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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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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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Kangana Ranaut to shed her blouse
1. Kangana Ranaut is shedding her blouse in the upcoming movie’Fashion’. Earlier it was decided that a body double would do the sequence, but later Kangana herself decided to give the shot. The shot would resemble the ramp walk sequence of the Lakme Fashion show, in which model Carol Gracious dropped her blouse during the ramp walk and termed it as ‘wardrobe malfunction’. In this present film, Kangana is playing the role of a supermodel.
1. King Khan will shake his legs along with the top ten bahus of television in an event of Balaji Telefilms ‘Global Award Function’ in Mumbai. He is thrilled to do dance with the super beautiful bahus of small tube. The tune of the song will be Chake De India, but the wordings will be different. Ganesh Hegde is the choreographer of the dance show.
2. Deepika Podukone has started keeping a distance from her mentor Farah Khan. According to Farah Khan, when success reins someone, often this type of arrogance is inevitable to some people.But deepika should keep in mind that she got overnight stardom because of the film OSO and she should never forget her first tutor and mentor.
3. Akshey Khanna recently purchased a Reva car, because it has zero fuel emission. He wanted to be just eco-friendly.
5. Ashutosh Gowrikar’s ‘Jodha Akbar’ would be facing immense crisis from historians and critics, because according to them, Jodha was Akbar’s daughter in law not wife. Well, in that case the film will be in doldrums even before it release and AG will have to face the music.
6. Saif Ali Khan would anything for his ladylove. Recently he slashed his palm to prove that he will do anything for Kareena.
7. According to the latest research of Denmark Scientists, film stars Aishwarya Rai and Anjolina are related to each other from their forefathers side, that’s why they both have blue eyes. Researchers allege that people with the particular colour of blue in their eyes belong to one family of ancestors.
8. Fardeen Khan has been awarded drug detoxification programme by the Mumbai Police. Earlier in the year 2001, he was arrested red-handed when he was caught buying cocaine in Juhu.
9. King Khan will be seen in small tube very soon as he will be conducting the KBC new series in no matter of time.
10. Emraan Hashmi’s newly married life is on the rocks as he is dating a Pakistani actress Sana. They became very friendly during the shooting their film Jannat in Capetown. His wife is now contemplating whether she should leave Emraan or just give him another chance.
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- Riding a aeroplane is safer then riding a car or a mule
- Albert Einstein was a below average student in school
- The King of Denmark styles his own hair
- One fifth of the planet Mars is owned by Eric Clapton
- China sent 3 pandas into space in the year 1972.
- In many Southern states of India, four sided graters are considered works of Satan.
- One looses 150 calories per hour if you hit your head against the wall.
- Barbara Millicent Roberts is the name of Barbi doll’s full name
- The tomato is the world’s largest selling vegetable/fruit more than apples.
- In India, we have one language for each day, as there are 365 different languages spoken in India.
- Cows don’t have upper front teeth
- 48 years after cans were introduced , then the invention of can opener came into being.
- India produces more movies than in Hollywood
- The colour of Coca-Cola was originally green
- Hallmark makes cards for 105 different types of relationships
- Men can read smaller print than women, but women can hear better
- Men get hiccups more often than woman
- Switzerland attracts the most suicide tourists
- In olden times, iron cost more than gold
- Silver can destroy 650 disease-causing bacteria
- The banana will be extinct in 10 years time
- On his 78th birthday, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee received a card that was over half a mile long and covered 1,470 sheets of paper. In making the card, over 750 pens and 200 bottles of ink were used.
- The words ‘lakh’ and ‘crore’ do not exist in the English language. The two words are only used in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and are derivatives of the Hindi words laakh and karod.
- Vinoba Bhave burnt all his certificates in his early life. One day, while sitting with his mother in the kitchen, he burned the certificates , telling his mother that he did not require them, as his direction in life was different. He Gave up his studies in 1916, to join Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram.
- Ekambar Sahu of India allows over 4,000 bats to take refuge in his house every day at sunrise.
- The Golden Paw pets-only hotel in San Diego, California, is sheer heaven for cats. At this hotel, cats can sleep in a deluxe suite overlooking a birdfeeder with an aquarium, a television and an attendant in a rocking chair who will pet the animal.
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When you Watch TV Online does it make sense? It seems that more and more people are watching they’re TV online. If they’re not doing it front of they’re computer they have an Apple TV or TIVO box which they are pulling content off the Internet instead of the airwaves. This trend has a demand that even the broadcast networks are responding to. TV networks are now allowing you to watch your favorite TV shows on the web with short commercials. Apple has come out with Apple TV which lets you download video content from the iTunes stores and other internet sources. YouTube generates short videos that are watched by millions of viewers a day. The entire landscape of what is “TV” has been turned on it’s head.
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The world is a global marketplace and where once India was faced with watching Hollywood reruns, Bollywood is now one of the largest most powerful motion picture production facilities in the world.
Statistics: 1000 Hindi-language films are produced every year. Ticket sales exceed 3.6 billion.
Hollywood has its stars, so too does Bollywood and while the world’s tabloids may focus on Britney Spears, Yana Gupta and Abhay Deol are not far behind with a relationship that was secret, but now has been made public.
Randeep Hooda and Sushmita Sen are rumored to be having secret meetings on horseback, but the rumors were denied… “Where do you hear all this? Its complete rubbish,” laughs Sushmita. Aishwarya Rai has no intentions of quitting movies simply because she is married; and is paired with Gerard Depardieu in the film Asterix at the Olympic Games.
Another of Bollywood’s babes Monalisa (real name Antara Biswas) continues to draw attention and gasps from men (and some women) across India as she posses in revealing photographs and videos. Talking of photoshoots Gauri Khan graces the cover of US magazine “Vogue” and tells all in an expo’se.
Deepika Padukone a beautiful Bollywood heartbreaker, makes movies (latest Om Shanti Om) and works toward a Bachelors degree at Indira Gandhi National Open University. Heartbreakers John Abraham and Bipasha Basu have exchanged rings and will be married soon. Bollywood may never be the same with these eligible Bollywood stars getting hitched.
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Found this wonderful Interview of Ayesha Takia On AOL.in Bollywood Section
We also hope to have our own interview with her soon 
till then have a read at the interview by the GlamSham Team
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Last Updated: January 24, 2008 00:41:03
Possessing a beautiful face and a mesmerizing smile, Ayesha Takia is one such actress who is capable of winning over people with her performance as well as sweet talk. Another interesting thing about Ayesha is that the cutie has been able to win applauses from the audience both for her roles in serious films as well as in comedy. Soon Ayesha will be seen in an interesting role in Rohit Shetty’s comedy thriller Sunday. Recently, we caught up with Ayesha and during a brief encounter she talked about her film Sunday, her upcoming projects and plans for the future. Here are the excerpts.
Q: Tell us something about your character in Sunday.
A: In this film, my character’s name is Sehar who works as a dubbing artiste for a cartoon network. She is a very forgetful kind of a girl and cannot remember things of the past and as a result she is often in problems.
Q: This is the first time that you are portraying a dubbing artist. Did you need to take any special preparation for this?
A: Actually Vikash, who had trained Tussar Kapur for the dumb character in Golmaal, has helped me a lot in doing this role to perfection. Simultaneously, I used to watch a lot of cartoon films at home to prepare myself for the role which demanded that the facial expressions of the artist should match his voice. While doing this role I have often noticed that the expressions of some dubbing artists are very loud and on the other hand, some people’s appearances are so funny that I often used to feel ashamed. I loved doing this role as it provided me with an opportunity to learn a lot of things.
Q: While preparing for the role you have watched a lot of cartoon shows. Which among them is your favorite?
A: I personally liked ‘Donald Duck’ and ‘Mickey Mouse’ a lot and this is also because of the voice-overs in these shows. I also liked ‘Tom and Jerry’, but this is a silent cartoon show and hence I did not get much to learn from this show.
Q: Would you call this a return to your childhood days?
A: (Laughingly) No, it is nothing like this. But it is also true that I have never spent so much time watching cartoon networks and now it looks so strange. I remember initially when I used to watch the cartoon networks, my dad used to come and tease me saying that I was watching cartoons at this age and I used to smilingly reply that I am merely preparing for my role. Then he used to remind me that I would do the same thing when I was a kid.
Q: What has been your experience working with co-stars?
A: I have enjoyed a lot working with everyone. There were four men - Ajay, Arshad, Irfaan and Rohit - in the film and I was the lone girl. But I have never felt any difference working with them and even joked with them. Ajay is not only a sporting person, but also very protective. Many people have told me that he is prankster, but I have always found him to be an introvert. Irfaan too is very much like Ajay, but Arshad is a funny person and always made us laugh with his jokes and pranks. And what should I tell about Rohit, he was the director, but still one of us. While working he was serious, but rest of the time, he was like a friend.
Q: In this film there is an incident where you miss a Sunday. How do you spend your Sundays in real life?
A: (Laughingly) Sundays were very attractive to me since my school days as it would be a holiday. I always feel very upset when I miss a holiday in real life. On Sundays I wake up late and do all my work leisurely. And there is a special fun in watching television shows on this day.
Q: After Sunday what else is in the pipeline?
A: I am working in Boney Kapoor’s Wanted which is a remake of Pokhri in Tamil. I am doing the role of a gym instructor who doesn’t have a father and she works to look after her mother and younger brother. I am also working with Nagesh once again, but I don’t know whether the film will be titled 8 BY 10 or Tasveer. This is a big budget psychological thriller and here I am opposite Akshay Kumar. The film is a story about a couple from Canada. In addition, I am doing De Taali for E Nivas and the film is based on the topic of friendship. Aftab is opposite me in this film, which is a wonderful movie like Socha Na Tha.
Q: Since the beginning of your career you have concentrated on career-oriented films rather than masala films. What is your take on this?
A: Actually, I am fortunate that in the initial days of my career I have got good offers. I am also grateful to the audience who has appreciated my performances in Socha Na Tha and Dor, otherwise these days an artiste’s fate is sealed between hit and flop films. This year my first release is Sunday and I have a lot of expectations from this movie as not only the film is good, but also because it involves good actors and a talented director.
Q: According to you, are you a serious actor or a comedy film actor?
A: I consider myself both. For instance, Dor is such a film that even after 20 years I would feel proud to talk to my children about my performance in the film. On the other hand, I have done some light or comedy films. I am of the opinion that as an actor, I should act in both kinds of films because acting in a particular type of film would not only put a stamp on an actor, but also bore him or her.
Q: Which do you feel was a turning point in your career?
A: Frankly speaking, till date I have not come across any point in my life that I can call a turning point. But I am really hoping for a turning point in my life. All I need is a super-duper hit film and a character that no one has performed so far, so that I can satiate the artist in me. However, I am quite happy with my present situation.
Q: What was the reason that made you accept a film like No Smoking after doing a successful movie like Dor?
A: Look, there can be no comparison between Dor and No Smoking. I don’t want to do any film that will have all the ingredients of a Bollywood masala, but the film should provide me with ample opportunity to perform.
Q: Some of your films like Salaam-E-Ishq and Fool And Final flopped despite having big names and great casting. What is the reason behind this?
A: It has often been seen that when we expect a lot from something, it generally deprives us. It is mostly a matter of luck and chance. As you just said, Salaam-E-Ishq flopped despite having a big star cast. It feels very bad because it was basically not a bad film, but definitely a long one. The problem with Fool And Final was that people took this as a serious film, when we had made it clear in the promos that the audience should take the movie lightly. Although these are not thought-provoking films, I enjoyed doing them very much.
Q: In Bollywood, the audience generally appreciates male comedians rather than female comic actors. Do you feel that the audience will do justice with your performance in Sunday?
A: I sincerely pray that the audience appreciate my performance as a comedienne in the movie. My favorite women comedians in Bollywood are Sridevi and Juhi Chawla and I am sure that everyone will accept this. To tell you honestly, I would prefer to do comedy roles to wearing low cut blouses like the present day heroines.
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Kaho Na Yaar He in Star Plus was launched last Friday, the host being the hero of Kasturi, Karen Patel, a.k.a one of the contestants of Nach Baliye-3.
I would say it is of the spurious programme, atleast to be aired on Friday prime time. Fridays being weekend, people like to stay indoor and watch constructive and functional programmes like Nach Baliye and Star VOI etc. Not a soul would like to squander one hour before the tube watching a lacklustre, dull and unexciting programme like Kaho Na Yaar He. The host has no screen charisma and no fling in his channel of communication. You don’t feel like hooking to the TV.  The contestants they brought in the fist time was incongruous. Sonu Nigam was abstemious and sober; he too was trying to be over-hyper, but Mallika Sherwat was atrocious, who does not know even kindergarten maths.
Earlier weekends were thriller, when programmes like Nach Baliye and VOI used to air. There was no probability that at least people like me used to go out for outing and all with the family. Now other then yawning and surfing the TV we have no alternative.
This Friday they invited Ronit Roy and Gautami a.k.a. Tulsi of Kyoki Kabhi Sass Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. I don’t know what made Tulsi to come in a mini frock, viewers are used to see her in Gujarati sari and grey hair, for a family show she should have alteast draped in a sari or some other full dress. Tulsi was looking dreadful and appalling.
The questions put up to the contestants are also dim-witted, bizarre, illogical and foolish. There is nothing entertaining or captivating to analyze or pay attention.
On the whole, the show is an immense failure and disappointment to many. Star Plus must pull out the programme and in its position they should embark on some other pleasant and enjoyable programme.
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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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We spotted Sweta and her boyfriend Alex O’Neil gorging on some delicious non-vegetarian food at an eatery in Vile Parle on Saturday night along with some friends.
Sweta was overheard telling the waiter, “If you don’t get my food soon, I will start eating someone’s food.” Obviously, the waiter made a quick dash to the kitchen to get Sweta her grub!
Alex, surprisingly, seemed to be cool with the spicy food, and relished it along with his wife. Well, after doing those jhatkas and matkas in a television dance show and getting used to spicy Bollywood dance numbers, the food must be quite bland, right Alex?
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