Television News

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  Mandira Bedi excited about dancing on TV show

  After proving herself as an actor and an anchor on the small screen, Mandira Bedi is now all set to shake a leg for Star Plus's special Independence Day show.

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  I'm competent to judge dance show now: Ronit Roy

  Popular TV actor Ronit Roy participated in dance show "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa" last year and has since then mastered the art. So much so that he is now judging a reality show, "Aajaa Mahi Vay".

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  Male actors sweat it out for Ekta's 'Mahabharat'

  The actors in Ekta Kapoor's epic soap "Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki" say they had to hit the gym regularly and work out hard to suit their macho roles in the period drama.

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  'Voice of India' Ishmeet Singh drowns in Maldives

  'Voice of India' singing contest winner Ishmeet Singh Tuesday died under mysterious circumstances by "drowning" in a swimming pool in Male, the capital of the Maldives.

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  Dhoni and Yuvraj to attend reality show finale!

  Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and batsman Yuvraj Singh will attend the finals of a children's song and dance reality show "Chak De Bachche".

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  "There was a time when I'd do anything to get media attention" - Mallika Sherawat

  Controversial, sensational and a newsmaker, Mallika Sherawat always managed to make an appearance in the headlines. Truly, there was a time when whatever she did made news.

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  Manoj Tiwari clashes with reality show judges Raveena, Ganesh

  Manoj Tiwari, host of reality show "Chak De Bachche", had a heated argument with the judges - Raveena Tandon and choreographer-director Ganesh Acharya - for not paying attention to the contestants from the team of 'Desi Dhurandhars'.

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  Video: 'Partner' Special On '10 Ka Dum'

  This episode of Salman Khan's game show '10 Ka Dum' on Sony TV will be with his best friends David Dhawan and Govinda answering his funny questions with lots of dance and fun. Must see!

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  When Salman and Govinda ragged David Dhawan!

  The Govinda-Salman Khan-David Dhawan jodi gave us the laugh-riot Partner last year. The trio is back, but this time on the small screen. Yes, Govinda and David Dhawan will be seen as celebrity guests on Sallu bhai's popular game show 10 Ka Dum this week.

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  Indira Gandhi comes alive on new TV show

  The trials and tribulations in the life of India's late prime minister Indira Gandhi will come alive on the small screen as a new series based on her will be launched soon on Hindi entertainment channel 9X.

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  TRPs have degraded quality of Indian TV soaps, serials: Experts

  The classic school of scriptwriting suggests that every story must have three basic parts - beginning, middle, and end - without which it is not complete. But the melodramatic daily soaps on Indian TV channels have a beginning that people forget in the middle and wait for the end that never comes.

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  Youth faints playing in fear factor 'Khatron ke Khiladi'

  Fear factor "Khatron ke Khiladi" turned really dangerous in this Madhya Pradesh city when a 22-year-old participant fainted under water during the thrill-packed game. He is now struggling for life in a hospital, police said Monday.

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  I shall not do any more reality shows, says Debojit Saha

  Talented singer Debojit Saha has come to terms with being eliminated in STAR Plus' toughly fought "Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar" music reality show contest, but says he is a little sceptical of the voting system.

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  Reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma..' uses Feng Shui for luck!

  Glass, bamboo, flowing water and blue lighting - the sets of the latest season of Zee TV'S popular talent hunt show "Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge" has all this and more for luck's sake.

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  Now a 'saas-bahu' reality show!

  Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law of the small screen, who have been confronting each other over paltry issues in various family dramas, will now be seen in a healthy tussle of skills in a reality show called "Saas Vs Bahu".

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  Will glamour, technology driven 'Mahabharat' prove popular?

  TV tycoon Ekta Kapoor's "Kahani Hamare Mahabharat Ki" scheduled to go air Monday night on 9X, is already the talk of the town for its array of TV stars, designer costumes and spectacular sets, but it remains to be seen whether it will match the standards of B.R. Chopra's version of the mythological drama.

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  'Fear Factor' helps celebrities face their fears!

  Jumping from choppers, facing fires and hanging from tall buildings - "Fear Factor-Khatron Ke Khiladi", hosted by Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar, has helped its star contestants face their biggest fears.

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  Bollywood celebs at candid best on Sajid's new talk show

  Comic actor and Bollywood director Sajid Khan will now be seen cracking jokes while chatting with Bollywood celebrities on his new talk show “Sajid's Superstars”.

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  Akshay, Sajid USP of new Hindi entertainment channel Colors

  A couple cycled into the hall, a young girl dressed as a bride came in a 'palki' and a group of people shouted "Vande Mataram" in unison - this is not the description of a theatre performance but the launch event of the new entertainment channel Colors.

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  Reality bites - through the gloss of TV shows

  Until a few days ago, "Dhoom Macha Le Dhoom" was one of many dance contests aired on every television channel, paying obeisance to reality shows as the mantra to TRP nirvana.

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  Girl paralysed after scolding during reality show!

  Traumatised over being scolded by a judge during a reality dance competition in Kolkata, 16-year-old Shinjini Sengupta suffered a paralytic attack and has been admitted to the state-run National Institute of Mental Health and Sciences (Nimahans) here Saturday for treating her medical condition.

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  TV serial on Mohenjodaro civilization in the making

  Tired of watching endless "saas bahu" dramas on television? A new serial on the ancient Mohenjodaro civilization would now take viewers back in time to show how those highly evolved people lived and dressed and their culture.

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  'High quality fiction next big thing on Indian TV'

  High quality fiction will be the next big thing on Indian television, according to Sameer Nair, the man behind the hugely successful "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) and a slew of daily soap operas that once helped make STAR Plus the numero uno Hindi entertainment channel.

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  'Paanchvi Pass' kids have fun with Saif, Kareena

  Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's five little friends on quiz show "Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain" had loads of fun when actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan came as celebrity guests for a special episode.

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  SRK's Paanchvi Pass show set to go international

  While Shah Rukh Khan's much talked about game show Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai? opened to quite a mixed response in India, looks like the NRI folks are really excited to see their matinee idol's show. Needless to say, King Khan enjoys unprecedented popularity among the NRI junta and it's this very reason that the show is all set to be telecast in some foreign countries.