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  • MN+ to premiere ‘Rosewater’ on 19 June

    MN+ to premiere ‘Rosewater’ on 19 June

    MUMBAI: MN+ will premiere Rosewater, one of the most inspirational survival stories of recent times, on 19 June at 1 pm and 9 pm.

    Maziar Bahari, the Iranian- Canadian journalist, narrated his dreadful experience in prison, in his book Then They Came For Me, where he wrote about his life when he was detained in Iran for 4 months in 2009. He was arrested under the suspicion of being an American spy. The movie Rosewater is an adaptation of Maziar Bahari’s book which details all the incidents that took place during his imprisonment. Maziar was always blindfolded and the only way he could recognize his captor was through the distinct smell of rosewater that came from him and hence the name of the film, Rosewater.

    The film marks the debut of the famous host of The Daily Show, John Stewart, who turned director, producer and screenplay writer for this film. The role of Maziar was played by Gael Gercia bernal, Mexican actor who marked his niche in plays and short films; and the titular role of Rosewater (the captor) or Javadi as they call him in the film, was played by Kim Bodnia, an actor known for Nordic Noir films.

    An interesting trivia about the movie is that the actual Maziar Bahari made a cameo appearance in the movie as the man sitting near the camera when his character in the film confesses to his crimes.

  • MN+ to premiere ‘Rosewater’ on 19 June

    MN+ to premiere ‘Rosewater’ on 19 June

    MUMBAI: MN+ will premiere Rosewater, one of the most inspirational survival stories of recent times, on 19 June at 1 pm and 9 pm.

    Maziar Bahari, the Iranian- Canadian journalist, narrated his dreadful experience in prison, in his book Then They Came For Me, where he wrote about his life when he was detained in Iran for 4 months in 2009. He was arrested under the suspicion of being an American spy. The movie Rosewater is an adaptation of Maziar Bahari’s book which details all the incidents that took place during his imprisonment. Maziar was always blindfolded and the only way he could recognize his captor was through the distinct smell of rosewater that came from him and hence the name of the film, Rosewater.

    The film marks the debut of the famous host of The Daily Show, John Stewart, who turned director, producer and screenplay writer for this film. The role of Maziar was played by Gael Gercia bernal, Mexican actor who marked his niche in plays and short films; and the titular role of Rosewater (the captor) or Javadi as they call him in the film, was played by Kim Bodnia, an actor known for Nordic Noir films.

    An interesting trivia about the movie is that the actual Maziar Bahari made a cameo appearance in the movie as the man sitting near the camera when his character in the film confesses to his crimes.

  • ‘Top Gear’ viewing figures decline after 13 years

    ‘Top Gear’ viewing figures decline after 13 years

    MUMBAI: Even after achieving the best critical response, the third episode of Top Gear featuring Chris Evans is yet to see a reflection in its overnight ratings, which fell to 2.4 million, the lowest figure for the BBC2 show for more than a decade. The show was launched two weeks back with 4.3 million viewers before dipping for its second episode last week.

    According to a report, the show’s lowest overnight audience is understood to be the 2.362 million who watched the sixth episode of the second Jeremy Clarkson series on 15 June 2003.

    The rebooted show saw live viewership fall to about 2.4 million U.K. viewers. Out of about 170 episodes to date, just one, from June 2003, drew lower live viewership numbers, reports said.

    New host Evans has suffered bulk of the criticism after taking over from Clarkson.

    The BBC2 show’s Sunday night audience was its lowest for 13 years and only narrowly avoided being the lowest audience for any episode of Top Gear since it was reinvented by Jeremy Clarkson in 2002.

    The show’s ratings are expected to increase when catch-up figures from fans watching online are taken into account but will likely still fall behind the numbers Clarkson and his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May pulled in.

    Evans has stood by Top Gear from a mauling, arguing on his Twitter account recently that “Overnight television viewing figures have never been less relevant but newspapers prefer to live in the past”. The previous week, he responded to critics by quoting overnight figures and writing: “The new Top Gear is a hit. OFFICIALLY. 23% audience share. 12% MORE than the opening episode of the last series. These are the FACTS.”

    The response on Twitter was generally more favourable to the show but it was not enough to turn around its overnight ratings slide.

    It will be interesting to see what does the team put into place to get more viewers from the upcoming episodes.

    The series is the first since previous Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May left after Clarkson was fired for punching producer Oisin Tymon in 2015.

    Reports also suggest that, Clarkson, Hammond and May will present a new car series, The Grand Tour, on Amazon Prime in autumn. The trio have signed a deal with the on-demand channel for three series of 12 hour-long episodes.

  • ‘Top Gear’ viewing figures decline after 13 years

    ‘Top Gear’ viewing figures decline after 13 years

    MUMBAI: Even after achieving the best critical response, the third episode of Top Gear featuring Chris Evans is yet to see a reflection in its overnight ratings, which fell to 2.4 million, the lowest figure for the BBC2 show for more than a decade. The show was launched two weeks back with 4.3 million viewers before dipping for its second episode last week.

    According to a report, the show’s lowest overnight audience is understood to be the 2.362 million who watched the sixth episode of the second Jeremy Clarkson series on 15 June 2003.

    The rebooted show saw live viewership fall to about 2.4 million U.K. viewers. Out of about 170 episodes to date, just one, from June 2003, drew lower live viewership numbers, reports said.

    New host Evans has suffered bulk of the criticism after taking over from Clarkson.

    The BBC2 show’s Sunday night audience was its lowest for 13 years and only narrowly avoided being the lowest audience for any episode of Top Gear since it was reinvented by Jeremy Clarkson in 2002.

    The show’s ratings are expected to increase when catch-up figures from fans watching online are taken into account but will likely still fall behind the numbers Clarkson and his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May pulled in.

    Evans has stood by Top Gear from a mauling, arguing on his Twitter account recently that “Overnight television viewing figures have never been less relevant but newspapers prefer to live in the past”. The previous week, he responded to critics by quoting overnight figures and writing: “The new Top Gear is a hit. OFFICIALLY. 23% audience share. 12% MORE than the opening episode of the last series. These are the FACTS.”

    The response on Twitter was generally more favourable to the show but it was not enough to turn around its overnight ratings slide.

    It will be interesting to see what does the team put into place to get more viewers from the upcoming episodes.

    The series is the first since previous Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May left after Clarkson was fired for punching producer Oisin Tymon in 2015.

    Reports also suggest that, Clarkson, Hammond and May will present a new car series, The Grand Tour, on Amazon Prime in autumn. The trio have signed a deal with the on-demand channel for three series of 12 hour-long episodes.

  • GRB Entertainment announced acquisition of ‘Guide to fabulous’ and ‘Recipe Rehab’

    GRB Entertainment announced acquisition of ‘Guide to fabulous’ and ‘Recipe Rehab’

    MUMBAI: GRB Entertainment has announced deals for two factual make-over series in Canada — Secret Guide to Fabulous and My First Home; and a family-oriented food competition format to Sweden for Recipe Rehab.

    Canada’s Blue Ant Media acquired Secret Guide to Fabulous, from executive producers Kelly Ripa and Mark Conseulos. The series unlocks the mysteries to making life better, from whipping up a last minute gourmet meal to refining personal style, from picking the perfect gift to managing life on social media. Secret Guide provides the code to living a fabulous life.

    Game TV in Canada took two seasons of home-buying series My First Home, produced for TLC, which follows first-time homebuyers through the process of purchasing their first property, where “must-haves” and budgets don’t always meet.

    Sweden’s Elk Production acquired the format Recipe Rehab, from the creator of The Biggest Loser. In a world of fast food and fast living, two chefs are challenged to remake a family’s favourite meal by transforming their calorie-packed delights into tasty and healthy alternatives. The family then judges each meal based on preparation and flavour.

    “GRB is excited to take Recipe Rehab, our new cooking show format, to Sweden where it is sure to be a major hit and help families come together in the kitchen. Additionally, our Canadian partners, Blue Ant Media and Game TV, will find success with exceptional make-over programs My First Home and Secret Guide to Fabulous. GRB continues to evolve in our program offerings and excel in the factual genre,” said GRB Entertainment SVP of International Distribution Michael Lolato

  • GRB Entertainment announced acquisition of ‘Guide to fabulous’ and ‘Recipe Rehab’

    GRB Entertainment announced acquisition of ‘Guide to fabulous’ and ‘Recipe Rehab’

    MUMBAI: GRB Entertainment has announced deals for two factual make-over series in Canada — Secret Guide to Fabulous and My First Home; and a family-oriented food competition format to Sweden for Recipe Rehab.

    Canada’s Blue Ant Media acquired Secret Guide to Fabulous, from executive producers Kelly Ripa and Mark Conseulos. The series unlocks the mysteries to making life better, from whipping up a last minute gourmet meal to refining personal style, from picking the perfect gift to managing life on social media. Secret Guide provides the code to living a fabulous life.

    Game TV in Canada took two seasons of home-buying series My First Home, produced for TLC, which follows first-time homebuyers through the process of purchasing their first property, where “must-haves” and budgets don’t always meet.

    Sweden’s Elk Production acquired the format Recipe Rehab, from the creator of The Biggest Loser. In a world of fast food and fast living, two chefs are challenged to remake a family’s favourite meal by transforming their calorie-packed delights into tasty and healthy alternatives. The family then judges each meal based on preparation and flavour.

    “GRB is excited to take Recipe Rehab, our new cooking show format, to Sweden where it is sure to be a major hit and help families come together in the kitchen. Additionally, our Canadian partners, Blue Ant Media and Game TV, will find success with exceptional make-over programs My First Home and Secret Guide to Fabulous. GRB continues to evolve in our program offerings and excel in the factual genre,” said GRB Entertainment SVP of International Distribution Michael Lolato

  • English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    MUMBAI: A lot of TV series which show the actors sing, lose out on authenticity if the performers are not up to snuff or if there is a mismatch between the singers’ voice and actors’ personality. So, the success mantra of TV shows, especially the ones with music as the essence, lies in casting actors who amaze the viewer’s not just with their spectacular performance onscreen but also with their singing ability.

    Here’s a list of TV series where actors do not just lip sync the songs featured on the show because they can sing in real life too:

     

     

    Empire

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    The American musical drama television series that centers on a hip hop music company has a cast of actual hip hop musicians and actors who can sing. Right from Terence Howard who has produced his own music album to Taraji Henson who has even won an Oscar for one of her songs, the series with its perfect musical cast never fails to fulfill its promise of being a seriously entertaining one. And the best part of the series is that the musical aspect is very reality based where performances come with the organic development of the characters as artists. Empire season 1 and 2 has started airing on  weekdays from 19th May, 2016 at 10pm on Star World and Star World HD          

    Nashville

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    The stars of the American musical drama Nashville sing and not just for the show! The entire cast sings the songs for real and breathes life into lyrics that can keep the audience hooked. While the Stella sisters sang their way to stardom through Nashville, Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are the award winning actresses the show owes its success to.

    Smash

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    The runner up of the fifth season of American Idol, Katherine McPhee gained her fame in Smash, the musical drama which revolves around the creation of a new Broadway musical. And that’s not all; the other character Ivy Lynn who also competes to be Monroe on the show has been played by Megan Kathleen who has gained prominence due to her several roles in Broadway musicals.

    Glee

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    Another musical dramedy which centers its plot on the high school glee club earned its fans primarily because the cast put together performance after performance with great vocals and stellar choreography. In fact, Matthew Morrison was cast after Murphy spent three months observing actors on Broadway. Chris Colfer and Jayma Mays are also singers who have contributed towards the numerous songs which have been a commercial success.

    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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    A show without which the list will definitely be incomplete is the series that has changed the viewers’ perception about musical shows, by featuring two to three songs in each episode to narrate the plot musically is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The backbone of the show is undoubtedly the Golden Globe award winning actress, Rachel Bloom, who is not just a comedian or writer but also a fabulous musician. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been renewed for season 2.

     

  • English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    English entertainment cast who can sing in real life too

    MUMBAI: A lot of TV series which show the actors sing, lose out on authenticity if the performers are not up to snuff or if there is a mismatch between the singers’ voice and actors’ personality. So, the success mantra of TV shows, especially the ones with music as the essence, lies in casting actors who amaze the viewer’s not just with their spectacular performance onscreen but also with their singing ability.

    Here’s a list of TV series where actors do not just lip sync the songs featured on the show because they can sing in real life too:

     

     

    Empire

    public://02.jpg

    The American musical drama television series that centers on a hip hop music company has a cast of actual hip hop musicians and actors who can sing. Right from Terence Howard who has produced his own music album to Taraji Henson who has even won an Oscar for one of her songs, the series with its perfect musical cast never fails to fulfill its promise of being a seriously entertaining one. And the best part of the series is that the musical aspect is very reality based where performances come with the organic development of the characters as artists. Empire season 1 and 2 has started airing on  weekdays from 19th May, 2016 at 10pm on Star World and Star World HD          

    Nashville

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    The stars of the American musical drama Nashville sing and not just for the show! The entire cast sings the songs for real and breathes life into lyrics that can keep the audience hooked. While the Stella sisters sang their way to stardom through Nashville, Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are the award winning actresses the show owes its success to.

    Smash

    public://04_0.jpg

    The runner up of the fifth season of American Idol, Katherine McPhee gained her fame in Smash, the musical drama which revolves around the creation of a new Broadway musical. And that’s not all; the other character Ivy Lynn who also competes to be Monroe on the show has been played by Megan Kathleen who has gained prominence due to her several roles in Broadway musicals.

    Glee

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    Another musical dramedy which centers its plot on the high school glee club earned its fans primarily because the cast put together performance after performance with great vocals and stellar choreography. In fact, Matthew Morrison was cast after Murphy spent three months observing actors on Broadway. Chris Colfer and Jayma Mays are also singers who have contributed towards the numerous songs which have been a commercial success.

    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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    A show without which the list will definitely be incomplete is the series that has changed the viewers’ perception about musical shows, by featuring two to three songs in each episode to narrate the plot musically is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The backbone of the show is undoubtedly the Golden Globe award winning actress, Rachel Bloom, who is not just a comedian or writer but also a fabulous musician. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been renewed for season 2.

     

  • Colors Infinity brings another season English singing talent hunt

    Colors Infinity brings another season English singing talent hunt

    MUMBAI: Looking for the next English singing protégé, COLORS INFINITY returns with India’s first ever home-grown English language singing talent show – The Stage. Season 2 promises to be even bigger and better after the resounding success of its first edition. In the first season, 20 singers were given the opportunity of a lifetime to take the stage and display their talent. But this year, singers across the country will get an opportunity to participate and become a part of this life-changing experience by submitting their video entries on http://www.colorsinfinity.com/thestage/ starting June 10th, 2016.

    With call for entries the second season promises to attract talent from every corner of the country, giving them a platform to exhibit their singing prowess. Shortlisted participants from the online entries will vie in the on-ground auditions to be held in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru for the final spots. Judges Vishal Dadlani, Monica Dogra, Ehsaan Noorani and Devraj Sanyalreunite with host Shibani Dandekar once more in the search of the next singing sensation.

    Passionately talking about the upcoming season of The Stage, Ferzad Palia, EVP, Viacom18 and Head of English and Youth Entertainment, says “India is a goldmine of talent. And we proved it last year with 20 of the best English singing talent competing in the first season of the show. The Stage has done what no one has done before. It has given the unexplored English singing talent in India a unique platform to show their mettle and enthrall the audience with their sheer brilliance. Evaluating the response to the first season of the show, we have broadened the horizon by inviting participation from all over the country through our online platform and on-ground auditions. Season Two of The Stage promises to be grander not only in terms of participation but also the quality of the talent that we anticipate to grace the show. We can’t wait for the euphoria to begin.”

    Produced by SOL, a stalwart in the field of non-fiction content, the show promises to give viewers a different take on the music scene in India.

    On the new format, SOL producer Fazila Allana says, “With the first season we introduced India to some amazing English music talent that was undiscovered. Now, this year, with the second edition, we are taking it up a notch with open auditions and are eagerly awaiting the flood of talent that will surely greet us.”

    The Stage has been a revolutionary step towards bringing English singing talent in India to the forefront. The show has today brought alive an all new platform for showcasing talent, emerging as a new horizon for English music. Season 2 promises to elate the music scene and showcase some riveting talent in India. Coming soon to your screens, is the high decibel English music game changer, “The Stage 2”, only on COLORS INFINITY.

  • Colors Infinity brings another season English singing talent hunt

    Colors Infinity brings another season English singing talent hunt

    MUMBAI: Looking for the next English singing protégé, COLORS INFINITY returns with India’s first ever home-grown English language singing talent show – The Stage. Season 2 promises to be even bigger and better after the resounding success of its first edition. In the first season, 20 singers were given the opportunity of a lifetime to take the stage and display their talent. But this year, singers across the country will get an opportunity to participate and become a part of this life-changing experience by submitting their video entries on http://www.colorsinfinity.com/thestage/ starting June 10th, 2016.

    With call for entries the second season promises to attract talent from every corner of the country, giving them a platform to exhibit their singing prowess. Shortlisted participants from the online entries will vie in the on-ground auditions to be held in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru for the final spots. Judges Vishal Dadlani, Monica Dogra, Ehsaan Noorani and Devraj Sanyalreunite with host Shibani Dandekar once more in the search of the next singing sensation.

    Passionately talking about the upcoming season of The Stage, Ferzad Palia, EVP, Viacom18 and Head of English and Youth Entertainment, says “India is a goldmine of talent. And we proved it last year with 20 of the best English singing talent competing in the first season of the show. The Stage has done what no one has done before. It has given the unexplored English singing talent in India a unique platform to show their mettle and enthrall the audience with their sheer brilliance. Evaluating the response to the first season of the show, we have broadened the horizon by inviting participation from all over the country through our online platform and on-ground auditions. Season Two of The Stage promises to be grander not only in terms of participation but also the quality of the talent that we anticipate to grace the show. We can’t wait for the euphoria to begin.”

    Produced by SOL, a stalwart in the field of non-fiction content, the show promises to give viewers a different take on the music scene in India.

    On the new format, SOL producer Fazila Allana says, “With the first season we introduced India to some amazing English music talent that was undiscovered. Now, this year, with the second edition, we are taking it up a notch with open auditions and are eagerly awaiting the flood of talent that will surely greet us.”

    The Stage has been a revolutionary step towards bringing English singing talent in India to the forefront. The show has today brought alive an all new platform for showcasing talent, emerging as a new horizon for English music. Season 2 promises to elate the music scene and showcase some riveting talent in India. Coming soon to your screens, is the high decibel English music game changer, “The Stage 2”, only on COLORS INFINITY.