MUMBAI: Soon to be the most stylish show on television, ?Nuon MTV Making the Cut? struts on to screens this Saturday 17th October at 6pm in an attempt to find the next best male & female model and the best designer in Indian fashion fraternity. This 8-part reality show will showcase 8 most stylish designers and 16 upcoming models, teaming up in an attempt to become the new Glamour Trio to reckon with!

Ruling the runway and casting his eyes over the fashion hopefuls, esteemed fashion designer Narendra Kumar heads up a team of industry luminaries including judges, Editor-In-Chief of ELLE India Nonita Kalra and top supermodel Dipannita Sharma, as they decide who?s ?in? and who?s ?out?. In what will be a first for an Indian reality show, the panel will be joined in the 1st episode by none other than Lara Dutta! In the weeks to come, the contestants and their models will be scrutinized from every angle by guest judges like Neha Dhupia, Mahesh Bhupathi, Celina Jaitley, Kunal Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Madhur Bhandarkar amongst many others!

A show that features the best like cast on TV ever, each week ?Making the Cut?s? discerning group of experts will hand out tasks with new themes and new teams in a selection of challenges that will test the skills and imagination of the contestants to their limits! From Bollywood to street styles, from glitter to paper and from swimwear to formal wear, watch as the battle of needlework commences and our designers rush to dress their show stoppers to perfection before they hit the runway. To add to the glitz, 3 of the episodes are shot in the Gold Coast, Australia with the finale at the Versace Palazzo!

As our collection of young hopefuls is slowly whittled down, ?Making the Cut? takes a look behind the scenes to watch the beauty, the styles, the tantrums and tears as the drama increases and the stakes are raised even higher! After an exhausting and emotional 8 weeks of competition the winning designer will be awarded the chance to showcase his/her own collection at a Fashion week and an opportunity to design a retail line for new top label NUON. The winning models will be signed on by Globosport, [who manage prestigious names like Lara Dutta, Sania Mirza], will be the new faces of the Nuon & a will also win a feature with Elle Magazine!

Says Ashish Patil, GM MTV India & Senior VP Creative & Content, ?Grooming is booming. With MTV going beyond music and television, Nuon MTV Making the Cut will deliver style & fashion, both key passions for our audience, with signature MTV unpredictability and generous doses of adventure & Bollywood. It?s going to be one of the slickest shows to sashay down the ramp on TV this year!?

Ms. Smeeta Neogi, Head ? Marketing, Trent, says, ?Nuon is the youthwear brand of Westside which exemplifies the attitude and fashion style of today?s youth. Associating with "Making the Cut" provides us the perfect platform to bring Nuon closer to the fashion savvy, young MTV audience.

?It has been my lifelong ambition to see the company grow. ?Making the Cut? is one of the many projects that we will be launching over the next year. We have the resources, experience and now the team to make it work.? said Mahesh Bhupati, MD, Globosport.

Produced by Aditya Hitkari, Creative Director, Globosport, the show is an excellent platform for talented designers to break into the fashion world and for models to prove their worth. ?Globosport is expanding its entertainment division into TV and films. Drawing on the diversified celebrity portfolio, all our projects will have a very strong celebrity presence. We are committed to delivering high quality entertainment,?? said Aditya Hitkari.

?It is not your typical reality show; it Is a high glam, high fashion show, which focuses on the talent of the contestants. We didn?t indulge in making fools of people ? rather celebrated their individuality! This is what made it such a fabulous experience!?? said Divya Palat, Director of ?Nuon MTV Making the Cut?.

So as the contestants get out their scissors and their stilettos, and as the judges get out their claws, all that remains is for viewers to get out their remotes and tune in to the show that has finally come to answer the prayers of all India?s budding fashionistas!

Prestigious partners on ?Nuon MTV Making The Cut? include: Title sponsor ? NUON, Associate Sponsor ? Coca-Cola, Powered by IDEA, Make-up Partner ? MAC, Driven By ? Swift, Watches by Guess, Premium Destination Partner ? Queensland Australia & Goldcoast Tourism, Airline Partner - Singapore Airlines, Magazine Partner ? Elle, Design Partner ? Raffles Design International, News Partner ? CNN-IBN, Ground Partner ? Mocha, Multiplex partner ? PVR cinemas, Luxury Hospitality Partner ? Sahara Star and Venue Partner ? Firangi Paani.

MUMBAI: On the 17th of October, as the whole of India is bathed in the radiance of Deepavali, Amrita TV lights the wick of an array of splendid programmes, to illuminate the day in the warm glow of premiere entertainment.

The ?Festival of Lights? is kindled by a special episode of Udayamritham at6.30am, put together exclusively for the propitious day, followed by the sunny super-hit Hello, a Mohanlal starer at 9.00pm.

At 1.30pm when the sun burns like a giant lamp in the afternoon skies, Amrita TV telecasts Deepavali Jalsa. In Kerala, Deepavali is celebrated on a more muted key than the rest of India; so to tune in to the real pitch of the festival, Jalsa travels to the heartland of Deepavali in the State, to the Gujarathi community concentrated in Cochin & Kozhikode and gets a feel of the actual pulse of the fiesta that is celebrated in a blaze of lights, firecrackers & sweets .

The sparkling highlight of this year?s Fete is the Grand Finale of AmritaTV?s Vanita Ratnam-3, the sole reality show for young mothers in Malayalam Television at 3.30pm.

At 7 pm, when every home is resplendid in the luster of a 100 oil lamps, comes Deepa Prabhayil, a heart-to-heart conversation with Kaniha, the royal consort of Mammoty in ?Pazhassi Raja? the most expensive Malayalam film made till date. She shares her experience of being a part of the trilingual biographical blockbuster , the making of which stretched over 3 of her birthday celebrations ;narrates her thrill and nervousness of being Kaitheri Makam, Mamooty?s Queen & the difficulties encountered during the shooting sessions scheduled in deep forests .

The fireworks that draw patterns in the inky night will also cast gleams of light on the past life of Sreenivas , famous playbacksinger & music director in Njan Sreenivas at 7.30pm. He talks at length on his struggle to make a mark in the competitive world of Music; how he ?converted? from chemical engineer to playback singer; the awards that came in search of him;his special relationship with A.R.Rehman & Ilayaraja .

As the Sreenivas interview draws to a close & the fumes from the spent crackers suffuse the air, another glorious Deepavali from Amrita TV will be consigned to memory.

MUMBAI: He emerged out of his famous father?s shadow to create a niche for himself. This week on ?A Journey Like Never Before?, meet Farhan Akhtar who with his creative essence wears many hats- director, actor, singer, host and script writer.

Farhan in a candid talk admits how he did lots of things as a kid to attract attention and also how he was kicked out of the college for poor attendance.

On the show he reveals that his parents? separation and his mother?s warning to throw him out of the house if he didn?t take stock of his life were some of the defining moments of his life. Sharing reminiscences from the making of his movies Dil Chahta Hain and Lakshya, that gave him recognition in the industry, Farhan goes on to sing Sindbad the Sailor on the show.

Catch the multi-talented Farhan Akhtar on Fly Kingfisher presents ?A Journey Like Never Before? on 17th October, Saturday at 8.30 pm with a repeat telecast on following Sunday at 12:00 noon and 5.00 pm only on NDTV Profit.

MUMBAI: Ira Dubey and Neha Sareen give their take on the latest movies lined up for the week in the popular show ?Chicks on Flicks? on PIX-the premium English movie channel from Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd.

Set in a futuristic world, Surrogates is about humans who live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others? surrogates. See if Neha and Ira recommend Surrogates for a Friday night special.

Get ready for an emotional yet entertaining family drama, ?My Sister?s Keeper?. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, starring Cameron Diaz, the film is based on the story of a girl Anna Fitzgerald who earns medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

Next is The Time Traveller?s Wife based on the story of a Chicago librarian who suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy directed by Robert Schwentke and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger.

From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comes Taking Woodstock, a new comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was.

Catch Ira Dubey and Neha Sareen on ?Chicks on Flicks? as the Hollywood movie critics duo directs you and your family on whether to ?Catch it? or ?Trash it? on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 8.30 pm only on PIX.

MUMBAI: With ?Diwali Dhamaka?, STAR Gold brings its viewers a unique and special offering to enjoy the festive fervor of Diwali in the comfort of their homes. Fireworks light up the small screen this Diwali as Bollywood superstars come together to celebrate the festival of joy and prosperity with electrifying performances in ?Diwali Dhamaka? on October 18 at 8 pm.

The channel brings you an evening of fun, laughter and celebration with ?Diwali Dhamaka?. Get ready to witness exhilarating performances on foot tapping numbers and a healthy dose of laughter this Sunday, 18th October at 8 pm only on STAR Gold.

Setting the evening ablaze are fiery performances by Sameera Reddy, Minnisha Lamba and Mahi Gill who will have you swaying to super hit numbers like Ishq Kabhi (Musafir), Genda Phool(Delhi 6), Love Mera Hit (Billu), Ranaji (Gulaal) and several others. Isha Koppikar will be seen in a completely traditional avatar as opposed to her stylish image on screen. Accompanying the beautiful ladies is Bollywood dancing sensation Tushar Kapoor who will get you moving to popular numbers like Dhan Te Dhan from Kaminey and many more.

As the evening gathers momentum, Bharti from the Laughter Challenge fame entertains you with a hilarious take on Diwali complete with her hysterical performance and antics. Experience laughtertainment at its best as comedy queen Bharti comes to your homes with STAR Gold in ?Diwali Dhamaka?. This Diwali Bollywood stars come together to illuminate your homes on STAR Gold.