MUMBAI: Does your heart skip a beat at the thought of talking to your favourite star? Do you dream of getting up-close and personal to your heartthrob? UTV Live Wire gives you an opportunity to make your dream come true! Chat and interact with Hrithik Roshan on his latest film Guzaarish, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and UTV Motion Pictures.

UTV Interactive, the digital arm of UTV, announces the launch of UTV Live Wire, the ONLY live celebrity chat product which is integrated across all telecom operators. This product is powered by Cellcast. The first celebrity to get chatty with his fans is Hrithik Roshan who will talk about his experience on being a part of the most awaited film "Guzaarish" and will also answer your queries about the movie. Hrithik will chat live with his fans on UTV Live Wire on 19th November ‘10 between 4:00pm and 6:00pm. One can dial 5664475 and ask Hrithik questions about the film Guzaarish. UTV Live Wire not only lets you talk to your favourite star but also lets you listen to conversations of the star with other fans.

Mr. Manish Agarwal, CEO, UTV Interactive, "Today with the launch of UTV Live Wire, UTV Interactive has taken the next step in providing innovative content to 600 million mobile consumers in India. UTV Live wire is the only celebrity chat platform where thousands of fans can get connected with their favorite celebrities and chat with them live on one common number across India. UTV Live wire is sure to become THE platform for celebrities to interact with their fans from far flung towns and we are excited to kick start UTV Live Wire with Hrithik talking about his forthcoming film Guzaarish. This destination will also be an opening for film producers to promote their movies with a backing of 360 degree plan. We have lots more in store in the coming days which is unique, interesting and trend setting".

Mr. Pankaj Thakar, Founder & CEO, Cellcast India, "Through this activity that we‘re doing with Guzaarish it has been demonstrated that the Cellcast platform presents a fantastic opportunity for film producers and celebrities to interact one-on-one with millions of fans, turning the humble mobile phone into a powerful interactive medium. This is a great way to build a connection with audiences not only in India but with the Indian diaspora across several countries world over. This is another first from Cellcast and we‘re happy to be at the forefront of innovation in the interactive participative media in the country."

MUMBAI: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) proudly announces the release of Disney?s animated masterpiece, Beauty and the Beast on Blu-ray discs, DVDs and VCDs (in English and Hindi).

Disney?s most requested film, Beauty and the Beast, arrives for the first time on Blu-ray Hi-Def as the second installment to the company?s new Diamond Collection. The Blu-ray transformation reveals the magic, music and majesty of the film as never before experienced with state-of-the-art picture restoration, pristine 7.1 Digital Surround Sound and hours of additional viewing experiences that include behind the scenes features, deleted scenes, enhanced music tracks, immersive games and more.

Unavailable in any form since 2003, Beauty and the Beast will be released from the Disney vault for a limited time only, on a Blu-ray, DVD and VCD (in English and Hindi). Available across all leading retail outlets, the Blu-ray disc is priced at 799/-, DVD at Rs. 599/- while English VCD at Rs. 299/- and Hindi VCD at Rs. 99/-.

Prior to its release on home entertainment, Disney fans experienced the Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast in Disney Digital 3D in theaters across India for the first time ever.

Film Synopsis:
Set in and around a quaint French village during the late 18th century, Beauty and the Beast follows the fantastic adventures of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who finds escape from her ordinary life, and the advances of a boorish suitor, Gaston, by reading books. Meanwhile, off in a castle in the distance, a cruel young prince is cast under the spell of an enchantress who turns him into a tormented beast, while transforming his servants into animated household objects. In order to remove the curse, the Beast must discover a true love who will return his affection before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. When Belle?s inventor father stumbles upon the Beast?s castle and is taken prisoner, Belle comes to the rescue and agrees to take her father?s place. With the help of the castle?s enchanted staff, she sees beneath the Beast?s exterior and discovers the heart and soul of a human prince.
 

MUMBAI: ET NOW brings to you another exciting weekend for its viewers on ‘Inside Luxury Travel‘ Season II. This week Varun Sharma, anchor of the show, travels to Canada where he begins his journey in the picturesque city of Vancouver popularly known as ‘The Jewel of the Pacific‘ at the luxurious new Shangri-La Hotel and takes us around the Orchard Suite with views over Stanley Park to the North Shore Mountain, a Japanese toilet and shower with 10-heads that makes this suite stand out from the crowd.

Learn about the history and art of the First Nations people, as we move on further to the Museum of Anthropology before hopping on a ferry boat to Granville Market for a spot of food shopping in this oasis of fresh produce. Later we head towards an Artisan Sake maker before a highly entertaining sushi Master class with World Famous chef Tojo.

We then travel in the direction of a bracing ride in a zodiac which takes us across the water to Furry Creek Golf Course ahead of a bike ride to Stanley Park and a "cuddle" with Aurora the beautiful beluga whale at Vancouver Aquarium.

Tune in to ET NOW on November 20 at 9.30pm and November 21 at 3pm & 11pm to catch all this & more. Also, travel to more exciting, vibrant, picturesque & extravagant holiday destinations around the world only on ‘Inside Luxury Travel‘.
 

MUMBAI: As India gets ready to witness the revolutionized television entertainment, BIG CBS Networks is ensuring its relevant markets are carefully mapped for optimal reach at launch as it closes yet another key distribution partnership with Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd. The association with Hathway Cable, India?s leading Cable TV MSO, with the relevant reach, across India, will distribute the 3 premium English entertainment channels christened BIG CBS Prime, BIG CBS Spark and BIG CBS Love. The deal covers both Hathway?s own as well as JV Networks across all relevant markets, covering both analog and digital cable TV.

Hathway Cable & Datacom Private Limited, is a leading Cable TV and cable broadband service provider in India, who offer analog and digital cable services in 125 cities and towns and high speed cable broadband service in 18 cities. With the superlative service offerings of Hathway and its audience reach overlapping the target viewers for BIG CBS?s premium English entertainment channels, the business synergies are excellent.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ashutosh, COO, BIG Broadcasting said, ?We want India to be able to experience the superlative content from the BIG CBS stable right at launch and our deal with Hathway only furthers this endeavor. Hathways reach across our relevant markets and their audience entertainment preference ensures a partnership that is a win-win for both. We look forward to offering India with entertainment that they didn?t have access to this far.?

Mr. Jayaraman. K. Managing Director, Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd. said, ?Audiences today are far more aware, knowledgeable and well in line with international trends and BIG CBS? programming which is almost concurrent to the US, is the perfect answer to their entertainment requirements. With access to these channels, they no longer have to make do with old episodes, something we are confident the audiences will appreciate. We are confident that this huge USP will work excellently with our subscribers. We wish BIG CBS the very best as they ready for launch.?

MUMBAI: Reel Injun, a documentary film by Neil Diamond is an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. For decades, Aboriginal people were frequently represented in Hollywood films, but these depictions were almost always deeply negative and wildly inaccurate.

Director Neil Diamond takes us on a highly entertaining road journey in which he interviews a broad range of Native actors, directors, writers, journalists and stand-up comics as they discuss how these negative representations affected their own self-image and how key positive images inspired them. The documentary Reel Injun carefully observes, this screen presence had a very real impact on Aboriginal people and on non-Aboriginal people‘s ideas of who they were.

Catch the documentary Reel Injun on November 20, Saturday at 3:00 pm and on November 21, Sunday at 1:00 pm only on NDTV 24x7.

MUMBAI: Diving deep in to the ongoing violence in Kashmir, NewsX will air a special documentary ,?A Cry For Justice? on the plight of Kashmiri families who have lost their sons & daughters in the violent clashes during the past five months in the valley.

The NewsX team interviews families who have refused to take the compensation from the government and are fighting for justice. There are even families who want to return the cheques to the Prime Minister and some are yet to hear from the government. The documentary showcases and questions how these families are coping with their personal tragedies and what they want now.

Watch out for a touching saga on the Kashmiris struggling for justice only on NewsX

Telecast Timings: Friday, November 19 @ 6.30 PM

IMN News is the new brand identity that the premier English news channel NewsX will soon assume. The new look of the channel will be unveiled soon, and be accompanied with a similarly redesigned website, IPTV service and mobile TV.