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  • World Bhangra Concert on Geo TV, Pakistan

    World Bhangra Concert on Geo TV, Pakistan

    Brilliant Entertainment Networks (BEN), India’s biggest concert management agency, recently organized their annual property event –World Bhangra Concert’05’ in Dubai. They now proudly announce the TV rights of the concert being taken by international TV channel – Geo TV for Pakistan and Middle East territory.

    The World Bhangra Concert’05, featured the biggest Punjabi and Indi-pop music icons like Daler Mehndi, Stereo Nation, Sukhbir, Sukhwinder Singh, Baba Sehgal, Anamika, Jassi and Mikka. It is now all set to rock the people of Pakistan and Middle East through their TV sets on the auspicious eve of Eid. On the achievement, said Mr. Raman Raheja, Director, BEN, “As we understand that both Pakistan and Middle East have a huge base of Bhangra music lovers, then what better time to telecast the show, than at the time of Eid, when we celebrate the occasion with music”.

    “We are also in negotiations with Indian TV channels to telecast the show in India soon besides talking to different TV channels across the globe for showing it to the South Asian Community in different countries. This is just one step in our endeavor to reach the Asian community across the globe. In fact we aim to make the Bhangra music reach far and wide to different parts of the world through Special Videos and DVDs of the concert as well.” added Raheja.

    The Future of WORLD BHANGRA CONCERT

    In 2006, the concert will be hosted in Europe. BEN plan to extend the Brand into Music based Television content in the immediate future and with other medias like 3G technologies etc, developing fast, Live concerts and performances will be a key focus for promoting it as content.

    About Brilliant Entertainment Networks:

    Brilliant Entertainment Networks was created in the year 2000 and today it is one of the leading event management companies of India delivering a range of entertainment services to various companies. These services include Corporate Events, Retail Marketing Programs, Rural promotions, Merchandising and Exhibitions.

    Having recently produced some of the biggest concerts that the country has seen, Brilliant Entertainment Networks is today India’s biggest Concert Promoting Agency. Right from World Bhangra Concert in 2004 and 2005, Mission Dosti’04 and Listen-India Tour’05, all the projects have been widely acclaimed across the country.

    Recently they added another feather in their cap by successfully managing the Commonwealth Games Baton Relay for the Government of New Delhi.

  • Tellys honour the best, celebrate the finest!

    Tellys honour the best, celebrate the finest!

    MUMBAI: The best came, saw and conquered.

    Indiantelevision.com’s The MTR Indian Telly Awards held tonight at the Tulip Star in Mumbai had the best of talent from the television industry coming together to celebrate excellence in their respective fields. It was a night when top channel executives rubbed shoulders with prominent advertising and media professionals, glamorous on-screen stars mingled with technical and creative heads who lend sheen and sizzle to the small screen.

    The evening crackled with anticipation, excitement and delight, as several heart-stopping acts interspersed the actual ceremony of presentation of the much-awaited awards.

    Farooque Sheikh presents the CEO of the year award to Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea
    Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea was adjudged CEO of the year and top contenders, Balaji Telefilms and UTV shared the honours for the TV Production House of the Year award. Star Plus walked away with the title of Entertainment Channel of the Year and Aaj Tak was adjudged the News Channel for the year 2002. MTV turned up trumps as the Music Channel of the Year and Zee Cinema, which revamped itself in a slicker, sleeker look last year was adjudged Hindi Movie channel of the Year.

    TV actress Sangeeta Ghosh dances to a Punjabi tune

    Anchored by Smriti Malhotra Irani, Mandira Bedi, Simone Singh, Rakshanda Khan, Shweta Salve and Shweta Kawatra, the glittering, star studded function was interspersed with some dazzling performances by Amrita Arora, Aasma, Sangeeta Ghosh, Sukhbir, Perizaad Zorabian, Shaan and Gracy Singh, who performed for the first time on stage.

    Fierce competition saw the most coveted awards – the best actor in the male and female 

    categories being shared by two contenders each. Shivaji Satam, who plays ACP Pradyuman on Sony’s CID and Aman Verma, who plays Aditya Pratap in Star Plus’ Kehta Hai Dil shared the honours for the Best Actor of the Year (Male), while Saakshi Tanwar, better known as Parvati of Star Plus’ Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Smriti Z Irani, a familiar face as Tulsi of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Thi on Star Plus, were jointly adjudged the Best Actor of the Year (Female). Unfortunately, three of the four stars were not present to receive the awards. Reportedly, Shivaji Satam was out of town, Aman Varma was canvassing for BJP in Delhi and Sakshi Tanwar was busy in a shooting schedule of her serial Devi.

    Star Plus’ Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand walked away with the TV Programme of the Year honours, while the face of Indian television today, Smriti Z Iraani was honoured with the TV personality of the year award. Founder of the ETV empire, Ramoji Rao was felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his immense contribution to the growth of the Indian television industry. The award was handed over to Rao by Indiantelevision.com CEO Anil Wanvari at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad over last weekend.

    The fiercely competitive genre of best continuing TV programme had two joint winners – Sab TV’s hilarious take on office life, Office Office, and Star Plus’ engaging family drama, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Kyunki Saas… also bagged the prestigious daily serial of the year award, while Star Plus’ Sanjivani, the emotional story of doctors in love, and Des Mein…., another Star Plus soap about family values and conflicts, was conferred the honour of the Best Weekly Serial of 2002.

    Farooque Sheikh was adjudged TV anchor of the year for Zee’s Jeena Isika Naam Hai while Prabhu Chawla was conferred the News Anchor of the Year award for his work on Aaj Tak. Pankaj Kapur, who plays Musaddilal in Sab TV’s Office Office got the best TV actor in a comic role (male), and Supriya Pathak as Hansa Parekh on Star Plus’ Khichdi got the best TV actor in a comic role (female) award. While Urvashi Dholakia was adjudged Best TV actor in a negative role as Komolika in Kasautii Zindagi Kay, the award for Best TV actor in a negative role (male) was shared by Mohnish Behl (Sony’s Devi) and Manoj Joshi (Star Plus’ Kehta Hai Dil). Hansika Motwani as Tina of Des Mein bagged the child artiste of the year award.

     

    Ekta Kapoor cheers after announcing Star Plus as the channel of the year

    Sahara Manoranjan’s Kadam won in two categories – the Best TV programme with a social message and Best TV programme (Single Episodic series). Sab TV’s political satire Public Hai Sab Janti Hai won it the Best TV Sitcom/ Comedy Programme of the Year award. Reality Bites- The Petrol Pump Scam won NDTV and Star News the best current affairs programme of the year award, while Storyboard fetched CNBC-TV18 the best business programme of the year award.

    Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa won the Music Programme of the Year award and the NDTV produced Sports Tonight fetched Star News the award for the best sports programme of the year. While Synergy Communications’ Mastermind India for BBC World was honoured with the Game Show of the year award, Optymistix’s Khullja Sim Sim on Star Plus won a special award on behalf of Indiantelevision.com.

    Indiantelevison.com CEO Anil Wanvari with CNBC’s Vandana Malik

    Jasoos Vijay, the BBC World Service Trust produced detective series on Doordarshan’s National channel bagged the Thriller Programme of the Year award, and Taurus Video’s Son Pari for Star Plus was adjudged the Kids’ Programme of the Year. Fireworks Productions’ Achanak – 37 Saal Baad on Sony, the spine chilling tale of a killer who gains immortality via his victims, was declared the Horror Programme of the Year.

    A Miditech creation, Kuch Yaadein Kuch Baatein on Star Gold got the Best Film based Show of the Year award, and NDTV’s Unsung Heroes of Gujarat got Star News the TV Documentary of the Year award.

    NDTV’s Reality Bites – Mental Health got the Non Fiction Programme of the Year award. MTV’s Fully Faltoo won for the Best Comic Shorts of the Year.

    Among the personality awards, veteran poet Naqsh Lyallpuri won the TV Lyricist of the Year for Shikwah on Doordarshan. Shaan for Zee’s Lipstick and Lalit Sen for Star Plus for Kaahin Kissii Roz jointly shared the honours for TV Music Director of the year award. Sukhvinder Singh bagged the Best Title Singer for a TV Show award for Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand while the award for Best Director was shared by Sourabh Narang for Haqeeqat and Aroona Irani for Des Mein…. Haqeeqat fetched Sahara another award for scriptwriter Charudatt Acharya.

    Says Indiantelevision.com and The Indian Telly Awards Founder Anil Wanvari: “The fantastic response from industry clearly shows that The MTR Indian Telly Awards are the the industry’s awards. The Indian Telly Awards are all about celebrating excellence, the best in television today. We at Indiantelevision.com believe we did exactly that in the awards’ third edition.”

    The Indian Telly Awards have MTR Foods as the main title sponsor, while Zandu, Tata Safari and —are the associate sponsors. The MTR Indian Telly Awards also has Hindustan Times as media partner, Radio City as the radio partner, Bright Advertising as the outdoor partner. Spirits are provided by the UB group.

  • [V] to launch Aasma at the ‘Big [V] concert’

    MUMBAI: Time to put on your dancing shoes. Channel [v] has earmarked 11 October, for its music scene for The Big [V] Concert. The concert will mark the debut performance of Aasma, the winners of this the Coke [v] Popstars 2 hunt.
    Scheduled to be held at the MMRDA grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, the concert will feature performances by Indi-rock band Euphoria, bhangra pop singer Sukhbir, [V]’s first star hunt find VIVA, DJ Aqueel and the Khallas man Abbey.
    While the line up seems good enough reason for the audience to swarm, the special flavour show is 13-year old pop sensation Jay Kid and of course the debut performance Aasma, says a company release.


    The music channels has organised ground event around the concert. Channel [V] VJs will be seen at hot spots across the city and alternatively, music lovers can tune-in to Channel [v] and the various FM channels and participate in the contests to win their passes.

  • India Abroad, Rediff to present Bollywood music awards

    India Abroad, Rediff to present Bollywood music awards

    MUMBAI: India Abroad, a newspaper targeted at South Asians in North America and popular portal Rediff.com will be sponsoring the Bollywood Music Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan’s New York Center on 9 November.

    Bollywood, Bhangra and Indi-Pop music Award winners will be announced at this spectacular event where no effort will be spared to make it both different and memorable, an official release says.

    Ron Mann, director of Rediff.com US Sales said: “This is the beginning of a grand tradition with the Bollywood Group which hosts the three largest awards ceremonies annually in America: the Bollywood Awards, Bollywood Music Awards and the Bollywood Fashion Awards. We are deeply cognizant of the fact that South Asians abroad maintain a warm and vibrant link with their homeland through the mediums of movies, music and fashion; India Abroad and Rediff.com are vehicles, which help maintain that link.”

    The stars who have confirmed their participation at the Awards event include: Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam, Kavita Krishnamurthi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Padma Bhushan Yesudas, Shaan, Jassi, Malkit Singh, Sukhbir, Devang Patel, Jazzy B and Shreya Ghosal of “Devdas” fame. Harish Bhimani will host the event.