Television News

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  No season 2 for India's Most Haunted

  India's Most Haunted on NDTV Good Times ended in August last year after just 13 episodes.

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  Salman Khan: 'Didn't let my parents, kids watch Bigg Boss'

  On Hindustan Times' No TV Day, as the city gears up to hit the road, comes a word of advice and caution from India's top super-star. One of the costliest Bollywood imports on TV, actor Salman Khan tells his fans to refrain from watching too much TV.

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  Mowgli and gang on TV

  Most people have heard of the musical, The Jungle Book, but Book, but many may not have watched it. The film, during the production of which iconic creator Walt Disney passed away, never made it to theatres in the country back then.

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  TV stars recall their school flag-hoisting days

  On the occasion of Republic Day, a host of television stars went down memory lane, recalling flag-hoisting ceremonies and singing of the national anthem in their school days.

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  Aamir Khan's set burnt!

  Late on Monday evening, actor Aamir Khan's TV show set, that was erected at Vrindavan Studios, Madh Island, caught fire. According to eyewitnesses, an electrical spark, caused by a short circuit, was the reason for the fire that broke out in one corner of the studio and within minutes had spread.

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  Second innings for SRK's TV shows!

  Actor-producer Shah Rukh Khan's TV production unit, Red Chillies Idiot Box, is rejoicing these days!

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  Asha Bhosle returns to TV

  The unchallenged voice of a zillion hit item songs of 1960s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, Asha Bhosle, at 79, returns to TV. The singer will be the Indian member of the jury on Sahara One’s upcoming music reality show Sur-kshetra that pits Indian singers against Pakistanis.

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  SRK to host Colors Screen Awards

  Actor Shah Rukh Khan will soon be seen on stage with a bevy of Bollywood beauties, enthralling the audience with his witty lines as he hosts a popular awards ceremony, later this month.

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  Ekta Kapoor Show adopts social cause

  Ekta Kapoor has taken up a cause. Over the next few weeks, the producer will be using her TV show, Bade Acche Lagte Hain, as a tool to spread awareness about breast cancer. Highlighting the illness, Ekta will kick off a three weeklong emotional track as part of the big-ticket TV show starring Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar.

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  Reality show over mythology!

  Nowadays, reality shows have been the audience choice of dish in the Television world but the mythological shows also have their own audience.

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  Juhi Parmar wins 'Bigg Boss 5', takes home Rs.1 crore

  Three months of patience and fair play paid rich dividends to TV actress Juhi Parmar, who Saturday won the fifth season of the controversial reality show "Bigg Boss" and the prize money of Rs.1 crore.

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  Pooja Bedi not invited to Bigg Boss finale

  Actor Pooja Bedi says she has been asked to refrain from attending the grand finale of Colors’ reality show Bigg Boss 5, in which she was a participant.

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  Imran to promote Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu in Bigg Boss

  Actor Imran Khan and producer Karan Johar would appear on hit TV reality show Bigg Boss to promote their upcoming film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. "Imran and Karan both are coming on the show for the finale. They would be promoting their film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu," sources said.

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  Salman-Madhuri trouble on the tube!

  I'm in a generous mood after seeing my silken bed sheets without a single crease, upon my return. So I've made up my mind to give him a little New Year treat. After all, he gives me the latest news from B-Town too, this bhayanak khabar being the most recent one. Dhobi has it that this year, Sony's line-up of shows may well be without two of its biggest names -Dus Ka Dum and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

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  Cricket-based reality show on TV

  After a range of music, relationships and dance-based reality shows across channels, there will soon be a nonfiction show that will scout for cricketing talent all over the country. Called Cricket Champs, the show claims to be India's first-ever reality programme based on the popular sport.

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  Mithun back to disco!

  Mithun Chakraborty is on a high. With season three of three of his reality show, Dance India Dance Season, flagging off, the actor will soon be seen on Zee TV adorning the grandmaster's hat during the mega audition rounds and will continue to be on the small screen till the show ends.

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  Sanjay's holiday spoiled due to Bigg Boss

  Sanjay Dutt, who had planned to spend New Year's eve with his family, has decided to cut short his holiday in Bali to accommodate a shoot for Colors' reality show Bigg Boss 5, which he hosts along with Salman Khan.

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  No chat show with Agneepath boys: Karan Johar

  All those who mourned the news that Koffee With Karan (KWK) had wrapped up for good last year, have a reason to rejoice. The popular chat show with director-producer Karan Johar as host, will return next year.

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  Harbhajan takes to wrestling on screen!

  After having proved his mettle in cricket, Harbhajan Singh will soon be seen fighting it out in a wrestling arena.

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  Jhalak 5 with Madhuri Dixit?

  After endorsing culinary channel FoodFood, launched by star chef Sanjeev Kapoor earlier this year, actor Madhuri Dixit has moved on to promote a newly launched Hindi general entertainment channel called Life Ok. The channel went on air on Sunday with a couple of fiction shows and one non-fiction show, the controversial chat show Sach Ka Samna 2.

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  Juhi Parmar wins Bigg Boss 5?

  Rumours are rife that the universal bhabhi Juhi Parmar has won the fifth season of reality show Bigg Boss. The TV actor who is known more for pacifying other inmates than helping the show's TRPs, seems to be the most favoured.

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  Actors Shabana Azmi, Vaidya to entertain kids on Disney

  Veteran Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi will be narrating poems for a kids show on Disney Channel, while comic actor Omi Vaidya of 3 Idiots fame will be lending his voice to a character on a cookery show meant for children on the same TV network.

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  Delhi Belly's TV premiere stalled

  If Censor Board has its way, Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly might not get a television premiere. Even after making 18 cuts in the film, the Board has not cleared it for a satellite release, reports Mumbai Mirror.

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  Dara Singh back on TV?

  This could well be good news for those who love to watch wrestling on the tube. Also, those who don't have access to WWE or aren't able to watch it for some reason, can rejoice too. A Hindi reality TV show based on wrestling and titled 100 % De Dhana Dhan, is ready to make a come back on the same channel that aired it the first season.

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  Mithun Chakraborty: For the record!

  Two weeks before he returns with the third season of Dance India Dance on Zee TV, actor-judge Mithun Chakraborty is on cloud nine.