Television News

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  Anurag Basu returns to his roots, hosting chat show

  Anurag Basu, who started his career directing scores of episodes for Ekta Kapoor's long-running soap "Kasauti Zindagi Kay", returns to his roots to host a celebrity chat show.

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  Zee TV: Weight And Watch

  Ratan Rajput, or Lali of Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, had a hilarious time shooting for a scene on the show. It was a serious scene for the Zee TV show in which Loha Singh tries to get personal with Lali after getting to know that she is pregnant with Shekhar's child.

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  Bindass: From streets to YouTube!

  TV channel Bindass has taken the search for talented dancers to YouTube. "Bindass Street Dance is a novel concept that will bring dance styles that today's youth swear by to the limelight," said Shiamak Davar, a judge on the show.

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  Marvel Comics ties up with Indian channel

  Comic book giants, Marvel Comics, which owns popular superhero properties like Spiderman, Iron Man, X Men, The Hulk and Fantastic Four, has tied up with UTV Action to promote their movies in India.

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  India's Got Talent: Enter Sajid Khan!

  The promos of the show, which feature Ayushman Khurana and Nikhil Chinappa, inviting participants to send in their videos showcasing their unique talents have been on air since last month. They're probably the only constant faces on the show. They were around in season one and will be seen in season two as well.

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  'Boogie Woogie' team not worried about competition

  "Boogie Woogie", one of the longest running dance shows on television, is back. And Naved Jaffery says he and his team are not bothered by existing reality shows.

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  Summer bonanza awaits children on television

  It's not just children who are looking forward to the summer vacations. For TV channels catering to them, it's a great time to lure young ones with new shows and some are even offering foreign trips as the big prize!

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  Farah Khan: Stop pushing your kids!

  It's her ninth reality show as a judge in the past 10 years and she is still not tired of them. Director-choreographer Farah Khan says she agreed to be on eight shows before Zee's Dance India Dance Li'l Masters because each was different.

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  SRK producing TV musical drama for children

  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is known for pampering his two children. And now, he is set to enthral children across the country with a new musical drama that he is producing for Disney Channel.

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  After Big B, I’m the best host on TV: Rohit Roy

  Popular actor Rohit Roy says after Amitabh Bachchan, he is among the best television show hosts in the country.

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  Hrithik to play Roman emperor in TV commercial

  He's played the role of Mughal ruler Akbar in "Jodhaa Akbar", and now the Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is all set to play a Roman emperor in a new TV commercial.

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  'Dadagiri' returns - this time to fight terrorism!

  From climbing cliffs to using real-life AK-47s and pistols - contestants of the third season of reality show "Dadagiri" will be seen doing all this and more.

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  Publicity Hungry!: Rahul Mahajan and Rakhi Sawant, are on a headline-grabbing spree

  Two of television's most controversial faces, Rahul Mahajan and Rakhi Sawant, are on a headline-grabbing spree, yet again.

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  Why Rahul Mahajan's wife tested his loyalty on reality show?

  Just two months after her marriage to Rahul Mahajan on national television, Dimpy Ganguly is bringing their private life back on the small screen. She tests her husband on a TV show to prove to the world that he is loyal.

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  Clash of little dancing stars on small screen!

  Small screen is set for a clash between Zee TV’s "Dance India Dance L’il Masters" and Colors‘ "Chak Dhoom Dhoom" - both of which are children’s reality dance shows.

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  Track Record: Dance India Dance winner to groove with Akshay and Katrina!

  Shakti Mohan has a Tees Maar Khan to look forward to now. The winner of Dance India Dance Season 2 will be shaking a leg with Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar in the film's title track.

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  Ronit Roy turns chef on small screen

  Seasoned TV actor Ronit Roy is now all set to turn chef for a new cookery show called "Kitchen Champion". He says he enjoys rustling up new dishes and wants to be a "poster boy of cooking".

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  Dancing dancing everywhere!

  Five Channels will have dance reality shows on weekends!

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  Anuj Sachdeva: New kid on the block!

  What's common between adventure reality show Roadies 3 and daily soap Sabki Laadli Bebo? It's Delhi dude Anuj Sachdeva, who is the face of these two diametrically opposite genres of television.

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  Shakti Mohan gave up IAS dream for 'Dance India Dance'

  She always wanted to become a bureaucrat but ended up being the country's new dancing sensation. And now "Dance India Dance 2" winner Shakti Mohan says she will follow her heart and pursue her passion.

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  Shakti Mohan crowned 'Dance India Dance' winner

  After several weeks of tough competition, Shakti Mohan was announced the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show "Dance India Dance" at the grand finale here Friday night.

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  Now Indian version of 'So You Think You Can Dance?'

  After a slew of internationally popular shows making their way to Indian television, American dance reality show "So You Think You Can Dance?" is also set to get a desi twist on Imagine TV very soon.

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  Rohit Roy to bring 10 short movies to TV

  Bollywood actor-producer Rohit Roy and his wife Manasi Joshi Roy are producing 10 movies exclusively for Zoom TV - the official announcement for which will be made in August this year.

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  Dance India Dance: Finale fireworks!

  The Grand Finale of Zee TV's Dance India Dance that happens tonight is expected to be a grand and starry affair. According to rumours, the finale will be graced by Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif to promote their film Raajneeti.

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  India to become largest DTH market by 2012: Study

  India will become the largest DTH (direct-to-home) market in the world in terms of subscribers by 2012, overtaking the United States, according to a recent study.