MUMBAI: Fever 104 FM, Mumbai?s popular radio station, is the offical radio partner for the most awaited movie of the season ? ?Kurbaan?. As a part of this association, the lead actor of the movie, Saif Ali Khan recently made an exclusive appearance at Fever 104 FM?s Mumbai studios. RJ Harssh, host of Dhinchak Mornings & the Fever No.1 show interviewed Saif about his role in the movie and his experience of being paired opposite real-life lady love Kareena Kapoor in a romantic role in reel life.

Fever 104 FM is also running a unique ?Meet & Greet? contest for its listeners in Delhi & Mumbai whereby listeners will be challenged to ?kurbaan? something to meet their favorite actor, Saif Ali Khan. The best callers will be taken on-air and be asked to deposit that ‘thing‘ with Fever. If their ?kurbaani? is intangible then the radio station will get friends or family members to track the listener?s sacrifice Winners of the challenge will be given a lifetime opportunity to meet Saif Ali Khan in person. This exciting contest will begin in Delhi from 9th to 12th November, 09 & in Mumbai from 12th to 18th November, 09.

Commenting on the initiative, Neeraj Chaturvedi, Mumbai Station Head, Fever 104 says, ?We are extremely happy to host Saif Ali Khan in our studios. Giving our listeners the chance to meet one of the hottest Khans of our Bollywood Industry is extremely gratifying. Aligned with innovative programming, it is our deliberate endeavor at Fever 104 FM to create lifetime and exciting opportunities for our listeners so as to give them the most engaging and entertaining experiences.?

MUMBAI: The valley of Kashmir needs no introduction. Its snow-clad mountains, sparkling rivers, placid lakes, beautiful gardens and hard-to-resist food make it a tourist?s delight.

This week, join anchor Aditya Bal as he eats his way through the streets of Srinagar, cooks at Chaar Chinar (the floating island on Dal Lake) and sails across the Dal Lake towards the setting sun.

Tune in to ?Chakh Le India!? for all this and more on November 4, 2009, Wednesday at 10:00 am only on NDTV Good Times
 

MUMBAI: Bollywood singer and actor, Himesh Reshamiyya, is all set to don a new hat ? that of a Radio Mirchi RJ, for seven whole days!

Himesh, who plays RJ Vivaan in his to be released film ?RADIO? will now be heard RJ?ing on his own show ?Mann ka Radio? from Sunday 1st November to Saturday 7th November only on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM! RJ Himesh has been trained by none other than the talented and versatile Radio Mirchi RJs.

?Mann ka Radio with RJ Vivaan? will be on air from 5:00 to 6:00pm everyday in the week of November 1 ? 7, 2009. You can hear him talk about various topics - hobbies, styling, today?s youth, relationships, to him singing on air and playing out his favourite tracks.

The character of RJ Vivaan in the movie Radio is a Radio Mirchi RJ and just like a Radio Mirchi RJ he is full of zest, entertaining and loveable!

Himesh Reshammiya entered the industry as a music director, then moved on to become a singer, then actor. His third tryst with the industry will now be that of a Radio Jockey, and going from his past popularity and success, it is surely something to look out for.

So catch RJ Himesh exclusively on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM everyday from 1st ? 7th November, 5 ? 6 pm. It surely promises to be hot!!!

An adorable bear with moves that could put martial artistes to shame? a demoniac creature with girlfriend and identity ? to fight for humankind or not ? issues? an estranged couple romancing lost treasure to discover love again? a speed maniac?s desire, and trials and travails, to create Mach 5 on wheels? a gay butler and his philanthropic lady employer? blast from the past? that?s your score this November, only on HBO. Pull out that blanket and tuck yourself in to beat the winter, and enjoy Hollywood?s top-of-the-rung, only on HBO.

HBO BLOCKBUSTER OF THE MONTH
(ON NOVEMBER 27, 2009 - FRIDAY)

?I just ate, so I‘m still digesting, so my kung fu may not be as good as later on.?

Sorry?! Food and kung fu?? Gotta be it, when you ?ave a kickin?, boxin?, smashin? and buttin? Giant Panda. You got a Kung Fu Panda comin? your way.

Riproaring, silly, memorable, hugely entertaining, the Oscar-nominated Kung Fu Panda premieres on the HBO Blockbuster of the Month on 27th November at 9:00pm. Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan (Yup! He?s there) and Lucy Liu are among those lending their voices and high-octane energy to their characters in this animated comedy.

Kung Fu Panda is Po, the adorable and enthusiastic but clumsy, kung fu-freak of a giant panda. He makes viewers respond in awe as he combines the characteristics of a cuddly animal with high- jumping, fist-flying, round-house kicking martial arts. The kids just love him; he enraptures grown-ups no less. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill a prophecy, Po?s dreams become reality when he gets an opportunity to learn the art of kung fu. But can he really become a kung fu master? Po puts his heart and girth into the task, and the unlikely hero finds his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

Don?t miss this inventive, lickety-split mad fun of slapstick, replete with luminous production design, only on HBO on 27th November at 9:00pm. Treat yourself to Kung Fu Panda.

HBO SEE IT FIRST
(A PREMIERE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT, AT 9PM)

He is just a demon raised to be the saviour against the forces of darkness; just a red mammoth with an attitude, who wants to be accepted as a normal person by the humans he protects. But the government wishes to keep Hellboy a secret.

Portrayed by Golden Globe Award winner Ron Perlman, Hellboy continues with his struggle as HBO See It First?s exclusive array of movies begins with Oscar-nominated Hellboy II: The Golden Army on November 7. Along With his team, including love interest Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), Hellboy protects the world from any dark threats. Hellboy II: The Golden Army picks up their story when the team finds people have vanished from an auction. This forms the spine of the movie and is the igniting factor of a war between the monsters of the dark underworld and humans.

With a signature blend of action, humor, and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world?s toughest hero from hell continues to unfold in Hellboy II: The Golden Army. In this epic vision of imagination from Oscar-nominated director Guilerno del Toro (Pan?s Labyrinth, Hellboy), the demonic superhero takes on the Golden Army to save the Earth from a marauding army of creatures, before hell ? quite literally ? breaks loose!

Watch Hellboy II: The Golden Army premiere on HBO See It First at 9pm on November 7.

Donna?s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty, and love. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns from magic to murder there is only one man who could be responsible, the man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive their prom bight.

Catch the mystery thriller, Prom Night, on 14th November starring American actors Brittany Snow and Johnathon Schaech, only on HBO.

They have been a magnetic and endearing pair in the past. Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey team up once again in Fool?s Gold as the funloving, married couple rekindling their romantic life while searching for a lost treasure.

Fool?s Gold is part romantic comedy, part deep-sea diving adventure, and lots of multi-hued and touching emotions. The Fool?s Gold premiere is a must-see, only on HBO on 21st November.

Speed is his name and speed is all he is about. For, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel, aggressive, instinctive and fearless. But what tests his mettle are not the tracks he races but the cut-throat, corruptible world of car racing itself, fixed by ruthless tycoons. Combining heartfelt family humour and ground-breaking visual effects, Speed Racer (with Emile Hirsh in the lead role) is an American live action film adaptation of the 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name. SpeedRacer (Emile Hirsch) is an 18-year-old whose life and love has always been racing. When Speed steps on the track, it?s not just a race. It?s an adrenaline-fueled, high-speed charge to the finish!
Ultimate action comes your way with Speed Racer premiering on November 28 only on HBO. Don?t miss it.

HBO ORIGINAL MOVIE OF THE MONTH

m Hailed as the perfect casting of the title roles, Susan Sarandon, in the role of Doris Duke, and Ralph Fiennes as Bernard Lafferty bring to life the semi-factual and intriguing examination of the relationship between real-life philanthropist, environmental conservationist and patron of the arts and her butler in Bernard and Doris! An HBO Films presentation, Bernard and Doris! is subtle, constantly engaging and yet, almost never loses sight of the comic elements. Sarandon excels as the charming, isolated Doris Duke, heiress of a tobacco tycoon, who, after a string of failed marriages, reposts her faith in her homosexual help, Bernard. Catch the Susan Sarandon-Ralph Fiennes comedy drama on 24th November only on HBO!

November Chillz continues on HBO as the channel brings back the Golden Globe and Emmy Award- winning television series TrueBlood with the premiere of Season 2! The new TrueBlood has supremely spooky plot twists to run an icy finger down your spine. The Season 2 of TrueBlood premiere picks up from at the exact moment we left off in Season 1, beginning November 1, 2009 after the 9pm movie; thereafter every Sunday after the 9pm movie.

Season 2 not only takes the love story forward with the demonic and ?bloodcurdlingly? dark funny twists, but also introduces sub-plots involving the anti-vampire Fellowship of the Sun Church; Sookie?s slow-witted brother Jason?s indoctrination into the church; expanded role of Maryann Forrester, the powerful supernatural creature, who gradually gains control over the people of Bon Temps.

The HBO movie extravaganza has more, on HBO Friday Blockbusters and HBO Sunday Superhits.

MUMBAI: CNBC AWAAZ, India‘s No. 1 Business channel presents ?The Big M Show?. This first of its kind show will feature Tax Guru and Financial Expert - Subhash Lakhotia, who will get candid with the evictees of the popular show Big Boss Season 3 on Colors. ?The Big M Show? advocates financial literacy and accurate personal finance decision making in a fast-paced, exciting new format, while capturing the flavour of the season.

Last night, Sherlyn Chopra, a singer, model and actress was evicted from the Big Boss house after being nominated against Vindu Dara Singh. Her early career was mainly in the B-grade films but lately she was seen in the prestigious Yash Raj Films ?Dil Bole Hadippa‘. She had been nominated four weeks in a row for being unable to interact with the other house-mates. After the announcement of her eviction, Sherlyn Chopra was given the opportunity to ask the other housemates why they nominated her, to which they unanimously said ?She had improved considerably and there was nothing wrong with her attitude but she was an easy target after her series of nominations?.

Subhash Lakotia invited Sherlyn Chopra for a one-on-one interaction to discuss her experience of being on the popular show. He shared with her an analysis of her prominent characteristics and traits like being emotional and staying aloof at most occasions that she displayed while in the Big Boss house. Looking at her successful career and money inflow, Subhash Lakotia will chart out her spending pattern and explain the probable effects of her personality traits on her investment and savings decision. 

How does Sherlyn make and manage her money? Modelling, Music videos, item numbers bring in the bucks, but then how does she save or spend? Find out all this and more on the Big M Show.

Each Big Boss Season 3 evictee coming on ?The Big M Show?, gets a chance to learn effective money management and financial planning based on his income, saving and investment patterns.

Speaking about the new show Mr. Sanjay Pugalia, Editor-in-Chief, CNBC AWAAZ said, ?CNBC AWAAZ has always been a pioneer in providing the most innovative programme formats to boost financial literacy. With ?The Big M Show?, we aim at synchronising the elements of a popular genre with sound financial advice to help our viewers make the most of their investments. ?

Mr. Neel Chowdhury, VP, Marketing, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC AWAAZ said, ?The Big M Show? is another groundbreaking format from CNBC AWAAZ. Viewers will identify with the traits of the guests featured, traits that indisputably affect their investment decision. The show will help them analyse these traits to put them to the best use to take accurate financial decisions and maximise their return on investment. ?

Watch Sherlyn Chopra on CNBC AWAAZ ?The Big M Show? this Sunday, November 01, 2009 at 4 pm and 10 pm.

Repeat Telecast on Monday, November 02, 2009 at 7.30 am and Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 5.30 pm.

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) brings the 11th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) scheduled to take place from October 29th to November 5th, 2009 in Mumbai, the film capital of India. This year MFF is introducing the Film Business Centre with an aim to provide a networking platform for the Indian distributors, producers, television channels and the foreign sales agents, festival directors and producers to enhance the international sales of Indian films.

In order to celebrate the choice of the viewers, the instituted has introduced Audience Choice Award (ACA) from this year. The audience alone is the real judge of a film. The award will be called as P7 News Audience Choice Award. This year it?s a new introduction of a USD $20,000 (about Rs. 10, 00,000). Films from all sections except retrospective and tributes will compete for this award.

Speaking about this award section Mr Jyoti Narain, Director, P 7 News Channel, said, ?We are always keen to provide what exactly our viewers want and by Audience Choice Awards we want audience to decide whom they feel eligible for the best award. Come October Mumbai city will be a kaleidoscope of world cinema at Mumbai Film Festival?.

More than one lakh voting cards is available across three Festival Venues: Fun Cinema, Andheri, Metro Big Cinema, Church Gate and Big Cinema, Ghatkopar. Around 25 short films will be selected from all over the world and audience can vote online also on the website http://www.mumbaifilmfest.com/index.php. Winner will get this Audience Choice Award.

The Mumbai Film Festival is offering something to every film buff, the Festival is divided into five sections viz. International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors, World Cinema, Indian Showcase, Dimensions Mumbai and Retrospectives. Film Business Centre of the Mumbai Film Festival is a beginning to provide networking facilities for the Indian buyers, distributors, producers, television channels and the foreign sales agents, directors and producers.