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’KYA AAP Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain’ is building up the impetus, with Shahrukh Khan as the anchor, this show has become a ought to watch for people of all type of age groups. The fifth standard questions have by now made all the doctors and professional contestants sweat till date. Adding to their discomfiture, they have to look in front of the camera and say that they, even after being so educated, are not ’tez’ than a ’panchvi pass’.
The hottest couple to attend the classes would be Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The couple would answer the questions by means of their brainpower, humor and knowledge. It would be attention-grabbing to see how far the couple would go in answering the questions.
The shoot of the special episode is over but it has not yet been finalized when the show would be telecast. Previously Bebo and Saif had appeared in Kaun Banega Crorepati, hosted by SRK, individually. But this time, they would appear jointly to face the headmaster’s questions. As customary, the amount the couple would win will be donated for charitable trust of their choice.
Tags: Age Groups, Anchor, Charitable Trust, Crorepati, Discomfiture, Doctors, Hain, Headmaster, Humor, Impetus, Kareena Kapoor, Knowledge, Pins And Needles, Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Sweat
Salman Khan too made his first appearance on the small screen with Dus ka Dum on Sony TV. It is the creation of Siddhartha Basu and Synergy Labs, the inventors of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and ‘Paanchvi Paas Se Tez.
Distinct from other shows like KBC or Paanchvi Paas Se Tez, Dus ka Dum is not a quiz proramme. General Knowledge need not be crammed. The show is reasonably very uncomplicated and is likely to be acquainted with the Indian audiences very rapidly. The contestants should have the similar feeling what most of the Indian feel .The nearer the player is to the answer in the estimation poll,the healthier are his chances of winning.
Salman Khan like SRK was seen having a close bonding with the participants, but it had to be mentioned that he does not acquire the magnetism nor the screen existence like King Khan. All the player has to do is make a presumption of how the majority of Indians are belief. The show probably may catch up in the days to come. The prize money of 10 Crores is the largest amount offered on a Game Show in India thus far. But in the first episode, the first contestant lost Rs. 10 lakhs in the pursuit to play for the 1 crore question. Had she quitted at Rs. 10 lakhs she need not have faced herself in such a distressing and reprehensible state of affairs. But as the case is, this is the rule of the game!!
Tags: Crore, Crores, First Appearance, Game Show, General Knowledge, Indian Audiences, Inventors, Kaun Banega Crorepati, Kbc, King Khan, Lakhs, Magnetism, Paas, Prize Money, Rule Of The Game, Salman Khan, Siddhartha, Sony TV, SRK, State Of Affairs
Suresh Menon, comedian of TV is in the preparation for a 24-hour comedy channel to leave the audience in jerks.
“I have been meeting different people involved in this field for starting a comedy channel which is my brainchild. Let’s see how my 15 years of experience on television comes to use. I shall be able to make a definite announcement in two months,” stated the exited Menon.
According to Menon, some comedy shows are currently on air, still there is a lot of breathing space for comedy on television and the substance is doing well and is getting better day by day.
Menon said that he has five films on floors; Don’t worry be happy, Tom Dick and Harry part II, 24 hour gupshup, The Man and Chatursingh.
He added “Comedy is here to stay in films. But, heroes would not like to call themselves as comedians. This is where films like Khalbali hai Khalbali directed by Ajay Chandok come into picture. This movie has 30 comedians together for the first time. I play a bell boy, a confused character in his own world. It is an interesting role,” says Menon.
Menon felt that it was wonderful working with comedians like Johnny lever, Shakti Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Tiku Talsania, Manoj Joshi, Rakesh Bedi, Vrajesh Hirjee, Dinesh Hingoo, Asif Sheikh, Ketki Dave,Delnaz Paul, Rasika Joshi, Chunky Pandey and many like that.
“Even though the hero of the film is Nikhil Dwivedi, all the comedians have pivotal roles and our characters have gelled very well to the main plot,” expressed the shy Menon.
Tags: Asif, Asrani, Bell Boy, Brainchild, Breathing Space, Chunky Pandey, Comedians, Comedy Channel, Comedy Shows, Delnaz Paul, Johnny Lever, Manoj Joshi, Menon, Pivotal Roles, Rajpal Yadav, Rakesh, Rasika, Shakti Kapoor, Tiku Talsania, Tom Dick And Harry
‘Saas bahu’ family soap operas which occupy prime time are slowly but surely trailing out to evocative entertainment on Indian television, with viewers switching adherence to rationally exciting reality shows.
The Channels are coming up with a variety of programmes and hence they are the process of relaunching many of the oldie programmes.
Sony Entertainment Television is in the preparatory stage for new reality series, ‘Das Kadam’ from June 10. They have now launched a new reality show ‘Naya Roop, Naya Zindagi’, hosted by Mona Singh, which gives a makeover to the lives, looks and destinies of 10 people with imperfect looks and facial deformities, generally sufferers of concurrent tragedies.
The number of reality shows has outnumbered fictional and emotional soaps in the Indian tube. Serials like ‘Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ wherein the great Tulsiji has re-emerged with the predicament of amnesia and ‘Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki’ where Parvathi Bhabhi has died, ascended and now again planning to die have enough fascinated family audiences with their vivid family sagas, reality shows like ‘MTV Roadies’ and ‘Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain’ - featuring superstar Shah Rukh Khan are very admired as on date.
‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, initially hosted by the renowned Amitabh Bachchan, in many ways innovated reality shows on Indian TV. Many Channels has tried to reproduce the similar sort of programmes, but it was a gigantic disappointment, only Star Plus had been successful in holding gaming questions with recompense of good money in return.
The History Channel is sponsoring its second instalment of History Rocks, a platform of the lives and times of the legends of rock music, on popular demand.
CNBC launched two communicating aptitude shows, ‘Mr and Mrs Television’ and ‘Waar Parivar: Sangeet Ka Naya Gharana’ in April.
The Indian Premiere League (IPL), debatably the furthermost reality show on Indian television exactly now. CNBC’s reformulated posy of documentary films, ‘Through the Looking Glass’, is much attractive now.
To sum up, audiences are more engrossed and fascinated in watching genuine and valid enhanced programmes rather than watching and wasting their time in saas bahu lamenting serials and illusory irritating amusement like “Ish……. Koyi he?” or “Krishna Arjun” and bits and pieces like that. Ekta Kapoor are you listening?
Aishwariya defeated Anvesha Duttagupta in the finals of SVOI today.
After some splendid performances and tough competition she finally took away the title.
BestDesi congrats her.
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In a post by SVOI
- Anwesha Duttagupta, the contestant in Chhote Ustaad from Kolkata has won many hearts through her soulful singing. Even after coming in the scaryland repeatedly, this girl made sure to make it to the finals through her talent. She won the hearts of everyone on the show with her sweet smile and her melodious singing. A very down to earth girl she is sure to create waves in the music industry is what most music lovers feel.
- How has your journey been through Chhote Ustaad?
- It has been a great experience. I have learnt a lot apart from the competition. And I enjoyed a lot with all my friends. And most importantly, I got to learn a lot from two very important people Anand Sharma and Anuj Kapoor, who help us train and give us a lot of technical tips.
- How do you feel reaching the finals?
- I am quite excited about being in the finals. I am workinhg really hard and we will try and give our best so that the finale is a rocking show.
- Were you sure of coming this far?
- I wouldn’t say that I was over-confident of making it big here, at the same time I was sure that I had it in me to move on in the competition. My mother had always told me to take it one step at a time. And that’s what I did, I started out slowly by thinking that I just hope I reach the top 11 first. Doing so, I have finally reached the finals.
- How are you preparing for the finals?
- Preparation is going on pretty strong. We are concentrating a lot more on the performance and our singing. Along with the tension of being in the finals, there is also a lot of excitement. We are working very hard to make sure the finale is a good show.
- Among the three judges, who is ur favorite?
- All three of them are equally nice. They have all been very caring towards us throughout the competition. They have always made their decisions unanimously and their comments usually don’t vary. All three are the best in their own style and genre.
- In the usual format of such shows except for the finals, all the ronds are done in the studio. How do you feel going through this changed format? Which format do you feel is better?
- Well when it is a live performance, we have to practice a lot more than for a recorded performance. There is a lot of stress and tension associated with a live performance. In fact I was present for the grand finale of Star Voice of India and I saw that there were a lot of rehearsals held. I have never thought on the lines of which format is better. Both the formats are good in their own way.
- Who among you two have the best chance to win?
- Umm… what can I say about that? Both of us are working very hard and will give our best. Winning or losing is a part of any competition. All I can say is that after coming to this platform, we have received equal adulation and blessings and I don’t think winning or losing really matters, after reaching to this level.
- Any incident that touched you and you would be taking with you after the show gets over?
- Yeah I do have a special memory. When the Star Voice of India finale was going on, Lata Mangeshkar had come as the celebrity judge on the show and I was quite excited to meet her. I went up to her and received her blessings too.
- Future plans after this show?
- After Chhote Ustaad, I hope to become a successful playback singer. Hopefully as I grow I become a versatile singer, that’s all is what I wish for.
- Actresses you would love to do playback singing for?
- I would like to do playback singing for all the actresses.
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A talent contest Mr. and Ms Television specially designed for Indian television’s small screen attraction contingent has been launched by Sony TV. The show is the vital hunt for India’s most brilliant and versatile TV personality.
The contest will have 6 female and 6 male celebrities challenging athwart assorted categories viz singing, dancing, acting etc. to win the title of Mr. and Ms. Television. The show opens with 12 well known celebrities (6 female and 6 male) whom we see almost everyday on the TV screens. In fact most of them have become a part of our families too. They are:
Aashka Goradia (Naina of Virrudh)
Jasveer Kaur ( Kajri of Ghar Ki Laxshmi Betiyaan)
Nausheen Ali Sardar (Kkusum)
Purbi Joshi (Great Indian Laughter Challenge)
Priyanka Bassi (Naina of Left Right Left)
Shilpa Sakhlani (Ganga of Kyuniki…)
Chetan Hansraj (Sasha of Kahani Ghar…)
Kushal Punjabi (Aditya Jaiswal of Santaan)
Karan Wahi (Ranveer of Remix)
Karnvir Bohra (Prem of Kasautii Zindagi Ki)
Swapnil Joshi (Comedy Circus)
Sanjit Bedi(Siddharth of Virrudh)
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Star Plus has premeditated another reality show. This show will be replacing Chhote Ustaad on the same time slot.
It’s once again going to be a singing reality show where we can see the winners and runners- up of Indian Idol, Zee’s Sa Re Ga Ma and Star’s Voice of India.
The show will be judged by the famous music director duo Vishal and Shekhar and director Farah Khan. The participants include Ishmit, Himani and Vineet from Zee, Rahul Vaidya from Indian Idol.
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Kya aap Paanchvi pass se tez hain cavalcade is running from city to city auditioning for the apparent contestants for the show. As so many general public are registering for the auditions, the selection team is in a huge impasse over categorization of the challenger profiles.
The consequence of the on-air and off-air promotion is so marvellous that audience from different backgrounds right from doctors to actors have come to the audition to involve oneself as contestants on Paanchvi Pass.
Bhopal and Bangalore saw lakhs of aspirants requesting to meet Shah Rukh Khan or get his immediate look thinking that he has come personally for the auditions; although SRK didn’t travel himself for the same.
In Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata populace waited for hours outside the audition centers to take Paanchvi pass test and make some fast money; especially with the prize money of 5 crores.
The genuineness will be at last tested on Kya aap paanchvi pass se tez hain in Star Plus commencing from 11th and 12th April, 2008 in the first instance.
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received the best actor award for his recital in the Yash Raj Films’ super hit film “Chak De! India”.
Film and Television Producers’ Guild of India (FTPGI) honoured veteran Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra with its top award for “outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema”.

Kareena Kapoor walked away with the best actress trophy for the film “Jab We Met” at a scintillating presentation ceremony at the MMRDA Ground in the Bandra-Kurla Complex in northwest Mumbai Sunday.
FTPGI hosts its own award ceremony to honour Indian artistes as well as creative and technical personalities from the film industry every year.
The trophies are known as “Apsara” awards.
While “Chak De! India” was chosen the best movie of 2007, its director Shimit Amin bagged the trophy for the best director.
A Pakistani television channel, ARY Gold, also honoured actor Hrithik Roshan as the Best Male Style Icon of the year at the ceremony.
Katrina Kaif bagged the Best Female Style Icon ARY Gold trophy.
Akshay Kumar, who churned out the maximum number of hits last year, was adjudged the “Entertainer of the Year” by the FTPGI jury.
NDTV Imagine honoured Deepika Pudokone and Ranbir Kapoor as the year’s best new faces, respectively.
Salman Khan and Govinda received the hit pair NDTV Imagine trophy for their breezy performances in producer Sohail Khan’s hit movie last year, “Partner”.
Salman Khan, Bipasha Basu, Kareena and Riteish Deshmukh performed on the stage. The awards presentation ceremony was put together by Wizcraft.
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