MUMBAI: Doordarshan will telecast the feature film in Hindi titled "Humraaz" on Friday, the 11th April 2008 at 9.30 P.M. on DD National (DD-l). The Film has been Directed by Abbas-Mastan and Music is by Himesh Reshammiya. Bobby Deol, Amisha Patel and Akshaye Khanna are in the main cast.

Karan Malhotra (Akshaye Khanna) and Priya (Amisha Patel) belong to a rock band of sorts, and are sweethearts. Karan is the leader of the group, and finds that success is not easy. With considerable difficulty Karan is able to secure a contract with the prestigious company belonging to the most eligible and wealthy bachelor, Raj Singhania (Bobby Deol). This contract entails performing on a palatial yacht owned by Raj. The group is thrilled to get this contract and practice thoroughly to make themselves a success.

But others in the group observe that Priya is reciprocating Raj‘s advances. Then one day Raj presents Priya with an engagement, and Priya accepts it. He asks her to accompany him to see his family, where she is introduced to everyone. The family approves of her and a marriage is arranged.

However, is Priya really in love with Raj? What will be Karan‘s predicament when he finds out that his sweetheart has betrayed him? Does Raj really loves Priya or does he want her to be one of his possessions?

Watch out Hamraz at 9.30 pm on Friday 11 April only on DD-1

MUMBAI: Move Away Shah Rukhs, Hrithiks, Abhisheks & Johns of Bollywood, here come the powerhouses of tomorrow! Buzz18, country‘s leading entertainment website of Web18 group, in association with Tanuja Chandra‘s Hope and a Little Sugar, Caf? Coffee day and Fun Cinemas announced the winners of ‘Stir Up Your Dreams Contest‘ at the scintillating evening hosted at Fun Cinemas, Andheri, Mumbai. The event marked a grand success with a panel of esteem judges from the film fraternity including renowned film maker, Tanuja Chandra, popular actor Anupam Kher, dazzling Mahima Chaudhry and newcomer Amit Sayal gracing the occasion and felicitating the winners with grand prizes.

The evening on Friday night commenced with the performance of famous singer ‘Jasbir Jassi‘ and skit by 6 short-listed participants. This was followed by the awards ceremony of the top 3 winners namely Niharika Negi (Winner), Anmoal Sood (1st runner up), Asmit Kaushik (2nd runner up). The first lucky winner got the lifetime opportunity of getting a role in Tanuja Chandra‘s next film and a three-month diploma-acting course, worth Rs 1.5 lakh absolutely free in Anupam Kher‘s acting school, Actor Prepares, apart from handsome cash prizes.

In order to make the initiative available to maximum number of people, the entry process was kept as simple as possible. Interested candidates were required to record a monologue of 2 minutes, on the theme of ‘Hope‘ either in English or Hindi and upload it on the special window created exclusively for the initiative namely ? ‘Stir up your Dreams contest‘ on www.buzz18.com. Participants could even courier the demo CD/DVD to Buzz 18‘s office or submit it to their nearest Caf? Coffee Day outlets. The procedure of selecting the candidates was reasonably tedious. Ten contestants were short listed from screenings by the faculty of Anupam Kher‘s acting school, Actor Prepares, as well as the editorial team of buzz 18.com. Out of these, three winners were chosen by Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhry and Tanuja Chandra at the gala event.

Applauding the winners, renowned Director Tanuja Chandra said, "Judging the entries was a colossal task but the winners came out in a shining light. There is vast pool of talent in this country which is untouched and unexplored. And Buzz18 has introduced a new platform to expose this talent".

Speaking on the initiative, Ms. Chandrima Pal, Editor, Buzz18.com said, "After the overwhelming response to our maiden initiative, Shortcut, which gave budding filmmakers a golden chance, we were keen to try out something similar in the genre. Hope and A Little Sugar, the film, which essentially is about being positive about life in the face of challenges, was the perfect film to initiate a hunt for the actor, who could be tomorrow‘s star, with just the right push. We are glad that veteran actor like Anupam Kher, came forward to offer a complete grooming course to the winner among other incentives."

Partnering the event, Fun Cinemas played a perfect host. Expressing his views about the talent hunt, Mr. Shirish Handa, Sr Vice President, Fun Cinemas said, "We as multiplex players feel it‘s our responsibility to promote more contemporary and relevant cinema to our patrons. And taking this forward the positive theme of the film got as involved to the whole project of stirring up ones dream".

Bidisha Nagaraj, President Marketing, Caf? Coffee Day, added, "At Caf? Coffee Day we sincerely believe a lot can happen over coffee!!! We are very delighted about the response we have received from this initiative and we are happy to have provided a platform for creativity. We would like to wish the winners a very best of luck in their new endeavor."

MUMBAI: Come April 7, and RED FM is all geared up to celebrate ‘No Honking Day‘ which an initiative towards reducing the noise levels in Mumbai. Keeping with its brand proposition of ‘Bajaate Raho‘, Red FM will play a pivotal role in creating awareness about the rising noise levels in the city.

RED FM‘s agenda on ‘No Honking Day‘

1. Measuring the noise levels at ‘No Honking Zones‘ across Mumbai

2. On air ‘Sataak‘ to drivers who honk too much!!!

RED FM has pledged to generate awareness about Noise pollution and its hazards on No Honking Day. Red FM radio jockeys will invite listeners to bajaao people who create havoc by increasing noise decibel levels in the city.

Keeping listener interactivity at its maxim, Red FM will invite its listeners to report the number plate of any vehicle found creating a nuisance with consistent or irritating honking. RED FM on-air jockeys will immediately remind the offender by saying, "Hi MH-01-C-6264, Its No Honking Day, so please stop honking" and the driver will also get the famous ‘Sataak‘!!!

On the prowl will be Red FM OB jock‘s who will take on the streets for this cause. Armed with Noise meters they will visit No Honking Zones to check whether the decibel levels are below the permissible limit of 60 DBs. People found honking in these areas will be given pamphlets and stickers informing them about the hazards of noise pollution.

Commenting on the initiative, Anuj Singh, National Marketing Head and Station Head (Mumbai) said, "Bajaate Raho Music, magar mat bajaao horns...that‘s our message on No Honking day! Honking on the congested roads not only adds to public harassment but also affects the already harrowed people of Mumbai. By recording the decibel levels at various No Honking zones, we want to make people aware of the very high levels of noise that people in the city are living in."

He further added, "Red FM with its CSR arm Bajaao for a Cause is known for doing things differently! This initiative is another attempt at raising awareness and driving action!"

According to a research carried out by the WHO, UNICEF and World Bank, noise pollution is one of the 12 environment pollutants that causes 30 serious diseases. In recent years there have been alarming rise in noise levels of this city due to which, Mumbai has been reported as the second noisiest city in the World!!!

Stay alert on no honking day sabki bajegi.

MUMBAI: Humans have the primal desire to get famous and ?SING with SONU?, presented by BIG 92.7 FM across the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chandigarh is just the right pedestal for the talented. Another category first initiative from India?s No. 1 FM Station, BIG 92.7 FM, the contest this far has seen huge participation from people across Cities with astounding numbers. The Station is now hosting the auditions process wherein, one lucky winner from each city will be finally selected to be in the spotlight and share center-stage with none other than music maestro Sonu Niigaam at special concerts scheduled to be held in each of the 5 Cities between the 16th and the 20th of April.

Finalists from each city will be selected after a stringent audition process, where the best will be selected from amongst the best! Radio is a local medium and in promoting the parochial pride of the local populace, the Station left it up-to the local populace to help short-list their city?s best, to be showcased before Sonu Niigaam. The auditions, in addition to having the local populace also had well known local celebrities who judged the participants on pre-determined parameters.

The auditions saw none other than the new musical sensation Raja Hassan (Saregamapa Challenge) & singer Sonu Kakkar (Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo) short listing the participants. In Delhi, the very glamorous Pooja Bedi & singer Shibani Kashyap auditioned the participants along with other acclaimed music personalities like Aarti Kakkar (Johnny Gaddar), Dr. Zeus (Kangna) & music composer Gaurav Dayal. And, while the participants in Kolkata got the opportunity to be auditioned by acclaimed local celebrities like Siddarth (lead vocalist of rock band ?Cactus?) & playback singer Neepabithi, participants in Chandigarh had popular Sufi singer Lakhwinder Wadali judging and scrutinizing them to select only the best.

The modus operandi:

? 5th April: The auditions process with the celebrity guest and the local populace short-lists 4 finalists per city, from amongst the participants who have sent in entries.

? 7-13th April: These finalists then appeal to the people of the City for votes between 7th and13th April through online as well as SMS before one finalist gets selected from each City and is presented before the young music legend Sonu Niigaam in Mumbai. To vote online, people can visit www.big927fm.com and put their votes on the backend created on the website where all the polls get updated. In case of SMS voting, one can send a message with the keywords BIG <CONTESTANT‘S NAME> to 5454

? Finalists get trained and groomed before they leave for a 5 city tour from 16-20th April, with the singer himself! For all the action around the contest, log on to www.big927fm.com/sonu

Speaking on this initiative Mr. Anand Chakravarthy, Vice President ? Marketing, BIG 92.7 FM, said, ?For the first time in the history of radio entertainment a Radio Station has tied up with an Artist to market an excellent product that will make for great entertainment for listeners on air coupled with great entertainment on ground. This radio reality show provides a platform to seek the best singers from across the country and offer them a Life Banao opportunity through the concert. The response from across the cities has been phenomenal and we are confident to find some excellent talent.?

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MUMBAI: The visionaries of the revolutionary cricket league in India, the Indian Cricket League (ICL) today announced the completion of its first year of operations. A first of its kind, the ICL has broken new barriers and opened new avenues for the players and all associated with the game. The Indian Cricket League today is the most competitive platform available for domestic players in India, comprising of acclaimed international stalwarts & promising Indian players, to produce cricket encounters of the highest quality.

Speaking on the occasion, Kapil Dev, Chairman, Executive Board, Indian Cricket League (ICL) said, "In only in its first year of operations, the ICL family boasts of formidable group of 250 talented members from the cricket fraternity across the globe. It has been a fulfilling experience for the ICL management to see the best cricketing human resource in terms of players, support staff & sports management experts choose the ICL platform to achieve their professional objectives. The finest reflection of our growth with this revolutionary concept is best exemplified, with 8 city teams currently, viewers from 120 countries, 3 mega tournaments across multiple venues and the humongous 27 crores given away as prize money. Even the worst of our critics cannot refute the quality of cricket produced by our magnificent cricketers, which is right on par at international standards never achieved in any form of domestic cricket structure in the history of the game."

"I am highly obliged that the great fans of this sport have come forward and supported us in this challenging endeavor. Our first year has been a success, despite all the roadblocks we faced & I would promise to all the fans of cricket, across the globe following ICL, that it will only get bigger, better & more entertaining in the years to come." Kapil added.

Himanshu Mody, Business Head, Indian Cricket League (ICL) said, "Our growth is reflected in the new additional teams, multiple venues and a magnificent player base in our possession. We are an organization on the ascendancy mode rightly reflected with our esteemed list of sponsors & investors, who have associated with us in our long term vision of taking the magnificent game of cricket to the next level. Our foundations look solid at the end of year one, giving us the confidence to deliver a sporting product par excellence for our esteemed patrons in the years to come."

A revolution that was one year in the making, the league has today grown in leaps and bounds and across boundaries, championing the cause of quality cricket in the country. Entertaining viewers in over 120 countries, today the league boasts of 8 city teams from 6 teams, 250 players from Indian and across the world, 3 world class stadiums to nuture talent, 3 mega tournaments (ICL 20s Indian Championship, ICL 50s & current Edelweiss 20s Challenge) and over 20 renowned global brands associated with the ICL. The league has only moved from success to success. All of this, in just one year!

MUMBAI: The most awaited and prestigious beauty contest of the year Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008 is back. The evening will see the crowning of three beautiful and talented girls as Miss India Universe, Miss India World & Miss India Earth. Furthermore, it will be an evening filled with exciting and entertaining performances by bold & the beautiful Kareena Kapoor, Svelte & sexy Sameera Reddy and the hot & happening Bipasha Basu. The evening, which will be graced by the who‘s who of the glamour world, the rich & the famous will be hosted by charming R. Madhavan and the beautiful Diya Mirza (Also a winner of the pageant). All this and more can be relived exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television on Sunday, April 6, at 8.00pm!

With their vibrant personalities and timeless appeal, the 28 young women are seen as icons for today‘s youth and generation. They will be making a mark on the international beauty industry in 2008. A true combination of femininity and strength, these young women represent a generation that believes in ‘beauty with a purpose‘.

The biggest & the brightest beauty pageant will also pay tribute to one of India‘s earliest beauty queens -Zeenat Aman. The gorgeous diva Sameera Reddy will dance to all Zeenat Aman‘s popular numbers bringing back the glorious days of the glamour actress on screen. Not just that, the evening will witness sizzling performances by the Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor among others.

The glittering evening will see the crowning of three beautiful and talented girls who will represent India on the global platform. Stay tuned to Sony Entertainment Television on Sunday, April 6,at 8.00 p.m. to cheer for India‘s most beautiful women.