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Bloomberg UTV, India’s premiere business news channel, unveiled ‘THE PITCH’ – India’s biggest Business Reality Show, at a mega press conference held in a city hotel today. The first of its kind show promising upto Rs. 5 Crore - the highest amount of money on Indian Television - was launched by Ronnie Screwvala, Chief Executive Officer of the UTV Group and renowned Actor Boman Irani who will host the show.

THE PITCH aims to identify, evaluate and encourage potential entrepreneurs who not only have the most deserving business ideas, but also possess the critical skills required to execute those ideas successfully. Following a nationwide call-for-entries, a jury comprising successful entrepreneurs like Vishal Gondal of Indiagames, Alok Kejriwal of Games2win and Satya Narayanan of Career Launcher will shortlist the top 30 business plans and their creators, who could make it to the show. Led by Sasha Mirchandani, the Mumbai Angels – the most respected angel investors in the country - will closely evaluate these 30 aspirants not only on the brilliance of their business pitches, but also on their individual excellence and identify the final 10 aspirants who will appear on THE PITCH.

Ronnie Screwvala and Boman Irani At The Launch of The Pitch

In this quest for excellence, Boman Irani will see the aspirants through the challenges thrown to them by some of India’s most prominent business leaders like Rahul Bajaj, Kishore Biyani, Naina Lal Kidwai, Karan Johar, N Damodaran among others, across diverse industries. Each week on a fresh episode, a business leader will design and assign business tasks to the participants. The tasks will be designed to challenge the aspirants on the most critical skills required to be a successful entrepreneur and by eliminating the weakest performer, narrow down to the most competent and deserving aspirant who goes on to receive the funding for their business from Mumbai Angels.

Speaking at the event Mr. Deepak Lamba – Business Head, Bloomberg UTV said, “Through this show, Bloomberg UTV continues to strengthen its commitment to make a difference to viewers’ lives. We encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship in the country. There is no dearth of ideas but the buck always stops at the funds and through this show we will provide not only the funds but also a direction to the winner and his idea.”

Host of the show and guide to the aspirants, Boman Irani said “I am excited to be a part of this show as I am truly convinced with the philosophy of promoting entrepreneurship. THE PITCH will not only identify the next big idea in India but will also help the winner see the light of day by offering them the funding to make the idea come alive. I am eagerly waiting to learn from these bright young sparks of emerging India and test myself over the challenges set by the stalwarts of India Inc. Maybe, revisit the entrepreneur in myself!”

Serial Entrepreneur and co-founder of Mumbai Angels, Sasha Mirchandani lauded the initiative of the channel. Commenting on what inspired the Mumbai Angels most towards the show, he said, “There are many efforts to identify great business ideas. The critical element of this show is its focus on the acumen and ability of the aspirant. Most great ideas perish for the want of the right execution. The aspirant who makes it to the end is a definite winner.”

THE PITCH is presented by M3M India Ltd. Upcoming young entrepreneur and Director of the company, Pankaj Bansal said, “This show helps us to live up to our credo of giving joy. We are happy to be associated with such a unique initiative that inspires every Indian to become an entrepreneur.”

Pulsar and MTV are back with adventure, thrill and a lot more excitement… to present ‘Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania Reloaded’ – The Himalayan Challenge. With the stunt academy set in the picturesque & tough terrains of Manali, this year the show will be hosted by the super hot Anushkha Manchanda, winner of Fear Factor. Accompanying India’s biggest stunt guru Allan Amin, will also be 4 sizzling hot squad leaders, leading their teams of 3 stunt bikers each. So gear up as India’s first ever stunt biking reality series is all set to burnout your television screens, starting Saturday, 24th July @ 7pm only on MTV - TV News.

Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania Reloaded

Says hostess Anushkha, ‎”I’m super kicked about being a part of such an exciting show. The experiences I’ve had shooting this show along with Allan Amin have been phenomenal. I love adventure and have just started biking… and I’ve learnt some awesome stunts myself. This is going to be a killer season!

Allan Amin who was a part of the first season as well says, “The first season was about contestants testing themselves on their vigor and valor and about getting acquainted to their bikes. In the second season the contestants, now after having mastered the art of stunt biking are all ready to take on the Himalayan Challenge. So get ready for some spine chilling stunts!”

In its 2nd season, MTV presented auditions for Stunt Mania Reloaded, with the Stunt Mania ‘Rockathon’ - India’s first Bike and Rock Festival. After a rigorous selection process, 12 contestants and 4 squad leaders were selected for the ultimate biking face-off! With teams like ‘Black Demon’, ‘Real Pychos’, Silver Psychedelics’ and ‘Fire Dragons’, Stunt Mania Reloaded is all set to take reality television to the next level. Tasks that have been braved by the contestants range from ‘Pulsar Rafting’ where a fast deflating raft carries the squad leader, while the riders need to face land mines and rapids, even to the famous ‘maut ka kua’.

In its 1st season, this heart pounding 8-part series had 12 of India’s most passionate bikers perform stunts on their Pulsars to face–off in true reality TV format and in front of a live audience. Every episode, the rider with the least marks got eliminated and the remaining would go on to compete for the chance to be crowned the Stunt God and a chance to train with the best in the world! With Stunt Mania Reloaded this year, MTV hopes to reinvent and surpass its own excellent brand of reality television programming and once again prove that it’s the only destination for the youth to prove themselves.

So get ready for never seen before drama & thrill, as you get to follow the contestants from the very get go! Catch it all only on Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania Reloaded, premiering on 24th July, Saturday @ 7pm only on MTV!

Vikram Bhatt’s ASA Productions has teamed up with Harbhajan Singh’s Television Production Company TRP (’The Right Picture’) to produce a dance reality show on television. Vikram Bhatt would be producing the dance reality show ‘Dance India Dance’ Season 2 on Zee TV along with Indian bowling ace Harbhajan Singh. Vikram Bhatt, the man behind this colossal abode of ASA Productions, expressed his pleasure on producing the show and his association with the production house TRP.

Vikram Bhatt and Harbhajan Singh

“I am very happy with the new project. Dance India Dance is a great show and since I have worked with Mithun Chakraborty, Geeta Kapur, Remo D’souza and Terrence Lewis earlier, it feels great to be associated with the same people again. Dance India Dance is a great show and co-producing it with Bhajji would be a good experience, Vikram said.

Harbhajan Singh too expressed his contentment on the union. “I am very pleased with this association. The season one of the show was a huge success and we hope the same for the second season too. The participants on the show are too good and they have taken the show to a unique level”.

Africa declares war! Get ready for wildest safari of your life in the only place that can handle the heat Africa as MTV Hero Honda Roadies Season 7 premiers this Sunday, 8th November at 7 pm only on MTV! 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, so hang on tight and brace yourself for the ultimate explosion on television!  ‘MTV Hero Honda Roadies Season 7’ kickstarts in Kolkata with an exciting audition episode filled with all the action, adventure and definitely the drama.

Having received an enormous response with over 1 lakh online registrations in the first week, get ready to watch the selection of the final roadies for the 7th season! Don’t miss out on the uber cool judges, MTV VJ’ Nikhil Chinappa, the ‘Kings of Comedy’ MTV VJ Cyrus Sahukar & Cyrus Broacha [both in an unexpected avatar!] as they take down all six audition cities in the search for the best.

Watch out for group discussions in all six audition cities along with personal interviews in Kolkata where contestants will be pushed to the breaking point. Get ready to witness history as Nikhil redefines terror and Cyrus puts every contestant through an ordeal. Don’t miss out on the serial dater who doesn’t seem to remember how many guys she has dated. Witness a 31 year old who brings in his son and wife to the audition, which definitely did not work to his advantage! To top it all, there is an Ashu look alike, obviously from Haryana and much more!  So tune in to the first enthralling audition episode of MTV Hero Honda Roadies Season 7 this Sunday at 7pm only on MTV!

This October, AXN – India’s hub for the ultimate reality shows and mid rattling adventure, turns up the heat with a lip- smacking New Season of Top Chef.  Set in the windy city of Chicago, the fourth season of this ever popular reality TV series gets 16 hot new chefs to pitch their spatulas against one another as they attempt to rule the kitchen.

In all 15 tastier than ever episodes, Padma Lakshmi – cookbook author, actress and host - returns to oversee her kitchen domain and cheftestants; alongside the watchful eyes of chief judge Tom Colicchio, famed doyen and chef/owner of Craft Restaurants, judge Gail Simmons of Food & Wine Magazine and judge Ted Allen the Emmy-winning cookbook writer and television luminary. Distinguished and revered chefs, the likes and calibre of Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef Art Smith, will appear as guest judges.

Top Chef has brewed viewers’ attention to a steaming point all over America, topping its timebelt across all cable networks with adults and women 18-54. Season 4 of this hit reality series has also become its highest-rated season ever, more than doubling its audience since Season 1 and steadfastly maintaining its lead from premiere to finale.

No doubt such unwavering viewer loyalty is incited from the sheer calibre of the skilled cheftestants, as so aptly put across by Gourmet Magazine, “This show is for real chefs as opposed to pretend chefs.  It’s not that they look good, it’s not that they smile a lot, it’s not that they have cleavage, it’s that they can cook well.” Indeed, each episode of Top Chef puts each cheftestant through the grueling rounds of the ‘Quickfire Challenge’, where their basic culinary abilities are tested and an ‘Elimination Challenge’ where they will be judged based on team or individual effort and where any lapse in culinary judgement might just earn them the risk of…elimination.

To up the ante in what is one of the most stirring seasons so far, new interpersonal dynamics and intriguing challenges come into play in the windy city. For one, the first competing same-sex couple brings a cutting edge to the teeming rivalry and for the first time, the cheftestants are allowed to bring

$200 worth of ingredients, on top of what they can use in the Top Chef Pantry. Elimination Challenges also take on more bite ranging from five-course meals inspired by the fellow team’s favourite movie, creating first courses based on the four elements of Fire, Earth, Water and Air to coming up with a healthy entrée for a family of four on a rock-bottom budget of $10!

This season, expect to watch the mercury rise as the intensity and boiling points come to a clash in this kitchen of talented, ingenious cheftestants who have much at stake - US$100,000 in seed money to kickstart the opening of their dream restaurant decked by the makers of the Glad company of products, a feature spotlight in Food & Wine magazine, a chance to showcase at the annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, a gastronomical dream holiday in the French Alps and of course, the coveted title of Top Chef.

So heat up the ovens and skillets and watch the cheftestants fry, bake, barbecue, blanch, simmer and cook in all delectable manners possible, all in the premiere of Top Chef 4 on October 26 every Monday at 10:00 pm only on AXN!