Crime is the next big space on TV: Ekta Kapoor
September 7th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) She started the trend of saas-bahu sagas on the small screen and film and TV producer Ekta Kapoor believes that the next big thing ... Read more...
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Karan Johar not keen on making legendary love stories
July 17th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar Monday said that legendary love sagas does not inspire him and he believes in recreating new stories for his films."Everyone wants to ... Read more...
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Kohli hooked on to love stories, prefers creating romantic sagas
May 27th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Romantic comedies may be the latest fad in B-town, but Kunal Kohli's heart lies in pure love stories. And the director says that the key ... Read more...
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Shahid turns down ‘Chitthiyan’!
December 26th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) No more romantic sagas for Shahid Kapoor - he has reportedly turned down Vidhu Vinod Chopra's love triangle "Chitthiyan"."I haven't accepted any new offer except Maneesh ... Read more...
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I have again made a love story: Shah Rukh
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan, whose romantic sagas on silver screen made him a superstar, tried something different with his superhero sci-fi thriller "Ra.One. But King ... Read more...
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TV excellent medium for writers: Kamlesh Pandey (Interview)
October 4th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) He has been plotting and planning scripts for films and television for two decades and is still loving it. But veteran writer Kamlesh Pandey, ... Read more...
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At last, a show about marriage gets real, say viewers
September 22nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Priya Sharma and Ram Kapoor are on the wrong side of 30 and 40 respectively and romance blooms late in their lives. But if ... Read more...
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‘Men getting their due on small screen’
July 21st, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Indian television shows are seen largely as a women's world, but if a new soap is any indication, then happier times are ... Read more...
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Sequel fever hits small screen
February 26th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Television has been bitten by the sequels bug. Most channels are launching new seasons of popular fiction shows as fewer episodes - as opposed ... Read more...
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‘YRF TV driven by content, not TRPs’
January 25th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A year ago it promised to paint the television red with its unique bouquet of shows, but Yash Raj Films (YRF) TV's offerings faded in no time. ... Read more...
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Julianne Moore unveiled as face of new Pirelli calendar
December 2nd, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): Actress Julianne Moore will be featured in this year's famous Pirelli Calendar along with models.Moore, 49, is featured as Hera, the Greek goddess of marriage, in the black ... Read more...
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Sony CID to host Inspector Daya’s lavish wedding
November 25th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): CID of Sony is quite a serious crime investigating serial, without tracks of the couple falling in love and the squabbles of the saas-bahu sagas. For over ... Read more...
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Wicked mothers-in-law replaced by loving ones on TV
November 19th, 2010 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Saas-bahu sagas are still a staple for the small screen, but there has been a gradual change in the portrayal of mothers-in-law in serials - from scheming ... Read more...
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Pakistani women love India’s ’saas-bahu’ sagas
November 11th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Karachi, Nov 11 (IANS) Indian soaps are a rage among Pakistani women who love 'saas-bahu' sagas like "Pratigya" and "Uttaran" and the reality show "Bigg Boss" for their grandeur, costumes ... Read more...
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The Highs & Lows Of Nupur In ‘Miley Jab Hum Tum’
November 1st, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Rati Pandey aka Nupur of ‘Miley Jab Hum Tum’ fame seems to have everything going for her at this point of time. The youth centric show ... Read more...
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‘Anjaana Anjaani’ about strangers falling in love at death point (IANS Preview)
September 20th, 2010 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) From strangers to lovers to strangers again - is how the Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra-starrer "Anjaana Anjaani" explores the relationship between a couple. The romantic saga is ... Read more...
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B4U Music Leads Music Genre In India
July 9th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Music channels have always attracted the viewers as they offer some relief from the saas-bahu sagas of the other entertainment channels. A latest data released by TAM ... Read more...
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‘Taryay Liyay’ Off To An Impressive Start
June 26th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Star Plus, Ekta Kapoor and Harshad Chopda.! The trio creates magic when they come together. After "Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil', the trio has come ... Read more...
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“The Gates” Tv Show Debuts On ABC
June 21st, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the treats that ABC Network had planned for its viewers on Sunday was the much anticipated supernatural crime drama series "The Gates" which premiered ... Read more...
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Ajay’s career graph has always been at a high
April 24th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Ajay Devgn is one actor who has done it all, be it the hard hitting political sagas of Prakash Jha's Gangajal, the comedy-Golmaal or film Omkara, ... Read more...
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I believe in clutter-breaking: Ekta Kapoor (Interview)
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) She was crowned "queen of soap operas" and ventured into filmmaking in the late 1990s. But it is with "Love Sex Aur Dhokha" (LSD) ... Read more...
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New Zealander of British ancestry sponsors Bhagat Singh memorial
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hamilton (New Zealand), Oct 2 (IANS) A mega function would be held here Saturday by the Indian community in New Zealand to mark the birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. ... Read more...
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Dona Ganguly gives classical start to the Sarbojanik Durga Puja
September 26th, 2009 - 12:47 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Andheri the youngest group Sarbojanik Durga Puja Committee 2009 starts with classical and devotional touch of their 1st Durga Puja at D.N.Nagar Ground, Opp D.N.Nagar Police Station, adjoined to (The Club), ... Read more...
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Baa, Bahu and Baby’s Tai Maa
July 20th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
In the new season of Baa Bahu and Baby, there are many new entrants expected on the show. As Baby is getting married in the serial, it is quite obvious that ... Read more...
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Old wine in a new bottle
June 3rd, 2009 - 10:28 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Smriti Irani will once again sport a Gujrati saree, heavy jewelry and a bun onscreen. Super hit duo Baa and Smriti are back together, to create the same magic again. No ... Read more...
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Scientists present largest-to-date genetic snapshot of Iceland 1000 years ago
January 17th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): A team of scientists has presented the largest-to-date genetic snapshot of Iceland as it was about 1000 years ago.The scientists, from deCODE genetics, completed the largest study ... Read more...
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No one offers me comedy: Anup Soni
December 25th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Anup Soni, who is seen as the supportive and progressive father-in-law to a 10-year-old girl in hit TV show "Balika Vadhu", says he wants to do comedy, ... Read more...
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Dhadhi singing finding hard to carry on its legacy
December 15th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Savinder Singh
Amritsar, Dec.15 (ANI): There was a time when Dhadhis, the traditional Sikh musicians and singers, used to educate and inspire people by singing the sagas of Gurus'' heroic deeds ... Read more...
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SAB re-launched as 24-hour comedy channel
June 27th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Sony Entertainment Television has re-launched SAB as a 24-hour comedy channel. The existing non-comedy contents will be replaced by variety of humorous shows, including popular American series "Home ... Read more...
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I want to rekindle the anger through my films: Shekhar Kapur
April 1st, 2008 - 9:37 am ICT by admin
(Interview)
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) After winning over the West with his two Elizabethan sagas, Shekhar Kapur is back in India to "rekindle the anger" over what's happening in the ... Read more...
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