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After having redefined the weekday viewing in the General entertainment category (GEC), with a variety of fiction and non fiction shows, Colors now gears up with its new weekend prime time extravaganza, ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina’ – India’s first cricket-format show. Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina is a potent combination of two of India’s biggest passions – cricket and glamour and will team-up some of India’s leading present-day-cricketing-heroes with some of the most beautiful ladies from Indian television, to fight it out…not on the grass, but on the dance-floor. And judging them will be none other than the vivacious Sushmita Sen and the dashing Wasim Akram. Premiering on September 26th 2008, the show will air on Colors every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm.

This unique cricket-format show, ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena’ will feature Sreesanth teamed with Surveen Chawla, Harbhajan with Mona Singh, Irfan Pathan with Ashima Bhalla; Dinesh Karthik with Nigar Khan; Nikhil Chopra with Barkha Bisht and Vinod Kambli with Shama Sikander.

So, get ready to see your cricketing heroes like you’ve never seen them before – dancing to the tunes of popular tracks, along with their respective partners. This is surely one battle you don’t want to miss – its Swing Vs Spin, experience Vs raw energy, right-hander Vs left-footed and its antics Vs talent.

Announcing ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena’, Rajesh Kamat, Chief Executive Officer – COLORS, says “Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina is another differentiated offering from COLORS that will significantly consolidate our position over the weekends.” He further added, “Given the unique format, Ek Khiladi Ek Hassena is sure to find universal appeal across demographics and will entertain the cricket-lovers as well as the showbiz-fans, equally.”

The jury of ‘Ek Khiladi Ek Hassena’ is surely as unique as the show concept. One is the former beauty queen who after her first ‘Dastak’ in Bollywood has made a ‘Mast Mahaul’ for herself- Sushmita Sen, who now makes her maiden appearance on the small screen. The other is the tall and dashing all rounder, who the opposition once feared - Wasim Akram, former Pakistan captain, in his first ever television appearance, outside the commentary box.

That’s not all: - Hosting this dance reality show is Sandhaya Mridul who herself is hugely popular for her dancing skills apart from her intense role as an actress. The title track of the show has been composed by the gifted duo Salim Suleiman and Kunal Ganjawala brings it to life with his powerhouse vocals. This distinctive format will see six pairs battle it out; the voting pattern will follow a 50:50 ratio for the jury and in studio audiences. The highest scoring couple finds himself in the ‘Safe Zone’ while the couple with the lowest scores challenges any two pairs of their choice from the remaining lot in the challenger round. The winner takes home a cash prize of Rs 25 lakhs.

Tune in to Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena on Colors at 9:00 pm every Friday- Saturday, Starting September 26th, 2008!

What grows faster – toenails or handnails?’, ‘Which animal was the first in Space?’ ‘What is the colour of a new born Zebra?’… if you have the right answers to these simple questions and are below 14 years, then you can be a Nick James Gyaan Bond!!!! Nick, the leading kid’s channel has announced a unique contest for kid’s called the ‘James Gyaan Bond’ contest. The two-week contest which kicked off on 18th September will be on till October 2nd 2008 and consists of simple questions based on interesting trivia. Nick will choose lucky winners everyday who will become the ‘James Gyaan Bond’ for the day. Answers to the questions will appear the next day on the channel along with the names of ‘James Gyaan Bond’ for the day.

Speaking about the contest Nina Elavia Jaipuria, Sr. Vice President & General Manager, Nick India, says, “Nick has always put kids first and endevours to bring a smile on every kid’s face by offering them entertainment that they love. And now through a very unique promotion ‘James Gyaan Bond’ Nick not only satiates their curiosity for interesting trivia but also gives them an opportunity to be cool dudes by being the ‘James Gyaan Bond’ of the day.”

To participate in the Nick ‘James Gyaan Bond’ contest, all kids need to do is:

SMS: Participants need to send ‘BOND ’ as an SMS to 56882

For IVRS: Airtel; Vodafone; Idea; Airtel Land Line; BPL; Aircel; Tata; Reliance; BSNL (Landline & Mobile) call on 505 6882 BSNL (Landline & Mobile) and MTNL (Landline & Mobile) call on 1255568
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Tiku Talsania replaces Homi Wadia’s character Mr. Pradyuman Paani in the show Paani Puri on Star One.

Character sketch of Mr Pradyuman Paani:

A Sophisticated and retired chief of R.A.W. he has traveled all over the world but for him home has always been Mumbai, where his family has now been settled for the last three decades.

Loves his wife and family. He is very well read & believes that life is all about lifestyle.Has very low tolerance levels for sound & carelessness.Speaks little, as he believes that words spoken should be backed by research & not spoken frivolously.His many years of service have made him a strong believer of procedures and he firmly believes that everything one does should follow a proper procedure and hence gets a new file or every new problem or situation.

Always carries with him a dictaphone through which he meticuoulsy records the minutes of all his conversations.

A wacky love story with a hint of comedy. SAB launches a unique love story ‘Jugni Chali Jalandhar’ a new family comedy from September 29, 2008 every Monday to Thursday 9.30 pm. For the first time in the history of Indian television, viewers will trace the journey of a young educated girl breaking the societal myths through a comic lens.

The show has been produced by Tony & Deeya Singh, who have had several hits like Left Right Left, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi and others to their credit. With illustrious characters and a powerful cast, ‘Jugni Chali Jalandhar’ will surely challenge the mindsets of people who think that educated women are not good homemakers.

Announcing the launch of the show Mr. Anooj Kapoor, Business Head, SAB said “With the launch of this show, SAB will successfully become the final destination for family comedy shows. This is the fourth show we have launched in the past 2 months and now our primetime (Monday to Thursday 8-10pm) strongly underlines our new strategy of providing daily light entertainment for the entire family. Though ‘Jugni Chali Jalandhar’ talks about a relevant social issue, the treatment of the same will be light-hearted without diluting the relevance of the issue.”

This is a story of a girl who is in love with the hero who comes from a family with set principles and beliefs regarding marriages of the sons. These rules have been followed for generations and the hero too would abide by them, according to which Jugni is not eligible to get married to the hero. The belief that ‘educated women can never become good homemakers’ is deep imbibed into the minds of the family members. Thus, all the bahu’s of the house are uneducated and keep their husbands happy.

While Jugni is an educated woman (doctor by profession) from London, she can never get married to the man of her dreams. Herein lies the challenge, which Jugni takes up, and is all set on her path to get married. She keeps it low that she is well educated and finally gets married to him. The story then graduates along with her aim to break the age-old myth of the family, that only uneducated women can keep the house going. With various strong characters in the show ‘Jugni Chali Jalandhar, is a fun filled, hilarious show and a family entertainer.

The Cast:
Karan Godwan as Vikramjit Bhalla/ Vicky
Muskan Mihani as Jugni
Ranjit as Jhujhar Singh Bhalla, Vicky’s father (Bauji)
Asha Sachdev as Jaspreet Bhalla, Vicky’s mother (Beeji)
Daisy Irani as Satnam Kaur/Bebe, Bauji’s mother
Baba Saigal as Balwinder Singh, Bauji’s eldest son.
Sonia Kapoor as Manjit Kaur, Balwinder’s wife.
Abhishek Avasthi as Maninder Singh, Bauji’s second son.
Shilpa Vadke as Surjeet Kaur, Maninder’s wife
Rohan as Jatinder Singh and Namrata as Simran Kaur.
Mini as Bauji’s Granddaughter
Parth Muni as Pinto Blawinder’s son
Ram Kiran as Jaggo
Priya as Jeeto
Meenal Pandse as Jugni’s Mother
Raju Kher as Dharmender Jugni’s father

Come along to unveil this light hearted family comedy drama on September 29, 2008 Monday to Thursday 9:30 pm on the only family comedy channel - SAB

Consistently delighting viewers with its innovative programming, India’s leading general entertainment channel STAR PLUS, after the success of Hamari Devraani, is all set to spruce up its matinee band with the yet another new offering- Jahan Pe Basera Ho, starting 22nd September, every Mon - Fri, 12.30 pm.

Jahan Pe Basera Ho is a story of a middle-class family residing in Allahabad-the Sharmas. All the 13 members of the family live in a cottage on the banks of Allahabad called Hari Nivas. It was built by Hari Prasad Sharma, his wife Savitri and their three sons. A personal effort of their love, affection, hard-work and toil Hari Nivas symbolizes and impersonates the character of Hari Prasad Sharma himself, in the show.

Characters:
Late Hari Prasad Sharma (Pratap Oza)
Savitri Sharma - Deepti Mishra, as Hari Sharmas widow.
Viraat Sharma (Deepak Dewoolkar) - as Eldest son of Savitri
Kalyani Sharma (Jaswinder Kohli) - as Viraat’s Wife
Shiv Sharma (Sachin Parikh) - as Second son of Savitri
Indu Sharma ( Payaal Singh) - as Shiv’s wife
Narendra Sharma (Raj Singh Verma) - as Youngest son of Savitri
Lakshmi Sharma ( Noynikka Chakroborthy)- as Narendra’s newly wed wife
Siyani Bua ( Renu Pande)- Hari’s sister
Kamakshi Sinha ( Anushka) - Siyani Bua’s daughter
Aditya Sharma ( Drupad Davawala)
Aditi Sharma ( Shabnam Pandey)
Babloo Sharma (Jainam Shah)

It’s this space of happiness & peace in Hari Niwas that all the members of Sharma family come together time and again, seeking comfort, like coming back in the arms of their own beloved member Hari Prasad … as their father, husband, mentor, a pillar to the family.

Commenting on the launch of the show, Anupama Mandloi, Senior Creative Director, Star Plus says, “There is a set of viewers available in this time slot that we want to provide original programming to. Our afternoons are delivering well and we want to consolidate the time band further with great storytelling and engaging characters that will keep viewers involved”.

With its simple and refreshing story line the show will bring forward talented & promising faces from the television and theater fraternity. Produced by Shreya creations –- Jahan Pe Basera Ho offers a line-up of engaging characters. Shreya Creations is one of India’s leading producers of television shows, feature films and documentaries. The production house has to its credit various projects in the diverse portfolio. The production house has also successfully produced & co-produced acclaimed Bollywood projects like- Jism, Paap, Amaavas and Struggler.