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Jul 07 2010

Star Plus TV Serial Behenein Hits Century

Published by Jaish under TV News, TV Serials

Star Plus and Hats Off Productions’ Behenein achieves an enormous feat as it completes 100 episodes this week. Entire Star cast and crew of Behenein got together to commemorate the achievement. The whole team celebrated it with a small party that had cake-cutting.

It was a memorable day for the entire unit since the show has gathered lots of popularity in such a short span of time. Aalesha Khan, Sudeep Sahir, Adaa Khan, Manoj Mishra along with the other cast and crew members cut the cake on their sets at Naigaon. The unit and cast are going through a hectic schedule as of now, but plans to party hard whenever they get time.

The show debuted small screen on 8th February, 2010 on Star Plus and since then the TRPs are rising. Well we wish many more happy days for the entire unit of Behenein….

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Jan 16 2010

Balika Vadhu Bags Best Drama Series Award at Apsara Film and Television Guild Awards

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Balika Vadhu has bagged “The Best Drama Series (Fiction)” award at Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards which was unfolded on 8th Jan, 2010 at Chitrakoot Grounds, Andheri, Mumbai - TV News

On this exhilarating moment Sunjoy Waddhwa, CMD, Sphere Origins Multivision Pvt. Ltd. said “It’s a great honor for us to receive the Apsara Film and Producer’s Guild award which is a platform shared by the talented personalities of our film fraternity. It feels great that people recognize good and honest work which has a social message. I thank Colors who believed in us and carried the show across the country to a wonderful audience who could relate to a different kind of subject. Special thanks to Purnendu Shekhar and his team for writing this fabulous story, our directors Sidharth Sengupta and Pradeep and also to the entire cast and crew of Balika Vadu”.

The Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards is the Guild’s endeavor to honor excellence in cinema and television by the stalwarts of the industry itself. Over the years, the Chevrolet Apsara Awards has acknowledged talent, perseverance, innovation and pure artistry. The night has seen over 30 awards being presented in categories of films and television. The Television industry is represented in the Best Non-Fiction Series, Best Drama Series (Fiction), Best Director - Fiction, Best Actress and Best Actor in a Drama Series.

Set in rural Rajasthan “Balika Vadhu” traces the arduous journey of child bride Anandi from brink of childhood to womanhood. ‘Balika Vadhu’ very sensitively portrays the plight of children who are unwittingly forced into marriage in the name of tradition and have to bear the repercussions for the rest of their lives. Balika Vadhu not only propelled fortunes of the channel, but gave Sphere Origins a firm recognition.

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Dec 11 2009

Roadies Concert flags off MTV Hero Honda Roadies Season 7

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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

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

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!

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Nov 24 2009

The Big Fat Indian Wedding on NDTV Good Times

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From traditional to new age style weddings, luxury to destination to royal weddings… the new season of The Big Fat Indian Wedding has got it all! With weddings in Bali, Goa, Kathmandu, Nairobi, Macau and the likes, tune into the new season as it showcases different styles of weddings in each episode…

In the first episode, join host Seema Rahmani as she attends the royal wedding of Shiv Arjun Singh of Mandawa Group of Hotels and Chandrika Kumari, daughter of Maharaj Vijayvardhan Singh of Vijaynagar. Come to the beautiful landscapes of Mandawa as the prince and princess tie the knot following the traditions and rituals of a Rajasthani and Gujarati wedding in the most scenic and beautiful setting…

For all this and more, tune in to the brand new season of ‘The Big Fat Indian Wedding’ starting November 24, 2009, Tuesday at 8:30 pm with repeat telecast on following Thursday at 5.00 pm only on NDTV Good Times.

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Oct 27 2009

NDTV Profit Announces Winners of Business Leadership Awards 2009

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NDTV Profit announced the winners of the prestigious NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2009 at a special award ceremony held yesterday at Taj Lands End, Mumbai graced by Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. The award now in its 4th year has emerged as the most credible and distinguished platform for the recognition of exceptional business performance and entrepreneurial abilities in India. The award night brought together the best business minds and bureaucrats of the country under one roof, including Kumarmangalm Birla, Sanjeev Aga, Rajiv Dubey, Nandan Nilekani, Tulsi Tanti, Dr. Tarun Das and Harsh Mariwala amongst others.

The winners of the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2009 are:

Categories

Winners

Automobile - Four Wheelers

Tata Motors Ltd

Automobile - Two Wheelers

Hero Honda Ltd

Aviation

Indigo

Banking- Private

Axis Bank

Banking- Public

Bank of India

Consumer Durables

Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Infosys Technologies Ltd

FMCG- Food

Nestle India Ltd.

FMCG- Personal Hygiene

Marico Ltd.

Inclusion and Diversity

Lasersoft

Infrastructure

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Insurance- Life

LIC of India

Insurance- Non-Life

New India Assurance Co.Ltd.

IT- Hardware

Wipro InfoTech Ltd

IT- Software

Wipro Ltd

Logistics

Allcargo Global Logistics Ltd.

Mutual Funds

HDFC Asset Mgmt. Co. Ltd.

Oil & Gas- Public

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)

Oil & Gas- Private

Reliance Industries Limited

Pharmaceuticals

Jubilant Organosys Ltd.

Retail

Pantaloon Retail India Ltd.

Telecom

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Brij Mohanlall, Chairperson, Hero Honda Ltd

Business Thought Leader Of The Year

Dr T N Ninan, Editor-in-Chief, Business Standard

Inspiring Leader in a Crisis Award

O P Bhatt, Chairman, SBI

Hope & Inspiration Award

Nandan M Nilekani

Indian Business Women Leadership Award

Shikha Sharma of Axis Bank, Chanda Kochhar of ICICI Bank and Manisha Girotra of UBS India

Business Leadership Team Award

Team Satyam – Dr. Kiran Karnik, Dr. Tarun Das, Deepak Parekh, TN Manoharan, C Achuthan, SB Mainak

Inaugurating the award ceremony, Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, said, “It’s not only because of the stimulus packages or policy initiatives but because of the spirit of accepting challenges which have made India weather the international financial crisis. I appreciate the sprit of business leaders and the young entrepreneurs, who recognized the gravity of the situation, took courage and faced the challenges.

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