NEW DELHI: Prominent actor-director Aparna Sen has described her father Chidananda Das Gupta - a prominent filmmaker and critic who died late last month - as a person with ‘elegant thinking‘ and a sense of humour which comes out as satire in his writings and his films.

In a memorial meeting organized by the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) in the capital, she was joined by a large number of eminent personalities who paid their tributes to the eminent filmmaker who had proved to be a guiding light to many young critics.

Professor Saugata Roy - who made it clear that he was speaking as a family friend and not as Minister of State for Urban Development - said it was interesting that Das Gupta was never judgmental in his reviews or articles on cinema or the three books he wrote including one on Satyajit Ray.

Others who spoke included NETPAC President Aruna Vasudev, the veteran intellectual Ashis Nandy, artist Jatin Das, and his son-in-law and senior film analyst Monojit Lahiri.

Das Gupta had received the Lifetime Achievement award in 2004 at the Osians Cinefan Film Festival for Asian and Arab cinema founded by Ms Vasudev.

Ms Latika Padgaonkar of NETPAC and renowned Sunit Tandon read some passages from books by Das Gupta.

The meeting was followed by the screening of the 1994 Bangla feature ‘Amodini‘, produced and directed by Das Gupta, which had won him the best National film award in the regional language category for Bengali and won for his wife Supriya the best costume design award.

The well-known film historian, director and critic had passed away from acute broncho pneumonia and Parkinson‘s disease last Sunday. He was 89.

Mumbai, 22nd June 2011: STAR India, the leading Media and Entertainment Company, once again proves that it is a force to reckon with. The media conglomerate has 7 of its channels coming through as the undisputed leader in their respective genres. Star India has leadership positions in Hindi GE (Star Plus), Hindi Movies (Star Gold), Marathi GE (Star Pravah), Bengali GE (Star Jalsha), English GE (Star World), English Movies (Star Movies) and Malayalam GE (Asianet). (Source TAM, Week 25).

?This is a clear testament to our strength as a network ? Star India leads across 7 channels, across 5 languages Hindi, English, Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam and across 2 genres ? General Entertainment & Movies. No other network provides the quality of content and the width of reach that Star India provides. This truly demonstrates how we are Inspiring a Billion Imaginations through the stories we tell, the movies we show and the ideas we inspire across the length and breadth of India,? said Sanjay Gupta, COO Star India.

Star India is synonymous with being the market leader in multiple territories worldwide. Its business has greater breadth and depth than any other broadcaster in the country. With a reach that extends well beyond the boundaries of India and cutting-edge innovative and clutter-breaking content, the network is blazing ahead with all its strength and might.

MUMBAI: Think Tank, the media solutions company, have mediated a deal for Raveena Tandon, the Bollywood Star, to perform in Jatra in Bengal for the producer Ratnadeep Opera. In its 2nd year of Jatra project, Think Tank promises to offer the biggest of Jatra Productions in the states of Bengal, Orissa and Assam and some other states in India.

Think Tank which is a 2 year old company is co-promoted by Probal Gaanguly, a media veteran. Think Tank does have 5 / 6 very senior media professionals associated in 3 major verticals ? Content & Creative Services, Marketing & Sales and Consultancy, Research, Training & Development. The other senior professionals associated with Think Tank brand as co-promoters are Vikas Varma, Amit Ray, Indira Gaanguly to name a few. This team has over 100 years of media experience across various platforms like TV, Events, Films, Radio, Print. Also the team brings unique expertise on different aspects of the media business like Content, Production, Research, Marketing , Sales etc which makes brand Think Tank a unique platform and proposition. The senior management team at Think Tank is constantly trying to develop unique and innovative initiatives to create huge buzz for the project as well as the corporate brands associated with them.

One of Think Tank?s signature property is Jatra which is a 500 year old concept of entertainment, in the rural areas of different states and is by far the biggest form of entertainment for rural population. Millions of people enjoy these shows spanning across 8 months in Bengal & Assam and almost 10 months in Orissa.

Think Tank works closely with the biggest producers in Bengal and has been instrumental in scaling up the popularity of this age old folk art form of entertainment. The country?s top most corporate brands were associated with Jatra under the Think Tank banner last year and it was a 360 degree promotion that helped both the Producers and the Brands to ride on this hugely popular and biggest platform in rural Bengal.

In order to take Jatra to new heights, Think Tank has helped the producer, Ratnadeep Opera, to sign up Raveena to perform for the entire season in Bengal this year. The name of the production is ?Rupsagarer Rupasi?. Raveena, who has been part of a few TV shows and also a couple of Bengali films, is excited about the proposition of able to perform Live in front of 10 to 12000 + audience per show. Ratnadeep Opera, the producer also feels that having Raveena in the lead would create huge excitement amongst Jatra viewers and would also bring back larger audiences to this centuries old form of entertainment.

The season of Jatra starts aroud September in Bengal and goes on for 7/8 months up till March or April next year. Each of the production does 45 to 50 shows and more thru these 7 / 8 months. With an average audience size of 8-10000 people in every show, each production is seen by a min of 5 to 6 lacs of people every season. The production requires a min of 70-75 people working day and night through the season when the Jatra shows keeps moving in different villages all over Bengal.

With an experienced and trained backend team, Think Tank ensures that the brands associated with Jatra in these states enjoy multiple touch points with their consumers. The activities of the brands are updated daily on the Website for the clients to keep track of the sponsorship. Last year, some of the biggest corporate companies of India were associated with Think Tank for Jatra namely, Lux from Hindustan Unilever, Vivel from ITC, Tata Shaktee, Everyday & Maggi Masala-ae-Magic from Nestle, Exide, Amul Macho, Super Vasmol from Hygienic Research Institute to name a few. These clients are extremely happy with their association and are looking at continuing with the platform with bigger associations this season.

With Rural India being the focus of all large companies, Jatra is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most cost efficient medium to reach out to millions in the rural areas.

MUMBAI: IDEA Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, a biggest platform for musical talent in Marathi industry, known for providing the best talent to the world of music; is coming back with its 10th season. The new season is promising the bigger and never seen before journey of music to its viewer. Started from 20th June, the show will present the young, best singing talent from the soil of Maharashtra.

According to Nikhil Sane, Business Head, Zee Marathi,? Since its inception from 2000, SaReGaMaPa is the unique reality show defining new standards of entertainment with its every new season. The show has given multiple talented singers in different age groups like Abhijit Kosambi, Dnyaneshwar Meshram, Vaishali Made, Urmila Dhangar along with the little champs like Kartiki Gaikwad, Prathamesh Laghate, Mugdha Vaishampayan and Shubham Khandalkar. IDEA SaReGaMaPa is not just created the talent but it has changed the lives of these singers forever. It is also responsible for making Marathi music popular around the world. With its 10th Season, we are promising to raise the bar further?.

IDEA Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has created history with its every new season. This time, with 10th season, the show makes sure the 10 times bigger entertainment. The contestants of this season will be the young voices form the age group of 15-30. Along with the new season, the show is coming with the new format, new judges and new anchor?

The show has got huge acclaim on national as well as international level. It has been loved from every music lover. With its 10th season, the show is coming with lots of new surprises on every Monday and Tuesday @ 9.30 pm only on Zee Marathi.

Delhi: It‘s Wimbledon time come 20th June and the world gets geared for two weeks of top class tennis action from the most historic of tennis tournaments.

Like every year, NewsX has roped in the legend of Indian tennis - Vijay Amritraj for the latest news, analysis and updates on the day?s game. Vijay will be courtside throughout the tournament and will review the day‘s proceedings and preview the action lined up for the next day.

But that‘s not all. NewsX meets all the Indian stars - Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Somdev Devvarman, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna as they take us through their campaigns at Wimbledon. Last but not the least, join us as we make the most of our invite to the Sunday Brunch at Wimbledon where legends of the game all come together for an afternoon of fun and frolic.

Catch all this excitement and much more on ?First Serve? with Vijay Amritraj! Every single day of Wimbleon. Only on NewsX!

Telecast details: 20th June to 4th July, everyday at 8.30 am & 3.30 pm.

Mumbai, 20 June, 2011: UTV Interactive, the digital arm of UTV, continuing on its mission to delight users with engaging digital content experiences, has created a brand new innovation which will excite web audiences. With the eclectic music of Delhi Belly becoming a rage across the country, UTV introduces first of its kind karaoke jukebox on YouTube allowing you not only to listen and select the music of Delhi Belly but also gives you a unique chance to sing along with it.

Packed in that 4x4inch grandpa set are 8 buttons, click on any one of them to listen and sing-along. If you prefer the lean back experience, just press play, sit tight and let 32 minutes of goodness flow.

To check out the funky Delhi Belly karaoke jukebox log on to ?http://youtube.com/UTVGroup? or "http://youtu.be/tJFcN1h9Q_o"