Nadaan Parinde's cast and crew celebrate completion of 100 episodes

Life OK’s Nadaan Parinde, produced by Scaling Heights Productions has recently gotten a new lease of life with the channel deciding to give an extension to the show, rather than ending it. As reported, the show was to shut on 5 September. However, the decision was revoked by the channel.
Now the cast and crew of the show had a whale of a time celebrating the completion of 100 episodes in Chandigarh. All of them assembled on set to cut the cake, and celebrate the moment. And for the Producers Imtiaz Punjabi and Chokkas Bhaardwaj, the moment was indeed very special as their dream of making a realistic show in Chandigarh, far away from the comfort of shooting in Mumbai came true with the first milestone being achieved.
A source from the set said, “The entire cast and crew was seen enjoying the moment. They cut a cake and rejoiced. However, lead actor Nikkhil Chaddha and Co-Producer Chokkas Bhaardwaj’s absence was notable. Nikkhil happened to be on leave, as he had some personal work in Mumbai. Chokkas too could not make it to Chandigarh as he was busy in a project of his in Mumbai.”
When contacted, Nikkhil told us, “Yes, I had some important work in Mumbai, so was on a leave when the team celebrated the completion of 100 episodes. It is a great feeling to have completed 100 episodes, as I take with me a lot of cherished memories.”
Gulki told us, “It is a great feeling, as this show has given me memories of a lifetime. Shooting away from home in Chandigarh, I have made a new home for myself. The story ahead looks very interesting with a lot od spice added.”
We could not get through to Karam Rajpal.
We wish the show all the luck!!

Meet Honey Singh's wife for the first time on Star Plus' India's Raw Star

For all the female fans across the world, here’s a bit of news that will disappoint you! For the first time ever Yo Yo Honey Singh will be introducing his wife Shalini on Star Plus’ India’s Raw Star. The popular mentor was caught in a mix of emotions a day prior to the launch of his album, ‘Desi Kalakaar’. Honey Singh refused to shoot for the show till his better half did not come on the set.
A source says, “Honey was extremely anxious and nervous and did not want to go ahead with the shoot till his wife came on the set. Shalini who was dressed in black appeased the Honey and took him backstage for some time. It was only then, after four good hours that the shoot was resumed. In fact once the shoot started, Yo Yo said that his wife has a very important place in his life and he listens to her no matter what happens.”
“This is not all Honey even promised to focus more on the show now and even do rehearsals with the contestant before the shoot.
Honey Singh was even seen apologizing to everyone for the delay and he also promised that this was the last time and he would never do that again in the future.” Adds the source.
Catch Yo Yo Honey Singh and for the first time his wife on India’s Raw Star this Sunday 31st August at 7pm only on Star Plus!

Shakti Mohan bags 'dancing shoes' for her impressive 'Taandav' act

Shakti Mohan, one of the most consistent performers of Colors’ Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 excelled in the ‘Teen Ka Tadka’ episode along with choreographer Tushar and sister Mukti Mohan. Well, her performance bagged her the dancing shoes this weekend.
Shakti’s impressive ‘Taandav’ act gave her a standing ovation from all the contestants and audience! And the cherry on the cake was the perfect scores from the judges.
Viewers will see the trio in a mesmerizing and beautiful Taandav act wherein they will be showcasing the three roops of Lord Shiv – Bholenath, Nataraj, Bhairav.
Three sheers to Shakti and her team!!

13th Indian Telly Awards: Vote Now-- Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female)

Move away the drama queens, for laughter queens are here to rule.
These female actresses are the entertaining lots and can provide you smiles and laugh. They take away all your stress and give you a great time as you watch them create magic on screen with their performances.
The 13th Indian Telly Awards will celebrate these prowess actresses and here we get you the nomination list of the same category.
Firstly we have Ashita Dhawan as Savri Pratap Paliwal (Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya) who spreads a smile by her act wherever she goes. Added to her silly behaviour is her wicked brain that leads to more laughter. Her brilliant performance has surely made her mark in this show.
The ‘lalli’ is the masses favourite and Bharti Singh (Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali) is one face that is popular around the world. The plump actor can work wonders on stage and her ‘flirty’ acts with every man earn her performance all the more brownie points. She is one comedy actor to look forward.
She surely needs no introduction, for Disha Vakani as Daya Jethalal Gada (Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma) is today a household name. Her unique way of speech and her garba performances has become a trademark today. She has been for a long time entertaining the viewers with her amazing performances.
Although she plays a fiery police officer, Kavita Kaushik as Inspector Chandramukhi Chautala (F.I.R.) has a funny side to her. Her trysts with the criminals and her subordinates have viewers in splits and asking for more.
Shubhangi Gokhale as Mishri Mausi (Lapataganj - Ek Baar Phir) acted as the most experienced woman in the village. But interestingly she had the innocence of a child. Always in the lookout to protect her daughter, her expressions brought a lot many smiles around.
Who do you think deserves to win among them?
Vote for your favourite by clicking on the link below.

13th Indian Telly Awards: Vote Now- Best Ensemble Cast

A multistarrer in Bollywood is rarely puts the much desired spotlight on all actors present in the movie unlike the great Indian serials where everyone from the in-laws, cooks, maids to even watchmen get a pivotal role to play. An ensemble cast has always been the X factor of Hindi serials. Let’s check why the below five made it to the Best Ensemble category in The 13th Indian Telly Awards.
Diya Aur Baati Hum (Star Plus)
When a husband rallied around his wife’s career aspirations much against the wishes of his conservative family, the Indian television audience woke up to a new found social family drama not often seen on small screen. Coming from the coffers of Shashi Sumeet Mittal Productions Pvt. Ltd, this socio-family drama throws spotlights on characters other than the leads played by Deepika Singh and Anas Rashid. The other important characters are Bhabho played by Neelu Vaghela, Meenakshi played by Kanika Maheshwari and Babasa (Ashok Lokhande) form an important fabric of this numero uno Star Plus show.
Balika Vadhu - Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte (Colors)
Spearheaded by Sphere Origins, Balika Vadhu has been one of Colors longest running shows spanning more than five years in duration. The story about child marriage has kept viewers hooked for years now. Though the ensemble cast keeps on changing, those stepping in have always lent credence to the storyline never letting anything go astray. Shashank Vyas, Sargun Mehta, Toral Rasputra and Siddharth Shukla play the lead ably supported by Anup Soni, Smita Bansal and veteran actress Surekha Sikri.
Mahabharat (Star Plus)
Swastik Production helmed Mahabharat garnered great TRPs especially during the time of Draupadi’s disrobing. Given the fact that all Pandavas and Kaurava brothers are important in the storyline, the spotlight never really shifted away from the actors who essayed the important mythological figures. Some of them were Shaheer Sheikh as Arjun, Saurabh Raaj Jain as Krishna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, and Praneet Bhatt playing the wily Shakuni.
Ye Hai Mohabbatein (Star Plus)
Despite the 11 pm slot, Balaji Telefilms has come out with a winner in the form of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein which explores the love story between Tamilian beauty played by Divyanka Tripathi and handsome Punjabi munda essayed by Karan Patel. Given that it’s an interstate love story, the supporting actors including Balaji favourite Anita Hassanandani and Sangram Singh and kid Ruhanika Dhawan too play an important part in this love drama.
So which show according to you has the Best Ensemble?

Vinny Arora always wanted to part of love story

Actress Vinny Arora's wish to be part of a love story has come true with "Yeh Hai Aashiqui".
The “Aathvaan Vachan - Saath Vachano Se Badkar” star is excited about her stint on the show, which airs on Bindass.
“I wanted to be part of a love story for quite some time and when ‘Yeh Hai Aashiqui’ was offered, I could not say no to it.
"Everyone loves to watch love stories and ‘Yeh Hai Aashiqui’ always comes up with new stories that have a proper start and a perfect end to it which makes it worthwhile to watch,” Vinny said in a statement.
In the show, she will be seen as Sachi, who comes from a middle class family, and is looking for means to support her family. She meets Abhijit, played by Abhishek Tiwari, and along the way, not only does she find the perfect job but also the perfect companion.
The episode will be hosted by Ritvik Dhanjani, who will take the viewers through the entire story. It will be aired Friday.

Bless me Ganesha: TV celebs talk about the Lord’s significance in their lives

Lord Ganesha is eternally the God of Lord of beginnings and destroyer of obstacles than intelligence and power. His legends offer lessons in duty, righteousness, kindness and forgiveness.
People gear up with excitement to welcome their bappa home, pray, sing and merry. Lord Ganesha not only blesses all for the limitless affection but also graces positivity and happiness. We gets talking to television celebs asking them what significance Lord Ganesha holds in their lives.
Nia Sharma:
Lord Ganesha is all about bringing in love and happiness. I have not been able to get Ganpati at my place but I love watching the way people get cordoned around the Lord dancing and singing. I look forward to getting Ganpati in the future.
Kritika Kamra:
To be frank, I am not very religious but it’s beautiful to see how Lord Ganesha is a part of every Mumbaikar’s life here. It is amazing the way the festival binds people together and I admire the faith people hold in him. Even while shooting, we need to plan our shoot schedules according to the visarajan and aarti timings.
Ganpati is truly the raja as the world works according to him. In the span of 11 days, I visit friends who bring home Ganpati and I really like being a part of the pooja.
Param Singh:
Well, Ganpati holds a lot of importance in my life. Bappa symbolizes kindness, happiness, love and togetherness and welcoming Ganesha truly brings the feeling alive, year on year. It has been six years that I and my family have been getting Ganpati home.
Rachana Parulkar:
Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival which we all wait for every year. The festival is very significant in my life because like others, I too put my full faith and devotion welcoming Ganeshji. Ganpati symbolizes positivity and I believe people should follow his teachings and truly cherish his blessings rather than making the festival a social event.
Ragini Khanna:
We have been welcoming Ganpati home from the past 14 years now for one and a half day. To me, Lord Ganesha signifies positivity and knowledge.
Kanwar Dhillon:
I have a Ganesh temple right opposite my house where I pray and even attend aartis. Lord Ganesha is all about bonding, and sharing happiness and love and I enjoy implying the same in my day to day life and especially during the 11 days of the celebration with my near and dear ones.
And this Ganpati season, order delicious sweets from M M Mithaiwala. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Happy Ganpati to all!!!

Post 'Satyamev Jayate' people aren't interested in my film: Aamir

Actor Aamir Khan says post his popular TV show "Satyamev Jayate" (SJ), people are not interested in his films.

"I have certain responsibility as an actor and post 'Satyamev Jayate' people don't see me as an actor (laughs)..." Aamir, who made his TV debut with SJ as its host, told reporters.

"When I was shooting in Rajasthan for 'PK', the reporters there didn't ask me a single question about the film, they all were interested in 'Satyamev Jayate'.

"I think people are not interested in my film and it's time for me to retire. 'Achha ho gaya 'Dhoom 3' ne bacha liya, it did well," added the actor who is coming with the third season of SJ in September.

Meanwhile his nude appearance in his forthcoming film "PK" poster didn't elicit a positive response, but the actor-filmmaker has confidence in his audience.

"People have been watching my films for the past 25 years and as an actor I have confidence in my audience. Just leaving two people, who have filed the case, rest of them know me well.

"I don't have item songs in my films. Even while promoting 'Delhi Belly', I said this is an adult film. When you will watch 'PK', you will understand everything," he said.

Indiantelevision.com Introduces "Best Sound" Category in the Upcoming 13th Indian Telly Awards

Indian Television Dot Com Pvt. Ltd. and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced “Best Sound” category in the upcoming 13th Indian Telly Awards. With the onset of digitization of television services, high quality sound has increasingly become an important aspect of television content. Recognising this important industry change, Indiantelevision.com’s much acclaimed Indian Telly Awards has announced the inclusion of the Show with the Best Sound category in its 13th edition. The sound category is being instituted in collaboration with Dolby Laboratories, a pioneer in audio technology.

“Indian consumers have become more discerning today,” said Anil Wanvari, Indian Telly Awards founder and creator, and International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (International Emmy® Awards) member, commenting on the announcement. “While watching a show at home, these consumers want a similar sound experience to what they get in a cinema hall. And this has become more important with over three million HD TV subscribers in India. With an aim to meet this need of discerning viewers, broadcasters have started investing to make shows sound much better. This trend is bound to increase with the spread and increase in the number of HD channels, digitization, DTH, and digital cable TV. We at the Indian Telly Awards are extremely delighted to introduce the sound category and are grateful to Dolby for collaborating with us on the initiative.”

A jury consisting of top names in the sound industry will take into consideration the entire gamut of the sound production process—location recording, sound design, mixing, rerecording, editing—to give the award to the one TV show with the best sound design and mixing. The jury will include Academy Award® winning sound mixer Resul Pookutty; National Film Award winning sound designer Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Bhaskar Pal, Content Services Engineer, Dolby; and Anil Wanvari.

“It gives me immense pleasure to know that sound is being recognized as an award category in the Indian Telly Awards,” said Bishwadeep Chatterjee. “This would not only give a huge morale boost to the sound technicians but sensitize the producers, directors, actors, and the public by and large to a relatively much lesser known yet very important aspect of television. Thanks to the initiative by Dolby, we can look forward to great sound quality, which will hopefully enable the producers to keep a substantial budget and time for the sound department.”

Resul Pookutty said, “Being a sound designer, I am very glad that the Indian Telly Awards and Dolby together are giving sound the due recognition which it very well deserves. I truly believe that this initiative will help raise awareness about the importance of good sound in television, which in turn will make audiences more interested in newer TV shows. I hope to see more such initiatives and importance being given to sound in Indian television shows going forward.”

Pankaj Kedia, Country Manager, Dolby Laboratories India, said, “We are very excited about this announcement, as this award will give the due recognition to sound in the broadcast industry. Dolby has participated and contributed in the transformation of sound in the Indian cinema and television industry. It gives us great pleasure that the role sound plays in storytelling and engaging the audiences is being given the due importance and recognition.”

The Indian Telly award for the category of show with the best sound will be announced at the gala event on September 9, 2014, at Mumbai’s Film City.

About The Indian Telly Awards

The Indian Telly Awards are the premier awards for Indian general entertainment programming, onscreen talent, and behind-the-scenes technicians. Over the years, the Indian Tellys, in consultation with the industry, have broadened the scope of the awards, recognizing and rewarding the best practices in Indian television entertainment.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For nearly 50 years, sight and sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby. For more information, please visit www.dolby.com.

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Saheem Khan and Prarthana Behere in Sony TV's Crime Patrol

The popular crime based show Crime Patrol (Optimystix Productions) has been churning out some thrilling tales for long. And this time the show will portray a story of two lovers who would take to crime.
The story will be based in UP where young souls Farukh and Noor will fall in love. But soon their family will get a whiff of it and stand against their union. And to get together, the duo will murder their five family members and elope.
But soon the police will catch them and a case will be filed with them as prime accused. Soon a twist will take place when the two will start blaming each other for the crime. Love will fade away as they will try to save themselves.
Playing the leads will be Saheem Khan aka Farukh (Savdhan India) and Prarthana Behere aka Noor (Pavitra Rishta).
What will be the outcome of this story? Will the two get punished?
When we spoke to Saheem he quipped, “It is a very interesting story and it was great shooting for the same.”
The episode will air next week.

Dolphin Dwivedi to enter Colors' Udann

 Colors' latest offering, Udann produced by Dhaval Gada and Guruodev Bhalla will have the entry of a new family in the days to come. As reported exclusively by Tellychakkar.com, Vijay Aidasani, Sandeep Baswana and child artist Yash Sehgal have been roped in to be part of the family.
Now joining the cast will be actress Dolphin Dwivedi, who was last seen in Life OK's Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai.
Dolphin will play the wife of Sandeep Baswana in the show.
A reliable source states, "Sandeep will essay the role of Eeshwar Rawat, an IAS officer by profession. Dolphin will be his learned wife Abha Rawat, a teacher and NGO worker. When in the village, Eeshwar and Abha would get to know of the little girl Chakor (Spandan Chaturvedi) being dragged into bonded labour, the couple would raise their voice against this, and take Chakor with them to Lucknow."
We tried contacting Dolphin, but she did not revert to our messages and calls.
Watch this space for more updates.