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  • ‘Antakshari’ takes a pause after epic nine-year run

    ‘Antakshari’ takes a pause after epic nine-year run

    MUMBAI: After Amanat, it is the turn of the pioneering Antakshari on Zee to bid au revoir to viewers. The competitive song based show that catapulted Annu Kapoor to fresh heights of popularity since its inception in 1993, aired its 485th and final episode for the current run at 8 pm yesterday.

    As Zee unleashes a slew of new shows, led by the bold Love Marriage, the brutally frank Kittie Party and the bolder still Lipstick slated for release this week, old timers like Antakshari and Amanat are having to make way for the new lot. But Gajendra Singh, the creator of this trendsetter show, asserts that the show will be back in a revamped avatar in the next six months. The same anchor team of Annu Kapoor and Pallavi Joshi will host the show, but the presentation and mode of participation will be drastically different, says Singh.

    Singh, in the meantime, is focusing on another musical show, Yeh Voice Aapki Choice for Zee that will be anchored by singer Shankar Mahadevan and will air in three months’ time. Antakshari wound up the current season with a celebrity guest in the form of former film star Jeetendra who symbolizes the evergreen nature of the Antakshari concept, says Singh.

    The original game show, co-anchored by Kapoor along with a string of successive hostesses that included Durga Jasraj, Renuka Shahane, Shefali, Raajeshwari Sachdeva and Pallavi Joshi, will have Joshi as hostess in the new round too.

  • B4U Music launches India’s first all girl pop band Teer

    B4U Music launches India’s first all girl pop band Teer

    B4U Music and and Sony Music jointly launched an all girl band, ‘Teer’ at Velocity, at Tardeo in south Mumbai on Tuesday night. The four girls represent the changing trends in India’s urban diaspora, according to the channel.

    All the four girls comprising Teer are trained vocalists, some of whom have been performing in the country for the last few years. According to B4U Television Network chief marketing officer Rajnish Lall, Teer is another step towards the channel’s commitment towards promoting upcoming talent. Delhi based Tannishtha, a Hindustani classical singer and stage actor, terms the debut album as a statement about ‘woman power’. Model Petula, dancer Juliet and western classical singer Shefali, all from Mumbai, make up the rest of the band. 

    The selection process of the band involved copious auditions of several young girls across the country, as the channels searched for the right blend of voices, versatile dances and positive attitude, says B4U. The cassettes, CDs and the video of one song were launched at yesterday’s party. The channel plans to come out with more albums and further videos gradually. Well known Farrokh Dhondy has been involved in writing and composing the songs in the debut album of Teer. Each song, according to B4U officials, tells a story to a modern, distinctly new and suggestively Indian beat.