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Gul Panag will be the first Bollywood actress to be on the jury panel along with other eminent members like Aspi Bathena( editor car/bike india), Siddharth Patankar (NDTV) and Raymond Banajee.

Gul Panag on her Bike

Gul Panag has well known passion for bikes and cars, owns a Royal Enfield, a BMW F650 Funduro, a custom made 4X4 Scorpio and a BMW 520. She is none other than bollywood actress Gul Panag. Gul will be the first bollywood actor to have been invited to be a jury member of the most credible of all Auto industry awards, the NDTV Car & Bike Awards. The award function will be held on January 6th, 2010 where the winners will be honored.

Last year Priyanka Chopra & Saif ali Khan were felicitated as Brand Ambassadors of the year, but till date no prominent Bollywood personality has made it to the list of jury members. - Bollywood News.

Recently Gul was at the jury briefing dinner and judging in Hyderabad where she had the opportunity to test drive all the nominated cars & bikes “I am a motor enthusiast and personally look into the maintenance of my bikes and cars. I keep a complete up-to-date track of all the cars and bikes being launched around the world. In fact most of my male friends take my guidance before purchasing a new car or bike! It was fun to test drive all the nominated cars & bikes at the meet. I have completely enjoyed the process of selecting the ultimate winners. May the best wins” ends Gul.

Next year, on the 6th of January 2010, the best of the cars & bikes will be awarded with the coveted trophies at Hyatt Regency, Delhi to coincide with the Auto Expo 2010.

Agnee, Raghu Dixit Project & Saadhak (winner of Rock On with MTV) perform LIVE. The final 14 Roadies will ride out of the concert.

Saadhak Winners of MTV Rock On

Get ready to witness the final 14 contestant’s of ‘MTV Hero Honda Roadies Season 7’ as they kick start their journey from the 1st ever Roadies concert! As India’s hottest reality series goes on air, VJ Rannvijay has the daunting task of selecting the final 14 roadies from among the shortlisted 24 riders. Get ready for a rocking evening as the ultimate Roadies concert will showcase performances by bands like Agnee, Raghu Dixit Project and MTV’s very own Saadhak – winner of ‘Rock On’.

With a brand new surprise spin on the Roadies Theme as well as the smash hit Splitsvilla Theme Song, Agnee - the new face of Indi-Rock is ready to set the stage on fire. Not to miss, Raghu Dixit Project and their unique style of creating not only music but a dynamic sound and expression, with hits like ‘Mysore se aayi’, ‘Hey Bhagwan’, ‘Har Saans Mein’ and many more. There’s a lot more in store for all those who could not get enough of the hit musical reality series ‘Rock on with MTV’! The winning band Saadhak will be performing a mix of hits. Says VJ Rannvijay Singha, “Ride with Rannvijay gave me the opportunity to spend time with the ‘riders’ and judge each of the aspiring roadies to find out who was really in it for the adventure. Being an ex-roadie and with the show for the past 6 years, it is easy for me to find out who is in to play politics and who is in it to face their fears and brave the adventure. It gives me immense pleasure to reveal the final 14 Roadies and I look forward to the journey ahead in Africa!”

Says Raghu Dixit, “I’m super excited to be performing at the Roadies concert. I am looking forward to all the energy and enthusiasm. It is definitely going to be an awesome experience and a rocking show.” The Agnee duo (Koco and Mohan) add, “It’s an honor to be associated with a show like Roadies. We are looking forward to perform at the Roadie’s concert and we wish the final Roadies best of luck!”

Agnee Band Group

“We would like to thank MTV for the amazing opportunities they have given us to showcase our talent, first on Rock On and now at the Roadies concert. We are really excited about the performance as it will be our first big performance after we won Rock On!” says Nirdosh, the band leader of Saadhak.

For all those who missed the action on ‘Ride with Rannvijay’, now is the time to get updated! The round of auditions chose 24 ‘riders’, beginning with online auditions moving on to group discussions and personal interviews on ground. These ‘riders’ then went on to the next level ‘Ride with Rannvijay’ and performed the toughest tasks from the past 6 seasons. For the first time in Roadies history, 10 riders will be eliminated before the journey kicks off, purely based on their performance. The Roadies concert will now announce the final 14 that have moved from being ‘riders’ to ‘roadies’!

Brace yourselves as the journey of a lifetime is yet to begin, Catch all the action, on December 20th, Sunday at 7 pm on MTV!

Aditya-Lakhia-aka-Kachra-from-Lagaan

Aditya Lakhia, famously known as the ‘Kachra’ from the Bollywood film LAGAAN, gets his first award with his first stint on Indian television in the daily soap named  “Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo” as the character Nanku.

Aditya may not have earned awards in his film career, but he is surely on a very safe ground with a career in the small screen. Aditya has bagged his first television award as the best supporting actor in ITA Awards, also bagged promising newcomer on telly show in Indian Telly Awards.

Now he is awaiting The Gold Awards, to do a Hatrick. We wish him all the best, and congratulate him for his well deserved success!

The Idea MTV VJ Hunt is on… On-ground auditions in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata and Bangalore from 5th December onwards.

The MTV Mad House announced the admissions for its fresh crop of patients. Yes, MTV is looking for a brand new bunch of mad VJs! The Idea MTV VJ Hunt is on, and if you think you have a personality that can keep people glued to their TV sets, here’s your big chance to prove it. MTV is looking VJs who can take MTV beyond Music and beyond Television. Kick-starting the auditions in Mumbai on 5th December, the Mad House hunters will round up the contenders from Chandigarh, Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata and Bangalore on 8th, 11th, 14th, 18th, and 21st December respectively.

MTV VJ Hunt

The best things in life come packaged in MTV! From the queen of oomph VJ Malaika Arora to style gurus Nikhil Chinapa & Anusha, from the mad-house champions Jose, Cyrus Sahukar and the baap of all VJs, Cyrus Broacha, to the uber cool Rannvijay and the emo-goth Bani, from the girl next door Shenaz to the girl you wish you had next door Sophie, from the super talented Ayushmann to the bubbly VJ Rhea… MTV VJs have continued to lead and reflect MTV’s young audience, being youth icons in their own right.

Started way back in 1999, the MTV VJ Hunt has discovered talents including Nikhil Chinappa, Maria Goretti, Mini Mathur, Cyrus Sahukar, Anusha, Ramona and Sophie. And it is time now to hit the road again to add more madness to the MTV Mad House with the Idea MTV VJ Hunt.

The auditions would be held at ‘MTV Studios-Parel’ in Mumbai on 5th December, ‘Punjab Kala Bhavan-Sector 16’ in Chandigarh on 8th December, ‘British Council’ in New Delhi on 11th December, ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri Auditorium’ in Lucknow on 14th December, ‘Bhawanipore College’ in Kolkata on 18th December and ‘St. Joseph’s Indian High School’ in Bengaluru on 21st December.

After going though thousands of profiles in the audition phase, the shortlist would be down to 100 contestants. These shortlisted contestants will be made to do various tasks over 3 weeks on mtvindia.com. Based on their performance, the list would be brought down to 10. The 10 finalists will compete on-air by hosting various MTV shows in the VJ Hunt Week, open to public voting. The Hunt would culminate with a grand on-air finale where the winners of the Idea MTV VJ Hunt 2009 would be announced. If you are cool enough to have that streak of madness, if you are hot enough to display that splash of lunacy, well, the admissions to the MTV Mad House are open already.

Apply now! And have the coolest job in India. Become an MTV VJ! The Idea MTV VJ Hunt is on, are you mad enough to be hunted?

TV stars Shaleen Bhanot and Daljeet Kaur are on Cloud Nine these days. The winners of Nach Baliye 4 are tying the knot next month after having been dating each other for over two years.

Shaleen Bhanot and Daljeet Kaur

We hear from sources that the wedding is being planned on a grand scale & will take place at Shaleen’s hometown, Jabalpur. The couple has planned an entire week of celebrations with a host of pre-wedding functions like a Puja, Mehndi, Sangeet full of nach, gaana & fun and a lot more festivities.  The wedding itself will take place on the 9th December 2009 at Jabalpur which will be attended by family and close friends.

The couple is also planning to host a grand reception in Mumbai for their friends from the industry, followed by another one in Punjab for family members. While the duo is super excited about getting hitched, the two are currently busy wrapping up their professional commitments in Mumbai before leaving for Jabalpur.

Well, we are truly happy for this beautiful couple and wish them martial bliss!