MUMBAI: On completion of its first round of matches on the 1st and 2nd of March, Zee Super Sixes Corporate Cricket Challenge, today, saw acclaimed cricketer Vinod Kambli unveiling the grand rolling gold trophy alongwith the captains of the final teams. Adding glitter to an illustrious tournament, were stellar performances from the participants - over 400 employees from 50 of India‘s celebrated corporate houses. The event was held across three venues - Khar Gymkhana, Worli Sports Club and Oval Maidan. The final round of matches will be held under floodlights on 9th March, 2008, at the Police Gymkhana, 10 a.m. onwards.

On a historic day for Indian Cricket that saw India seniors clinching victory over rivals Australia and India juniors becoming the world champions, the corporate houses battled relentlessly to see their side through to the next stage. The corporate teams included Chateau Indage, CNBC TV 18, Outlook, McDonalds, Anchor and advertising firms Percept Holdings, Law & Kenneth and many more.

The 12 quarter-finalists - ICICI Prudential, Outlook, Space, Law & Kenneth, Percept Holdings, Anchor, Chateau Indage, Madison, Group M, Red FM, Rediffusion and Intelenet Global will feature in the final round. Each team will have a star player to boost their performances. Cricketing legends like Azharuddin, Russel Arnol, Arvinda D‘silva, Hemang Badani, Romesh Kaluwitharna, Vinod kambli, Upul Chandana, Rohan Gavaskar and Deep Das Gupta have been roped in to give the corporate teams the support they need to see them through to the next round.

The tournament, last year won by Percept, was a grand success and has received widespread appreciation from the corporate world this year as well. The final promises to be a mega event that will witness some of the biggest stars in cricket as well from the glamour world.

MUMBAI: Yet another musical treat from Star Plus is knocking at the door this weekend. Emotions are at its height as all the contestants & judges showcase the emotional theme of ?Bidaai?. But despite the episode being a tearjerker, the surprise celebrity guest ensures that all are smiling and enjoying the music. Neil Nitin Mukesh steals the show on the Friday episode as his presence sets the perfect mood for the evening and encourages the contestants to perform their best.

The performances of the contestants strike an emotional chord for all the judges ? Kunal Ganjawal, Pritam Chakroborthy and Shreya Ghosal. For the first time, the judges are seen reliving many poignant memories related to the theme. The pahari dragon Prakriti sings a very touchy song ?Babul jo tumne sikhaya?. Neil became really emotional as Prakriti sang and recalls the day that his sister got married since the same song was sung at her wedding. Sweet Soniya sings to the tunes of ?Likhnewale ne likh dale?. The only boy in the all-girls gang, Vyom Kapoor, sings ?Chalo doli uthao?. His day was made when Neil asked Vyom if he would sing for him in the future.

These songs remind Pritam & Kunal about their sister?s marriage and how much they miss their presence. Pritam said that he and his elder sister used to fight like cats and dogs and that he sobbed endlessly when she got married. Kunal recollected the way his sister, who?s now in the US, used to complain to his mother saying that their mother loved Kunal more. Shreya Ghoshal sings ?Ab ke baras bhej bhaiyya ko babul?, but breaks down in the middle as she?s unable to control her emotions. She?s requests the Chhote Ustaad participants not to forget her and to always stay in touch with her. To add on to the heart wrenching evening, Anwesha sings ?Yeh galiyan yeh chaubara? and Aishwariya leaves everyone awestruck with the wonderful melody ?Agle janam mohe bitiya na kijo?.

These performances by the ?little wonders? has Neil Nitin Mukesh completely enthralled and mesmerized. The proud parents of the Chhote Ustaads? also contribute to make this Friday evening an emotional and a memorable musical night for all.

This episode is also the elimination episode and one among the Top 5 ? Aishwarya, Anwesha, Vyom, Soniya and Prakriti ? loses out on winning the title of Chhote Ustad. Catch the drama of the shocking elimination even as Pritam stomps out of the sets. Who will be eliminated?

So stay tuned to catch the handsome hunk, Neil Nitin Mukesh, watch the talented ?little wonders? with absolute wonder on Amul Star Voice of India ? Chhote Ustaad, Fri, March 7th, 10 p.m. only on Star Plus.

MUMBAI: Watch the baddies of television, Akashdeep Sehgal and Rakshanda Khan battle it out in the upcoming ?Villains? Special? episode of Reliance Mobile ?Kaho Na Yaar Hai? on Friday, March 7 at 8 pm on Star Plus.

For a complete dose of fun and laughter don?t forget to tune in to Reliance Mobile Kaho Na Yaar Hai, Friday, March 7, 8.00pm only on Star Plus Please refer to the attached pictures from the show.

MUMBAI: Roles Redefined!!! On the occasion of International Women‘s Day (March 8) Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India‘s hottest Radio station will give women listeners a much-needed break from their routine household chores.

Our lucky selected woman listeners will get a blissful day of sheer luxury, courtesy Radio Mirchi 98.3FM with various activities like spa treatments, lunch, shopping, movie and lots more. While the woman enjoys her day, the husband will be given a list of challenging tasks to be completed at home. To monitor their progress, Radio Mirchi RJ‘s will accompany both husband and wives and will constantly update each other.

Listeners can catch all the action live, as these fortunate ladies will each co-host the show with the RJ‘s from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, teasing their husbands. The poor husbands who will be made ‘Murga‘, not by RJ Naved, but by the their own wives will get an opportunity to share their experience with the listeners on ‘Sunset Samosa‘ at

Wishing all women listeners on the occasion of Women‘s Day, Srinivasa Shenoy, Cluster Head, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM said, " Women‘s Day is an opportunity to appreciate all the women in our lives. We at Radio Mirchi would like to take this opportunity to pamper the fairer sex by organising a special outing that they will never forget. I am confident that our listeners will enjoy and participate actively."

To participate in the ‘Women‘s Day Out‘ special initiative, please call up Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM and register your wives as this a great opportunity to get them pampered and make them experience the real fun and masti. So all you women just tune into Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM to get pampered.

BANGALORE: Pyramid Saimira Group, the world?s fastest growing entertainment conglomerate has announced the Pyramid Saimira Cine Gandha Awards 2007, in recognition of outstanding contributions that have been made to the Kannada film industry.

The Awards that were presented included various categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor in Lead Role, Best Actress in Lead Role, Best Actor in Supporting Role, Best Actress in Supporting Role, Best Debut Director, Best Editor, Best Music Director and Best Choreographer, to name a few. Along with the fore-mentioned awards, other special awards were also presented on this occasion. These include the Saptaswara Award for the seven music directors, Snehajeevi Awards to Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Mr. Ambarish, Mr. Srinath and Mr. Ravichandran and the Dr. Rajkumar Trinetra awards to his sons Shivraj kumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar.

The audiences were further enthralled by glittering performances by various artistes like Sharmila, Jenifar Kotwal, Guru Kiran, Anirudh, Prajwal Devraj, Deepak Singh, Pooja Gandhi, Puneet Rajkumar from the Kannada film industry. Renowned celebrities like Srinath, Shylaja, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Lakshmi, Dhilip, Jayashree, Harsha, Preethi and Anushree anchored the ceremony, constantly engaging with the audiences in lively and friendly banter.

The jury that examined the nominations in the various categories comprised of actor Srinath; senior journalist P. G. Srinivasa Murthy; Thomas D?souza, Secretary, Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce; Shivram Christ, Member, Censor Board Panel and Dr. Girija Mahesh. The Awards are an embodiment of the world?s fastest growing entertainment group, under the Kannada channel, Kasturi TV?s aegis. Airtel, Shashi Detergent and Venkateshwara Silks were some of the other sponsors for the Awards, while Big FM 92.7 was the official radio partner. The Awards ceremony was held at the Bangalore Palace, on Sunday, March 2.