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Jawhar Sircar set to become Prasar Bharati CEO
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is finally set to get a permanent chief executive, with a search panel recommending Jawhar Sircar, currently Secretary to the Culture Ministry.
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Quick Five: Musical journey
‘Saregama' is one of Asianet's longest running shows, having been on air – in one format or the other – for more than 15 years, almost since the channel's founding. In the early years, this pop...
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Binding sweet dough
TV Food is the common language that unites chefs from India and Pakistan on the show Foodistan, feels chef Nimish Bhatia
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February 10, 2012
When the stars descend
UTV Stars' much-awaited project now gears up for an international debut. UTV Stars, the Bollywood entertainment channel, which had announced late last year the launch of Bollywood Walk of Fame in M...
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February 2, 2012
Gaga-ga over Gaurav
If Gaurav Kapoor got a nickel every time he made someone laugh, he would be a very rich guy. Hunting for a travel show host was never this much fun, claims RJ-turned-Vj-turned-actor-turned-IPL sho...
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January 27, 2012
Platform for talented singers
Yes, of course we know that. In reality, they are no reality shows. All of them, even the sub-genre of television music reality shows, the game shows or competitions, follow a well-defined script...
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January 27, 2012
Simply yours
“Sometimes what happens is if the concept is not so strong and not that good enough everybody will say that Jassi was better. So I wanted to break the image of Jassi.” And it happened with Jhalak...
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January 26, 2012
Telling Voices: Understanding the other
Exactly 60 years ago, the world renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) recorded her essay for the series, “This I Believe” and the talk, which was replayed on NPR radio in 2009, is avai...
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January 23, 2012
Decision time
Steering away from the beaten track of music and dance reality shows on is the new show on Channel [V], My Big Decision produced by BBC Worldwide Productions India. Hosted by Sand...
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January 19, 2012
Music uninterrupted
The musical jalsa continues in the Jasraj household. While the refreshingly upbeat 81-year-old Pandit Jasraj continues to draw packed mehfils with his incredible combination of power, precision an...
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January 19, 2012
Chronicle of devotion
Ever since ‘Swami Ayyappan' hit the small screen in 2007, devotional serials of all genres have been having a spectacular run on Malayalam television. Now veteran filmmaker Suresh Unnithan, the...
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January 12, 2012
And now a face-to-face…
Just when you think he's going to take off into safe sojourns, dealing with subjects of general relevance, and anecdotes from his eventful past, Sivakumar changes tack to talk about his sons, thei...
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January 9, 2012
Sunny Leone no social outcast: Katju
Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone, who recently appeared on Colors channel's reality show Bigg Boss, has a defender in Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju. In response to c...
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Medicine with a musical touch
Devoted following
Want to win a crore?
Takes on melody
February 7, 2012
Road to adventure
The camera zooms in on a mangled truck lying in a valley. Near the coiled skeleton of steel is a human skull. Next comes a flurry of images capturing patches of green earth that are crowned with c...
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February 2, 2012
Brij to new destinations
In August 2011, Video Jockey and Actor Gaurav Kapur began a hunt for India's first travel jockey. Having searched extensively for the perfect ‘freak' on Facebook, Gaurav came across Brij Bhakta, wh...
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January 27, 2012
Back with the wind
Pawan Shankar knows the effects of working with somebody as natural and popular as Mona Singh. “She has a huge fan following and she has taken to the role with remarkable earnestness but there is n...
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January 27, 2012
A couple of lessons!
By her own admission, Soha Ali Khan thinks that she and beau Kunal Khemu should be the last couple on earth to be approached to solve a fighting couple's issues. “We were quite concerned that both...
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January 25, 2012
Match on!
His eyes talk more than he does. His talent speaks more than his filmography does. Last year, Alyy Khan impressed with Azaan and Don 2. We want to see him more on big screen but Alyy...
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January 20, 2012
The return of dance
“Dancing can reveal all, which the music conceals,” Charles Baudelaire had once mused. Truly so, it would seem when beholding the flourish and finesse reflected in the dance of some artistes, who h...
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January 19, 2012
When class meets mass
Think of Indian entertainment television and find yourself amidst a plethora of images: tear jerking soap operas or raucous comedy serials; gyrating dancers on music channels; cookery shows, films...
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January 18, 2012
Haters-turned-lovers-turned-haters
Star World's latest ‘LOVE2HateU', a show where a chosen celebrity comes face to face with his or her hater, seems to be asking “Why this kolaveri di?” Except it goes one step further and...
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January 11, 2012
Game for more!
Chitrangada Singh is enjoying her status as the most sought-after actor — not just in the movies, but also on the small screen. That's after her move to mainstream cinema! She acknowledges that of...
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January 7, 2012
Ashok is grateful to television
“I've picked up my audience over my career spanning 25 years in television,” says Ashok Kumar who is a household name in Andhra Pradesh. Looking relaxed and content, the actor reminisces fondly abo...
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