MUMBAI: www.bookmyshow.com, India‘s largest e ticketing website, today announced that "Avatar" and "3 idiots", the two blockbusters released in December 2009, have crossed sales amounting to Rs. 6.21 Crores and Rs. 9 Crores, respectively, via its website.

The success of 3-Idiots, a film which has extremely talented actors and was superbly marketed, came as no surprise. However, the transaction worth over Rs. 9 Crores on www.bookmyshow.com, was a staggering one. Avatar, by the ace director James Cameron, has been going strong at the Box Office for over a month now, so much that the e-ticket sales of the film on www.bookmyshow.comhas crossed over Rs. 6.21 crores. These films not only proved that perseverance and perfection pays, but also created landmarks in the history of film making.

MUMBAI: Join anchors Rocky and Mayur this week as they spend a day with the Indian paratroopers and in the bargain lose sleep and some weight. Catch them as they scramble over a climbing wall, crawl through a live fire and slither down a tower? 

Will they gain what they have lost at the langar meant for the Jawans? From running the obstacle course to fine dining, watch Rocky and Mayur as they stride alongside the bravest & the finest men of our country.

Don?t miss this exciting episode of ?Jai Hind with Rocky and Mayur? airing this Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8.00 pm with a repeat telecast on the following Tuesday at 4.30 pm only on NDTV Good Times.
 

MUMBAI: Gael Monfils will be seen in action for the first time at the SA Tennis Open 2010, to be played at the palatial grounds of the Montecasino complex, Johanneburg. After a third round exit from the recently concluded Australian Open, the world no. 12 will look to bounce back in this tournament. Ten Sports will beam live, all the action from this event. 

Feliciano Lopez will be the other player making a debut at the SA Tennis Open. He impressed at the Australian Open as he pushed Andy Roddick (world no.7) to four sets. He would be hoping to carry that form into this tournament.

The SA Tennis Open is a new ATP fixture, as in 2009, the ATP World Tour tennis returned to South Africa after a 13-year gap. It used to be called the South African Open but after the hiatus, it was rechristened the SA Tennis Open.
 

MUMBAI: It?s been a little more than a year since Chicks on Flicks was launched on PIX .Taking a step ahead, the channel now launches an online medium of reviewing the 100 greatest American Movies of all time. Neha Sareen and Ira Dubey, launch their new blog on cof.pixtelevision.com where 100 films will be reviewed in exactly 52 weeks starting Feb 5th 2010. With a very demanding and challenging timeline, each week 2 movies will get reviewed by the girls.

This very interactive form of reviewing movies also encourages readers from all across the globe, to agree / differ from the girl?s reviews. Readers are free to comment and share their reviews about the movies. Intelligent and deep analysis of the movies and critical reviews will be encouraged on the blog. A few of the movies that will be soon reviewed on the blog are ? Gone with the wind, Casablaca, The God Father, Raging Bull, Ben-Hur, Schindler?s List etc. The 100 movies are a part of the AFI List.

The popular movie reviewers Neha and Ira on PIX shared ?If there can be a Julie and Julia, why can?t there be a Neha and Ira!!! After much brainstorming, Ira and me decided that we need to go digital and take the reviews online apart from television! We have set a real challenge for ourselves with an equally demanding time line to review them! We look forward to reading and sharing reviews from our viewers!?

On announcement of this new initiative, Mr. Sunder Aaron, Business Head comments ? ?In India, reviewing Hollywood Movies is a new concept and reviewing them online with such details is very innovative! We have tried to make it very interactive so that our readers can share their reviews as well! So let?s catch it or trash it online now!?

MUMBAI: The Ryan International Group of Institutions organised for the second year in a row the Iceplex Ad Film Awards (IAFA) 09. The grand finale, the award distribution ceremony took place in Mumbai on the 31 January 2010.

Iceplex is the media initiative launched by Ryan in an effort to bring out the hidden talents of the students in creative writing and conceptualisation put together this ad film making contest.

?It is difficult to make an ad, as complete information needs to be given in the shortest possible time. This contest does not focus on the technical expertise of the ad film maker but on the capability to ideate,? says Ryan Global MD madam Grace Pinto. ?And IAFA gives the students the platform to showcase their talents.?

Jury members like, Justice BH Marlapalle, Manmohan Shetty, Bhimsain, Ila Arun, Bhawana Somaaya and Anil Sharma along with the IAFA brand ambassador Johny Lever, lent their expertise and support to IAFA 09.

Other guests present at the event were MP Sanjay Nirupam and Poonam Sinha (wife of Shatrughan Sinha), Amin Sayani, Films Division chief producer Kuldeep Sinha, Spacetoon South Asia MD and CEO Rajeev Sangari, singer Neeraj Shreedhar, theatre artist Om Katare, and Bollywood actors Raza Murad and Nikhil Dwivedi.

The event saw performances of music, song and dance which organised by the Johny Lever Ryan Film Academy. The anchors of the evening were Ali Asgar and Swapnil Joshi.
 

MUMBAI: They are the fearless individuals who have captured and reported a true picture of our society and now its time to honour them and provide a national platform of empowerment to recognise ordinary citizens who through their extraordinary efforts have proved themselves to be the champions of our civil society. IBN18 Network presents the 2nd edition of Citizen Journalist Awards to honour the indomitable Citizen Journalists (CJ) who have been highlighting the wrongs of society and fighting against tremendous odds, bureaucratic red tape and even the lethargy of fellow citizens to bring about a positive change in our society. The Citizen Journalist Awards will be given out in six different categories at a ceremony to be held in New Delhi on Feb 15th 2010 to those who have done extraordinary reporting to bring forth the truth.

The Citizen Journalist Awards will be given away in the following categories:

Fight Back CJ ? The category where CJs can fight for their rights or against any wrong they see around them.

Save Your City ? The category where the CJs highlight their city-centric problems

Be the Change CJ - This category sees participation from volunteers who see a problem or experience it first hand

CJ VIDEO - The category which highlights the alert CJs, who have a mobile camera at their disposal and click videos about issues they feel strongly about.

CJ PHOTO - The category where CJs who have reported a story using a picture to say it all

Special CJ ? A special award category for the CJs who have had made a significant contribution to the CJ movement

IBN18 Network will also profile the nominees for Citizen Journalist Awards by various award categories in nominee special episodes on CNN-IBN - Feb 6th & Feb 13th @ 9:30 PM, IBN7 - Feb 7th & Feb 14th @ 10:00 PM &
IBN-Lokmat - Feb 7th & Feb 14th @ 9.30 PM

The Citizen Journalist Awards follow a 2-tier selection process that involves: The IBN18 Editorial Board that generates a list of nominees across the six categories & The Jury comprising of Eminent Citizens to select the final Citizen Journalist Awards winners.

The Jury for ?Citizen Journalist Awards? consists of:

Dr Kiran Bedi: Retired IPS officer, Magsaysay Award winner for Govt service

Ranjana Kumari: Prominent activist

Aniruddha Bahal: India‘s best known investigative journalist

Rajendra Yadav: Eminent Hindi fiction writers and one of the pioneers of Nayi Kahani, Hindi literary movement

Neelam Katara: Won national fame for her fight against the alleged killers of her son

Arvind Kejriwal: Magsaysay Award Winner for Emergent Leadership in 2006, for activating India‘s Right to Information movement