MUMBAI: Wondering what India‘s ace formula one driver Narain Karthikeyan has been upto? The Autocar Show on UTVi answers your query by catching up with Narain Karthikeyan. Regarded as being the fastest Indian racer, Narain Karthikeyan has spent time in F1 and won a couple of races in A1GP as well. Catch him as he advices the viewers on how to get the best out of ones car, be it an Audi or a Swift.

Furthermore, the Tata‘s are changing the way we look at the Indica with the all new version called the Indica Vista. Also on the show, gear up for a test drive with the new automatic Mhawk engine of the Mahindra and Mahindra‘s Scorpio car.
So tune into The Autocar show on Tuesday, 26th August at 10:30 pm only on UTVi.

Repeat time:

Sun -12.30pm, 4.30pm, 10pm

MUMBAI: It was a moment of great pride as Mumbai?s favorite RJ Rohit of ?Mumbai Much Much? fame on BIG 92.7 FM, today concluded the heroic attempt of a LIVE on-air marathon lasting for 105 hrs at 18.00 hrs amidst much fanfare! RJ Rohit?s unique feat was attempted for a cause, an effort to urge Mumbaikars to go the eco-friendly way, this Ganesh Utsav and was celebrated through a livewire celebration for his achievement with popular celebrity singers like Mika. The singer enthralled the audiences and RJ Rohit?s many fans who have been keeping him company staying awake for all these hrs on-air.

The entire city of Mumbai flocked to a popular suburban mall to catch a glimpse of their favorite RJ and his successful completion of non-stop RJing for 105 hrs, the entertainment quotient was high with rocking performances by singers like Madhushree, Shweta Pandit, Arshi, Mink & Punnu. The celebrations were also joined by actors Samir Dattani, Rahul Dev & Sushant Roy from the cast of the upcoming action flick ?Mukhbir?.

After going non-stop on-air for 105 hrs, RJ Rohit expressed, ?This was truly a lifetime experience, something which we will always remember. The entire city responded to the RJ Marathon in a wonderful way, we have received a record number of sms and phone calls during days and nights and this has kept us going in high spirits.?

Mumbaikars have performed havans and puja for the success of this record making activity and ensured they cheered their favorite RJ by visiting him regularly at the BIG 92.7 FM studios. RJ Rohit through this never-before attempted marathon which kick-started on August 21, 2008 at 09.00 hrs, adopted an innovative way to highlight the cause of celebrating an eco-friendly Ganesh Utsav considering uncontrollable pollution being faced by the city currently. With the culmination of the RJ Marathon, the ?Radio Olympiad? comes to an end with the promise of offering new activities in the near future for its listeners.

This unusual record required the Radio Jockey to have immense passion for Radio, given that it is a true endurance test. Such a marathon makes for a rare attempt and hence there are no learning?s for the RJ?s. All the RJ?s had gone through several preparations for the marathon both physically and mentally and undertook fitness, yoga and meditation classes to ensure the highest levels of patience, commitment and focus. These preparations along with prayers & blessings from his near and dear ones!

BIG 92.7 FM has ensured all arrangements required like medical assistance, food, energy drinks, string of well wishers to ensure the RJ?s are in their high spirits and also a well chalked out programming plan to ensure the successful completion of the marathon. All the RJ?s attempting for 100 hrs will begin the marathon with conversations with celebrities, friends and fans that are expected to call BIG 92.7 FM, to wish him luck and pray for a successful marathon completion. The RJs also had a host of celebrities visit the studios and rooting for them on all days.

MUMBAI: Dhamaal 24- the FM radio station of BAG Films & Media Ltd that has become the voice of nine cities across India Hissar, Karnal and Patiala in the north of India, Jabalpur in Central India, Muzaffarpur, Ranchi in the east of the country and Dhule, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar in the west, launched the first ever radio reality show on a national level titled BSNL Dhamaal Ke Sitaarey. The show hunts for potential singers of tomorrow and pioneers reality show broadcasting on FM Radio stations on a national scale.

BSNL Dhamaal Ke Sitaarey invited participation of potential singers in these areas through simple phone calls and road shows. The pioneering show received overwhelming response from its listeners. In the first few days of its broadcast, the lines got clogged with nearly 800 entries per day, not counting the registrations at the canters. Dhamaal 24 once again kept its promise of getting the stage closer to deserving radiozens to showcase their talent.

The show has now entered its second stage. Ten best singers have been selected from each of the cities and the listeners are going to judge their city winner by voting through SMS.

In the third and the final stage, the 10 city winners will fight out in front of a panel of judges for the coveted crown in a gala event hosted in Delhi.

Said Ashish Kaul, Group COO of BAG Films & Media Ltd, "The enthusiastic participation of both contestants and listeners that flooded Dhamaal 24‘s phone lines and road shows testify the incredible popularity of the show in the towns. We are pleased that the show has received such great response from our listeners and we too are looking forward to the mega final results."

As competition hots up, so does the excitement on Dhamaal 24. BSNL Dhamaal ke Sitaarey seems to have struck the right chord with its listeners.

MUMBAI: With the battle now heating up between the Tez Talwars and the Meethi Churi‘s, viewers can be assured of more drama, tough competition and some mind-blowing action! With the girls‘ scores shooting up, it is now a ‘do or die‘ situation for the boys‘ team. Shocks & surprises reach a new level on the ‘Challenge episode‘ on Tuesday, 26th August, 9.30pm only on Star One!!

The Lagi Bet round this week witnesses spectacular performances by both the teams! Tez Talwars Chaitanya Choudhry, Bakhtyaar Irani and Amit Tandon, perform an extremely risky stunt on a hip-hop performance on Move Your Body (Johnny Gaddar), tethered to mere rubber bands, hanging from a dangerous height! In stark contrast, Meethi Churis Karishma Tanna, Ashita Dhawan and Rupali Ganguly, perform a typical Maharashtrian Gondhal, which is done by rural Maharashtrian folklore to summon their Goddess Ambabai!

The Khallas round (the theme being Bollywood item numbers) witnesses dancing diva Mouni Roy sizzle to the beats of Deedar De (Dus), which leaves the boys and the judges asking for more! Up next, the boys play their strategy right by casting their little dynamite Amey Pandya to combat Mouni. Amey ‘SRK‘ Pandya grooves to Chhaiyya Chhaiyya (Dil Se) and Dard-E-Disco (Om Shanti Om) amidst ‘once-more‘ cheers from the audience!

With huge points at stake and sizzling performances to back it, the outcome of this Challenge round is indeed destined to have dangerous consequences on either of the teams!

So block your date for the best of performances on your television screens... 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: As the competition stiffens on Zara Nachke Dikha, Tez Talwar‘s and Meethi Churi‘s do their best to churn out some remarkable performances surprising one & all, one after the other! High on the entertainment quotient, this week‘s ‘Performance episode‘ has it all with a special ‘Flashback theme‘. Both teams outperform their own previous performance and are at their best. Catch all the tension, anticipation and concoction of the yester year‘s evergreen performances on Monday, August 25 at 9.30 pm, exclusively on Star One.

Taking the mantle forward in the ‘Tashan round‘ Meethi Churi vivacious Ashita Dhawan doles out a rocking performance on the medley of foot tapping Hawa Hawai & Rock ‘n‘ Roll like a true rock star. Her energetic moves surely made the judges and audiences to join her on the stage. To go up against Meethi Churi‘s was Tez Talwar team‘s captain Ali Asgar, who created a laugh riot with his side splitting antics on ‘Cheel Cheel Chilla ke‘ recreating the Kishore Kumar‘s era alive.

The show reaches its high point with ‘Zara Hatke round‘ where Bubbly Delnaaz posing as Shammi Kapoor and stunning Jennifer Winget as dancing diva Helen, wows everyone with their peppy moves on ‘O Haseena Zulfon Waali‘. Overwhelmed with their performance, a delighted Malaika gushes, "This song is very close to my heart and you have done entire justice to the song, you did not let me down". But the most interesting performance of the day that blew one and all was by invisible Mr. India Vikas Sethi & Sreedevi a la Amit Tandon on ‘Kaate Nahin Katte.‘ Judges compliment them on their compatibility that came very passionately and beautifully in their performance.

Taking the judges advice to heart, both the teams bring in something new in ‘Hum Tum‘ round as lively Bakhtayaar & Rupali, infuse life to stage effortlessly with their exceptional compatibility and graceful moves by grooving to the tunes of foot tapping ‘Tumse Mili Nazar‘. Their act ends up amidst thunderous applause.

The thrill continues in ‘Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom‘ round with a fabulous group performance by both the teams.

It‘s make or break time for the boy‘s team!! As the girl‘s team are way ahead 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.