MUMBAI: Celebrate your Christmas with a special slot - ?A Merry Pink Christmas? on STAR Movies this year! Christmas will have added fervor as STAR Movies presents a handsome line-up for your entire family starting 1pm on 25th December!

Begin your Christmas day with The Hannah Montana Movie at 1pm. As Hannah Montana‘s popularity begins to take over her life, watch Miley Stewart taking a trip to her hometown to get some perspective on what matters in life the most. Watch Santa Claus?s struggle to find a Mrs. Clause only in The Santa Clause 2 at 3pm.

The special treat continues with ?Jingle All The Way?, the story of a harried father?s struggle to get a Christmas present for his son which airs at 5.05pm. Watch little Kevin saving his house from notorious burglars on ?Home Alone? at 7.05pm. Bruce, who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world. Watch the very funny Bruce Almighty at 9pm!

End your Christmas celebrations with the Grand Premiere of the Aishwarya Rai starrer, The Pink Panther 2 at 11.05pm. In the second installment of this comedy saga, Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Don?t miss this exciting Christmas line-up starting 1pm on 25th December, only on STAR Movies!

MUMBAI: The Spice Girls are arguably the most successful girl group of all time. They have sold 55 Million CDs worldwide, had nine No. 1 Singles and had the biggest selling single ever by an all female group.

From the moment they exploded on the music scene in 1996 with their debut single Wannabe, such was their impact throughout the world that, even though they disbanded in 2000, the effect they had on popular culture still resonates to this day.

Theirs is the story of five girls who shook up the world and lived to tell the tale. There was no downward spiral into drugs and wasted opportunity. Instead the girls became women who, in their own unique way, have carried on the ethos of girl power they advocated in the late nineties. 

Although there have been many documentaries, books and articles about the Spice Girls, the girls themselves have never told their story. Until now?

This will be the story of the Spice Girls, told by the Spice Girls - the story from inside the eye of the hurricane, the story of the greatest pop phenomenon since The Beatles, the highs and the lows, the laughter and the tears. From their pre-Spice Girl days, the forming of the group, the early struggles, their first taste of success, world domination, the break up, the aftermath and their subsequent solo careers and lives.

Their recollections form an intriguing and revealing narrative along with archive footage from around the globe which illustrates the time when the Spice Girls ruled the World and how they are soon to re-claim their place as the most talked about group on the planet.

MUMBAI: Star Choice is the first programme in Malayalam television to be anchored by a famous film actor/actress, in which the star presents a collection of his favourite film songs and explains the reasons why they have left such deep imprints on his heart. Starting 27th December it will be telecast every Sunday at 11.30 am.

A virtual torrent of ‘special songs‘ may breach the dam of the Star‘s memories, but he can pick up only 5 from the lot. These cherished hits- which can be from Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil or English - should be drawn from five different phases of his life :one that caught his fancy in childhood ; another that appealed to his adolescence ; a third that captivated him in his youth ; one which he finds fascinating now, at the present moment ; and the last, a song that bewitched his ardent heart during the days of his courtship in his ‘season of love‘ . Each song is prefaced by an introduction that clearly shows why these 5 are his chosen ones - it may be the wording of his lyrics; the magic of its melody or some precious memory associated with it. 

A young Jayaram was slated to sing the song ‘Poovum Prasadam‘ on stage for his School Day, but the 8 year old was so awed by the occasion, he forgot his lines and stuttered through the lyrics. The next day, his friends had a whale of a time teasing him with a new nickname ‘poo poo aa aa‘. Though the song was an embarrassment then , Jayaram looks back with laughter through this number.

‘Sanyasini nin Punnyasramathil‘ makes Navya Nair recall her childhood when current cuts were a regular part of the evening schedule. When the house was plunged into darkness and the family gathered around the dim flicker of the lamp, her father used to sing this Vayalar classic to while away the time. This song which brings back the sweetness of her childhood, holds pride of place in Navya‘s list.

Star Choice is thus an unusual film song based show, wherein a star from the celluloid world plays anchor on the small screen and hosts a selection of his personal preferences with anecdoted explanations for his choice, that gives us brief autobiographical sketches from the pages of his past life.

MUMBAI: Its celebration time for the star cast and crew of Maniben.com as the show successfully completed its 100 episodes on SAB, India?s leading family comedy entertainment channel. Stars from the show including Smriti Irani and Nitin Vakharia who play the two essential characters of Maniben and Jaman Patel along with Manini De-Mishra, Simple Kaul, Sharad Vyas, Dolly Bindra, Dilip Rawal, Sudha Shivpuri and Bijal Batavia amongst others were present for the mega party held at Raheja Classic Club, Andheri, Mumbai.

Commenting on the 100th episode of Maniben.com, Mr. Anooj kapoor Business Head SAB, said, ?With the completion of 100 episodes, the show has reached a new high. Maniben.com is a show that is often looked forward to when one wants to sit back, relax, enjoy and laugh together with the entire family after a hard day?s work?.

Maniben.com is the story of several Mani?s existing in our society; it?s a journey of Maniben from Bhuleshwar to Peddar Road, which brings with it new dreams, new ambitions, and retains hope in humanity. Maniben.com airs every Monday to Thursday, 8 pm only on SAB

States Smriti Irani who plays the role of Maniben, ?My heartiest congratulations go out to SAB, all my co-stars and the Maniben.com team. I thank the channel and the producers for giving me this wonderful opportunity to play the character which is completely unique from the role that I have played in other shows. I have to say that I have enjoyed being Maniben. My stint with comedy as a genre has been exciting and enriching.?

SAB has been gradually and steadily increasing its hold in the general entertainment genre. It has successfully managed to entice the entire family to watch television together with its unique light hearted content.

MUMBAI: The new documentary series ?World? on NDTV Profit redefines reporting and brings quality work to the mainstream that has remained confined to the fringes of film festivals.

This week watch Please Vote for Me in which Director Weijun Chen chooses Wuhan city in Central China, about the size of London to conduct an experiment on democracy. Class third students at Evergreen Primary School have their first encounter with democracy by holding an election to select a class monitor. 

The documentary brings forward how eight-year-olds compete against each other for the coveted position, abetted and egged on by teachers and doting parents. In China, elections take place only within the Communist Party but recently millions of Chinese voted for their version of Pop Idol. The purpose of Weijun Chen‘s experiment is to determine how democracy would be received if it came to China.

Catch this exciting experiment with democracy in China on Please Vote for Me this Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 10:00pm with a repeat telecast on the following Sunday at 5:00pm only on NDTV Profit.

MUMBAI: Your chance to catch Mr. Dr. Narendra Dabholkar candid with Nikhil Wagle on Saturday 19th December 2009 at 9:30pm when the positivist gets up-close on his experiences as the working president of ?Maharashtra Anddha Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti? (MANS) in Great Bhet on IBN Lokmat.

Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, who formed ?Maharashtra Anddha Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti? (MANS) with like-minded individuals in 1989, is a social reformer who always considers reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief and conduct. Viewers can watch him debate about sciences such as Astrology, Fengshui, Numerology and Vastu as he goes on to prove their dubious and deceptive nature backed by scientific proofs.

Having taken up the cause of eradicating superstitions, Dr. Dabholkar shares some stunning anecdotes and brings to light certain facts that continue to stagnate the Indian society. ?Anddha Shraddha Nirmulan Samiti? (ANS), a voluntary organization working through 170 branches located in rural and urban Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa, is a People‘s movement working solely on support of the people and for the people. Great Bhet brings to light the 20 year journey of ANS as Dr. Narendra Dabholkar proudly reviews its activities and shares the mission ahead.

Dr. Narendra Dabholkar is also the editor of the weekly ?Sadhana Saptahik?, a collective effort which was started by Sane Gurujee and hosted many programmes on the occasion of its diamond jubilee year in 2007.

To view this attention-grabbing and myth shattering discussion, tune in to IBN Lokmat‘s GREAT-BHET on 19th December 2009, at9:30pm.

You can also watch this interview in ?Great Bhet? on Sunday @ 12:00 pm & 5:00 pm and hear Dr. Narendra Dabholkar speak his mind.