Television News

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  R2 crore Katrina!

  My favourite jasoos from juhu sent me an SMS the multi-zero pay cheques that have Katrina Kaif's name on them.

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  Priyanka Chopra: 'The light was fading'

  If 'reports are to be believed, actor Priyanka Chopra's friendship' with actor Shah Rukh Khan has taken a toll on her 'relationship' with actor Shahid Kapoor. The once-good friends refused to give joint bytes or even pose for pictures together during a recent shoot of a coffee commercial in Mumbai. The duo preferred to go solo and talk only about the brand they endorse rather than each other.

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  Ekta to bare personal side!

  TV czarina Ekta Kapoor's one of the strongest running primetime shows on TV, Pavitra Rishta, recently took its first 20-year-leap. The producer admits she toyed with the idea of closing the show while it was still scoring high ratings.

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  KBC winner Sushil Kumar awaits his 5 cr

  After the 'rags to riches' refrain stopped playing out in a loop on all media channels, Sushil Kumar is back in news again. He is trending heavily on Twitter today as he still waits for the winning amount to be paid up.

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  Ekta's next show on bond with Jeetendra

  Tomorrow, one of Ekta Kapoor’s longest running prime-time shows on TV, Pavitra Rishta, takes its first 20-year-leap. The producer admits she toyed with the idea of closing the show while it was still scoring high ratings.

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  Pooja Misrra flooded with film offers after Bigg Boss 5

  Pooja Misrra’s slap-happy stunt may have been the end of her Bigg Boss adventure, but the model-actor has enough reason to clap now. After her reality television exit, Pooja has become the toast of B-Town now.

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  'Salman is fair to all'

  This Saturday saw the eviction of yet another girl from the TV show Bigg Boss 5 in the form of actor Shradha Sharma, whose claim to fame has been her relationship with actor Raja Choudhary.

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  Never been lucky in love: Veena Malik

  Controversial Pakistani actor-model Veena Malik, who will be seen in the reality show Swayamwar, says, she has never been lucky in relationships but looking forward to find her partner in the unique show to go on air soon.

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  Rakhi ke saath TV coverage free free free!

  We all know that New Year's is a time for actors to make some extra bucks through stage shows and other appearances. But I never thought drama queen Rakhi Sawant would actually have to remind people that she is out there to be hired for 2011's finale party.

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  Evicted Poojas open up about Bigg Boss

  Bigg Boss inmates Pooja Misrra and Pooja Bedi talk about co-inmates, challenges, controversies and life in the house.

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  Telly Tales!

  The entourage of small screen stars came together for the Zee Rishtey Awards at Andheri Sports Complex.

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  Javed Akhtar returns as TV host

  Javed Akhtar, who was last seen on Indian Idol Season Four a couple of years ago, returns to the small screen with a show revolving around yesteryears' popular names

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  Bigg Boss 5: Pooja out, Dolly in!

  The most controversial contestant of Bigg Boss 5, TV anchor Pooja Misrra was thrown out of the reality show on Saturday morning. The reason: she got into a violent argument with fellow contestant, Sid or VJ Sidharth Bhardwaj, after which the rest of the contestants demanded her out.

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  Preity Zinta: No Pitbull for me!

  Preity Zinta, who as just landed in Paris to start hooting for her debut production, Ishqk In Paris, couldn't accommodate another man on her show Up Close and Personal with PZ. The guest was that singer Pitbull. He was supposed to be in India around the time when her show would be over.

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  Shakti Kapoor calls Sallu a ‘woman-beater’

  Shakti Kapoor has called Bigg Boss 5 all fraud and slammed the reality TV show’s host, actor Salman Khan. The 59-year-old Bollywood baddie, who was evicted from the show last month, tweeted on Tuesday, “Even salman cud nt save d biggest fraud called Bigg Boss. A person, who hits women, gets drunk and drives over people, hunts deers. Shame (sic).”

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  Kingfisher calendar girl works with Aamir-Imran!

  Last year, Kingfisher calendar girl Anjali Lavania impressed all with her gorgeous looks and professional outlook. Probably that's why she has joined a special club - along with Kareena Kapoor - in the glam world.

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  Five crore question: What makes KBC work?

  Twenty-seven million viewers tuned in to watch Motihari’s Sushil Kumar win five crore on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) earlier this month. The ratings for that episode were so stratospheric, the executives at Sony (the channel on which the show is aired) almost had a seizure. Laughs Sneha Rajani, senior executive vice president and business head, Sony, “My heart popped out!”

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  Madhuri Dixit: No finale?

  My khabri says that Madhuri Dixit, who was judging the TV show FoodFood Mahachallenge, completed most of the shoot but towards the finale, left for the US.

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  Red Chilies Idiot Box: Some more shows please..!

  My dear Candy has called in for two things early morning. One is to wish that I have a happy weekend and the other is to tell me that he's heard that Shah Rukh Khan may not be doing another TV show himself, but his production company Red Chilies Idiot Box is definitely on a roll.

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  Shah Rukh Khan refuses to anchor Zor Ka Jhatka 2

  A year ago, actor Shah Rukh Khan had announced around this week that he would be anchoring Zor Ka Jhatka – Total Wipeout for Imagine. And he did. Soon after the show began, the show’s broadcasters announced that they planned to produce season two of the show the following year.

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  Ajay Devgn: Naach meri jaan..!

  I had heard a lot of hulchul around the fact that Ajay Devgn was not only going to attend an award function called Superstar Awards, but was also going to dance on stage to songs from his films like Omkara and Singham. Read On..

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  Salman-John: FACE OFF?

  OMG! Yeh kya hua! My udti chidiya from Karjat has parked herself on my window and is chirping that she's found that Salman Khan and arch-rival John Abraham, who haven't seen eye-to-eye in the longest time, are going to come face-to-face on the sets of Bigg Boss 5 this Saturday.

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  KBC complete its fifth season

  Launched in the year 2000, Kaun Banega Crorepati will wrap up its fifth edition this week, completing more than a decade on the tube. Next year, host Amitabh Bachchan will return in the third consecutive season, KBC 6, probably one of the longest spells a Bollywood actor-host has had on his TV show in India.

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  Rohan Sippy: 'Buniyaad is a benchmark'

  If all goes well, director producer Rohan Sippy, like his contemporary Sanjay Leela Bhansali, will open the doors of his production company to make television shows.

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  Preity Zinta: Talks on for season 2?

  I don't know if a single soul watched actor-producer Preity Zinta's chat show Up Close and Personal with PZ, but what do you know, it's already on its way back. The actor shot her last episode with once-upon-a-time co-star Anil Kapoor, and that has already been aired.