MUMBAI: Zee Marathi is bringing together several Marathi television celebrities on one platform to celebrate the fifth Zee Marathi Awards 2008 on Sunday, 31 August at 7.30 pm.

Waman Hari Pethe Jewellers is sponsoring the awards, which are considered as one of the most popular and prestigious honours in the Marathi general entertainment genre.

The awards were conceptualised in 2003 by Zee Marathi to celebrate their actors and make them feel special. These are completely based on viewer?s choice. This year, awards have been given in 21 different categories including ?Best Soap Opera,? ?Best Event,? ?Best Actor (male, female),? ?Best Couple,? ?Best Actor in Negative Role,? amongs others.

Don?t miss the star-studded Waman Hari Pethe Jewellers Zee Marathi Awards 2008 and tune in to Zee Marathi, Sunday, 31 August, 7.30 pm for the main event.

MUMBAI: Zee Business, India‘s first 24-hour Hindi business channel, in partnership with Reliance Money, India‘s premier financial services company, now presents its ‘Hunt for India‘s Smart Investor‘ in Bhopal and Indore after the launch in Gwalior. Ms. Swapnaja Sharma, a mother of two daughters who is a house maker and a stock market trader, was crowned the Smart Investor in the Gwalior city round. This first of its kind, the pioneering initiative aims to identify India‘s smartest investor and in the process feature the ideal Investment Plans of typical Indian families. The contestants have been chosen from across various Indian towns and cities and are from wide-ranging family backgrounds.

‘Hunt for India‘s Smart Investor‘ will feature a series of ground events across 21 towns and cities representing the entire length and breadth of the country. The hunt will identify the three best Smart Investors in every city basis their investment acumen. One family out of the three nominations will represent the city in the zonal short listing. After the rigorous competition, the search will culminate in Mumbai where the final winner will be felicitated and crowned as India‘s ‘Smart Investor‘.

Sharing his views, Barun Das, CEO, Zee News Limited said "We started the Hunt for the Smart Investor in Gwalior where we selected our first contestant. It was wonderful to see the kind of feedback we received from people. We witnessed the need for guidance and their thirst for more information on investments. Through the Smart Investor series we aim to help audiences take informed decisions about their investments."

The Smart Investor shows, promises to offer smart investment tips for the typical Indian family along with expert advice on prudent asset allocation in a format that exudes ‘infotainment‘.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Director and CEO, Reliance Money, said, "The Hunt for India‘s Smart Investor is an attempt to transform the investment related thought process and approach of people across the country. With this show viewers can learn from the live case studies and take prudent investment decisions. We are extremely happy to be associated with Zee Business as it is the only business channel that caters to the SME entrepreneurs and recognizes this important segment that is significantly contributing to the economic growth of India."

The ‘Zee Business Hunt for India‘s Smart Investor‘ started with the Gwalior round on August 08, 2008. The grand culmination is scheduled for December 2008.

‘The Smart Investor Show is an effort to establish a systematic decision-making process for investments, savings and spending amongst viewers. This will not only serve the purpose of answering investment planning related queries but will simultaneously provide expert advice to direct the flow of funds into a effective investments." said Raktim Das, Business Head, Zee Business.

Talking on the occasion, Samir Ahluwalia, Editor, Zee Business, said "We at Zee Business believe in giving our viewers educating and well as entertaining programmes that would help them take wise decisions. We are confident that our viewers will not only find the concept interesting, but helpful as well. We are happy to be associated with Reliance Money, India‘s premier financial transaction broking and distribution house."

In 2007, Zee Business‘ auto show ‘Wheelocity‘ had won the best business show award from the Association of Business Communicators of India. Zee Business had also won the coveted Consumer World Awards for the ‘Best Business News Channel‘ for two successive years.

MUMBAI: Urban sport utiltiy vehicles (SUVs) seem to be the rage these days. Everyone wants something that looks big and mean like an SUV but drives like a car. UTVi brings to you Volkswagen‘s take on the prerequisites of an urban SUV and an exclusive preview of the Volkwagen‘s Tiguan before it hits the Indian roads at the end of this year.

Furthermore, its time to unleash your car‘s power and test its potential with Mahindra as it will make sure you get your car dirty in the midst of mud, water and slush.

Also get an exclusive peak into the life of Karun Chandok- a racer par excellence

So strap on your seat belts and gear in for this show on Saturday, 23 August at 10:30 am only on UTVi!!

Repeat time:
Sat - 10.30 am, 2.30 pm, 11.30 pm
Sun - 12.30 pm, 4.30 pm, 10 pm

MUMBAI: It‘s the city that never sleeps?the city we love, Mumbai - the city that realizes dreams while disappointing many?unique yet diverse! With a view to understand and appreciate the joys, the struggles and the magic of the city, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India‘s hottest radio station presents the ultimate power-packed 2 hour breakfast show, Don Vs Don. Hosted by the Don of Radio ? Jeeturaaj, the show is all set to feature the true Dons of Mumbai ? the Whos Who, the most influential, controversial and quirky Mumbaikars from 6.00 am ? 7.00 am daily.

Beginning Thursday, August 21, Mumbaikars will get an opportunity to hear on-air what the Dons of Mumbai ? the men and women who control some of the most important functions of the city has to say. Mirchi‘s RJ and Don of Radio ? Jeeturaaj will reveal their contentious decisions, challenges faced by them everyday, their greatest achievements in making Mumbai one of the greatest metropolis in the world.

So get ready to chat up on-air with the likes of the Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic ? Sanjay Barve; BEST General Manager ? Uttam Khobargade; Dabbawalah‘s Head of Mumbai & Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Supply Charity Trust‘s - President Raghunath D Medge; Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation ? MD - PC Sehgal; Mayor Dr Shubha Raul; Laxmi Tripathi ? Head of Eunuch‘s Association; Prasoon Joshi - Executive Chairman and Regional Executive Creative Director Asia Pacific, McCann Erickson and many more

The true Dons of Mumbai sometimes working invisibly?leading the city and its people toward development and success. And, what better way to know their true essence on Radio Mirchi‘s Don Vs Don with the Don of Radio ? Jeeturaaj.

For more insights on the ultimate gireftaarr of the Dons of Mumbai ?tune in to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM it‘s truly hot.

MUMBAI: To indulge in some extreme entertainment, grab your remote control and tune in to the upcoming masti packed ?Circus/Tamasha Special? episode of Reliance Mobile Aajaa Mahi Vay on Friday, 22 August, 8 pm only on Star Plus.

Shaking a leg and matching contestant Sneha?s grooves, judge, Shweta Tiwari, applauds Sherjil and Sneha?s performance on the hit ?Billoo Rani?. On the other hand judge, Apara Mehta believes Sneha?s performance could easily land her an item number in a Bollywood movie if spotted by a film producer!

Much to the dismay of the judges, hit jodi Kabir-Sajal fall short of their earlier performances with a performance on the song ?Its magic? from Koi Mil Gaya but Kabir more than makes up for this with an impromptu mimicry of host Vineet!

An extraordinary performance by jodi, Manaav-Rashmi on ?Aja Gufaon Mein Aa? leaves the judges asking for more! Overwhelmed by Ronit?s gesture of accepting Rashmi as his younger sister, she reciprocates by tying him a Rakhi and strengthening the bond of a brother and sister.

Making their best attempt to impress Greesha?s mother, Dhawal and Greesha try to appease her with a shocking performance on the song Bam Lahiri and win praises and admiration from the judges for their performance.

Closing the episode on a lighter note, the contestants even go to the extent of mimicking the styles of the judges?

Watch out for all this nautanki and tamasha in Reliance Mobile Aajaa Mahi Vay, Friday, August 22, 8 pm only on Star Plus.

MUMBAI: In 13 years of history of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, for the very first time there has been a change in the format of the show. Now every week all the singers from all the gharana?s will perform and there will be four eliminations every week. This sort of an arrangement is also very appropriate from the SMS point of view as well, wherein the viewers will also have a better tuning to the show and the participants. This decision was taken post a heated argument between the judges because the format, they felt was not conducive to selecting the best participant amongst some exceptional singers. Viewers would forget about the singers from one week to the next since whoever sang in the current week would be top of mind. Now all the participants will sing over two episodes and 4 will be eliminated per week!!! This comes as a surprise since the format has stayed the same for the last 13 years. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is currently in its 14th year had had Himmesh Reshamiya, Shankar Mahadevan, Adesh Shrivastava and Pritam as the mentors. Aditya Narayan is the host of the show.

Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 is a musical reality show that extends beyond just the participants. It is a contest between four musical maestros! 32 contestants selected from across 5 regions and 25 countries, who compete with each other under the guidance of the four mentors. The mentors enter the battlefield armed with their respective teams in the quest to find the deserving winners.

Tune-in to Zee TV every Fri & Sat at 10 pm to catch the vishwa-yudh ? Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009.