Mumbai: Veteran actor AK Hangal came out of retirement at the age of 97 to shoot for the television serial Madhubala. The veteran actor stepped out of his house for the first time in five months for the shooting of an episode of Madhubala in which he has done a cameo. Hangal pulled off his part in a single-take shot. Hangal has been active in filmdom since 1967 and played...
05:31 PM, Jun 01, 2012
The body of an artist is like a well in which experiences are stored. It is tapped when needed. A senior actor in theater, television and 50 plus films Indhudhar is caught up with three fresh ideas to give refreshing films to the Kannada cinema audiences. Indhudhar holds the record of appearing in over 4000 plus television episodes in those days beginning from 1989. A highly educated middle age multi...
10:58 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: He takes tentative steps towards a cluster of people, guided purely by his senses, and the oppressive silence that warns him that something is not right here. The gentle timbre of his voice rings through the air heavy with mourning "yaha itna sannata kyu hai bhai"? Thirty-seven years after AK Hangal shot that iconic scene from 'Sholay', the silence at the studio where the television serial Madhubala was...
03:47 PM, May 31, 2012
Mumbai: When Bollywood film-maker Kunal Deshmukh set out to make 'Jannat 2', a raunchy tale about arms dealing with plenty of swearing and bare skin, he ended up shooting two versions - one for cinema audiences, and the other for television. Deshmukh was not being extravagant. Like many Indian movie producers and TV broadcasters, he walked a tightrope of catering to the tastes of a rapidly modernising but largely conservative...
03:34 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Eighty per cent of the bank loans are taken by people to meet dowry demands. One woman dies every hour in our country in dowry related cases. On Sunday, May 20, Aamir Khan brought home the ugly truths about giving and accepting dowry in our big fat Indian weddings. Aamir spoke to several victims, community leaders and even a politician to get to the bottom of the issue....
01:38 PM, May 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Aamir Khan-hosted Satyamev Jayate has made a definite impact on Sunday morning programming, according to the latest TAM data released by Star Plus. The first episode of the show on female foeticide opened with an aggregate rating of 4.09 across the country. It was reportedly viewed by 27 million viewers. This figure holds true for the entire country including cable and satellite (C&S) households and terrestrial homes...
12:00 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood star Aamir Khan's teleshow "Satyamev Jayate", where he deals with sensitive social issues backed by statistics, has surpassed his own popularity, indicates a survey on online Google searches. The first episode of "Satyamev Jayate" was aired May 6 on Star Plus. Its concept was kept under wraps till then, but now it has become a winner thanks to issues like female foeticide and child sex abuse, and...
03:28 AM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: The second episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' was based on the issue of child sexual abuse in India. The makers had invited some eminent guests on the show. One of them was Nishit Kumar who works for Childline in Mumbai. Kumar quoted the Anchorage case while describing the current situation of child sexual abuse in India. Surprisingly, India still doesn't have any strong law against child sexual abuse. The...
04:02 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: Aamir Khan's show 'Satyamev Jayate' is just two episodes old, but the show is getting very good response from the common viewers as well as celebrities, however some of the facts revealed on the show are shocking. The report that Aamir Khan and his guests quoted from, is 'Study on Child Abuse: India 2007' by the Women and Child Development Ministry. The study is a detailed analysis of...
01:13 PM, May 14, 2012
Aamir Khan's debut on the small screen, Satyamev Jayate, which has captured the imagination of a large number of people and has been a constant talking point across the social networking platforms, has earned a rating of 3.8 in the three Metros of Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai on Star Plus, according to TAM data released by the channel. That is higher than the IPL 5 ratings (based on the released...
10:30 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood actress Genelia D'Souza, whose first brush with the small screen came with 'Big Switch' in 2009, is set for her TV comeback. She will play a mentor on UTV Stars' 'The Chosen One'. Genelia, who tied the knot with actor Riteish Deshmukh in February, is already back in action. Last seen on the big screen in 'Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya' with her husband, Genelia is said...
10:57 AM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's first television show 'Satyamev Jayate' has proved immensely popular after the very first episode was aired on Sunday. The show carries a strong message of social change and calls for a fight against the evils of society. 'Satyamev Jayate' many say has created television history, others are calling it an exquisite piece of journalism. The question is whether the show has redefined entertainment and...
12:23 PM, May 08, 2012
Last Sunday started in a rather unusual way. Aamir Khan, in his show Satyamev Jayate, exposed a grim reality of the world's largest democracy. His ...
10:00 AM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: While Aamir Khan's television debut 'Satyamev Jayate' got a thumbs up from the film industry and a large number of viewers, but there are a set of people who believe that the show is overrated. First episode of Aamir's chat show Satyamev Jayate raised the issue of female foeticide in our country. Media reports claim that Aamir Khan is being paid Rs 3 crore per episode for hosting...
01:09 PM, May 07, 2012
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