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Biggest Loser Jeetega-2

2008-08-29T08:02:00.000-07:00

Remember the show, Biggest Loser Jeetega hosted by Suneil Shetty, which gave a new life to so many contestants by helping them shed their extra Killos?? Yes, the show is coming back on television. The show, which was aired on Sahara Television, was a thought of Suneil. He was to one to completely think and materialize the idea. He states himself as one of the biggest fitness freaks, which sure is visible from his well toned body.

The man, who is also the producer of the show, is quite proud of the success of his innovative idea. Explaining how busy he is, he says that he would leave the very deep details for his co director Rahul Aggarwal to look upon.

He was been very happy that he helped so many people loose about forty kilograms, and states that many of them could not even walk properly because of obesity. He hopes to help many more in this season. All the best Suneil!!

Rajeev Khandelwal - Peter Gaya Kaam Se

2008-08-16T00:28:00.000-07:00

Rajeev Khandelwal, aka Sujal from Kahin to Hoga fame, with his successful transition from small screen to silver screen, has silenced his detractors and embarked on a promising Bollywood career. UTV’s Spotboy, the company that produced ‘Aamir’, has already roped in Rajeev for another film to be directed by John Owen who is a British filmmaker presently based in India. Titled Peter Gaya Kaam Se, the film will have Rajeev playing a taxi-bike driver in Goa. Taxi bikes are common in Goa and Rajeev is determined to learn to drive one deftly for his role in the film. The movie will be shot in Goa post monsoons.

Apart from this, Rajeev has also signed a film with Tanuja Chandra. The movie will be based on a story written by Tanuja’s mother Kamna who has previously written scripts for Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

The film is an intense love story set in a small Indian town in 1970’s or 80’s. Though Rajeev has agreed to play the film’s leading man, he has requested Tanuja to change the story’s setting from 70’s theme to the present times so that a wide number of audiences can relate with it.

Mohit Malik in Banoo Main Teri Dulhan

2008-08-16T00:23:00.000-07:00

Mohit Malik who plays the sophisticated Rajveer Kapoor in Star One’s Pari Hoon Main will now enter Zee’s Banoo Main Teri Dulhan as Sindoora’s son, Bharat.

Mohit Malik has been casted as Sindoora’s son and he will be playing a very positive role. Mohit has been finalized and has also started the shooting for the soap.

Even though he is the son of the very negative character, Sindoora, the guy is very good-hearted and will be a strong pillar of support for Divya and Amar and will help them out in their future hurdles.

Jai Bhanushali’s race for the ticket to bollywood

2008-08-16T00:19:00.000-07:00

Jai Bhanushali, the chocolate boy known for his sweet and innocent smile is trying his level best to earn a ticket to Bollywood with 9X' Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket.

Jay Bhanushali’s take on entry in bollywoord, "When I saw the clippings I told myself that I can’t afford to miss out on this fantastic chance. To be very frank it’s not very easy to get into movies. As an actor you get many rejections but when you are doing a movie with Balaji Telefilms and Popcorn Entertainment, you can be sure that you will get the needed exposure. Take Shabbir Ahluwalia in Shootout at Lokhandwala. He is ruling man!!"

Chaitanya Choudhury injured

2008-08-16T00:12:00.000-07:00

Chaitanya, a strong contender for Tez Talwars in the show Zara Nach Ke Dikha, telecasted on Star One has injured himself while rehearsing the dance steps.

Chaitanya Choudhury will see himself resting his feet on the penalty bench in Star One’s Zara Nach Ke Dikha for over a week’s time. But the actor seems to be more concerned about his injured back which has been giving him trouble for the past few weeks.

"I have injured my lower lumbar region. I already had back problems but it got worse when I fell on my ankle in a chair act during the technical rehearsals. My doctor has advised me clearly to take rest", quips the actor.

Yash Tonk’s entry in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

2008-08-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

Yash Tonk, Shiv of Karam Apna Apna, is entering in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, the character name being Shiv Singhania! Yash, started shooting the character on 6th August for the soap.

“Shiv Singhania plays a business tycoon and Ganga's (Shilpa Sakhlani) obsessed lover. Both of them were in love and they shared some passionate moments with each other but then she left him and got married. Now he will try to bring her back in his life. It’s a grey character. Right now I am busy with these two shows: Karam Apna Apna & Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and a film so I do not have time to take up any new project," he says.

Yash's entry in Kyunki is going to take place next week in a very filmy way with the title track of Shahrukh’s Don Movie.

Shilpa Shetty - Hosts Big Boss on colors

2008-08-01T11:01:00.000-07:00

Shilpa Shetty became the queen of the reality shows after she won UK's famous reality TV show 'Big Brother'. There she was a participant who struggled amid racial discriminations. Now she is going to sit comfortably and watch some Indian celebrities trying to get to the top of the new season of the Indian reality show 'Big Boss'.

Shilpa has been named as the host of this second innings of 'Big Boss' which will go on air most probably in August. The new TV channel COLOURS will be bringing the second season of the show.

After the much hyped Fear Factor-Khatron Ke Khiladi hosted by Akshay Kumar gets over, 'Big Boss' will hit the small screens.

Akshay Kumar : The Stunt King

2008-08-01T10:39:00.000-07:00

In his first appearance on the small screen, Akshay Kumar seems to have pretty much grabbed the attention of the TV audience across the country. And this time, he’s not even doing all the action himself. Most of the time, Khiladi Kumar is teaching the 13 girls the stunts they have to perform. And it’s not only TV audiences, but even celebrities, including Akki’s co-stars, who have given thumbs up for his charming hosting skills. This, for instance, is what Raveena Tandon had to say, “Akshay is doing a superb job as the host of the show. And he’s doing what he enjoys the most. The format goes very well with his personality.”

It’s a new, fresh, nail-biting TV show, with a format people can connect and relate to,” exults Akshay, adding, “I have enjoyed every minute of doing the show from the word go. It was a proud moment for me as an Indian when some of these girls went on to break world records in a foreign land in front of a foreign crew.”

Shilpa Shetty, another actress who has worked in many hit films with Akshay, is all praise for the show. “ Khatron Ke Khiladi is so very interesting and engaging that I’m hooked to it. Akshay is a great host and I must say the girls are very daring. I would have never been able to do these stunts.”

Dhoni & Yuvraj - Special Guests on Reality Show

2008-08-01T10:28:00.000-07:00

ODI and T20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who opted out of the Sri Lanka test series due to fatigue will be a special guest at the grand finale of "Chak De Bachche", the children's musical reality show on 9X channel.

The grand finale will be telecast live on August 2. Dhoni will support 'Desi Dhurandhars' while Yuvraj Singh will support the 'Metro Rockers'.

Manoj Tiwari, the Bhojpuri actor-singer who hosts the show along with Roshni Chopra, personally requested Dhoni to participate in the grand finale which he agreed. Judge Ganesh Acharya will perform a special number while co-judge Raveena Tandon will also perform specially for the occasion. Music composers Salim-Sulaiman will take centre-stage for their first ever live performance on television.

Dhoni and Yuvraj will also perform with the finalists - Deepak and Nishtha from the Desis and Varun and Loria from the Metros.

Mandira Bedi to dance on Reality TV show

2008-08-01T09:58:00.000-07:00

After proving herself as an actor and an anchor on the small screen, Mandira Bedi is now all set to shake a leg for Star Plus's special Independence Day show. "This will be the first time I will be dancing on the small screen and I'm pretty excited about it," said Mandira. Not many people know that Mandira has done an item number for Tamil movie Manmadhan in 2004. Her dancing skills were also seen in the 1995 blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in the song Mehndi laga ke rakhna where she matched steps with Shahrukh Khan and Kajol.

The actress, who was last seen on the big screen in Sanjay Gupta's Dus Kahaniyaan, is now all geared up for Pritish Nandy's Meerabai Not Out—a cricket-centric film in which India's test captain Anil Kumble plays a cameo. The actress, who made an everlasting impression with her with long-running soap Shanti on Doordarshan, is not interested in doing any more serials.

Mandira is mostly anchoring reality shows now. Recently she finished hosting music show Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar and has now replaced Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishen as the anchor of Zee TV's reality show “Ek Se Badkar Ek.”

Love affairs, multiple engagements and marriages in Ekta Serials

2008-07-31T01:57:00.000-07:00

Engagements, love affair, and marriages are the emotional issues Ekta Kapoor always banks upon. That is the reason she goes on to fool the audience with the touch of emotion in all the serials. But there should be a full stop to all these clichés that have been used in the small screed dominated by Ekta Kapoor.

All ekta serials commence really luminously but somewhere on the way start to lose its magnetism. The chief ground which any one can think of this silliness in her shows is the result of trying to stretch issues too much. Stretching some concepts for while is good but when there is a limit to everything and basically every time, her serials cross every possible limit. There is no limit to illogic in her shows which makes real drama situation turn into comedies.

One of the worst shows include Kahin to Hoga. This show started off well and viewers were getting glued to the show for Sujal and Kashish. However, after Rajeev Khandelwal quit KTH, many viewers lost interest in the show, therefore, to regain its popularity, ekta used some old used formulas from the same show. Nevertheless, she made the show worse off.

The role of new Sujal portrayed by some other character is not the same as Sujal with Rajeev, with the character completely turned around. When talking about Kashish’s marriages, less said the better.

Marrying third time with uncountable engagements to go with it, she crossed all limits by marrying such an old guy just to find the killer of her sister. To top it, her third marriage also lands her third time widow. Where is the limit?