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  • A Kidzee School near you

    Zee Interactive Learning Systems Ltd. (ZILS), the education arm of Zee Network, Asia’s undisputed leader in pre-school education with Kidzee, has grown to a network of 400+ schools across India and abroad in a short span of 36 months. Kidzee employs the concept of ‘learning by playing’. The personalized tender care in a Kidzee school stimulates the budding mind to understand and handle day-to-day situations.

     

    The renowned Indian Film actor Anil Kapoor on 5 June inaugurated the new Kidzee School, in Walkeshwar, Mumbai.

    Anil Kapoor addressed the media and appreciated ZILS for its efforts in providing quality education in the pre school segment. Zee Interactive Learning Systems AVP Prem Jain, gave a keynote address on behalf of ZILS, “Kidzee provides, comprehensive age appropriate learner centric programme at par with international standards, it ensures holistic development enabling the child to face the challenges of the modern world.”

  • Celebrate the good times at the ‘Watches And More Fest 2006’…

    MUMBAI: The Fashion Accessories Lounge of Egana India Pvt. Ltd. this festive season has announced their annual Watches And More Fest (WAM Fest) with exciting offers on brands like Esprit Time, Cerruti 1881, Pierre Cardin Swiss, Mexx Time etc.

    The WAM Fest is across all WAM outlets in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. Every customer gets an opportunity to choose from a plethora of lifestyle and premium watches and jewellery brands.

    The Fest commences December 20, 2006 through till January 20, 2007. Consumers can walk into any WAM store across India and spoil themselves. So, what you waiting for, its time to loose control!!! This festive season the WAM Fest brings offers as listed below:

    Lifestyle Brands

    Esprit Timewear

    Buy any Esprit Timewear and get the second one at 50% discount.

    Pierre Cardin Swiss

    Buy Pierre Cardin swiss and get Watches & More Gift Voucher worth Rs. 1000 absolutely free.

    Mexx Timewear

    Buy any Mexx Time and get the second one free.

    Carrera

    Buy Carrera and get Carrera Sling Bag & Carrera Belt worth Rs. 2000 absolutely free.

    Puma

    Buy Puma Time and get the Puma World Cup watch absolutely free.

    Allen Solly

    Buy any Allen Solly Time and get the second Allen Solly Watch free.

    Premium Timewear Brand

    Buy Cerruti 1881 and get WAM vouchers worth Rs. 2500 absolutely free.

    Fashion Jewellery Bands

    Buy above Rs. 1000 from Esprit Jewel, Mexx Jewel, Carrera Jewel, Rose By Beevee, Pierre Cardin & Tanya Rossi and get surprising gifts from Esprit absolutely free.

  • Amrita TV had an eventful May 2006

    Amrita TV had an eventful May 2006

    The second issue of Amrita TV’s monthly e-bulletin, Amrita TV Glimpses, May ’06, encapsules a snapshot of major happenings at the channel:

    1. Amrita TV on Dish TV Platform: To cater to the growing demands of viewers nationwide, Amrita TV has partnered with Dish TV, India’s first Direct to Home entertainment service, to make Amrita TV’s programmes available more widely across the country. Amrita TV is available on Dish TV Channel number 933.

    2. Super Star Screen Test : Amrita TV is launching “Super Star”, a mega talent hunt to showcase the best Malayalam music performer in the 15-28 age group. Nearly 3500 participants from Kerala and outside the State registered for the screen tests conducted by renowned music celebrities at Hotel Taj, Kochi/Kozhikode and Hotel Mascot. Branded the Brooke Bond Super Star, this 90-episode reality show which has been shot in specially erected sets and in locales like The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach will be telecast from June 12 (8.30 pm).

    3. Amrita TV Wins 15 Kerala State TV Awards: Amrita TV bagged 15 of the 29 Kerala State Awards for excellence in television–perhaps the highest number by a one-year old channel.Some of the Awards are –Best Telefilm, 2nd Best Telefilm, Best Script, Best Story, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Photography, Best Editing, Best Music Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Compere, Best Commentator.

    4. Live Election Coverage in 140 Constituencies: Amrita TV’s multi-location live coverage, reporting and analysis of Kerala elections, especially on the day of the results, won accolades for its professionalism and finesse, and was rated at par with the best news channels in the country. From April’06, Amrita TV has been on the election trail covering the Kerala elections in 140 constituencies with OB van/ news team traversing all the districts of Kerala, to capture the voice of the people — alongwith hard-hitting exclusive features with political leaders, analysts and experts.

    5. World Cup Coverage : On the eve of the World Cup, Amrita TV is running a Fifa segment in its News bulletins highlighting various perspectives of the World Cup with profile of teams, star players, goal of the day, predictions, snippets, sidelights, et al. A ready reckoner leaflet indicating the complete World Cup Matches Schedule was printed and distributed across the country by Amrita TV.

    6. National Brands on Amrita TV : Besides Kerala companies and government institutions who patronise Amrita TV, leading national and global brands are advertising on Amrita TV, e.g. IOC, BSNL, Bru, Brookebond, Annapurna, Parachute, Kissan, Rexona, Hamam, Lux, Sunlight, Lifebuoy, Surf Excel, Pepsodent, Hewlett-Packard, Smyle, Moods, Charagh Din etc.

  • Tune in to the exclusive premiere of ‘Dungeons and Dragons – 2’ this Friday night at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies

    Tune in to the exclusive premiere of ‘Dungeons and Dragons – 2’ this Friday night at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies

    MUMBAI: Viewers are invited to return to Izmer once again in this sequel to the popular Dungeons & Dragons film. Fantastical adventures unravel, as five intrepid Izmer residents have to prove their worth, while constantly facing deadly threats such as giant dragons and other gruesome creatures.

     

    The five characters at the center of the film must prove both their mental and physical agility to defeat the encroaching foes as the movie progresses. Starring Mark Dymond, Clemency Burton-Hill and Bruce Payne make sure you tune-in to the exclusive premiere of Dungeons and Dragons – 2 this Friday, December 15th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

     

    Based on the phenomenally successful role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons 2 takes you deeper into the dark and fantastical world of this epic. When the evil sorcerer Damodar braves a perilous whirlwind vortex to steal the elemental black orb he declares a sinister plan of vengeance against the kingdom of Ismir.

     

    Berek, a decorated warrior, and Melora, an amateur sorceress join four heroes representing Intelligence, Wisdom, Honor and Strength to battle against Damodar’s growing army of gruesome creatures, flying harpies and an ice dragon to reach a vault room holding the orb. Together, they build their own army to retrieve the orb using elemental forces to defeat Damodar before he summons the sleeping black dragon whose omnipotent evil powers could lay waste to the entire kingdom.

     

    Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Gerry Lively. It is a straight-to-TV sequel to the 2000 film Dungeons & Dragons, which in turn was based on the popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. The only returning actor is Bruce Payne reprising his role as the evil Damodar.

    So don’t forget to tune in to the exclusive premiere of Dungeons and Dragons – 2, this Friday, December 15th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

  • Mothers Special on Boogie Woogie

    MUMBAI: Exchanging aprons for dancing shoes these mothers have done women proud. Stepping out of the comfort zone of their homes these mothers joined the Boogie Woogie All India Mother’s Dance Championship a month back.

     

    And what a journey it has been for these mothers and the viewers too. Heart-breaking eliminations over, these brave hearts have now reached the final round and all set to put their best foot forward to win the coveted title of “All India Boogie Woogie Mother’s Dance Champion”.

    The countdown has begun. The pressure is mounting. The winner of the title will walk away with the prize money of Rs. Four lakh in her kitty while the runner up bags a cool one lakh! The other two contestants don’t go empty handed — they go home with Rs. 25000 too!

    The last four super moms will set the stage on fire with their electrifying numbers. Don’t miss the finals of this very special episode of Boogie Woogie these moms teach you how to have your cake and eat it too!

    Stay tuned to Boogie Woogie on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 8 p.m only on Sony Entertainment Television.

  • HBO new year eve special on 31 December

    HBO new year eve special on 31 December

    MUMBAI: Max (Jamie Foxx, Ray) has lived the mundane life of a cab driver for 12 years. The faces have come and gone from his rearview mirror, people and places he’s long since forgotten…until tonight. Vincent (Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible III) is a contract killer. Tonight, Vincent arrives in L.A. and five bodies are supposed to fall, including District Attorney Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith, The Matrix Revolutions). Circumstances cause Vincent to hijack Max’s taxicab, and Max becomes collateral – an expendable person in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    Through the night, Vincent forces Max to drive him to each assigned destination. And as the authorities race to intercept them, Max and Vincent’s survival becomes dependent on each other in ways neither would have imagined.

    Watch Collateral starring Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith on Sunday, December 31, 2006 8.00 pm onwards.

     

    Our friendly neighborhood Spider-man is back in this sequel to the 2002 action blockbuster. It’s been 2 years since Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire, Seabiscuit) was bitten by a radioactive spider and he’s having a rough time. His public life as the superhero Spiderman is having a devastating impact on his private life.

     

    And just when things couldn’t get any worse, the love of his life Mary-Jane (Kirsten Dunst, Elizabethtown, Wimbeldon) gets engaged to somebody else. Things are so bad he declares that he’s quitting, and never putting on the suit again. However, his sense of duty forces him to resume his heroics when the brilliant scientist Dr. Otto Octavius is deformed in an accident and becomes Dr. Octopus. With four metal tentacles sticking out of his back, he’ll be more than a handful for everyone’s favourite webslinger.

     

    Watch Spiderman 2 starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina on Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:45 pm onwards.

  • Bruce Willis starrer ‘Hostage’ this Friday at 9 pm only on Star Movies

    Bruce Willis starrer ‘Hostage’ this Friday at 9 pm only on Star Movies

    Mumbai, June 28, 2006: Have you ever been faced with a situation when you had to make a tough decision? Well, it doesn’t get tougher than this! Imagine being given a choice between saving a family you don’t even know and saving your own family! Watch what Bruce Willis does, when given such a choice, in the exclusive premiere of Hostage, this Friday, June 30th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

    In this well-made thriller, Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a hostage negotiator who leaves Los Angeles to become police chief of upscale suburb Bristo Camino. He is haunted by his failure to save a child from a suicidal madman, but the ghosts of Tally’s previous field come back to haunt him when two brothers and their mysterious traveling companion Mars Krupchek take a suburbanite family hostage after a failed robbery. Unbeknownst to the gunmen, their hostage is actually a numbers runner for West Coast kingpin Sonny Benza, and the house contains evidence that put him away. Facing heat from associates in New York, Benza kidnaps Tally’s wife and daughter and blackmails him into procuring the incriminating evidence. But the situation escalates even further when Tally discovers that Mars is a serial killer who is eyeing the hostages, and possibly his accomplices, to be his next victims.

     

    Florent Siri’s efficient direction keeps the action flowing in unexpected directions while allowing for plenty of interesting procedural details and sly bits of humor. The score is ominous and the performances are strong, with Ben Foster memorably creepy and Willis excellent as the frightened hero. This well-made thriller grossed US$ 34,617,915 at the worldwide box office.

    So don’t forget to tune in to the exclusive premiere of the adrenaline-packed action movie, Hostage, on Friday, June 30th at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.

    About Star
    STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts over 50 television services in nine 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, direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. www.startv.com

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  • Mirchi Sunnewale…. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

    Mirchi Sunnewale…. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

    The countdown begins for all our Mirchi listeners! Radio Mirchi, the exclusive radio partner to Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is here with lots of music, masti and magical moments from June to August.

     

    Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is a Dharma Production film starring Amitabh Bacchhan, Abhishek Bacchhan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta. The music is composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Javed Akhtar is the lyricist.

     

    To begin with, Mirchi will be celebrating Karan Johar Festival for a period of 2 weeks starting June 5, 2006. During the first week, Mirchi will talk about all the blockbuster movies Karan Johar has given in the past, anecdotes, various incidents in the making of these movies and their songs.

     

    And for those who are eagerly waiting for the music of the film, the Mirchi Music Premiere of Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is slated for June 19,2006. Karan Johar, Javed Akhtar, Shankar Ehsaan Loy will go on air especially to launch the music for their listeners and interact with them.

     

    Hey party animals, Radio Mirchi will be organising a party for their listeners. All one has to do is pick up your phone, call up Mirchi on 40983983 and guess “Where is the Party going on?” Listeners who guess the right venue get a chance to party with Karan Johar. Hurray!!

     

    Come August, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is due to release and is Mirchi Movie of the Month. Radio Mirchi will shower its listeners with star interviews in connection with the movie, great songs, lots of prizes on the daily contests… making it a win-win situation for all!

     

    So, Tune in to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM from June to August and catch the Karan Johar Festival, Mirchi Music Premiere, ‘Where is the party’ contest, Mirchi Blockbuster Budhwar and win lots of prizes. Isiliye….Mirchi Sunnewale…Always Khush!!!

    About Radio Mirchi:
    Radio Mirchi is India’s largest private radio network and is owned by Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL), India’s first pure play radio broadcasting company to be listed. ENIL launched its first radio station in the city of Indore in October 2001. At present Radio Mirchi is operational in 10 cities i.e. Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), 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.

     

    For Further Information Please Contact:

    Radha Vishwanath / Pooja Notiyal
    PR Pundit
    Mob: 9819327782 / 9892155249

  • ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ starts 17 Dec on Star Movies

    ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ starts 17 Dec on Star Movies

    MUMBAI: Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Star Wars franchise (1977-2007) with STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA this December.

    Starting 17 December, witness saber action for six spectacular weeks with all the six titles in the US$ 3.5 billion franchise, including the premiere of Star Wars Episode III- Revenge of the Sith, airing in sequence for the first time on Indian television. So fasten your seat belts and get set for an adventure as Star Movies takes you on a journey to a far away galaxy, every Sunday night at 9 pm.

     

     

     

     

    Star Wars is a science fantasy saga and fictional galaxy created by writer / producer / director George Lucas during the 1970’s.

     

    The saga began with the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), which was released on May 25 1977, by 20th Century Fox.

     

    The film became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon – spawning five more feature films, three spin-off films, five television series and an extensive collection of licensed books, comics, video games, action figures, trading cards, card games, and other products – all of which are set within a fictional galaxy far, far away.

     

    The all time US box office has all the six Star Wars blockbusters in its top 25, with each film earning over US$ 500 million worldwide. George Lucas’ franchise has also been a mainstay at the Academy Awards, honored with three special achievement awards and winning seven Oscars.

     

    The Star Wars saga has had a significant impact on modern global pop culture. Science fiction since Star Wars, particularly in film, has often been influenced by and compared to Star Wars. References to the main characters and themes of Star Wars are casually made in Western society with the well-qualified assumption that others will understand the reference.

    George Lucas is also famous for using the best possible cameras and technology in his movies. Many say that the visual and virtual effects that take over today’s movies would have never been created if not for Lucas’ revolutionising of the movie industry with Star Wars.

  • Filmy Short Film festival receives 150 entries as of 19 June

    Filmy Short Film festival receives 150 entries as of 19 June

    MUMBAI: Sahara One Network’s Hindi movie channel Filmy has got over 150 entries from across India for its recently-announced Short Film Festival. The last date of submitting entries is 15 July.

    Filmy’s Short Films on Filmy is a platform for India’s best & brightest short-film makers to showcase their talent.

    Filmy has invited entries from writers, producers, directors, cinematographers and animators, among others. All genres including dramas, documentaries, live action and animated stories, with themes ranging from humour and horror to science fiction and reality are invited, says an official release. 

    Shortlisted films would then be aired on the channel and viewers will be called upon to vote for their favourite film. Also, the ‘Audience Favourite’ film and filmmaker will be profiled on Filmy, the release adds.The channel has roped in prominent Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar as the jury head for the initiative. 

    “I am glad to be associated with Short Films on Filmy — sometimes I look back and wish that such a platform was available in my early years! Through this contest, Filmy has given a great opportunity to independent and amateur filmmakers to exhibit their talent to a nationwide audience. I hope that this Festival throws up fresh talent for Bollywood,” says Madhur Bhandarkar.

    Sahara One Media And Entertainment Limited CEO Shantonu Aditya says, “We are very excited with Madhur’s involvement! His inputs will be very critical in identifying talent and finally deciding the best short films to be telecast on Filmy.” 

    “Short Films on Filmy has had a very encouraging response in its first year. We’ll continue to bring such pioneering platforms for developing and showcasing emerging filmmaking talent and providing them with a stepping-stone to success,” says Filmy business head Ashutosh..