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THEY are hep and happening. Queens of the soap and role models to millions of young girls. Over the past more than a year, the small picture tube has been virtually invaded by a new set of young ladies who are setting new fashion styles and social trends.
- These young new divas have not just elbowed out the well-known ones but have made them look like the generation past. Much of the credit must go to, who else? Ekta Kapoor, who has introduced a slew of new ladies who have cast a spell on the Indian audience. Stars who were nobodies till a year or so ago but are top of the pops today.
- The good wife is always in a designer saree, complete with sindoor and mangalsutra. But the fiance can wear jeans and a sleeveless or noodles top. At least that is what the small screen seems to be preaching.
1.Shweta Tiwari
She is leading the band is who has attained heady stardom with her role in Kasautii Zindagi Kay. I would say she is bold, good looking ,tall and has immense screen presence. She can dance well and act too and her dialogue deliverance is quite spontaneous. She has all qualities for the leading heroine in Hindi films.
2. Prachi Desai
If purity needed a synonym in today’s Indian television industry, Prachi Desai would be the top challenger. The 17-year-old actress did wonders with her portrayal of Bani in Kasamh Se and is the undisputed number one actress of 2007. Not only did she elevate the character to a new level, but she also became one of the most popular faces in the industry. Desai is Ekta Kapoor’s latest blue-eyed-girl and there is a lot more expected from her in the years to come.
3. Divyanaga
She is a beauty, pretty and lovely in herself, although I am not watching any of her serials but in between when IÂ see her in Saas Bahu aur Sajish, I have become a fan of her. Recently she won best actress award. She embodies innocence in her looks.
4.Pravina
I dont know her off screen name, but she does a fabulous job in Baa Bahu aur Baby. Rcently her character has been killed in the serial, hope she will get resurrection soon. She is witty and her screen presence is immense and colossal.
5.Lubna
She is the Hema Malini look alike of Baa Bahu aur baby. Somehow even when she does overacting, it is not irritating and the way she portrays the character as the eldest bahu she is marvellous.
6.Richa Gujarati
She used to be the bahu of Babhi, recently has character has been given to somebody else. I always used to feel this girl has immense potential, and that has been materialised, it is learnt that she has signed a film with Abjieet Sawant, the Indian Idol. She performs has role quite candidly.
7.Panchi Vohra
She became a bahu very recently in kayamat, but from the very beginning, I had predicted that she will be the Rani Mukherjee of TV and that has really happened. She is sober, beautiful and with no ommps. Very simple and very innocent.
8.Pallavi
This dark girl fares well in Karam Apna Apna. She fully justifies with her role as a daughter from a lower middle class family , but now a bahu of a very rich family.
9.Sangeeta Ghosh
This lady has vivacious screen presence and recently we saw her in Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand which won her a instant fame.
10.Kavita Nagpal
She plays Rakesh Bedis wife in Office Office. Although she is very plump and old enough for the role she play, but still I like the way she enacts her role. She is simply superb.
Readers now you give your choice of bahus in the TV and let us see which bahu wins the most of the vote.
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Rajiv Khandelwal, who became a craze among the Indian television audience for his portrayal of Sujal in Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Kahiin To Hoga’, said he would never like to be a part of Balaji’s project again in its present form.
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Bollywood’s leading ladies say they have never felt mediocre to men and mull over opportunities are escalating for women in the country.
On Womens Day today i.e. 8th March,2008 ,BestDesi.com asked Bollywood stars on what they feel being a woman , this is what they opined:
Shilpa Shetty:
As a woman I’ve nothing to grumble about. Today when I go abroad I’m proud to symbolize my film fraternity, my gender, my country and myself. I guess I’ve been singularly lucky. I realize there’re so many women in our country who are still aggressive to earn a living. But I think things are varying very fast. Opportunities for women aren’t incomplete any longer.
Hema Malini: 
I’m proud to be a woman and an Indian. With the prominence that I’ve achieved I’ve no problem getting what I want. But I know it isn’t so with a lot of women in our country. I sympathize with their distress and I do want to work towards getting better their lot. That’s one of the reasons I joined politics.
Ekta Kapoor : 
Being a woman is no annoyance. Though I won’t say it’s an benefit either in today’s India - at least not in the corporate world. Yet lots of women in rural India are made to believe they’re deprived by their gender. Yes gender bias is fading. I think our inherent advantage as women is that we’re stronger than men even though we’re more perceptive.
Bipasha Basu: 
The new Indian woman cuts across all age groups and class structures. We acclimatize better to situation because we are not playing by the rules of others. We are flexible and are able to bounce back from every prospect. I know women who go to work, take care of house and home, and be mothers without breaking a step. I don’t know many men who can do that. Somehow we never tire out ourselves as much in the place of work as men do.
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Pulkit Samrat, who plays Lakshya in the popular soap “Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thiâ€, has accused Ekta kapoor that she had poorly paid and under-utilised and this has bewildered the soap tycoon.
Pulkit has earlier filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against Balaji Telefilms Limited for non-payment and also for a contract that restricted him from working with any other production house for three years. He claims that the case has been won by him.
According to Ektha, “Pulkit seems to have misconstrued what the honorable bench’s verdict. My lawyers know exactly what the court said, and it is not what Pulkit is making it out to be,â€
According to sources in Balajai,Pulkit wanted to give away serials and wanted to work in films. So for that intention, he made some lame excuses on health aspects and hence he could come for 3-4 hours in a day for the shooting. This has disturbed the whole situation as the time table was mismanaged. The whole matter started thereafter. But it is not true that Pulkit has won the case , as the case is still pending in the court. It is understood that he took a break when his track was at its peak in the serial and this has infuriated Balaji camp.
According to reports, Ekta will litigate the newspaper, Mumbai Mirror, for publishing the ambiguous report, which suggested that Pulkit has won the case.
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Ekta Kapoor’s is launching her new serial Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil 3rd March.
The time slot of the serial will be 8:30 p.m prime-time , thus replacing the oldie, Kasautii Zindagii Kay. It is hoped that the show becomes an amazing hit.
The name of the leading lady of the serial is Aditi Gupta. But since Ekta is fond of numerology fixture and is very gullible about it, it is understood that she made a bit change on the lady’s name, she simply added another D in Aditi to make it more powerful.
So wait and watch for another capacious serial from Balaji.
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Kasuti Zindagi Ki will run on-air for some more time with some other gizza pitta episodes, it is learnt. Earlier the serial was going off-air by 17th January. May be Prerna grandma might have requested Ekta Kapoor that now that her divorce proceedings are filed in the court, she may require lots of money to battle the case, hence the show might be extending.
The grand finale of Jhoom India (Sahara One) will be held on 18th January,2008 with Varun-Akriti and Sachin-Madhushree. Both of the jodis Varun and Sachin are awful singers, so henceforth versatile singers like Sonu Nigham and Abhijeet can sit home sulking ,as actors are passionate towards singing too.
Amul Star Voice of India, Chotte Ustad, is turning out to be a good show It is a musical reality show which will find out and launch the most excellent young singing talent from the world of music. Adolescents with dreams of stardom will prove their spirit on this platform. To uncover the real Voice of India, aptitude from diverse corners of the nation will be selected and judged by some of the most honoured names in Indian music industry – extremely talented singers Shreya Goshal and Kunal Ganjawala and music director Pritam and hosted by the talented Voice of India challenger Abhaas. Young singers like Jayant and Anwesha will be an enormous detonation to Bollywood music.
K for Kishore is a only one of its kind, a music reality show in Sony TV. It is a programme with 12 contestants, challenging and aiming at being the voice closest to that of Kishore Kumar. The judges for the show are popular music director & singer Bappi Lahiri who knew Kishoreda as a friend and musician, singer Sudesh Bhonsale, who completed all Kishoreda’s incomplete film songs after his death. It is different from most reality shows, here the judges and studio audiences will have the vital say in the contestants’ headway to next round. So far the show did not take off much- until in the last episode lady singers from previous Indian Idol contest sang with the male singers. That gave a boost to the show. Now it is understood that things are not in good twist between the two hosts Babul Supriyo and Rajeshwari. Rajeshwari, incidentally is the wife of Varun(who is a final contestant for Jhoom India, Sahara One).
Sapna Baabul ka…Bidaai , Star Plus is again turning out to a pretty good serial, which can be watched by the full family unit as it is very clean and the storyline is something similar to film Vivah. As it is extremely dissimilar to other saas bahu stories, audience don’t mind hooking to the small tube for watching it. The serial has reached an ultimate high as it records a high TRP of 5.4 last week, and has even surpassed the ratings of the ever popular K serial KyunKi Saaa Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.. To add twist to the life of the main central character Ragini , played by Parul Chauhan, she learns to dance and joins a dancing institute run by the new entry Sadia Siddhiqui. Sadia was last seen in Saat Phere and is seen on television after a long break.
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So after subsequent weeks of solid exertion, worn out ligaments andof course lots of prayers, TV actors Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh have been declared as the winners of Nach Baliye 3. In a snugly fought encounter the two admired TV stars took home the title at the end of a unbreakable encounter.
Speaking after their victory, Aamir Ali said he was delighted and thankful at the same time. “What can we say but thank you! We have worked very hard… all four of us and it feels great to be at the winning end. It has been a great experience for both of us!â€
Aamir and Sanjeeda have been tremendously well-liked amid their fans and it was their fans’ votes that helped the couple secure the title at the end. “The love that they have shown us is very touching. We just want to tell everyone who voted for us a big thank you. It means a lot to both of us,†said the thrilled Ali.
As winners of Nach Baliye 3 Aamir and Sanjeeda walked away with the grand prize of 20 lakh rupees and a car that has been autographed by all the jodis and special celebrity guests on the show. The choreographer of the winning jodi received an amount of Rs. 10 lakhs as prize money.
Rakhi as usual was upset with the results and she walked away with Abhishek. She incidentally grumbled and fumbled before the media with her crocodile tears and was swindling that the bahu has won, so thanks a lot, pointing to Sanjeeda. She apparently called for a press conference in the middle of the night and demonstrated her complaints against the show , for which nobody has paid any attention.
It is indeed a big accomplishment for Ekta Kapoor, her two bahus got the dance title, the other bahu being Prachi Desai, who won the trophy in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa(read related article).
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(See related article too “In Conversation with Prachi Desai†in this site.)
- Prachi Desai, probably the youngest and most ideal daughter-in-law of the small screen, has at once altered the finest dancer as well afterwards gaining the ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 2′ trophy. She is fresh twinkle-toes of ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.
- Prachi and her choreographer Deepak gained the trophy and prize money of Rs.5 Million after a hard competition Saturday the 15th December, 2007 in Mumbai beating out finalists Sandhya Mridul and Jay Bhanushali, in the grand finale.
- Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the special guests, gave away the trophies.
- Although the three judges gave their votes to Sandhya, the public asserted Prachi, the youngest participant, as the achiever.
- Putting on a red tunica with silver leg covering, she was appearing like an energised school child. All the same, she kept in line her exhilaration although the other people were busy bodied reassuring Sandhya.
- Prachi, seen as the sari-clad bahu of ‘Kkasam Se’, amazed the whole nation with her dancing acquisitions and became the darling of the judges as well.
- Earlier, a twist in the story came when the public voted her out and she was ruled out from the show notwithstanding being the finest performer. Nevertheless, she re-entered with the help of a wild card and she justified it.
- Not only that, Ekta Kapoor, termed as the taskmaster, allowed her just four days’ break from ‘Kkasam Se’ to prop oneself for the ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ finals.
- Eleventh hour spectacular alterations in the verdict are nothing fresh.
- Last year, Shweta Salve was the popular of the judges and viewers and a sure shot achiever. But it was Mona Singh who walked off with the first prize.
- While Mona is still searching her big barge in Bollywood, Prachi has already got it. She has been signed opposite Farhan Akhtar for ‘Rock On’.
- And so as Jhalak Dikhla Jaa crosses the end to its second season, the winning championship goes to the young Balaji actress - Prachi Desai
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Ekta Kapoor ,Television queen and Suneil Shetty’s company are set to come together and make a biopic on Haji Mastan, the smuggler who made news in the 70s.
Though both sources are silent at the moment, sources reveal that work on the script for the Haji Mastan film is on. Mahesh Manjrekar, a close friend of Suniel’s, has been purportedly roped into direct the film. The film on the smuggler-turned politician is expected to give Manjrekar’s erstwhile defunct career a boost.
The big question doing the rounds is which actor will be considered for the role of the celebrated Haji Mastan. The names that are being thrown around in the ring are Mithun Chakraborty and Pankaj Kapur. No one has been finalized as yet, though.
In 1975, Amitabh Bachchan had played a Haji Mastan motivated character in Yash Chopra’s Deewar. So this will not be the first instance that Haji Mastan has enthused someone to make a film on his life.
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Prachi Desai who acquired identify and popularity on record courtesy Ekta Kapoor’s Kasamh Se is rising the success and celebrity ravel with chances falling under her lap, the most recent being launching opposite Farhan Akthar.
BestDesi.com talks to teenaged actress more or less her endless love, dance which gave her Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and gained the industry acknowledge that there has a lot to Prachi than equitable being Bani. In the last episode of Jhalak Dikla Jaa, Prachi Desai was nominated as the first finalist for the battle.
Which dance do you enjoy the well-nigh and which embodied the most difficult?
I genuinely had a good time doing the Cha Cha. And I discovered the late cabaret beat the hardest.
How come is it that the songs you decide are not real spicy?
I am not at ease with those type of dancing moves and costumes. The pick of song is subsidiary and what considers is the calibre of dance.
How come did you decline to put on certain costumes for the cabaret beat?
My bringing up does not allow for it. Furthermore, one dont require to throw away apparels to appear expert on the floor.
How do you experience right away that you are the number one finalist of the show?
I am thrilled, the rest two finalists, viz. Sandhya and Jay are too good dancers.
On whose elimination did you experience offend the most?
Apparently mine. Earnestly talking, we apprehend that Saturday afternoon when somebody has to go. Unluckily, we do not acquire a good deal time to even solace the kicked out Jodi, for we have to right away prepare for the gala round.
How has Jhalak facilitated you?
Masses now acknowledge me as Prachi and not just Bani. Participating in this reality show has made me very surefooted to experiment fresh matters. Originally, I would reckon dance as penalisation, but now I thirstily await for the following rehearsal.
Which has been the most virtuous consequence till now ?
Whilst I was returned in the wildcard. This demos how much I am adored.
Your chemistry with choreogpraher Deepak?
He is brilliant. When I first signed on, I was scared for I did not want a choreographer who would yell at misapprehensions. But Deepak is very diligent and cognise what works and what does not work for me.
Will you partake your trophy income with him if you succeeded?
We are not adhered to impart any money, the channel honors them individually. But I would certainly thank him in some other manner.
The finest bollywood dancer?
That would have to Madhuri Dixit and Hrithik Roshan.
Did Jhalak act as a persona in you bagging your film opposite Farhan Akhtar?
Why don’t you enquire them what instigated them? I was just pure auspicious to bulge this avid chance. Perhaps someone preferred away at the eleventh hour.
Today that you have embarked bollywood, would you step down TV?
No way, I love TV and would always continue part of this great industry which has foundered me everything.
If you get a balliye shortly, will you attempt Nach next time?
That’s a mischievous query. Permit me discover a balliye first. But for the present moment, Jhalak sways.
One last question, what were your parents reactions on your entering Bollywood?
They are very cheerful and they always will stand by me.
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