MUMBAI: Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah, the show on SAB TV, has been portraying the beauty and richness of Indian society and the strength of its togetherness very beautifully on screen.

But recently there was a moment of contrast on the sets of the show which has become India‘s most loved family comedy show ever.

Replacing the usual bursts of laughter was deep silence and candles of condolence. It was a moment of solidarity with the nation as the entire cast came together to pay homage to those who had lost their lives in the terrorist attack of 26/11.

We talked to Dilip Joshi who plays Jetha lal and he said - "It has been a year since the terror attacks struck Mumbai but the wounds of those who lost their dear ones are still fresh. Though we have been bringing smiles to the audience through our show, we are taking a moment on this day to be a part of the loss of the families of the victims"

Disha, who plays Daya, said "We are one with the nation in expressing our grief. But looking through the Ooltah Chashmah (which is the spirit of viewing problems with a positive and different perspective), we must find courage in our pain and try to make this world a better to place to be in, in our own small ways."

MUMBAI: Ira Dubey and Neha Sareen, the popular Hollywood movie critics from PIX?the premium English movie channel from Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd. give their take on the latest movie releases on ?Chicks on Flicks? this Friday, November 20, 8.30 pm on PIX.

The duo reviews the much awaited movie of the year Twilight, though delayed, is finally releasing in India. The craze for the book had taken over the teenage as well as the twenty- something crowd. The widely fantasized and imagined characters are played by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The story revolves around Bella Swan who was not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen till she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious and captivating student at her new high school. Bella soon discovers that Edward is hiding a secret, after he impossibly saves her life from a van with his super-human strength and speed.

Second on their list for the review is A Christmas Carol by Disney, a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by academy award winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Jim Carrey plays an impressive line of 7 roles in the movie for the first time ever. Ebenezer Scrooge (JIM CARREY) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (GARY OLDMAN) and his cheery nephew (COLIN FIRTH). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it?s too late. 

On the DVD review of the week is Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince which revolves around the popular Harry Potter series. In the sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, and in both wizard and muggle worlds Lord Volemort and his henchmen are increasingly active. With vacancies to fill at Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledor persuades Horace Slughorn, back from retirement to become the potions teacher, while Professor Snape receives long awaited news. Harry Potter, together with Dumbledore, must face treacherous tasks to defeat his evil nemesis.

The second on DVD review is the mysterious movie Caroline directed by Derick Cameron with Antonio Dilsa, Mathew Holtzclaw and Edward Luke in the cast, the story of this flick revolves around Dr. Rawlins Marshall comes home from work and finds that he has three unexpected visitors and one is dead.

Catch Ira Dubey and Neha Sareen on ?Chicks on Flicks? as the duo directs fans and audience on which movie to ?Catch it? or ?Trash it? this Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8.30 pm only on PIX.
 

MUMBAI: Ace movie critic Omar Qureshi gives his take on the movie line up this week. This week movie releases have been reasonably hyped, with Saif ? Kareena coming together in the steaming scenes of Kurbaan, to the much awaited and delayed release of Twilight in India to the exciting 7 roles played by everyone?s favourite Jim Carrey in A Christmas Carol. Amidst the confusion of which movie is worth a watch on the weekend Omar helps you decide.

Starting with the sensational and slick Kurbaan, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, the thriller is the directorial debut of Rensil D‘Silva and stars Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Viviek Oberoi in lead roles. Om Puri, Kirron Kher and Dia Mirza also feature in it. ‘‘Kurbaan‘ has a deep-rooted love story to it, but it is not a frothy romantic film that we are time and again exposed to. The love story is much deeper here. There is a definite meaning, purpose and reason to it. Shot in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, it is about Avantika Ahuja (Kareena) who lives in the US and returns to Delhi after her father has a cardiac arrest. While in Delhi, she meets Ehsaan Khan (Saif), a professor whom she marries and returns to the US with. But soon Avantika realises that she is a pawn in Ehsaan‘s game as he turns out to be a terrorist who marries her in order to cover his identity. Avantika is kept under house arrest where she also finds out that Ehsaan plans to hijack a flight. One of the passengers on that flight is Riyaaz (Vivek), a journalist. 

The most read and most awaited movie of the year Twilight, though delayed, is finally releasing in India. The craze for the book had taken over the teenage and the twenty - something crowd like a storm. The widely fantasized and imagined characters are played by Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson & Taylor Lautner. The story revolves around Bella Swan who was not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen till she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious and captivating student at her new high school. Bella soon discovers that Edward is hiding a secret, after he impossibly saves her life from a van with his super-human strength and speed. She is determined to unravel his secret, but the truth is more terrifying than she realized. Edward is a vampire and soon Edward and Bella fall passionately and unconditionally in love with each other. And so begins the forbidden relationship between a human and a vampire. However, the young lovers soon discover that their troubles are only just about to begin.

A Christmas Carol by Disney, a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award?-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Jim Carrey plays an impressive line of 7 roles in the movie for the 1st time ever. Ebenezer Scrooge (JIM CARREY) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (GARY OLDMAN) and his cheery nephew (COLIN FIRTH). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it?s too late.

So tune in to ?The ZoOm Review Show? this Friday, November 20, 2009, 7:30pm only on ZoOm and find out which movie should you run to definitely not miss this weekend!
 

MUMBAI: Beauty has always been a woman?s space, but not anymore! Be it for the youthfulness or the winning edge it gets, the metro-sexual males are becoming more and more beauty conscious and putting an extra bit to look well-groomed.

This week the show Great Indian Bazaar brings to you the next big target of the Indian beauty & wellness bazaar, THE INDIAN MAN. From beauty services to enhance their appearance to treatments to do away with their physical imperfections, men are just lapping it to all.

After pampering women for years at end, the Indian Beauty Bazaar now gets its spotlight on the men. Don‘t forget to check out this week‘s GREAT INDIAN BAZAAR, on new generation of Indian Men on 21st November, Saturday at 4:30pm and following Sunday at 3:30pm only on NDTV India.

MUMBAI: DPL‘s Umpire recently took everyone on the sets of the show by surprise when he, in one go, agreed to perform a small bit from his two popular dance tracks - Jaane Kisne and Mohhabat Kar Le and left everyone craving for more.

Two contestants from Uttar Ke Puttar (North Team) performed on two tracks sung and choreographed for the duo round and as soon as their performance was over, host Hussain requested Shiamak to come on stage and show the participants the actual steps. The ever-ready Shiamak got up instantly from his chair, removed his shoes, tucked his shirt out and went up on stage and left everyone spellbound with his short but spectacular performance. The first track that played was ‘Jaane Kisne‘, followed by blockbuster number, Mohabbat Kar Le. Shiamak invited all the contestants to stage to join him and they ran to learn a step or two from the master himself.

The performance left such an impact that audience clapped and whistled for almost ten minutes after the performance was over. When it is the Guru himself on stage, you can‘t expect any less now...can you??

MUMBAI: The past couple of months have seen automotive giants unveil a series of new SUVs or spruced-up variants. Zigwheels puts a few of these through the grind to test their might. This Thursday catch the Zigwheels team pit the Toyota Fortuner, Nissan X-Trail, Mitsubishi Pajero and Ford Endeavour against each other. These mean machines slug it out as Zigwheels tests them across various parameters and picks the winner.

Also in the show, the Lamborghini Gallardo is one fine sports car and Zigwheels floors its pedal on the Chennai race track to see what the ?Charging Bull? can do.

The performance of a vehicle depends as much on its rubber as on the engine. Zigwheels visits the Bridgestone factory in Bangkok and checks out what this maker has to offer this year.

Catch all this and more on Zigwheels, only on ET NOW at these times:

Thursday, 19th Nov: 7.30pm & 10.30pm

Saturday, 21st Nov: 03.30pm & 11.30pm

Sunday, 22nd Nov: 12.30pm & 06.30pm