MUMBAI: Think you know everything about Bollywood? Put your brain to the test as Parle, India?s largest manufacturer of biscuits and confectionery and Bollywood Hungama come together and bring you ?Bollywood Ka Baap?. In a unique format on mobile and over the internet, Bollywood Hungama brings its users a new Celebrity Quiz Master every day. Each celebrity will ask a question, related to their film career. With two new questions a day, this has now become an innovative and extremely interactive way to find out your Bollywood knowledge quotient.

?Bollywood Ka Baap? premiered on New Year day on Bollywoodhungama.com. With quizmasters such as Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Abhishek Bacchan and more, ?Bollywood Ka Baap has thousand and thousands of film fanatics connecting with the stars and putting their knowledge to the test. The quiz on video has two new celebrities ask a question every single day. The quiz has also been integrated via applications on popular social networking websites, Orkut and Facebook. On mobile, it is available for users via SMS at present, and will be available soon via a mobile application called ?Bollywood Ka Baap? With the advent of 3G, users can avail this video quiz across the networks of all mobile service providers. It is also already available on Dailymotion.com, the world?s largest independent video sharing website.

The gratification is as exciting as the quiz itself. Users can win film costumes worn by the stars, autographed film merchandise and gifts.

Commenting on this new video quiz format, Siddhartha Roy, COO, Hungama Digital Media said, ?Bollywood Hungama reaches out to a vast number of people across the world. We pride ourselves with the fact that we bring the film industry pioneering ways to connect with and engage the audience. With Bollywood Ka Baap, we are not only giving users a chance to test their B-town awareness, but also taking the quiz on platforms that the audience frequents- Social networks and the mobile platform. The questions in the quiz are determined by celebrities themselves and the video format makes for great visual interactivity.?

Commenting on this, Pravin Kulkarni, General Manager, Marketing, Parle said, ?Parle is happy to associate with the first ever celebrity daily video quiz. The digital platform is continuously providing us with opportunities to associate with unique and innovative concepts that are exciting for Bollywood fans. The youth of today enjoys new concepts that break the monotony of their regular digital world. It will give us an opportunity to reach out to this highly connected youth of today using this entertaining and innovative platform.?

To know more about ?Bollywood Ka Baap?, users can click to bollywoodhungama.com or visit the fan pages on Facebook and Orkut.

MUMBAI: Watch Rajeev Masand in conversation with the three talented Bollywood Directors; Vikramaditya, Zoya Akhtar and Ayan Mukherjee discuss Oscar nominations on Jan 25, at 9:00 pm.

It?s that time of the year again when dazzling Stars descend on the red carpet in their chic suits and flowy gowns, walking away clasping the smooth golden statuettes. Star Movies is all set to be the ?home of the Oscars? by offering the viewers an experience never witnessed before.

In conversation with the popular critic and film personality, Rajeev Masand will be seen the three most talented Bollywood Directors- Vikramaditya (Udaan fame), Zoya Akhtar and Ayan Mukherji (Wake up Sid fame) discussing the Oscars nominations. The guests will also be seen making predictions on the winners of the golden statuettes this time, exclusively for the Star Movies viewers.

Don?t miss out on all the action and insights right from the industry experts on January 25 at 9:00 pm only on the exclusive Home of the Oscars- Star movies.

MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18?s acclaimed feature show ?Young Turks?, profiling young entrepreneurs in the Indian landscape, celebrates a decade this year. With the start of a new decade comes a new season in a revamped avatar: ?Young Turks ? Dream Decade?. Shereen Bhan will continue to lead the show in the new season with 3 segments- Young Turks on the Road, Young Turks Tutorials & Young Turks Buzz.

Young Turks on the Road: Shereen Bhan will hit the roads and meet India?s budding entrepreneurs across the nation and share their dreams, ambitions, plans & challenges. Delhi is the first destination followed by Mumbai and Bangalore. The launch episode will feature Sam Goldman of d.light, a young entrepreneur who is lighting up lives in energy starved economies with his solar powered LED devices.

Young Turks Tutorials: This unique segment will give a young entrepreneur, an opportunity to be mentored by an industry veteran or a well known Venture Capitalist. In the first episode catch the founders of food listing portal Zomato.com in a master class with Sanjeev Bikhchandani of Naukri.com.

Young Turks Buzz: In this segment, a former ?Young Turk? featured on the show will talk about his entrepreneurship journey and growth story. Meet the Young Turk from 2006, Vijay Shekhar Sharma of One97 Communications as he gets ready for his IPO in the launch episode. The segment will also showcase key entrepreneurial events across the country.

Speaking on this new season, Mr. Saket Saurabh, Head ? Marketing, CNBC-TV18 said, ?We at CNBC-TV18 are proud of the success of our pioneering initiative ?Young Turks? and being part of the journey of entrepreneurs across India & abroad for 10 years. We will carry forward this success into the next decade and celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship & entrepreneurs of India.?

MUMBAI: Launched last year by SET amidst a lot of promise and fanfare, the CID Gallantry Award has seen overwhelming support and participation from all walks of society. Today, SET announced the winners of the second edition of the Awards, CID Gallantry Awards, 2011 in a glittering event.

CID Gallantry Awards is a stellar initiative to showcase and honor extra-ordinary examples of bravery showcased by ordinary people across India. The initiative encourages people to share their acts of courage and strength; thus emerging as symbols of inspiration amongst fellow Indians. The award aims to felicitate inspiring achievers, provide a platform for local heroes to interact at a national level and encourage the new generation to inculcate courage and aim higher in life.

The CID Gallantry Awards is divided into two categories - Physical Bravery (display of bravery in saving life or property of oneself or someone else) and Social Bravery (display of bravery in combating social evils like drug abuse, dowry, child labor, illiteracy, and environmental pollution) saw thousands of entries from all over the nation. These were shortlisted, authenticated and finally, the title was bestowed to two brave winners each in the category of ‘Below 15 years‘ and ‘Above 15 years‘.

The jury consisted of Air Marshal Padma Bandhopadhyay (retired director general medical services, Indian Air Force), Sabrina Lall (sister of late model Jessica Lall), Farooq Sheikh (actor and theatre artist) and Aaj Tak editor (crime) Shams Tahir Khan, who personally interviewed each shortlisted candidates before they arrived at the final results.

MUMBAI: Starting 20th January 2011, STAR CJ Alive India‘s premium home shopping channel is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Wonderchef, to transform the lives of its viewers with a unique range of kitchen appliances, cookware, kitchen tools and accessories handpicked by the versatile chef Sanjeev Kapoor himself. STAR CJ Alive once again empowers its audiences to perform healthy and delicious culinary magic and impress one and all with the best in kitchen appliances.

Create some mouth-watering, authentic tandoori delicacies with the unique and innovative Gas Oven Tandoor on your gas stove at home without consuming any electricity! On this momentous occasion, Sanjeev Kapoor graced the STAR CJ Alive studios in Mumbai with his presence as he joined the STAR CJ Alive show hosts in highlighting the outstanding features of these brand new products brought by Wonderchef - all of which will be available on the daily Good Shopping show from 8-9 pm - only on STAR CJ Alive.

Commenting on this very special association, an elated Mr. Paritosh Joshi, CEO, STAR CJ Alive said, "STAR CJ Alive is delighted and privileged to have partnered with Sanjeev Kapoor and Wonderchef in bringing the best to our consumers. We are thrilled to have the master chef himself - Sanjeev Kapoor who is also one of the most celebrated faces of Indian cuisine, in our studios. At STAR CJ Alive, it is our constant endeavour to showcase the best products and service, thus transforming the shopping experience and lifestyles of our consumers."

In the next few months, STAR CJ Alive will see an array of new entries from Wonderchef, such as the special Magic BBQ (Barbecue), Green Tea, Olive Oil and a professional coffee maker to get your daily caffeine fix.
STAR CJ Alive - India‘s premium 24-hour home shopping channel, with its eclectic and appealing array of products, now transforms one‘s cooking experience too!! Cooking at home will no longer be drudgery as these high-tech, lifestyle enhancing products make it an activity to look forward too.

MUMBAI: NEO Cricket ? the 24x7 cricket centric channel from NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd has been ranked as the No. 1 Sports channel as per annual half hour cumulative ratings for sport channels as per TAM viewership data for calendar year 2010 amongst viewers in C&S homes (Source: TAM People Meter Systems) for 3 years in a row.

For the year 2010 NEO Sports Broadcast, which comprises of two channels NEO Cricket and NEO Sports also became the number 1 sports network amongst viewers in C&S homes in India. The International series on NEO Cricket generated lot of interest among Indian cricket fans and the interest in other sports like Golf, football, Tennis and motor sports led to increase in viewership of NEO Sports. In addition, the interactive programming, path breaking shows and innovative marketing helped build viewer interest and lead the channels to sustain its top position.

Amongst the key moments that NEO Sports and NEO Cricket broadcasted in 2010 were Arjun Atwals historic win when he became the first Indian to win the first US PGA tour title[m1] , Saina Nehwal?s ascendancy to top three in the world[m2] and Sachin?s 200, the first in world[m3] .

According to Prasana Krishnan, COO, NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. ?It has been a tremendous journey for NEO. In the very second year of operation, 2008 we became the No1 sports channel in India and continued to retain this position for three years in a row. This year we have also become the No 1 sport network amongst viewers in C&S homes in India. This is a great achievement and shows that India is not just passionate about Cricket alone and does have a growing interest in other sports also. NEO has always tried to show the best in sport to its viewers and the double achievement is an endorsement of the viewer?s loyalty for NEO Cricket and NEO Sports.?

Coming from a successful broadcast season in 2010, NEO Cricket and NEO Sports now gears up with International and Domestic cricket along with best of sports and a host of innovative programming initiatives.