Category: Press Release

  • ‘Robots’ to premiere on Star Movies this Friday night at 9

    ‘Robots’ to premiere on Star Movies this Friday night at 9

    MUMBAI: This Friday, let the family fun begin!!! Star Movies presents a heart-warming story of an ambitious robot from a small town, which has a gift of inventing things and a hope of moving beyond his quaint surroundings. Tune in to the exclusive premiere of the fun filled animation film “Robots” starring Ewan McGregor, Mel Brooks, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey and Robin Williams this Friday, December 22nd at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

     

    The pixel-happy production company Blue Sky follows its successful feature Ice Age with more animated antics in Robots. Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) is a talented inventor who hopes to make his fortune by moving to Robot City and working among the nuts and bolts of the robotics industry. Rodney fantasizes about building robots for his boyhood hero and master inventor Big Weld (Mel Brooks), but when he meets him, Rodney’s dream threatens to turn rusty.

     

    Big Weld reveals that his company is now being run by the evil Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), a merciless moneymaker who wants to rid the world of the antiquated robots that clutter up the streets of Robot City. This leaves Rodney’s aspirations needing a major oil change, and with little chance of finding work, he feels about as useful as a broken spare part.

     

    So he takes to the streets, where he finds some unlikely salvation in a group of robots lead by Fender (Robin Williams). Fender urges Rodney to help save them from the scrap heap, while Ratchet and his company create threatening new policies on robot reconstruction. The ensuing action leads to a breathtaking set of adventures in the futuristic city.

    A fun, dizzying delight, ROBOTS benefits from the many voices of Robin Williams, who is the perfect comic foil to Ewan McGregor’s central character. The special effects are masterfully handled, and the rendering of Robot City is a true sight to behold. Robots presents fast-paced animated entertainment at its finest.

    So tune in to the exclusive premiere of Robots, this Friday night, December 22nd at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

  • NOKIA announces ‘Star Cast’ for the NOKIA new year’s eve in Mumbai

    MUMBAI: Nokia today announced an exciting line up of celebrity artists who will be performing at Nokia New Year’s Eve – a global music event to be held across 5 countries. As a part of the India celebrations, some of the leading Bollywood actors, music maestros & international artists will come together to perform in Mumbai’s Andheri Sports Complex on December 31, 2006. The artist line up for Nokia New Year’s Eve (NNYE) in Mumbai includes, “The Mozart of Madras”, AR Rahman, heart throb of Indian youth – Priyanka Chopra and dancing sensations of Bollywood, Koena Mitra and Shahid Kapoor.

    Nokia is also bringing the Grammy Award winner Nelly Furtado to India for the first time. Nelly will be performing songs from her latest album ‘Loose’. Canadian band Josh Desi, who remixed her single ‘Powerless’ will also be performing as part of the concert.

    The show in Mumbai that would begin with the performance of AR Rahman will culminate with artists performing to a live audience of over 8-10 thousand people and joining hands for the magic moment – Welcome 2007. The five events together are expected to have a combined attendance of 1.3 million and an anticipated global television and Internet audience of 150 million.

    Some of the other international artists performing in other NNYE destinations include Black Eyed Peas and Scissor Sisters.

    Commenting on bringing world class artists together for the NNYE in Mumbai, Mr. Devinder Kishore, Director Marketing, Nokia India, said, “Nokia New Year’s Eve is a natural extension of our brand promise of ‘Connecting People’. With this event Nokia aims to create an unforgettable experience by hosting the world’s biggest New Year party of 2006 stretching across five party capitals of the world – starting from Hong Kong, followed by Mumbai, to Berlin, Rio de Janeiro and rounding off in New York.”

    Sharing details of his performance, AR Rahman, added “Music has been my passion since childhood and I am extremely delighted to perform at the Nokia New Year’s Eve. I look forward to wishing my fans all across the world a great start 2007 by performing among such an exciting line up of Indian and International artists”

     

    Koena Mitra said “I am very excited to be a part of Nokia’s Global New Year Eve celebrations. I look forward to performing live and celebrating the Nokia New Year’s Eve with my fans.”

     

    Priyanka Chopra said “Music has no boundaries and it is the only bond that connects people instantly. This is the first time I am performing live on New Year’s Eve and it is truly going to be a magnificent experience. I am eager to connect with millions of my fans at this New Years Eve musical extravaganza.”

     

    Shahid Kapoor added, “This Nokia New Year’s Eve concert truly is an event of a global stature. I am very thrilled to be performing among such an exciting line up of Indian and International artists. It indeed is a very exciting way to welcome 2007 and celebrate the New Year with my fans.”

     

    The tickets for the Nokia Year Eve concert in Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai will be priced at Rs 2500, Rs. 1500, and Rs 1200. Tickets are available at all Nokia Priority dealers and Planet M outlets in Mumbai. For further information on Nokia Year’s Eve concert please contact the helpline no 022 -26421211.

    For more information on Nokia New Year Eve, please visit www.nokianewyearseve.com.

     

    About Nokia:

    Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

  • ZEE Studio Best Movie Synopsis

    MUMBAI: THE 13th WARRIOR ,Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 9:00 p.m.Starring: Antonio Banderas and Vlamidir Kulich.

    In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by the Vikings customs– their wanton sexuality, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. And then he learns the horrifying truth: he has been enlisted to combat a terror that slaughters the Vikings and devours their flesh.

     

     

     

    THE 6th DAY,Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 11 pm,Starring: Arnold Schwazenneger.

    A helicopter pilot survives a near-fatal accident and returns to his home – to find that he’s been replaced by an exact duplicate of himself, a clone. When the clone’s creators find out the pilot.

    Schindlers List,Saturday, December 9,2006 at 10.30 pm. “Schindler’s List” is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

    THE BEST MAN,Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 8:30 p.m.Starring: Taye Diggs and Nia Long.

    Harper’s autobiographical novel is almost out, his girlfriend Robin desires commitment, and he’s best man at the wedding of Lance, a pro athlete. He goes to New York early (Robin will come for the wedding) to hang out with Lance and other friends, including Jordan, his former almost-lover, now in media and privy to an advance copy of the book. The men discuss women, never facing their own double standard; Jordan wants to try again with Harper, at least for one night; and Harper fears that Lance will read his book and learn that the bride-to-be slept with him once to avenge Lance’s many affairs. Can Harper mature before Lance kills him, Jordan seduces him, and he loses Robin?

    EDTV,Sunday, December 3, 2006 at 8:00 p.m.,Starring: Mathew McConaughey and Jenna.

    A comedy about a video store clerk Ed (Matthew McConaughey) whose life is thrown into chaos when he agrees to let an executive of a televison studio (Ellen DeGeneres) film him for 24 hours.

    THE TRIAL,Monday, December 4, 2006 at 9:00 p.m.,Starring: Anthony Hopkins and Kyle Maclachlan.

    Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being “arrested,” is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and tries desperately to spare himself from the court’s judgment.

    KATE AND LEOPOID,Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 9:00 p.m.,Starring: Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman.

    Kate and her actor brother live in N.Y. in the 21st Century. Her ex-boy friend, Stuart, lives above her apartment and finds this space near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time. He goes back to the eighteen hundreds and takes pictures of the place. Leopold, a man living in the 1870’s, was puzzled by Stuart’s tiny camera and decides to follow him and they both ended up in this century. Leopold is clueless about his new surroundings. He gets help and insights from Charlie who thinks that Leopold is an actor who is always in character. Leopold is a highly intelligent man and tries his best to learn and even improve the modern conveniences that he encounters.

    HIDALGO,Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 9:00 p.m,Staring- Viggo Mortensen & Omar Sharif.

    Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire–a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian desert–was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy sheik invited an American, Frank T. Hopkins, and his horse to enter the race for the first time. During the course of his career, Hopkins was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the U.S. cavalry–and had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik puts his claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world’s greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders–some of whom are determined to prevent a foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse attempt the impossible.

    INTERMISSION ,Friday, December 8,2006 at 9.00 p.m,Staring- Colin Farrel & Kerry Condon.

    Intermission is an urban love story about people adrift and their convoluted journeys in the search for some kind of love. When the desperately insecure and emotionally inarticulate John (Murphy) breaks up with Deirdre (Macdonald) to ‘give her a little test’ his plan backfires leaving her broken-hearted and him alone and miserable. Through chance and coincidence, their break-up triggers a roller coaster ride of interweaving escapades in the lives of everyone around them. Intermission presents a slice of life, the

    WHEN HARRY MET SALLY,Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 8:30 p.m.,Staring- Meg Ryan & Billy Crystal.

    Harry and Sally meet when she gives him a ride to New York after they both graduate from the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love, but fail, bumping into each other time and time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex. But then.

  • Javed Akhtar to deliver The Subhas Ghosal Foundation Lecture 2006

    Javed Akhtar to deliver The Subhas Ghosal Foundation Lecture 2006

    MUMBAI: Javed Akhtar, frontline lyricist, screenwriter and Urdu poet, will pay tribute to one of the legends of Indian advertising Subhash Ghosal on Tuesday 19 December 2006 . This will be at the annual Memorial Lecture of the SGF at the Hotel Taj President in Mumbai at 7.30 pm. The title of the talk will be ‘The Role of Cinema in Secular India’.

    The event is sponsored by ABP Limited.

    The Subhas Ghosal Foundation was set up to promote the values that Mr. Ghosal stood for in his lifetime.

    Subhas Ghosal spent his whole working career with the Thompson Company but his concern and indeed his presence extended over the entire profession of marketing communication. For more than fifty years, his individual talents, his charisma and his altruistic character influenced the course that the advertising profession took in India.

    One of the several projects undertaken by the Foundation each year is the Subhas Ghosal Foundation Lecture. The Foundation does not restrict its choice of speakers to any one field; but draws on the wisdom of experts in many areas of excellence.

    One such expert, known for both his wit and his wisdom, is Mr. Javed Akhtar.

    Javed Akhtar belongs to a family lineage that can be traced back to seven generations of writers. His own career as a scriptwriter (collaborating with Salim) gave mainstream Hindi cinema a new direction and garnered respect for the written word. Later, when he turned lyricist, Javed wrote some of the best-loved songs in Indian cinema.

    Javed Akhtar makes no secret of his opinions. He has lectured on subjects ranging from Urdu poetry and Hindi cinema to social justice and communal harmony. He has been articulate and passionate in Print and on TV but he is, unarguably, best savoured live.

    This is precisely why The Subhas Ghosal Foundation is delighted that Javed Akhtar will deliver the Foundation Lecture 2006.

  • Singing All The Way Through X’mas A Medley Of Sensational Specials…. only on Star World!

    Mumbai, November 30, 2005- Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas on STAR WORLD this December with a festive feast of musical treats! With a mix of red-hot singers, exhilarating concerts, and heartwarming favorites, there’re definitely reasons to be jolly this year-end!

     

    Showered with Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, Grammy awards, plus numerous gold and platinum albums, Kenny Loggins has touched millions of lives as a world-famous singer and songwriter for the past three decades. Along with his wife, children and celebrity buddies, Kenny Loggins December pays tribute to love, family and the Christmas spirit of sharing on December 12 at 8 p.m.

     

    No Christmas is ever complete without its share of miracles! Celebrities Halle Berry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart and Richard Karn serve as Santa’s helpers by fulfilling the wishes of children and their families, from specially selected letters that were written to Santa and found in the “dead letter” bins at the U.S. Postal Service. Watch out for Christmas Miracles on December 19th at 8 p.m.

     

    Star World brings you a little traditional storytelling with The Man Upstairs on December 24 at 1 a.m. Starring Katherine Hepburn and Ryan O’Neal, this poignant film tells about the unlikely relationship that grows between Victoria – an elegant but lonely recluse, and fast-talking fugitive Moony Polanski, who she finds hiding in her attic one day. But Moony’s checkered past catches up…even as the two celebrate their first real Christmas in a long time.

     

    Laughter is the best medicine and Star World surely recommends it! This December, Star World has lined-up a series of Christmas comedies with non-stop laugh riots. On December 24th, from 3 p.m. onwards watch your favourite comedy shows Scrubs, Everybody Loves Raymond, Just Shoot Me, Growing up Gotti, Still Standing, The Simpsons, Malcom in the Middle and Friends back-to-back!

     

    Get set to end the year on a grand note with the best of music as Star World showcases some soulful musical concerts including Andrea Bochelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky on December 26th at 8 p.m and Michael Buble – Caught in the Act on December 31st at 2 p.m. And if you want to know more about the Beatles then make sure you watch the documentaries John & Yoko: Give Peace a Song on December 28th at 10 p.m. and For the Record – Take That on December 31st at 3 p.m.

    That’ not all, catch the all- new season of Ed on December 6th at 8 p.m. ED is one man’s story of new hopes arising from dead ends. After losing his wife and job as a high-powered New York lawyer in the same day, 30-year old Ed Stevens goes home to Stuckeyville to put his life back together.

    This December, Christmas comes to you on STAR WORLD. Don’t forget to tune in to a delicious holiday feast!

    About Star
    STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 50 television services in eight languages to more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over 20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles, featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee. In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems and wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.com

    For further information please contact:
    In Mumbai
    Zeenat Khan
    Communications Department
    STAR (India) Ltd.
    Tel No. 91-22-56305555

    Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
    Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
    Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
    Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
    Email:sbhavnani@vccpl.com / achada@vccpl.com

  • Zee Muzic anchors to host Promax Awards

    Zee Muzic anchors to host Promax Awards

    – Roshni Chopra & Mayank Anand turn anchors for live show –

     

    New Delhi, July 7, 2006: Zee Muzic anchors Roshni Chopra and Mayank Anand, will host The Annual Promax Awards this year. Roshni hosts Cinemascope on Zee Muzic, while Mayank hosts the popular show Cine Song.

     

     

    Speaking about her excitement on anchoring the Promax awards, Roshni Chopra said, “I am very comfortable with the idea of hosting a show, as I do Cinemascope on Zee Muzic. However, a live show is a different ball game altogether. There is a lot of energy & excitement as it is happening then & there. I am looking forward to the awards.”

     

     

    About Roshni Chopra
    Roshni Chopra began her career as a PR executive for a well known PR firm, but destiny led her to the entertainment field. She was signed on as the anchor for Cinemascope, a daily show on Zee Muzic that takes the viewers through the latest films that are due for release, sprinkled with lots of anecdotes and gossip from Bollywood. Smart, perky, sexy & intelligent, Roshni thrives on meeting people and interacting with them. Today, she is one of the lead actors in ‘Kasamh Se’ on Zee TV and continues being one of the Hottest anchors on Zee Muzic.

     

     

    About Mayank Anand
    Educated in Chicago, in English Writing & Theatre performance, Mayank Anand moved to Mumbai a couple of years ago to pursue a career in acting. Cine Song on Zee Muzic was his first show as an anchor, which gives our viewers the best scenes and songs of their favorite movies in just one hour. He is also a part of the ensemble cast of Bombay Talking on Zee Cafe. He has a natural flair for interviews and to chat up celebrities. Today, he’s one of the most sought after anchors on Zee Muzic.

     

     

    About Zee Muzic
    Newer, brighter, colourful and a brand new look… That’s Zee Muzic! Zee Muzic is a 24-hour music channel from Zee Network. The target audience being SEC ABC, 15-34 yrs, Zee Muzic is on a mission to reinvent itself. The glossier & brighter Zee Muzic in its current form reaches out to Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Fiji, Hong King, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Japan, Maldives, Thailand & Middle East. A separate beam of Zee Muzic is also available in UK & US. With brand new shows and vignettes, the programming aims to carve a separate niche for itself in the arena of music channels. The USP of the channel is its Bollywood content and with some innovative programming and fresh content, the aim is to create a recall value amongst consumers. It promises to get you addicted!

  • Radio City 91.1 FM, is back with Radio’s biggest musical blockbuster ‘Musical -E- Azam’

    MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1 FM brings back radio’s biggest musical extravaganza and the first ever in the history of radio. So all you music aficionados get equipped to get hook on to your radio sets as you ‘just cannot’ miss tuning into Radio City 91.1 FM this December! Radio City 91.1 FM, India’s Leading FM Radio Network is all set to create magic…yet again…as it presents radio’s biggest musical blockbuster…the hugely popular ‘Radio City, Musical-E-Azam- Naya Andaz’ a month long mega musical festival, which gets bigger, better and incomparable.

    ‘Radio City, Musical -E- Azam’ is a 4-week live musical extravaganza, which would hit the Mumbai airwaves on December 11, 2006 and then mesmerize listeners across Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Jaipur. The first week of Radio City, Musical-E-Azam- Naya Andaz will see the following:

    From Monday to Friday, between 8am – 11am, listeners can tune into the morning show Kase Kai Mumbai for the special series of ‘Radio City, Musical -E- Azam’. The Live show will be heard in an all-new format wherein one Celebrity RJ every week will co-host the program along with Radio City’s very own RJ Manish Paul. What’s more! For the first time ever in the history of radio, the celebrity RJ for the week will co-host the show and interview 5 music icons and see them perform ‘live’ on radio, share anecdotes and incidents from their life. Saturdays will see a roundup of the best of Radio City Musical – E – Azam that week. The celebrity RJ will also perform for Radio City listeners during the week.

    Besides taking song requests and chatting with fans that call into Radio City, what sets this program aside is the fact that requests will be sung live by the singers in the studio! Adding to this Radio City 91.1 FM will dedicate the entire day to the star music personality, playing his/her best songs, and engaging listeners with trivia and anecdotes from their personal lives. There will be host of surprises packed in the show for the star singers as well.

    ‘Radio City, Musical -E- Azam’ has a super line up of Celebrity RJ’s – Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan, Roop Kumar Rathod, Javed Akhtar and music superstars – Kunal Ganjawala, Adnan Sami, Daler Meander, Sukhvinder Singh, Gulzar, Zakir Husain, Ghulam Ali, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Eshan & Loy, Kailash Kher, Talat Aziz, Bhupinder, Ranjit Barot, Jagjit Singh, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Lata Mangeshkar, AR Rehman, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy to name a few.

    According to Mr. Rana Barua, Head Marketing, Radio City, “At Radio City 91.1 FM we have always believed that great music, innovation and creativity in our shows is what sets us apart. Since radio is a ‘music entertainment medium’, we have consistently directed our efforts towards creating pioneering innovative programs like Musical-E-Azam, Babbar Sher, Shaam-E-Ghazal, which goes to prove our musical expertise and supreme position. With utmost pride we are happy to announce the all-new ‘Musical-E-Azam – Naya Andaaz’, which is certainly the best property created in the history of Indian FM radio. We are confident that this power packed show will make our listeners groove to great music.”

    So…tune into Radio City 91.1 FM for unheard facts, gossip, experiences, emotional moments and the most awaited of all… live performances, only on ‘ Radio City, Musical-E-Azam’

  • Spice Up Your Wedding, the Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Way

    Spice Up Your Wedding, the Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Way

    MUMBAI: If you have always dreamt of having a wedding ceremony exciting enough to make others turn green with envy, then here’s a sure-shot way to make your marriage the hottest wedding of the year. Radio Mirchi has introduced an exciting new concept “Mirchi Hain Baarati” to make your wedding a one-in-a-million affair. One lucky shaadi, out of 36,000 marriages on December 13, 2006, will be the most sizzling marriage of Delhi, because Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM will be a part of it.

    In preparation for the big day, tune in to 98.3 FM for tips related to makeovers for both bride and the groom. Radio Mirchi will also help you with ideas and suggestions on the décor, flower arrangements, selection of the menu, your trousseau and even on how shake a leg to the recent Bollywood song. All this and more only on Delhi’s hottest radio station Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM.

    On the day of your wedding, the entire Mirchi jocks team will be a part of the Baarat, and will cover the proceedings live on the airwaves through the “Mirchi Mobile Studio” set up at the venue. Besides taking care of every little detail that makes a shaadi special, Radio Mirchi will bring in the spice element by adding that extra dose of entertainment by inviting a celebrity to be a part of the Baarat.

    All you need to do to make this special day an affair to remember is to call 42983983 and give details of the wedding, or SMS VOTE_ your name and address to 8888. Don’t forget to explain why you would want Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM to be a part of your baraat, and as luck may have it, Mirchi will add zing to it and make it the talk of the town.

    Get one step closer to your dreams of wedded bliss and let Radio Mirchi give you, its loyal listeners, a chance to show its gratitude and share your joy.

    About Radio Mirchi:
    Radio Mirchi is India’s largest private radio network and is owned by Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL). ENIL is India’s first pure play radio broadcasting company to be listed. ENIL launched its first radio station in the city of Indore on October 2001. At present Radio Mirchi is operational in 10 cities i.e. Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad and Pune. Radio Mirchi is considered to be the leader in the private FM radio industry and will shortly be operational in twenty-two additional cities.

  • Nach Baliye 2 finale on 18 December

    MUMBAI: After 13 long weeks of perspiration, stress, anxiety, anticipation and a whole lot of naach-gaana, the much-awaited NACH BALIYE 2 Finale is here… the two final Jodis Jodi No.8 – Tina-Hussain, and Jodi No. 2 – Gouri-Yash, gear up for the ‘Elaan-E-Jung’, the ‘Nach Baliye 2 Champions’ title.

    The final competition this year will go live and India ki jantaa will vote to choose their most deserving winner of 2006. Live voting on Star One from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm for the final episode to be aired on Monday 18 December.
     

    The solo round will test their individual dancing skills against each other – Tina Vs Gouri and Hussain Vs Yash. A Jugalbandi will see the 2 couples perform against each other to fight for the Nach Baliye 2 title. The judges have applauded, appreciated and have given their verdict but the fate of these two couples is entirely in the hands of the Indian audience!

    This is not all, nostalgia is in the air too. The finale episode will have the eliminated eight celebrity couples come together to enthrall the audience one last time…and compete for the ‘Dumdaar’…’Majedaar’… and ‘Jodidaar’ category of special awards!

    ‘The special episode will be filled with surprise performances by the esteemed jury as well as the hosts – Sangeeta and Shabbir. Watch the gorgeous Malaika Arora Khan burn the dance floor on ‘Yeh Mera Dil’, while legendary dancer Saroj Khan takes centre stage with ‘Man Saat Saumndar all on the 18 December 2006!

    The fun does not end just here, there would be a special ‘Munna Bhai and Circuit’ act by none other than Shabbir and Rajiv Paul promise to make a ‘maamu’ of all the Jodis.

  • Champions Trophy hockey live on Ten Sports

    Champions Trophy hockey live on Ten Sports

    NChampions Trophy hockey live on Ten Sports

    Six top hockey teams to battle at Terrasa, Spain

     

    MUMBAI, July 21: Ten Sports, the world’s number one sports channel for south Asians, will be the home for live telecast of world-class hockey action when the top six teams in the world clash in the Sahara Champions Trophy.

     

    The premier FIH tournament will be held in Terrassa, Spain from July 22-30, with the top six hockey nations in the world – Australia, Pakistan, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and defending champions Argentina battling it out for top honours.

     

    The Champions Trophy this year assumes added significance considering that the World Cup will be held in Monchengladbach, Germany, in less than six weeks time. Each of the six teams are sure to put up fierce competition in order to get a psychological boost, and the players will give more than their 100 per cent to impress their respective selectors ahead of the World Cup (which will also feature India and will be available live and exclusive in the India, Pakistan and Middle East on Ten Sports).

     

    Ten Sports will cover a majority of matches live and these can also be watched later as highlights, as well as full re-runs. Three round-robin matches will be played every day except for Monday and Wednesday (rest days).

     

    The final will be live, starting from 9:15 pm IST on Sunday, July 30. This will be preceded by the third-fourth place playoff match, the live telecast of which starts at 6:45 pm IST.

     

    Australia will start the tournament as overwhelming favourites. They hold every major trophy in world golf except for the World Cup, and hence this tournament will be of major importance to the Kookaburas. Netherlands will be the other team to watch, especially after their stunning 6-2 win over Australia in the Azlan Shah Trophy final last month.

     

    The Spaniards who like to go one step better than their second-place finish last year, while Pakistan still remains the most beautiful team to watch in world hockey, given their sublime stick skills. Germany has always been strong competitors.

    ABOUT TEN SPORTS: Only launched in April 2002, Taj TV’s Ten Sports is watched by more viewers than any other sports channel in the sub-continent and is available in nearly 50 million cable/ satellite households worldwide. In just a short span of three years, Ten Sports has also become the world’s biggest producers of cricket. The Channel broadcasts cricket from Sharjah, the West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco throughout the Indian sub-continent and Asia, as well as in Europe and the Middle East. Other cricket properties broadcast by Ten Sports in certain territories include internationals from India, the World Cup 2003 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2004.

     

     

    For further information please contact:

     

    Lavanya Iyer
    Ten Sports
    Tel: 022 56623101/6289
    Email: lavanyai@tajtv.com

    Neha Parab / Canta Dadlaney
    ZZEBRA, Mumbai
    Tel: 022 26496712/6713
    Email: neha@zzebra.net/ canta@zzebra.net