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Ever thought ghosts could make you laugh? Well, SAB TV can make you believe the impossible. Changing the usual trend of thought, India’s only linear family comedy entertainment channel – SAB, brings its viewers a comic show ‘Bhootwala Serial’ - a first of its kind where Ghosts will create a laugh riot for the first time on Indian television. The show premiers on February 23, 2009 and will air every Monday to Thursday at 10:00 pm only on SAB.

The show portrays a combined look which is a brilliant mix of the times today and the era gone by. The ghosts played by Kiku Sharda, Anup Upadhaya, Melissa Pai and Manju Brijnandan Sharma portray a retro ‘sixties look’ while Rajesh Kumar, Dhruv Singh and Shital Maulik represent a more modern look as the humans in the show. This visual contrast really makes the show a treat to watch. Announcing the launch of this different and entertaining series, Mr. Anooj Kapoor, Business Head - SAB says, “In keeping with SAB’s strategy of relevant and ongoing innovation within the comedy genre, ‘Bhootwala Serial’ is India’s first horror comedy on television. It deftly combines humor and comedy to create a very enjoyable and unique family viewing experience.”

Concept note:
The show is based on a story of two friends, Vicky and Ram who fear their looming bankruptcy after having lost a hefty sum of borrowed money in the share market. The plot revolves around their numerous attempts to recover the money and return it to their lender - Lala Pathan. They see a ray of hope when Vicky learns of the inevitable death of his wealthy grand father who leaves him an old bungalow. Vicky realizes that the only way he can clear his debt is by selling off his inheritance. Together with his friend Ram, he decides to renovate and sell off the house at a profit. To keep the cash coming in they start using the bungalow as a guest house.

But things are not really as simple as they seem. They soon find out that they – Vicky, his girlfriend Ria and Ram, are not the only residents of this huge lodge. With an eerie presence felt at all times, they are staying with none other than a family of ghosts. The ghost family has made this their home ever since they drowned in the nearby lake while on their way to a wedding. Still in their fancy clothes, they decided to seek shelter in the villa and over the years built a decent relation with Vicky’s grandfather. After his death, the ghost family decided to continue their loyalty towards him and promised the old man that they will never harm any living relatives of his family. But, when they realize Vicky’s ultimate intentions they fear the loss of their only comfortable haunt. Now this struggle between the Humans and the Bhoots to retain the bungalow continues with a new fight everyday. Neither the Bhoots budge nor the Humans. And we have a hilarious episode to watch every time. SAB brings forth complete comical chaos for its viewers as each of the characters try to out-do the other for their personal interests. An element of surprise also exists in the show with the presence of yet another supernatural being known only as ‘Wo’. This invisible and powerful being runs a chill down anyone’s spine as it lurks around the bungalow and ends up killing the guests who stop at this lodge.

‘Bhootwala Serial’ is a first of its kind where Ghosts will be creating a laugh riot for the first time on Indian television. The show has all the ingredients to not only scare you to the bone but also jolt your funny bones simultaneously. The look of the show is a brilliant mix of the today and the era gone by. The bhoots portray the ‘sixties look’ since they meet their troubled death during that decade while the humans sport a present day modern look making the visual contrast a treat to watch.

Character Sketches:
Vicky (Rajesh Kumar)
Ria (Shital S. Malvik)
Ram (Dhruv Singh)
Amarnath Bhandari (Kiku Sharda) - The head of the Bhoot Family.
Kamlesh (Anup Upaddhyay) - Amarnath’s unmarried son,
Kusumkali (Manju Brij Nandan Sharma) - Bhandari’s wife,
Katili (Melissa Pai) - The unmarried daughter of Amarnath and Kusumkali.

So don’t forget to catch all the madness starting Monday, February 23, every Monday to Thursday at 10:00 pm only on SAB

Now let’s admit to the fact that we all love Anil Kapoor, right? Some love him for his acting prowess and others find his eternal charm (that he oh-so-casually exudes) so enticing! On the couch hostess Koel Purie, comes blown away by the authentic man who is currently become quite a hot property overseas. The chat show focuses more on the deeper level, where you get to witness the real Anil.

Anil who has some 100 odd films to his credit, and has cheerfully managed to retain his 90’s moustache is one of the rare actors to get typecast. Not the one to limit himself by doing typical and repeated roles. The ageless actor is known for going all out while playing any character and is also a doting father, who took out time to attend Delhi 6 Premier amidst the hectic Slum dog Millionaire campaign.

After a sabbatical of nearly seven months, actor Harsh Chhaya is back to the pavilion. Looks like the arch lights will not let him be away for too long. Harsh, will be seen in Ghar Ek Sapna, which he was earlier part of. Manish Goswami’s (of Siddhant Cinevision) brand new show titled Dehleez on NDTV Imagine where he will be seen playing the role of Shantanu Singhania. Alongside, the versatile actor is also shooting for Arindam Nandy’s Bengali film Grohon and Sunny Deol’s -The Man.

Interestingly, Harsh and Manish Goswami of Siddhant Cinevison have worked together in the popular serial Daraar, way back in ‘94. Now after fifteen long years they team up together in Dehleez.

“I don’t believe in limiting myself and would love to paint the canvas in different shades. All said and done, television today is the only survival kit in today’s time,” signs off the actor.

So, all you Harsh Chhaya fans who suffered enough withdrawal symptoms can cheer up.

CBF Stunner 10 the exhilarating reality series on UTV Bindass, reached its grand finale at the InterContinental. The winner of the series, won himself name, fame and the glorious “Absolute Sensation ”  title, but also bagged a once-in-lifetime opportunity of hosting his own show on UTV Bindass! The stunning finale had some of the most popular celebrities- hosted by Sonali Nagrani and Munish Makhija bedazzling performances by Neha Dhupia, queen of Hindi rock Hard Kaur and Neeraj Shridhar of Bombay Vikings, the event was be attended by  Shiney Ahuja, ,Sandeep Soparkar, Shibani Kashyap, Suresh Menon, Neeta Lulla, Leena Mogre, ,Achala Sachdev, Kashmira Shah, Subi Samuel along with beautiful hostesses of the program Shruti Seth & Aparna Kumar.

During the eight episode series the ten contestants survived against all odds, and underwent a variety of breath-taking activities. The show encapsulated testing varied aspects of the contestants’ personality starting from their looks, personality, driving skills and overall attitude to emerge as “the ultimate stunner”. Throughout, the show focused on the concept of team spirit and extensively promoted friendship and togetherness amongst the contestants.

The entire team of  Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chasma gathered at Club Millenium, Juhu to attend the grand party hosted by the producer Aasit Modi (Neela Telefilms) to celebrate completion of 100 episodes of the show on SAB TV.

The columnist, dramatist and humorist ‘Shri Taarak Mehta’ was present adding grandeur to the event. Being one of the earliest to arrive, Taarak Mehta obliged the journalists and shutterbugs and engaged in an interesting tete-e –tete with everyone alike. Everyone gathered together to watch the 8:30pm episode being telecast after which everyone was seen enjoying a a good time catching up with each other.

Celebrities and guests kept pouring in till late and the cake was cut at 11pm. The celebrations went on till late hours in the night.