MUMBAI: Zee TV?s popular show, ?Aap Ki Antara? has been bestowed an honour of being the Best Serial of the Year 2009 by the Varisht Nagrik Kesari Club, a social wing of leading Hindi newspaper, ?Punjab Kesari?. Impressed by the show?s earnest social cause of spreading awareness about Autism amongst its viewers the channel and the lead character of the show, Zaina Vastani (5 years) were felicitated at a grand event at the Capital. The nominations and the winners were chosen through the readers? survey conducted by the publication. The grand event was attended by around 2000 people with respected filmmaker Subhash Ghai being the Chief Guest of the evening. Little Zaina was overwhelmed by the appreciation and attention received from the dignitaries and the viewers.

?Aap Ki Anatra? is a survival story of an autistic girl Antara. As a part of the show?s telecast the channel has launched a helpline for Autism queries from its viewers. Special videos of real-life parents of autistic kids have been telecast at the end of every episode to make the viewers aware of the symptoms and corrective measures on Autism. These noble initiatives by the channel have garnered a lot of queries and feedback on the show from across the country and abroad. A lot of couples have posted their heart-wrenching stories to the channel. Zee TV has also been partnering with various workshops arranged for parents of the autistic children which can help them cope up with their kids? behaviour and thereby help them lead a normal life.

Commenting on the same, Ajay Bhalwankar, Programming Head, Zee TV, said, ?The show has been awarded due to its path breaking concept and amazing response from the audience. Zee TV has always been the pioneer of raising social issues and creating awareness and so through ?Aap Ki Antara? we have aimed to create public awareness about Autism & sensitize the society towards this issue. With such encouraging feedback, the channel has once again lived up to its tag line of ?Har Pal Banaye Ek Naya Rishta? and established a special bond with the viewers.?

MUMBAI: There is good news for listeners of Radio Misty 943.f m, the First and Number One fm station of North Bengal and Sikkim .Radio Misty have started with a unique contest Malamaal Daily for Dhanteras in association with Big Bazaar where listeners have an opportunity to win silver and gold coins daily. This Nine day contest will focus on questions about Music, Bollywood and General subjects.

On Dhanteras it‘s auspicious to purchase gold or silver articles or at least one or two new utensils. It is believed that new ‘Dhan‘or some form of Precious metal is a sign of good luck. The Grand Finale of this contest will be held at Big Bazaar store in Siliguri on Dhanteras.Celebrity RJ will be present their with luck listeners who will given silver and gold coins. There will be a quiz at the spot where more gifts await for listeners.

Says, Nishant Mittal, Chief Executive Officer, Radio Misty we will connect our listeners‘ with this unique contest on this auspicious occasion. We are planning more fun on Radio on Deepwali also.

 
MUMBAI: eo Cricket brings to its viewers non-stop cricketing action this season with the telecast of premier domestic one-day tournament, NKP Salve Challengers Series 2009 live and exclusive starting from 8th October till 11th October.

Challengers Series is a short tournament of 4 one day matches with plenty of fireworks, featuring current & upcoming cricketers of India. The series is played with the purpose of show-casing the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities to younger players to make an impression

India?s best cricketing talents will play against each other at Nagpur this year for the Challenger Series. While Yuvraj Singh will captain the India Red team, Suresh Raina will lead the India Green team and India Blue team will be lead by Mahendra Singh Dhoni whose team also includes the powerhouse performer, Sachin Tendulkar.

TEAMS:

India Red: Yuvraj Singh (captain), M Vijay, Sunny Sohal, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishank Jaggi, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Sudeep Tyagi, Munaf Patel, Saurabh Tiwary, Ishant Sharma, Harshad Khadiwale

India Green: Suresh Raina (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Tanmay Srivastava, Irfan Pathan, Ravi Inder Singh, S Badrinath, Chetanya Nanda, Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Manoj Tiwary, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pankaj Singh, Uday Kaul

India Blue: MS Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Jalaj Saxena, Suresh Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha (possible wicket keeper), Harbhajan Singh, Siddharth Trivedi, Sreesanth, Ashok Dinda, Dhiraj Goswami

Commenting on the live telecast of NKP Salve Challengers Series on NEO Cricket, Mautik Tolia, Head Programming ? NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. said, ? Reiterating our commitment towards bringing our viewers the best of cricketing action on our channel, we will be telecasting the premium one day tournament, Challengers Series from 8th to 11th October. Since this series will be soon followed by the India - Australia ODIs, it will provide the best possible match practice for the Indian players just ahead of the vital series.?

The channel entertained its viewers from 1st to 5th October with live and exclusive cricketing action from the Irani Trophy. Starting 25th October, Neo Cricket is all set to bring to its viewers live action of Australia?s tour of India ODI matches.

MUMBAI

: The extremely talented Konkana Sen Sharma was at the Radio Mirchi studio today to talk about her upcoming release ?Wake up Sid?. She was heard chatting with RJ Suren on Mumbai?s No.1 evening drive time show ?Sunset samosa?

RJ Suren requested Konkana if he could address her as ?Koko? and the amiable actress readily agreed. She spoke to RJ Suren about her role in the movie, her experience of working with Ranbir Kapoor and director Ayaan Mukherjee, and about her take on the older woman-younger man relation.

The giggly Konkana was in splits when she by mistake said that her character was in love with a kid fresh out of ?school? instead of saying college. Laughing uncontrollably she went on to explain the role further ?I play Aisha, a mature, independent writer who comes to Mumbai from Kolkata to follow her dreams and she is instrumental in waking up Sid?

Speaking on the older woman ? younger man relationship, she expressed that if the woman is a couple of years older, it should be perfectly acceptable, and that it was high time, people consider it as normal. She shared that she had recently discovered that Radha was a whole thirteen years older than Lord Krishna too!

Contrary to what most people think, Wake up Sid is not only a movie for the youth, it is based on Aisha and Sid?s relationship dynamics and how it changes him. She revealed that the movie is meant for the young and old alike.

Wake up Sid is a much awaited film that releases this week and is directed by first time director Ayaan Mukhrerjee.

?Wake up Sid?, ?Iktaara? and ?Kya karoon? from the movie have already become favourites and can be heard on Mumbai?s No.1 Radio station - Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM ? Its Hot!

About Radio Mirchi:
A leader in the private FM radio industry, Radio Mirchi operates FM radio stations in 32 cities i.e. Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Indore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Patna, Jalandhar, Goa, Baroda, Bhopal, Kanpur, Rajkot, Nashik, Varanasi, Aurangabad, Lucknow, Surat, Kolhapur, Madurai, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Vijayawada, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Jabalpur. ENIL launched its first radio station in the city of Indore in October 2001.

MUMBAI: FMCG Major CavinKare today announced the launch of Spinz Black Magic, a new variant under the popular selling deodorant brand ‘Spinz‘.

Research findings substantiate that 30 % of women use Men‘s Deo as the liking for strong fragrances is very high amongst girls. With an active lifestyle girls/ women feel the need for smelling good and feeling fresh all through the day. Traditionally while most female fragrances are mild, the key intent behind the Spinz Black Magic Launch has been to launch a Musky Floral blend of fragrance in the Spinz female deodorant range along with an attractive all black packaging to meet consumer‘s need.

Brand Ambassador Genelia D‘Souza unveiled the product Spinz Black Magic deodorant against the backdrop of the International State of the Art technology at the Spinz Livewire Counter at Phoenix Mills.

Speaking at the launch, the gorgeous Genelia said, "Spinz is an edgy youth brand, and the brand spirit is like me of being the Unstoppable. Today youth are obsessed with grooming and it is not just about looking good but also about Smelling great. Their active lifestyle makes them desire for stronger fragrances that last longer. Spinz understands the pulse of the youth and constantly innovates, be it through new Product ideas, packaging, investing in new age Media like Spinz Livewire or other cool youth centric formats.

When the brand team approached me with the new fragrance and packaging for Spinz Black Magic, I felt the packaging is stylish, edgy and very attractive and the fragrance a beautiful blend of Strong Musky floral notes. I am confident this would be among the fastest moving Spinz Deo variants.

Also Spinz Livewire is another such venture which uses cool new-age International Technology which is 1st of its kind in India".

According to Mr. Vineet Trakroo, VP (Marketing), Personal Care, "Spinz has undergone a transformation in the past year and is coming closer to youth with its new packaging and youth focus. There is a need for strong fragrances amongst women, and hence the launch of Spinz Black Magic. This is the beginning of a range of Products designed for the active youth.

Spinz also associates itself with cool technology and innovations which excites the youth like the Spinz Livewire."

Spinz in its endeavor to becoming a youth lifestyle brand has come closer to them through the Spinz LIVEWIRE which uses new age International Technology which is 1st of its kind in India. Spinz Livewire features 6 life sized screens and a State of the art camera, which grabs a burst of 6 actions in quick succession. Participants are encouraged to express how edgy do Spinz Deodorants make them feel by dancing, jumping, or simply posing while the installation captures their grooviest move. Spinz LIVEWIRE has been running in Mumbai over the last 1 month across popular malls.

Lucky young winners who gave the best edgiest pose got to meet the brand ambassador Genelia D Souza and pose with her in front of the media and public!

The all new Spinz Black Magic deo has an attractive packaging, which is priced at Rs. 150 only and will be available at all the outlets across the country.

MUMBAI: Priyanka Chopra needs no introduction. The reigning queen of the silver screen is delighting audience with collection of successive hits, displaying her versatility as an actor in a myriad of roles. This gorgeous young star takes on a new role on the small screen with a special appearance on the first of its kind cult reality show BIG SWITCH on UTV Bindass.

A crusader and supporter of underprivileged children, Priyanka makes her presence felt on the BIG SWITCH as she introduces the audience to the team of 10, young, intelligent and driven contestants. Their interactions are packed with discussions about their dreams, aspirations and struggles, where Priyanka also shared her experiences in achieving what she set out to do. Before they set out on their new adventure with the BIG SWITCH, Priyanka packed a special surprise for each of the kids, which brought big smiles and a few tears from the contestants. Priyanka specially put these surprises together for her special friends! She then escorted her new friends to the location where they would begin their journey on the BIG SWITCH.