Channel's new bid to move beyond the saas-bahu formula.
The rating system that was set up in 2004 tracked the viewership (age group 4 plus) of KBC 3 in the Hindi speaking states such as Rajasthan, UP, MP, Maharashtra and Gujarat among others.
Come April 2005, Amitabh Bachchan's baritone will be urging contestants to go for the right answers and the pot of gold.
The four major Hindi general entertainment channels -- STAR Plus, Sony, Colors and ZEE -- have all launched music and dance reality shows in the 9-pm slot on weekends.
'When the trailer of Angrezi Medium came out, and when the credits were rolling in the end, with names like Irrfan Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Dimple Kapadia... that's when it hit me and I couldn't control my tears. That was the first time I realised that I was living my dream.'
The problem is not that more people are not watching more TV, but that they are not finding anything of interest on Hindi television, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Watch stars dazzle at the red carpet.
'On a scale of one to 10, my confidence level is minus 1.'
Netflix and Amazon Prime gain market share at the cost of Indian platforms Hotstar, VOOT, Jio Cinema.
'It's high time we show real men and not as knights in shining armour rescuing the damsel.' Meherzan Mazda is all set to do just that in Dhai Kilo Prem.
All India Bakchod 's new show is sure to leave you in splits.
'Whenever a cop film is made, people will either draw comparisons with Dabangg or Singham. If the look and part is serious, then Singham. If entertaining, then Chulbul Pandey.'
'I would get a rejection everyday. I used to give five-six auditions sometimes and would get disheartened. After so many rejections, I have finally managed to do what I like.' Meet Ek Aastha Aisi Bhi's Tina Phillip.
Actor Narendra Jha passes away.
The innovation will be on its South Indian channels on September 23-24.
Coming up: Aarambh: 'Biggest Indian TV show ever'
The court allowed tips to performers but disallowed showering of currency on them.
Mumbai dancers fuse lyrical hip hop and b-boying with elements of American cheerleading and trapeze-esque bits from the circus.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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'The content on television is directly proportional to what the audience likes.'
Seven years after she rose to fame with Amber Dhara, actress Kashmira Irani returns to televsion with a youth-based show.
With more and more TV channels preferring to air dubbed serials, the Tamil serial industry is slowly going out of business.
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