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  • COMEDY CENTRAL Pranks Viewers On April Fool’s With Ek Desi Surprise Of F.R.I.E.N.D.S

    COMEDY CENTRAL Pranks Viewers On April Fool’s With Ek Desi Surprise Of F.R.I.E.N.D.S

    MUMBAI: Prepare to LOL, LMAO, LMFAO, ROFL and even ROFLMAO, as COMEDY CENTRAL celebrates April Fool’s Day with the best of F.R.I.E.N.D.S in a way never seen before. Crafting an insane laughter riot, starting 6am, COMEDY CENTRAL airs the world’s highest-rated sitcom in a new avatar, with one character in every episode speaking in the conspicuous voice of a prominent Bollywood personality, that too in Hindi.

    Commenting on the quirky direction of the channel’s special-programming, Hashim Dsouza – Head of Programming, English Entertainment, Viacom18, said “Comedy Central has been the home of F.R.I.E.N.D.S and we’ve continually presented this iconic show through fresh and innovative programming that week-on-week keeps it at the pinnacle of most-watched shows in English entertainment. Delving deep into the spirit of April Fools, we’re giving viewers a unique and bizarre version of their favorite sitcom, ensuring they enjoy this ultimate prank-day. For the longest time, Indian fans could only imagine and hope for a Desi F.R.I.E.N.D.S, but now that wait is over as we give them a glimpse to a whacky Hindi-speaking avatar of the show.”

    So, buckle up and binge on this wild marathon as Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler and Joey find their voice with much gusto from some of the most iconic stars of Bollywood including Sonam Kapoor, Kajol, Kangana, Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in this string of rib-tickling episodes.

  • The Smurfs to dance to the tune of India’s viral sensation Adhi and Indian Idol Junior competitors

    The Smurfs to dance to the tune of India’s viral sensation Adhi and Indian Idol Junior competitors

    NEW DELHI: Nine young participants in Sony TV’s Indian Idol Junior singing talent hunt, aged between eight and fifteen, have rendered an Indian song called “Na Na Na (Nice vs Naughty)” in the dubbed Hindi version of Sony Pictures’ Smurfs 2, being released on 2 August.

     

    To be released by Sony Music, the song features Chennai-based viral sensation Adhi of HipHop Tamizha (pronounced “Tamila”) whose hit “Club le Mabbu le” has garnered over 2.1 million views on YouTube.

     

    They join an illustrious group of top international artistes. The film’s international soundtrack features Britney Spears’ hit “Ooh La La”. Other major international artistes that have shown some Smurf love include Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Smurfy” (a remake of their classic “I’m Too Sexy”) and LMFAO’s “I’m Vexy and I Know It” (remake of their super-hit “I’m Sexy and I Know It”).

     

    Sony Music will make the song available across all digital platforms. The film itself is being released in 3D in both Hindi and English.

     

    In this sequel to Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world’s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her.

     

    The film is directed by Raja Gosnell and produced by Jordan Kerner. The screenplay is by J. David Stem and David N. Weiss and Jay Scherick and David Ronn and Karey Kirkpatrick with a story by J. David Stem and David N. Weiss and Jay Scherick and David Ronn, and is based on the Characters and Works of Peyo.

     

    The story of the Smurfs started in 1958 with the creation of comic books which were later brought to both the big and small screen. Over the years, the little blue characters haven’t just limited themselves to the page and the screen. They have inspired records and CDs that have sold millions of copies, entire collections of figurines and toys, and many more products. In all, more than 3,000 derived products have been produced and leading brands and companies have spread their messages worldwide with the help of the Smurfs.

  • Vh1 in marketing push for Grammy Awards

    MUMBAI: Vh1 is airing the Grammy Awards which is the biggest awards show for the US music industry on 11 February live at 6:30 am with a prime time repeat at 9 pm.

    Nescafe is the sponsor and the broadcaster is doing marketing activities for the event. Night club, Hard Rock Café has tied up with Vh1 for promoting the Grammy Awards at their outlets across the country. In addition to this, Hard Rock Café will also be hosting ‘Grammy Special Weekend‘ wherein the club will rock with the music of all the Grammy nominees.

    However, the fun does not end here. The HRC crew will groove to the tune of LMFAO‘s famous track ‘I‘m Sexy and I Know It‘.

    Vh1 India is also undertaking various contests to give their fans a chance to be part of the Grammy‘s mania. In addition to the Ticket 2 Ride Contest, which was announced sometime back, where the winners get a chance to visit Los Angeles and witness the awards live, Vh1 is also organizing many other contests through their partner outlets like TGIF, Crossword and Juice who will be giving special Vh1 meal, book and gift vouchers to the lucky winners of the contests in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The winners can enjoy an exciting Vh1 look or a platter free with these vouchers. The contests will be promoted by Vh1 on-air as well as on their Facebook Page www.vh1india.com/grammycontest

    The Grammy Awards will be hosted by two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J. Also burning the stage with performances will be pop stars like Black Keys, Fun, Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift amongst others.