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·        Irrfan Khan plays the twister on Roadies 7

·        Selection through Online Auditions ONLY

·        Get a chance to ride with Rannvijay for the first time

Africa declares war! Get ready for wildest safari of your life and set out to the deadly terrains of Africa! MTV Hero Honda Roadies is back for auditions in its 7th season with The 7 Sins! If you thought the last season had you biting your nails with all the action and adventure, this season of Roadies will take you to a whole new level and MTV takes you to the only place that can handle the heat – Africa!

The auditions are on, So log on to www.mtvindia.com/roadies.com Or Send an SMS ROADIES to 56882* (*Upto Rs. 3/sms) – registrations close on September 16, 2009.

Hosted by VJ Ranvijay in an all-new role, joining the Roadies as a new character this year is the one & the only – IRRFAN KHAN! Irrfan comes in & throws open 7 twists to the contestants throughout the season, when they least anticipate it of course! With over 60 films to his credit, this NSD student has proved himself over & over again as an actor par excellence; and on Roadies, expect the unexpected from him. The journey begins from the barren lands of Bhuj in Gujarat and continues to enter North Africa covering Egypt, Kenya & Tanzania. Rannvijay leads the pack at the beginning to give the journey a start with an added oomph! All that and more when you mix Africa with the 7 Sins! Don’t miss your chance to be a part of ‘MTV Hero Honda Roadies: The 7 Sins’ as it promises to thrill, chill and electrify you.

On his association with MTV Hero Honda Roadies, Irrfan Khan says, “I’m on board with MTV Hero Honda Roadies for 2 reasons – I love this show & I’m always game for action, adventure & travel… & that’s what MTV Roadies promises! I’m looking forward to start shooting & I want to subtly warn the to-be Roadies – Beware of what lies ahead!”. Says Ashish Patil, GM MTV India & Senior Vice President – Creative & Content, “The 7th season of MTV Hero Honda Roadies promises to be the deadliest & wildest ride ever as we take the battle across Africa. And adding a whole new level of menace this year will be the incredibly talented Irrfan Khan. All we can say is enter, only if you dare.”

In order to make it to the show, contenders will have to undergo and pass online auditions followed by the second round on ground in any of the 5 cities – Kolkata, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi and Mumbai. MTV Hero Honda Roadies has not only grown in popularity on - air but also online. With over 3.5 lakh members on Orkut and growing, the inception of Roadies Battleground 1&2 – the online version of Roadies, the show has created its own niche in the internet space.

‘MTV Hero Honda Roadies 7’ is presented by Hero Honda Karizma, and is being powered by Red Fm, IBN 7, CNN-IBN, IBN Lokmat, Big Cinemas, Overdrive and Crosswords.

Week 34 stood out as a very strong week for UTVi in the genre. There has been both a reach increase and a rise in time spent over all, as the channel progresses in surpassing other channels (NDTV Profit and ET Now) in 6 metro market.

The genre had dipped for a straight third week with CNBC, Profit and ET Now all declining in channel shares (CS 25+ M AB). UTVi has been the only channel that has gained. Infact in the 6 metro market, the shares have doubled over last week.

In the 6 Metro Market, UTVi has crossed both NDTV Profit and ET Now

It is interesting to note that UTVi was ahead of NDTV Profit and ET Now across time bands: In Breakfast Band, Markets band and Evening Prime Slots.

Thus establishing that the preference in Week 34 was more or less decisive.

The rise in reach has been consistent. Infact, UTVi was at the highest reach point of 2009 this week

Reach : A  37% increase in All India and 49% increase in 6 Metros

Time Spent: A 31% increase in All India and 12% in 6 Metros

Time Spent Details for current week: In the All India market, UTVi enjoyed a time spent of 7.3 minutes per viewer compared to 4.9 minutes of ET Now and 6.5 minutes on NDTV Profit. The corresponding figures for UTVi in 6 Metro Market have been 8.47 minutes for UTVi , 4.95 minutes on ET Now and 5.73 minutes per viewer on NDTV Profit

Special feature Shanghai Surprise this Tuesday & regular programming like India Business Day Plus have helped the channel to boost the ratings this week

Karan Grover, who is playing the lead role in Who Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki on Sahara One, hurt himself badly. During one of the sequence in the show, Karan hurt his forearm when it got rubbed against his co actor’s, embellished sherwani! While shooting for the retakes Karan’s forearm rubbed against the sherwani that had lot of thread work on it and in turn it gave karan lot of scratches that he did not pay much attention to at first. Later it worsened and started bleeding. Fortunately the production house was quick enough to attend to him and give him medical aid.

We got in touch with Karan, who shared, “I was badly injured, but very sweet of Barjatyas, the production house crew, they immediately attended to me. After a little rest we resumed the shoot, as I was feeling fine by then.”

A word of caution…Sherwani’s can be hazardous!

Vh1, the international entertainment channel brings to you the biggest Asian artist from the UK, Raghav! Conceptualized by Viacom Brand Solutions, Rayban Vh1 Global Music Xpress is India’s biggest music initiative ever and after many success stories with British R&B artist Jay Sean, British singer Laura Critchley and more recently Karl Wolf, it keeps the charm as they bring down Raghav for a dynamic 4 day music tour. Raghav wowed the audience in Mumbai today and will continue to rivet audiences in Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad on the 27th, 28th and 30th respectively.

‘My Kinda Girl’, Raghav’s giant new single marks the highly-anticipated return of the 27-year-old, who sold an imposing 1.3 million copies of his 2004 debut album ‘Storyteller’ around the globe. With 4 smashing hits on the top ten, ‘So Confused’, ‘It Can’t Be Right’, ‘Can’t Get Enough’ and ‘Let’s Work It Out’, Raghav had the world grooving to indie-pop and R&B. He gave his listeners the 2005 hit single ‘Angel Eyes’ making it clear that his trademark style for fusing his musical influences of hip-hop, R n B, Bollywood, reggae, Indian classic music and soul is an undisputed winner. With the singer’s slick pop vocals and throbbing Bollywood beats the R&B stunner drafted the unmistakable swagger of hip-hop legend Redman to lace his flavorsome masterpieces in his latest album ‘Identity’.

Raghav means business when it comes to his music as his awards speak louder than words. Having bagged the Best Single & Best Newcomer at the 2005 UK Asian Music Awards, Best Chart Act at the 2005 Urban Music Awards and Best Artist at the 200 Southern Asian Music Awards the Indian born artist is creating waves with his international video ‘My Kinda Girl’ featuring Redman in the UK. Having sold 200,000 copies of his last album only in India Raghav is all set to leave his audience mesmerized.

Says Raghav on his visit, “I’m very excited to be debuting new music and a brand new phase in my career in conjunction with Vh1 India and their fantastic Global Music Express tour. My fans in India are the closest to my heart and I can’t wait to see them up close and personal having a great time with me on tour with Vh1”.

Speaking on the initiative Ferzad Palia, Associate General Manager, Vh1 India says, “Rayban Vh1 Global Music Xpress has had a series of successful shows in the recent past. We are very excited about Raghav’s visit as he has a huge fan following in India. His famous hits like ‘Angel Eyes’ and ‘Can’t get enough’ are extremely popular. We hope to bring to our viewers more of their favourite artists and give them best of new and different genres of artists for all music lovers to enjoy.”

Sudhanshu Arora, Marketing Manager, Ray-Ban Sun Optics India Ltd. says, “Ray-Ban has always had a great presence in the music world, beating time in fashion and the music scene. It has aligned itself with the music industry in many ways and cemented its connection with the rock and roll culture. In its adulation for music lovers, Ray Ban will proudly continue to discover the best in the music fraternity with Ray Ban Vh1 Global Music Xpress.”

Adds Sunil D’Sa, Vice President Marketing, Universal Music India, “We are pleased to be associated with Vh1 once again, this time on yet another exciting Universal Music act in Raghav. We believe in breaking boundaries and a key aspect is bringing in renowned artistes into India and giving our audiences the thrill of a “live” performance. Raghav is extremely popular in India and his brand new album IDENTITY is one of the most anticipated albums of recent times! We are confident that Raghav will once again enthrall audiences across India with his music and energy filled “live” performances making an event like Global Music Xpress a memorable experience.”

Raghav Performance Schedule Rayban Vh1 Global Music Xpress

27th Aug, Thursday  Bangalore  Hard Rock Café
28th Aug, Thursday  Delhi            Hard Rock Café
30th Aug, Sunday     Hyderabad  Bottles n Chimney

After successfully co-hosting the popular wedding reality show, Star Vivah, on Star Plus, lovely Addite Shirwakar has taken a sabbatical. For now, she will take a rain check on sweets and calorie laden food! The lovely lass who seem to have piled on want to pull down and get back to her original lean self. For a much-conscious Addite, her focus now is to shed the ‘excess baggage’ that she has recently put on.

We got in touch with Addite, who said,” Now that I have time on hand I’m watching my diet, and religiously practise yoga. Mohit gives me company during the yoga sessions. I really enjoyed my stint as a host for both Star Paarivar and Star Vivah, and I would love to present more of such shows”.