MUMBAI: With the competition rising by the day, the Tez Talwars & the Meethi Churi‘s have set their performance meter really high. After the boys made an amazing comeback last week, the girls will now have to pull up their socks to give them a ‘kaante ka takkar‘. The theme of this week‘s ‘Performance episode‘ being ‘Marriage Special‘, Zara Nachke Dikha will have fun, masti and hungama galore. Also joining in is the star cast of Star One‘s latest sitcom ‘Paani-Puri‘ Don‘t miss this ‘maha‘ exciting episode on Monday, September 8 at 9.30 pm, exclusively on Star One.

The ‘Tashan‘ round kickstarts with much josh by the endearing Mouni Roy, who charms everyone by her rendition of a Christian bride longing for her beloved. An overwhelmed Malaika said "Your delightful‘ act reminded me of my wedding". Taking the centre stage next is ‘Punjab da puttar‘ Gaurav Chopra, who adds a punch on the medley of ‘Jee Karda & Pappe Pyaar kar ke‘, showcasing various facets of marriage.

The stage comes alive in the ‘Hum Tum‘ round, where the awesome twosome Karishma Tanna & Chaitanya Choudhary dish out a perfect blend of amazing dance moves & striking chemistry. Their performance gained a thunderous applause from the judges and the audiences alike!

Playing the ‘Marriage‘ theme to the hilt in the ‘Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom‘ round, the ravishing Meethi Churi‘s disguised as cute looking sardars, dole out an entertaining act leaving the audience in splits. The Tez Talwaars are not too far behind in winning Malaika‘s heart with their engaging act on ‘Dil Da Maamla‘.

Will the girls match up to the full on comeback of the boys?... Tune-in to Star One for all the masti and entertainment, every Monday & Tuesday @ 9.30 and join in the war on Zara Nachke Dikha!

Each week promises to be a fun filled fiesta as both the teams put their dancing skills to test and outdo each other on the dance floor! The Performance Episode of ‘Zara Nachke Dikha‘ will air every Monday at 9:30 p.m., showcasing the exciting competition between both the teams. The Challenge Episodes, which will air every Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., will provide an opportunity for weaker teams to bounce back. With no eliminations and no public voting, the show will be based on the jury‘s final verdict. These performances will be judged hugely talented and versatile Chunky Pandey and elegant Malaika Arora Khan and will be hosted by charismatic Karan Singh Grover and ravishing Shweta Gulati.

MUMBAI: Casino Royale introduces JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous! Catch the caustic, haunted and intense reinvention of 007 as Casino Royale premieres on STAR MOVIES on Saturday, Sept 06 @ 9 p.m.

The most successful James Bond film ever, Casino Royale earned a worldwide gross of US$594mil. Much of Casino Royale‘s success can be credited to Daniel Craig. As the sixth actor to portray Bond on the big screen, Craig proved his critics wrong and made the role his own.

"I don‘t think I would have taken the role if it had been a continuation of Bond as we knew him," explains Craig. "It just wouldn‘t have interested me."

Based on Ian Fleming‘s first book in the Bond series, Casino Royale traces the early career of 007. After his first government-sanctioned kill, the novice spy is granted double-0 status and given a licence to kill. "It was important for me to discover who this guy was," says the 40-year-old actor Craig. "By starting at the beginning we were able to do that. I just wanted to make sure that we were seeing a character go through some change within the movie."

In his first mission, Bond is on the trail of Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), a financier who channels money to terrorists. Hoping to bankrupt him, Bond travels to the Casino Royale in Montenegro and plays against the cash-strapped Le Chiffre in a game of high-stakes poker.

He is joined by Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), a British Treasury official responsible for keeping an eye on the government‘s money. Although wary of Lynd at first, Bond soon falls for her charms. But their romance jeopardizes the mission and will forever change Bond‘s life.

"James meets someone who changes his life because he falls in love with her," explains director Martin Campbell. "It very much shapes him. At the end of it he becomes Bond, the one that we all know."

Having helmed 1995‘s GoldenEye, Campbell returns to the franchise for Casino Royale. "GoldenEye was very much a traditional Bond," explains Campbell. "You still had the bad guys trying to destroy the world, all the usual scenarios. Casino Royale is much more down to earth."

Daniel Craig Holds all the Cards in Casino Royale
"There‘s one whopper of a reason why Casino Royale is the hippest, highest-octane Bond film in ages, and his name is Daniel Craig." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"What a relief to escape the series‘ increasing bondage to high-tech gimmicks in favor of intrigue and suspense featuring richly nuanced characters and women who think the body‘s sexiest organ is the brain." - Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
"This Bond is haunted, not yet housebroken, still figuring out the persona. In Casino Royale, the reset button has been pressed in the manner of Batman Begins." - David Edelstein, New York Magazine
"Daniel Craig isn‘t merely acceptable, but formidable. His Bond is at least the equal of the best ones before him, and beats all of them in sheer intensity." - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

"One aspect of the new Bond that works from first minute to last is the most important one, and that is Craig‘s performance." - Kenneth Turan, LA Times.

MUMBAI: This week on Countdown to Cat, meet a young doctor who now wants to operate successfully on the CAT. Our experts guide him through his CAT preparation and help him tackle problems with the Quantitative and Data Interpretation sections. The expense on an MBA begins even before you enroll for the CAT coaching classes as candidates prepare to take exams for different institutes. Therefore at Cracking Careers, we help you plan your finances even before you step into the MBA race.

In keeping with our endeavour to showcase lesser known professions, Cracking Career profiles an extremely interesting career option-that of an ACTUARY, a business professional who deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. So if you aspire to be a financial astrologer, don‘t miss this week‘s episode!

Lastly, the show will focus on a young entrepreneur who has started a makeover design company. With this company, she aims to change lifestyles and for that you can even pay her in installments!

So tune in to an extremely interesting episode of Cracking Careers on Saturday September 6, 2008 at 3:30 pm only on UTVi.

MUMBAI: In the run up to the 2008 US presidential election the BBC will broadcast a wealth of election news and programming across its international TV, radio and online news services. At the centre of the election coverage will be the BBC US08 Election bus. On the bus will be a multimedia news team travelling across the US looking to find out what Americans want from their next president, and also what the rest of the world wants from America.

News

The BBC will offer news that will provide an international perspective, including live coverage of the US presidential debates and the election night results. The US08 Election bus tour will not only provide multimedia coverage across TV, radio and online, it will also be multilingual, with 12 separate BBC World Service language teams joining at different stages of the 38-day, 4,000-mile journey.

BBC.com, will be gearing up for the election by providing online audiences with compelling editorial coverage at bbc.com/uselection. Covering up-to-the-minute election news, the website will include on-site reporting and photos from the US08 Election bus plus an interactive and customisable widget, links to a BBC poll tracker, battleground map, Q&A Presidential Election and issues guide.

TV Programming - BBC World News
Full schedules are available on bbcworldnews.com/schedules

Question Time
In a special edition Question Time comes from Washington DC, with a diverse panel debating on the expected outcome of the forthcoming election.
Sunday 2 November at 0600 IST. Repeated at 1900 IST

HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur will be in the US hosting a week of programmes dedicated to the election.
Monday 27 October - Thursday 30 October daily at 0800 IST. Repeated at 0200 IST

BBC World News America
Presenter Matt Frei and Washington Correspondent Katty Kay will be reporting from the presidential debates, while veteran newsman Ted Koppel will provide an insight at key points in the race. In addition, Matt Frei will be visiting Culpepper, Virginia to take the political temperature of voters in a typical town in the battleground state. bbc.com/worldnewsamerica complements and adds value to the programme‘s coverage and includes the latest election news, with films and reports from the BBC‘s expert team of correspondents. Visitors can also find other distinctive BBC World News America content, including Matt Frei‘s Washington blog.
Monday - Friday at 0430 IST

Radio Programming - BBC World Service
Full schedules are available on bbcworldservice.com/schedules

BBC Debate: Talking America
As the US08 Election bus travels across the US, the BBC will join with partner radio stations, universities, community groups and individuals to co-host a series of exclusive, thought-provoking debates.
Los Angeles: broadcast on Wednesday 10 September
Nashville: transmitted live on 5 October
Minneapolis: transmitted live on 1 November

Analysis
News and current affairs programme, Analysis, will talk to pundits from around the world about the importance of the election and the result they are expecting.
From Monday 20 October

Outlook
With America facing the real possibility of its first black president, Outlook finds out what it‘s like to be African-American in the US today.
From Monday 27 October

My Senator, My Vote
The award-winning presenter, Robin Lustig, visits the home states of John McCain and Barack Obama to get an insight into some of the issues that will decide the vote.
From Wednesday 17 September

The Lost Veterans
Andrew Purcell investigates the growing crisis of homelessness among America‘s Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.
From Wednesday 29 October

Out Of The Ghetto
Fifteen years after their original series became one of the most acclaimed programmes in American public radio history, Out of the Ghetto returns to get the views of two Chicago audio diarists.
From Friday 17 October

The Great Gatsby
An abridged reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s classic story of the Jazz Age.
From Monday 20 - Friday 24 October.