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.

MUMBAI: The excitement never ends on Idea Dhoom Macha De! This week, viewers are in for a surprise as there is no elimination and no danger zone on the show? There is only one zone and that is the FUN zone! Tune in to a special episode titled "Dhoom Sung Hain" where for the first time, the artists will be performing as couples on this Thursday, March 6th at 8:30 pm only on NDTV Imagine.

The duos which have been decided by the judges will be competing with each other for the title of "Dhamaakedar Jodi"! Watch the ultimate performance by the only-male couple Baba and Devang as they do a jugal-rap on the title track of Partner. The second jodi Richa and Babul give a performance full of masti on Khaike Paan Banaraswala and Jai Jai Shiv Shankar! The sexiest looking couple Suneeta and Kamaal perform on a medley of old and new favorites like Oh Haseena Zulfon Wali, Haal Kaisa Hain Janaab Ka and Where‘s The Party Tonight. To end this perfect evening, Jassi and Jaspinder unleash the Punjabi power within, by performing on Tera Rang Balle Balle!

So, don‘t forget to tune in to this jodiyon ki takraar on Thursday, March 6th at 8:30 pm only on NDTV Imagine.

MUMBAI: Twenty-five top women achievers from varied fields were felicitated at the Kelvinator GR8! FLO Women Awards 2008, held at the ITC Grand Maratha, Mumbai.The mega awards ceremony that recognized women, who have contributed in their field of work and excelled in their work, will be telecast on Sunday, March 9, at 8.00 p.m only on Sony Entertainment Television.

Said Shashi Ranjan, Publisher Gr8! Magazine, "This is the seventh year in a row that we have felicitated women achievers in various fields for their contribution to their respective professions and society as a whole. Through this platform we recognize the achievements of women from Music, Television, Sports, Fashion, Literature, Dance, Journalism, Social Service, Film, Business & Advertising? In addition to this, a young achiever and a special honor were also bestowed this year."

"This year‘s felicitation was centered around our campaign against female foeticide called ‘Beti‘ which is a nationwide awareness campaign that we have launched to highlight the issue of gender bias and the alarmingly disproportionate male: female ratio in the country. It is a malice that has struck all sections of society and needs to weeded out at the earliest," added Anu Ranjan, Co-Publisher Gr8!

The evening saw a dazzling mix of women achievers from various fields which includes personalities like Nita Ambani, Priety Zinta, Waheeda Rehman among others and spectacular performances by Alka Yagnik, Surveen Chawla, Jaswir Kaur, Kushal Punjabi, Kashmera Shah, Krushna, Rakhi Sawant, Abhishek, Suhasi and Gauri Nigudkar.

Also present at the high profile awards ceremony was Hritik Roshan whose presence brightened the evening. Others who graced the occasion were Sheriff of Mumbai Indu Shahani, producer-director Yash Chopra, industrialist Ness Wadia, film & TV actress Aruna Irani, Mayor Shubha Raul, music composer Annu Malik, fashion designer Neeta Lulla, former Miss India Yukta Mookhey, TV actor Rohit Roy, film actress Poonam Dhillon, film maker Ramesh Sippy and many others

The awards ceremony, which was hosted by Maninee De Mishra and Sumeet Raghvan, was interspersed with great performances and loads of entertainment. Don‘t miss the Kelvinator GR8! FLO Women Awards 2008 on Sunday March 9 at 8.00 p.m only on Sony Entertainment Television.

MUMBAI: ‘I cannot believe I have won Rs. 1 lakh by only watching movies! It truly could have not got easier than this‘ said an elated Mithalal Verma from Mumbai post winning Rs. 1 lakh cash through Star Gold‘s pioneering initiative ‘Twenty 20‘.

A movie based contest where anyone could participate during breaks of the movie by sending SMS‘s and the maximum correct answers could give you a chance to win whopping cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh everyday. And that‘s exactly what Mr. Mithalal Verma from Mumbai did. "I plan to buy some consumer durables for my family but would really like to thank Star Gold for this unique opportunity provided by them".

Receiving numerous responses not only from key cities but also from remote areas, Twenty 20 has become a must watch on Star Gold. So don‘t miss your chance, catch the remaining Dulhe Raja, Bajrang, Hulchul, Idea IIFA Yorkshire 2007, Guru, Taxi No 9211, Lakshya, Ishq, Gadar- Ek Prem Katha, Krrish, Jalwa 2007, Sabsey Favourite Kaun 2008, movies across 16 days and during breaks send sms‘s with correct answers to run your scores high to win the cash prize. That‘s not all; Star Gold will also award a bonanza prize of a Ford Ikon car which will be won by the viewer with maximum correct answers for the entire festival!

Mr Mithalal has won it, you could be the next! Hook up to your television sets and tune in to Star Gold weeknights for blockbuster movies from Monday-Friday at 8:30 pm only on Star Gold.

MUMBAI: Zee TV, India‘s largest media and entertainment conglomerate proudly announces the winner of the largest musical reality show with little young talents; Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs.From lakhs of young participants across 5 continents and 6 different countries, the search has finally come to an end, declaring Anamika as the winner of this singing contest.

Commenting on the culmination of the most popular and original children‘s talent competition across the globe, Tarun Mehra, Business Head, Zee TV said, "This season of Li‘l Champs was different from the various other reality shows trying to showcase talent on TV. Both our esteemed judges, Sonu Niigam and Suresh Wadkar, tutored the kids to an extent that will hold them in good stead all their lives. Also never once did they disagree publicly on the show/format/performance. It gives me great pleasure announcing Anamika as the winner since he/she truly was the most versatile of the group."

Adding further Tarun said, "With the culmination of this season‘s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, the channel intends to take a break from the format and bring in something new and refreshing for its audiences. We are ushering an entirely new show called Airtel Rock N Roll Family where three generations of a family shall come together on a single platform to compete for India‘s first Rock ‘N‘ Roll family. Again this is first in its category and we are hoping that people will accept it the way they have been doing Sa Re Ga Ma Pa."

The mega finale took place at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai on March 1st, 2008 where the three finalists, Tanmay Chaturvedi, Anamika Choudhary and Rohanpreet Singh performed live with mentors, Sonu Niigaam and Suresh Wadkar, before a throbbing audience of over 12,000. The stage was set alive with memorable performances by Smriti Irani, Rajshree Thakur and Divyanka Tripathy. The surprise element of the evening was Kajol and Ajay Devgan who launched Zee TV‘s yet another block-buster show Rock ‘N‘ Roll Family. The atmosphere was electrifying with the crowd rooting for their favorite contestant and the judges encouraging them to sing their best.

Anamika, the winner of Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li‘l Champs 2008 stands to win cash of Rs. 20 lakhs from Kidzee, I-10 Hyundai car and a laptop from HDFC insurance. First and second runner-up gets cash of Rs. 15 lakhs and Rs. 10 lakhs respectively.

No. of Votes:

Anamika Choudhary (winner) ? 4482738

Rohanpreet Singh (1st runnerup) ? 3847176

Tanmay Chatuvedi (2nd runnerup) - 3486104

MUMBAI: Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent, will telecast live the second-leg matches from the first knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League.

After the upcoming matchday of the Champions League, only eight teams will remain in the fray for the Europe?s premier club title. And Ten Sports, which has the exclusive rights for the Champions League in the Sub-continent, will show four of these matches, including the most high-profile clash between English Premier League giants Arsenal and defending champions AC Milan.

Apart from the Arsenal-Milan match, which kicks off at 12:30 am IST on Wednesday, March 5, the other three matches to be shown are 2006 champions FC Barcelona against Celtic (3:15 am on Wednesday, March 5), followed by Chelsea vs Olympiakos and Porto vs FC Schalke on Thursday, March 6, at the same times.

Apart from the above matches, Ten Sports will also show live the match between Liverpool and Inter Milan, which is being played on Tuesday late night , March 11.

Arsenal, finalists in 2006 when they lost to Barca, will have their task cut out as they travel to San Siro Stadium after the Rossoneri held them to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger appeared extremely satisfied with the draw at home in which they squandered several good chances to score, and reckons the Italian side will have to come out of their shell in an effort to score, thus giving his forwards a better chance to make inroads into the famed Milan defence.

Lionel Messi scored twice in Barcelona?s come-from-behind win against Celtic, and they will be the clear favourites in the second leg when the two teams square up in Camp Nou in Spain.

Chelsea will be favourites at home against Olympiakos after a goalless away draw. Porto were shocked 1-0 by Schalke, and will have to put up a good performance at home to keep their qualifying hopes alive.

The UEFA Champions League starts in September and continues till the champion club of Europe is determined in May. The tournament comprises a group stage features 32 teams in eight groups of four, followed by four knockout rounds.