MUMBAI: Aamir Khan‘s directorial venture, Taare Zameen Par, lives up to the huge expectations one attaches to the actor who is known to be a perfectionist. The movie sensitively portrays problems of a dyslexic child. The film raises one question in the minds of all parents?..Why does the Indian education system only emphasise on academics without letting a child develop his/her natural talent? It is also a rap on parents who constantly compare their children with others. Taare Zameen Par is not only a film meant for kids but is made for everyone including parents and teachers.

Recently, Aamir made a special appearance on the sets of Zee TV?s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 and was deeply moved by the fact that one of the participants, Debojeet Dutta from Kolkata is similar to Aaamir? casting for the lead character of the dyslexic child Ishaan. Debojeet, on his part, brought tears to everyone?s eyes with his beautiful rendition of the song ?Maa? from the same film.

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Darsheel Safary essaying the character of Ishaan Awasthi is brilliant and one is able to connect with him emotionally right from the first scene. Ishaan‘s problem of not being able to read and write is misunderstood as lethargy and laziness on his part and he is packed off to a boarding school, where life turns further uphill. Thankfully, he meets Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), a temporary art teacher who understands his problem and decides to help him. A special mention for Tisca Chopra who portrays the role of Ishaan‘s mother with immense maturity (Maya Awasthi) torn between her husband and child. Ishaan‘s father played by Vipin Sharma is convincing as a parent who wants his children to succeed in every field without realizing that he is being cruel. The movie has many special moments that involve the viewer emotionally - the simplicity of the film is what ends up being the best thing about it. The climax though quite predictable is extremely well-shot and leaves one with a lump in the throat.

Watch the world TV premiere of Taare Zameen Par On Sunday, 14th December at 8 pm?only on Zee TV.

MUMBAI: Surrounded with stress, deadlines and complications of adulthood, have you ever wished to travel back in time and become a 9-year-old? Have you fantasized getting back to your school days? Yes, this wish can come true on India?s biggest dance reality show

? Nach Baliye 4 where the jodis take you down the memory lane to relive those unforgettable moments of childhood. Jodis dances to ?Bachpan? special episode this Friday, December 12, 2008 at 8 pm only on Star Plus.

Watch out for Nach Ki Pathshaala, where the tiny tots - Aishwarya and Ali monitor the performances and our very own judges, Farah, Karishma and Arjun take on the hot seat as the teachers on the show. Each jodi has to appear for the examination with their take on their mischievous days.

The examination begins with the jodi Sudeep and Anantika who spread the message of keeping away kids from child labour. The performance was so overwhelming that all the judges were filled with emotions. Giving them a neck-to-neck competition was a magical performance from our wild card entrant, Jodi no-13 Chetan and Lavinia who made the other jodis feel the heat! That?s not all; Abhijit and Shilpa present an illustrious act from the books of Mythology and taking their performance to an all-new height.

Block your time and witness some heart-warming, mischievous and some very entertaining performance that will make you nostalgic. Travel back in time on ?bachpan? special on Pantene Shine Nach Baliye 4 on December 12, 2008 at 8 pm only on Star Plus.

Produced by Wizcraft, Nach Baliye 4 promises to entertain viewers with loads of intriguing moments as the journey of the show is set to showcase the tensions, apprehensions, nervousness, competitiveness and bonding between the jodis.

So get ready to be a part of this trek to the past with your favorite Nach Jodis!

MUMBAI: New challenges, new beginnings with an all new series! Star World presents the first and exclusive season 3 of HEROES beginning Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 10pm.

Titled ‘Volume 3: Villains‘, the brand-new season will explore the nature of good and evil in all the characters. As Heroes creator Tim Kring explains: "It was always built into the premise that our core group of people would be tempted by the circumstances they were in. These are ordinary people and they make decisions based on who they are. If you are predisposed to be good and you have a superpower, then you‘ll use it for good. If you‘re predisposed to be bad, then you will use it for evil."

This year, the Heroes face a new challenge after 12 super-charged criminals escape from prison and unleash their powers on an unsuspecting world.

With super-powered villains on the loose, the Heroes unite with a shared destiny: to save the world from disaster. Catch all the latest adventures when the all-new season 3 of Heroes premieres exclusively on STAR WORLD on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 10pm.

MUMBAI: Airtel, India?s and Andhra Pradesh?s leading mobile service provider, has come together with BIG 92.7 FM, Hyderabad?s No.1 FM Station, to celebrate the power of music on air with a distinctive music mix that promises to entertain its listeners this December. Aptly christened, ?Airtel Adhbutamaina Musical December?, the FM stations of Hyderabad, Vizag and Tirupathi will host this musical extravaganza on air for the entire month of December.

The distinctive music mix will comprise of the latest from Telugu music industry and some great remixes which will leave listeners thoroughly entertained and asking for more. Along with interviews of musicians, lyricists, singers and actors, the station will also seek listener participation, voicing their opinions on their favorite music. This will be coupled with exciting on air contests where the listeners will be quizzed on their favorite music.

Beginning Dec 3, 2008, the station is offering some interesting themes, celebrating the power of music?

? Airtel ?Gurtukostunaiye?- Unforgettable Hits where new singers like Karunaya, Sumangali, Nihal, Sunitha and Karthick, to name a few, will talk about their favorite all time hit songs. There will be live interaction with RJ Jo and RJ Raj in the popular program TimePass

? Airtel ?Pehla Nasha?- Encouraging listener participation, this theme allows listeners to sing romantic parody - latest song, the parody will on the theme of love.

? Airtel ?Break Singer? - This is a humor capsule in which the character stammers while singing and his guru is fed up teaching him to sing.

? Airtel ?Khabardhar Singer?- An interesting concept, the breakfast show will feature listeners stating a news piece of the day, singing in the tune given by the RJ

? Airtel ?Weekend Karaoke?- Weekends will see the karaoke theme, where listeners get to test their vocal cords over some popular hit numbers

? Airtel ?Celebrity Antakshari?- This will see celebrities playing Antakshari with listeners over a live interaction from the BIG FM studios

Commenting on the Airtel Adhbutamaina Musical December, Mr. Rajnish Kaul, COO, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel Limited, Andhra Pradesh, said ?Airtel is pioneer in offering innovative services and music being an integral part of our value added services, along with BIG 92.7 FM we decided to bring a complete month full of music with interesting themes, for the FM listeners. This event has been an effort to bring entertainment to the city and give a never before kind of experience on air. We are sure that this Musical December with distinctive music mix would leave a long lasting experience amongst listeners?.

Speaking about the new programming offering Mr. Ashwin Padmanabhan, Station Director- BIG 92.7 FM said, ?We have joined hands with our partners Airtel to take listeners on an exclusive musical tour with our interesting and innovative content around the theme of music, which promised to thoroughly entertain them. Our innovative campaign, celebrity participation, high interactivity and interesting contests which compose Musical December, promises to ensure high listener involvement.?

Airtel is synonymous with music and leads in designing and offering unique musical services to customers. Some of Airtel?s musical offerings to customers in the recent past are Hello Tunes, Song Catcher, Ring tones, Airtel Live Music concerts and more.

BIG 92.7 FM - a network that takes you to very corner of India?come, experience the magic of the BIG future only on BIG 92.7 FM!

MUMBAI: After the grand success of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 4, Star One presents a hurricane of rib-tickling humour with Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights. Complete with tongue-(firmly)-in-cheek comments and witty retorts, Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights promises a much needed weekly dose of pungent humour! The show presents an all new relay of fun, laughter & hard-core comedy with a 13 episode series beginning December 12th, every Friday & Saturday @ 9 pm.

The woman of everlasting charm, Mandira Bedi & man with the gift of the gab, Navjyot Singh Sidhu will be seen as King & Queen of the house in their trademark unplumbed style! The dynamic duo will grace the squires with their guru ?gyaan and add their elements to the show!! The show will be hosted by none other than the dazzling Perizaad Kolah Marshall who will sail you through the raging sea of slapstick, sarcastically crazy comedy on Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights!!

The masters of stand up comedy have pledged to test different waters with their talents this time. Presenting an all new Laughathon to viewers, the show will feature exciting new formats like the Laughter ka Panga - where the funniest of the cases will be discussed between the knights and the judgement will be passed by our King & Queen of laughter! Keeping the laughter meter rising, the show will also consist of an interesting interaction with the ?cut ? outs? of famous celebrities which will be done by our Laughter Knights in a never before seen style! A few weeks down the line, this all new comedy series will air once a week.

So don?t miss Clinic All Clear Laughter Knights, a show with a fresh approach to tickle your funny bone; starting December 12th, every Friday & Saturday at 9.00 pm only on Star One!

Statutory Warning: Watch it at your own risk! Star One is not responsible if you choke laughing gregariously!