruprekha seemed a bit down today. I learned that she has some breathing problem and this might be the reason for her not so good performance today. She sang “chandani raatein, sab jag sooye hum jaage” and judges commented – Your voice is nice, sang well, but you really sang well in spite of your breathing problem.
Rooprekha is going to be in trouble today and public votes could only save her. Arpita must be on a lookout for a chance to get her out and this could be a danger point for Rooprekha too. Or do you people think otherwise, Please comment….
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Usha Uthup at Fame Gurukul
Posted by Administrator on September 21, 2005 - (2)
Usha Uthup will be soon seen on Fame Gurukul soon. She will be there to boost the morale of the contestants with her trademark passion and a speed of delivery, which she wears in her songs. With the increase in pressure in competition and decision of judges the participants surely needs a morale booster and who could fit into that role other then Usha Uthup. She will be at the show to cut the tension and boost the energies of the contestants.
Usha Uthup was born of parents who hailed from south India. She was brought up in Mumbai and is singing professionally since 1969. She has never learnt music formally. She is the first Indian Singer to record six albums in English with HMV/EMI. With her straight-from-the-heart appeal and rich voice, today Usha has fans of all ages, from all over the country.
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Aishwarya Rai is going to appear on Jerry Springer
Posted by Administrator on September 21, 2005 - (9)
Aishwarya Rai is already in the list of major US movie-makers but the najor drawback for her would be to make a distance with kissin scene and more which is quite common in movies there. Aishwarya Rai is confident that she would be able to convince directors and scriptwriters in getting suitable roles which will not require raunchy – and offensive – scenes.
Roger Lodge, host of “Blind Date” –America’s No. 1 TV dating humiliation show said, We’ve booked Aishwarya Rai to appear on a show section where she will date Lorenzo — a past stripper who needs to be a stay-at-home dad. He’s exhausted of the superficial dating scene, but wants to form a love connection and score on the first date. We’ll have to see how far he gets with Aishwarya.
Simone Sheffield, manager To Aishwarya Rai, was pleased to publicize that Miss Rai would be appearing on a special version of “Jerry Springer: Too Hot For TV” episode where the gorgeous actress will wrestle with a 380 pound woman in a trailer over some guy with a mullet, no teeth, and a 7th grade education.
Aishwarya says that she is delighted for the prospect to show her talent to such a selective audience. I’ve heard some magnificent things about Jerry Springer. He told me that many of the artists on his show go on to become big Hollywood screen stars. He promised me that no one would attempt and kiss me or rip off my clothes. I am still a bit puzzled about why I require bodyguards on his show, but I speculate it will all work out OK. I hope my mother in India will be watching on the satellite!
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Auditions for Indian Idol 2
Posted by Administrator on September 20, 2005 - (174)
Indian Idol, which took India by storm, is back and is official. Last year it was one of the most popular programs on TV and was a major topic of discussion among young and old alike. The viewer engagement was such that it was never experienced before on Indian Television and this time around with Indian Idol 2, Sony TV promises the same excitement and engage their viewers for religiously voting so as to choose their ‘Indian Idol’.
Abhijeet Sawant is not a new name and has become one of the great success stories of all times thanks to Indian Idol show at the channel. Abhijeet hails from a modest family and the show has taken him to the heights of fame, fortune, stardom, and adulation. ‘Aapka Abhijit Sawant’ is a great success and remained at top selling albums for a long time. Not to mention the success of other contestants who are also sharing the limelight with him.
This year with Indian Idol 2 it is going to be similar emotions, heartbreak and jubilation, learning’s and achievements.
Well, How could you participate in Indian Idol 2?
You could register by dialing 646 from their Airtel phone or register via your landlines. The auditions will be held in 13 Indian cities, which include Kolkota, Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Karnal, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Baroda, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Indore and Mumbai. I would be lookout for further details and as and when I get I would announce it here. So, visit us again for the latest updates on the program.
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Aishwarya Rai will be seen in Walt Disney Movie
Posted by Administrator on September 20, 2005 - (8)
Aishwarya Rai these days is busy with her schedules at movie “The Last Legion” in Tunisia. Back home, her managers are bit busy in grabbing any new and fruitful foreign project. It is said that she has got an offer to star in the new movie going on floor soon by Walt Disney.
The shooting for the movie will start from May next year. Aishwarya Rai’s secretary confirmed this news. Aishwarya Rai recently finished shooting for Jagmohan Mundhra’s Provoked. She is currently also working on “Mistress of Spices”. Mistress of Spices is directed by Paul Mayeda Berges whoi happens to be Gurinder Chadha’s Husband. The movie is going to be seen at Toronto Film Festival this September.
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Popularity of reality shows and the darker side of it
Posted by Administrator on September 19, 2005 - (2)
Barry B. Langberg a lawyer represents one couple for reality show for …
“Something like this is done for no other reason than to embarrass people or humiliate them or scare them. The producers don’t care about human feelings. They don’t care about being decent. They only care about money.”
It is true more for reality television shows in America but is slowly catching in the fastest growing television Industry i.e. India. The primary aim of these types of television series is to show painful, humiliating, embarrassing and a bit of joyous situations. After looking at all this, either people are entertained or are shocked. The bottom line is that they connect to it and talk about it with their tea or at dinner after the show. This is the major reason for great success of these types of programs. People do talk about these shows even after the show is over.
The perfect word for this type of behavior of getting high with the problems and failings of others is a German word Schadenfreude. However, are we Indians like that? With new reality show based on Fear factor with prize money of 10 lakh as episode winner and 1 Crore as the prize money for the final winner, Indians are surely going to get the real action soon.
Arijit Singh’s one vote against fellow contestant got whole world against him. Soon after everything was over, he got ‘opposite valvation in the heart’ felt breathless and collapsed. Doctors were called at Sony sets. Arijit case is only one we know. In the heat to 20 TV cameras, you need nerve of steel to maintain your cool. Slowly reality shows are getting under the skin of Indian audience as it already has done in western counterparts. The major question is do we Indians have the nerve to live it out. Well, you could only answer that.
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Mum Tum Aur Hum: New game show at Star Plus
Posted by Administrator on September 19, 2005 - (90)
Star plus is going to launch its new game show, which will involve mother & child on September 19. It will run between Monday and Friday on 8 am slot. Right now, this slot is taken by ‘Dekho Magar Pyaar Se’, which is not doing well and has a quite low TVR.
Star Plus is quite strong in 8:30 to 11:30 pm slot. This program is eyed for making 8:00 pm slot profitable for Star too. Since this show involves mother and kids, family as a whole will like it. Shruti Seth and Rajendra Sharma is going to host Mum Tum Aur Hum.
The show will involve mother-child team, which will compete, with other teams and the winners will get a foreign tour to places like Mauritius or Sydney. The show seems promising as mother and child are involved together they have enough control in desiding the program that is watched by the family in their homes. The show is marketed right now vigorously in the prime time serials. The major competitor for the show will be Sony’s ‘Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai’, which is doing quite well on 8:00 pm slot. ‘Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai’ has a TVR rating of 4, which is not that strong and Mum Tum Aur Hum is going to post a tough fight.
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Indian Idol 2 – Indian Idol 1 memories
Posted by Administrator on September 18, 2005 - (47)
Indian Idol 2 will be aired soon on Sony TV. Let us have a look at the past and the excitement that was there at some of the last few episodes.
20-1-2005: R D Burman special at Indian Idol – Kishore kumar songs are toughest to sing and that too if it is sung by great R. D. Burman. Performance of all the singers today was below par. Yoodleeyoo was and is unique today too and could be only sung by Kishore da.
27.1.2005: Patriotic Song at Indian Idol – Abhijeet was very good today. Ravinder is improving and his performance was very good today too. Aditi is going to be out tomorrow.
28.5.05: Aditi- A warm farewell – The choice of song was not good for Aditi and that is why she is out today. Indian Idol is all about how you perform on the ‘THE DAY’ and Aditi was not that good yesterday.
10.2.05: Abhijeet was best today – Abhijeet has proved that he has all that is required to be an Indian Idol. Prajakta is for sure the candidate who is going to be out tomorrow.
18.5.05: Rahul Vaidya is out of Indian Idol – It is ok and be the best person win India idol. After all, it is just a competition to bring out the best in India.
24.2.05 – Abhijeet is the Indian Idol. He is stupendous in his presentation. I think, the result was that 52% votes went to Abhijeet and 48% to Amit. India in fact gets two great singers who have there own natural voice.
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