Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just Ekta Kapoor who calls the shots at Balaji Telefilms. Oftentimes it is her trusted lieutenant, deputy creative director Nivedita...
She is a stunner! And that is an honest confession. After witnessing her on -screen avtaar at a staged launch, one wasn't really sure what to...
It all began with a brief affair with journalism. After doing freelance writing on entertainment for E-Times, The Metropolis on Saturday (both no more), Bombay Times,...
Smita Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray’s daughter-in-law, is slowly expanding her footprint on Indian television. Entertainment has been her weakness, rather something which she has...
"I have a fascination for thrillers, but don't forget, I also wrote many episodes of Rajni. Today, I would even love to do a soap. I...
If there is a list drawn up of the hottest young television professionals in India, her name will surely figure in it. Coming from a family...
A lot many things about Sony’s serial Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahi has aroused curiosity among people. One thing that everyone wants to know is Jassi’s real...
C.I.D hasn’t been hogging the limelight with double-digit TVR figures, but its consistent presence week-after-week is an indicator that it has a loyal following even after...
The latest launch to hit the Star Plus’ screen is Hatim. Based on Persian children’s classic Hatim Tai, the fantasy show is being brought to life...
Tony and Deeya Singh have been pulled in from the wilderness (their last well known work was Just Mohabbat and Banegi Apni Baat) by Sony Entertainment...
Not so long ago, Miss Rolling Eyes Annu of Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, Sweta Keswani had told me, "Hansika Motwani literally lights up Des Mein…...
He may be known today as the newest hunk on the block, but Rajeev Khandelwal did not come to Mumbai with dreams of making it big...
When Aditya Singh and brother Abhimanyu started their production house Contiloe Films Private Ltd in 1996, all they had was a vision in mind. For the...
Here’s one actor who is not just ever-enthusiastic to take up myriad roles, but also get into the skin of his character. Yash Tonk. We have...
Star World's Rendezvous with Simi Garewal has climbed the popularity chart so fast for a perfectly good reason. Time after time, the Lady in White Simi...
What does it take to survive in the fleeting world of Indian television? Ask Gajendra Singh, director of Antakshari, Zee TV’s long-running musical game show and...
If she is not slogging away on the sets to shape up her TV serials, she is seeking divine protection and blessings. “I just returned from...
Her week never ends. You will find the Balaji head in her office on Sundays too. “Now that I have a public limited company in television...
Old time cine-goers are all too familiar with the myriad roles Aroona Irani has portrayed in Hindi films – be it the typical vamp, the character...
The Parveen Babi look-alike Deepshikha is on a high right now – enjoying marriage, motherhood (she has a baby nearly three years old) and a career....
Smart, young and handsome. One look at Ravindra Gautam and you wonder why he didn't want to have a tryst with acting. But then, you can't...
It's a pleasant surprise when one sees her for the first time, shorn of the burden of age that dogs her on screen. If Kamalika Guha...
“Hey! Am I happening on television?” she asks, when I call her up to seek an appointment for an interview. I keep mum. Obviously, she is....
From actor to scriptwriter and teacher to CEO of a multifaceted production house, Akash Khurana stands out as a rare example of talent and passion married...
Ronit Roy is riding the crest of the wave right now. An assortment of jobs later, this Ahmedabadi boy had just settled into Bollywood when his...
At 65, she is blazing guns in arguably the most popular serial in the history of Indian television. There is hardly a day when she does...
Late into her teens, she was only known as Jeetendra’s daughter. Today, she has her own identity – as Ekta Kapoor, the creative head of Balaji...
After a eight month hiatus from television, Rupali Ganguly (daughter of veteran filmmaker Anil Ganguly) stormed into our drawing-rooms by replacing Shilpa Kadam in Star Plus’...
She has completed 370 episodes of Balaji’s late-night thriller Kaahin Kissii Roz, yet she considers herself a learner. She is breathtakingly beautiful and vivacious by every...
To say that Rajesh Chaddha, Head of Mumbai operations of B.A.G.Films, is a man of steel would be an understatement. The production house’s game show Hai...
Sangeeta Ghosh aka Pammi of the Star Plus’ Des Mein Nikala Hoga Chand (DMNHC) was an extraordinary student in school. She would top her class and...
Apara Mehta's life tracked on the lines of the life of Paro, the happy-go-lucky daughter-in-law she played in Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka(EMHSK). As in the...
Call Anil V Kumar a ‘self-made man’ or ‘Ekta Kapoor’s man of crisis’. Actually, he is a mixture of both. He’s here for fortune rather than...
His entry into television was purely accidental. He was only 15 years old then. Thereafter, he did many serials but his moment under the sun kept...
We promised you more on her, and here it is… the second part of the interview with the young UTV creative director Monisha Singh. In the...

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