Channels like STAR Plus, Zee TV, Colors, NDTV Imagine and 9X, among others, hope to generate Rs 250 crore of advertising revenue from these shows over the next three months. Together, the broadcasters will churn out over 170 hours of fresh TV content in the form of soaps, reality shows, comedy shows and other genres. The average cost per episode of these 25 new shows is pegged at Rs 2.5-3 lakh.
For a special filmi episode, ace lyricist Prasoon Joshi has donned the 'Prem naam hai mera' garb as everything on the show goes Bollywood -- as in, even more Bollywood than usual.
Rahul Mahajan talks about his wedding plans.
Rakhi Sawant will not get married on the finale of Rakhi ka Swayamvar this Sunday on NDTV Imagine. Rakhi lets the cat out of the bag, but tells rediff.com's Rajul Hegde that there is big surprise in store for the viewers.
Jaspinder Narula overcame stiff competition from the other 10 singing superstars to walk away with the title as India's Best Live Performer after she won NDTV Imagine's Dhoom Macha De show on Friday.
In conversation with the star most famous for her role as Monisha in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai on Star One; her part in Big Boss and roles in soaps like Sanjivani, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Kavyanjali.
Hema Malini talks about the TV adaptation of Seeta Aur Geeta.
His debut TV appearance Oye! It's Friday is very dull, and does not have the Akhtar slickness we're all used to.
Gurmeet Choudhary, 24, plays Lord Ram in Sagar's New Ramayan on NDTV Imagine. He has done a Tamil movie, a music video and has just finished a film with Mukta Arts. He talks about how he got the role and how the character has made him popular.
Jay Bhanushali, who was a big hit with female fans for his cute smile, will be killed in the show very soon. He makes a guest appearance in Ek Packet Umeed tonight.
Just when we're very psyched about catching Salman Khan's new show Dus Ka Dum on Sony Entertainment Television, which kicks off on June 6, NDTV Imagine has decided to air its serial Junoon Kuch Kar Dikhanne Ka with Hrithik Roshan on the very same day.
Remember Jhalak Thakkar, the lady who had replaced Neha Devi Singh as Bhoomi in Saarthi? After Saarthi went off air in February, Jhalak took a short break. It seems the actress is back in a new yet-to-be-named show.
After the success of the popular comedy show Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Kichidi Actor-producer J D Majethia is one happy man. Now he has five shows on television -- Baa Bahu Aur Baby on Star Plus, Ek Packet Umeed and Jayantilal Joshi Ki Joint Family on NDTV Imagine, Remote control on 9X and Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi on Zee TV-- all produced by Hats Off Productions.
'aris can be boiling hot in July. The choice of viscose over cotton was deliberate. Cotton would have crushed badly. We used viscose because it is a wood pulp fibre and lets you breathe. It is cooler than silk. We had to consider breathability because the athletes would be on a barge, in the heat, for up to five hours.'
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has admitted that "it will be tough" to imagine an Indian Premier League edition without Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the Supreme Court appointed Justice Lodha Committee decided to suspend Chennai Super Kings for two years.
To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say -- vide NRC, suggests Prem Panicker.
While people voted in a fifth round that will set the tone as this election rounds into the straight, and while Modi on the stump chews the cud of personal grievances and hackneyed promises that have long since passed their use-by date, there is a rogue wave rising -- what damage it will do, we will know 16 days from today, observes Prem Panicker.
Gautam Adani was the world's third and Asia's richest man a month back but a damning report by a US firm triggered a massive sell-off in shares of his apples-to-airport group, plunging his own wealth by $80 billion and the tycoon slipping to No.30 on the world billionaire index. Adani's sprawling conglomerate, which spans from sea ports to airports, edible oil and commodities, energy, cement and data centres, is under attack by US short-seller Hindenburg Research, which successfully deflated electric-vehicle maker Nikola Motors in 2020. Hindenburg, which held short positions in unidentified shares of Adani Group firms through its US-traded debt and offshore derivatives, on January 24 accused the conglomerate of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud" and using a number of offshore shell companies to inflate stock prices.
'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'
The 38-year-old singer randomly walked in and gave an impromptu performance, without any heads up.
'Everyone at home has a very strong point of view about how it should have been.' 'So opinions clash, points of view clash.' 'Everyone will have their favourites, and that '"I didn't like that moment in your performance".' '"This was such a kaam-chalao thing you did".'
'This is a lesson for me. If you work hard, if you are grateful for what you have in life, God will bless you with more'
'The EC seems to have killed the joy of elections by stretching it interminably.' 'Imagine watching Andhadhun in a six-hour format and you will get the point,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Personal competence, where it should have been acknowledged and appreciated, was sacrificed for that oft heard line: Party-is-supreme. It angered that at a time when lives are at stake amidst the pandemic, the government didn't deem continuity in leadership important for the health portfolio, observes Shyam G Menon.
'I wasn't happy with my body, wasn't entirely comfortable in my own skin. And by the time I gained confidence, too much time had passed.'
Harvard, age and experience have changed Ekta Kapoor in ways that will stand her in good stead as she attempts the biggest transformation Balaji Telefilms has seen.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday campaigned for the party's 'bahubali' candidate Satish Chandra Dubey in Bihar's Valmikinagar parliamentary constituency.
The crash between a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 and a Saudia Boeing 747 over Charkhi Dadri in Haryana occurred 24 years ago.' During the lockdown, journalist Bhavya Dore reported on it from her home. Her article found a proud mention in the Bloomsburg Jealousy List 2020.
'Could the Chinese have taken a leaf out of our book?' 'That their unprecedented build-up is their attempt at coercive diplomacy with India?' 'And if so, what is it that they could be expecting as a quid pro quo?' asks Shekhar Gupta.
What Saisuresh Sivaswamy learnt about the election from television and the newspapers. A must read column, folks!
Legendary India players Sunil Gavaskar and VVS Laxman were of the view that making the showpiece event a 14-team affair with the inclusion of the likes of Afghanistan and Scotland would significantly diminish the level of competition in the league stage.
'So we had Akshay Kumar dressed up like Robert Vadra on his offday, and trying to not look fan-struck...'
'What the interview with Modi told me was that now he is open to granting interviews.' 'And in this connection let me offer our credentials for being considered in this election season,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
It is becoming more and more apparent that Shyamvar Rai is like an onion. And a pretty pungent one at that. As layer after layer of his life gets peeled off, in full view of the court, new layers of his character are exposed.
While in the AIADMK office you could feel the vibes of victory, at OPS' house you could feel the struggle.
No one imagined that this could happen to Chennai. We were just a happy little town content with our Kollywood and Coffee, but humanity has won over once again, says Pavithra Selvam.
'I don't want a government to tell me that I can't be there for my sister's wedding.'
'There is no remorse over the Dadri lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq or of Pehlu Khan by cow vigilante groups.' 'But should you not have remorse for those who came to kill them?' 'They were Hindus. Do you accept that?' 'That to kill one Pehlu, 20 Hindus have become murderers.' Rajdeep Sardesai in conversation with Ravish Kumar.
'Competition makes us better. I lose a little bit of sleep because I have competition.'
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