MUMBAI: Pandemonium and disbelief ruled on the sets of Reliance Mobile Kaho Na Yaar Hai when Aditya Narayan took centre stage and stole the show from the host of the show, Karan Patel.Aditya Narayan and Karishma Tanna are the celebrity participants in the upcoming episode of Reliance Mobile Kaho Na Yaar Hai but everyone was in for a surprise and stared in disbelief when Aditya Narayan, at the onset of the show, introduced himself as the anchor!

Much to Karan Patel?s dismay, the audiences seemed to be entertained and were enjoying Aditya Narayan?s anchoring. Just when the tempo was peaking, Karan interrupted the new host and reminded him that he is merely a participant of the show and not the anchor! Very reluctantly, Aditya proceeded to the floor to play the game of friendship and fun, Reliance Mobile ?Kaho Na Yaar Hai?.

Karishma Tanna, accompanied by her friends, Preeti and Neeti received a warm welcome from the audiences. It was a laugh riot on the sets, as Karishma danced to Aditya?s tunes as a penalty for missing an answer in the first round itself! Not to take defeat easily, Karishma retaliated when she made him dance like a chicken in front of the whole crowd!

Audiences were in for a bigger surprise when pretty women walked across the floor wearing attractive accessories, only to realize that they were actually Aditya and his friends disguised as women! The fun doesn?t stop here, the gang went on to dedicate the song, ?Tanna, chumma de de? to their counterpart Karishma Tanna.

So stay tuned to watch Aditya Narayan steal the show from Karan Patel in Reliance Mobile ?Kaho Na Yaar Hai?, February 22, 8 p.m. ? 9 p.m. only on Star Plus!!

MUMBAI: The hunt for the Globus Seventeen Cover girl concluded at a razzmatazz event graced with the presence of stars like Kunal Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Deanne Pandey, Carol Gracias at the grand finale held at Taj Lands End yesterday.

Globus and Seventeen collaborated to make the Globus Seventeen Cover girl Hunt 2008 an exciting, fun-filled youth event! After an extensive search across the country, having networked with the biggest college festivals in 6 Indian metros, the representatives of The Globus Seventeen Cover Girl hunt searched out the possible winners. The Globus Seventeen Cover girl scouts also kept an eye out at Globus outlets all over India while entries were also invited through forms available in the magazine. From the hundreds of entries received, an in-house judging panel narrowed down to selecting ten finalists for the Globus Seventeen Cover girl Hunt 2008! The shortlisted top-ten girls were then flown down to Mumbai for the Grand Finale. Commenting on the association with Seventeen Cover Girl hunt, Mr. Shilpee Madan, Assistant Vice President, Design, Globus says, ?We are extremely happy to be a part of this initiative. Globus is about youth fashion and an association with Seventeen India is apt as we have the same TG which is fashion conscious, well aware, hip young India.?

The girls have been treated like total stars. From being put up at the Taj Land?s End to delicious meals at Candies and Zenzi. While they are here they have been given a series of makeovers by excellent beauty experts from the exclusive Mumbai salon?Butterfly Pond. To up their fashion quotient the girls have been styled by Seventeen India?s fashion team in glamorous outfits from Globus. And as an exclusive, the top ten will also get the opportunity to t?te-?-t?te with top model Carol Gracias who will give them some expert tips. Celebrity fitness guru Dianne Pandey will also meet the finalists for a few words of expert advice.

An esteemed and experienced panel of judges from varied spheres of glamour, fashion, style and business consisting of teen-favourites?the talented and handsome actor Kunal Kapoor, beautiful and spirited actress Amrita Arora, top model Carol Gracias, leading celebrity and fashion photographer Jatin Kampani, beauty expert and owner of Butterfly Pond Agnes Chen, Celebrity Fitness Guru Dianne Pandey, and the Editor of Seventeen India Superna Motwane! This star studded judging panel from the best of the industry will be the deciding factors in that ensure history in the making?Globus Seventeen Cover girl Hunt 2008!

Avanne Dubash and Arlette Grao winner of the first and second Cover Girl Hunt will play host for the evening while singing sensation Sonal and Sanchit from Indigo will make everyone groove to the rocking tunes they belt out!

The winner of the Globus Seventeen Cover girl Hunt 2008 will be shot by the talented photographer Ashima Mehra and featured on the cover of the March 2008 issue of Seventeen India magazine!

The Globus Seventeen Cover girl Hunt 2008 is our endeavor to provide every girl a chance to achieve her dream, a stepping-stone into the world of glamour, fashion and style. The process is simple, the criteria one?she must embody the right spirit, what we called the Globus Seventeen Cover girl spirit!

Says Preeta Sukhtankar, Publisher, Seventeen, ?The girls never cease to amaze us! Every year we meet so many young, enthusiastic bright girls which such promising futures, the competition just seems to be getting tougher... What we‘re looking for is a confident, thinking girl who carries herself well. She should be positive and ambitious ? just what the 17 girl is all about!

MUMBAI: Meet sizzling Bollywood stars at this season‘s largest fashion and luxury event. Get a ringside view of style and opulence at their sparkling best, coupled with the excitement of horse-racing and trendy fashion. Catch ‘Gitanjali Luxury Style Fest‘ on 23 February, 2008 at 10:00 pm and repeat telecast on 24 February, 2008 at 3:00 pm only on NDTV Good Times.

MUMBAI: How does one categorise the work of Anupam Kher? Since his power-packed debut in Mahesh Bhatt‘s Saraansh, the talented actor has - over a long and colourful career - tackled all manner of roles to perfection.He has delighted audiences with his turns as dreaded villains, adorable dads, and incurable romantics.

Today, with 340 movies behind him, Anupam Kher is a true veteran of the Hindi film industry. Add to that his years in theatre, and you have a career that borders on the legendary. Here‘s your chance to find out a little more about the affable Anupam Kher as he chats with Tarana Raja Kapoor on celebrity chat show Let‘s Talk. Tune in on 20 February, 2008, at 8 pm, only on Zoom, India‘s premier glamour and entertainment news channel.

From humble beginnings to a gold medal at the National School of Drama, Kher speaks about his rise to stardom through the expression that mattered most to him - theatre. He credits his passion for the craft with being able to execute all manner of roles effortlessly.

Asked about his contribution to Indian cinema, Kher replies, "I don‘t think I have done a great service to mankind, or that the face of Indian cinema has changed because of me. There have been a lot of actors who have done great work and have contributed substantially. The key is to not take oneself seriously."

The conversation heats up when Tarana tries digging up secrets from Anupam‘s past. She mentions an episode from his childhood, when he allegedly stole 100 rupees to pay for admission to a drama school in Chandigarh. Kher narrates the incident that eventually led to his being selected by the school.

Don‘t miss Let‘s Talk with Tarana Raja Kapoor and Anupam Kher this 02 February, 2008, at 8.00 pm. only on Zoom, Isko Dekho!!!

MUMBAI: 94.3 MY FM completes one year in Chandigarh on 19th February.The station has planned heavy celebrations and exciting contests for the listeners starting 15th February.

MY FM is organizing a big cake cutting ceremony in the office premises followed by high tea. The listeners whose B‘day coincides with MY FM will celebrate the day togerher.RJ Gagan, RJ Aman, RJ Abhimanyu, RJ Khushi, RJ Sahil and RJ Sim will pay surprise visits to listeners‘ homes and cut cakes with them.

MY FM listeners have been sending SMS for their birthday wishes to the station. The station has organized an SMS contest, where in the maximum SMS-senders will win ‘STAR TREATMENT‘ courtesy MY FM. Five couples will be picked from their homes and brought to a premier movie theater for a movie and then escorted to Hotel Taj for a star dinner.

On the 18th February, from 9 pm to midnight MY FM introduced its entire team on-air and honour the team behind the scene. At 12 midnight MY FM Team visited eating places at 12 midnight and cut cakes for the listeners present. And if that was not enough, 94.3 MY FM has also organized a theme party for listeners on the 20th February for some great music and fun.

Says Harrish M. Bhatia, Business Head, 94.3 MY FM, "Chandigarh market has been a great learning experience for us. We have been well received by the listeners and the advertising fraternity and have been able to establish a great connect with them. We are looking forward to many more anniversaries."

Says Viplove Gupte, National Programming Head, 94.3 MY FM, "The last one year has been full of fun, joy, hard times and learning. But the love we have received from listeners in just a year is most valuable to us."

MUMBAI: After a successful auction of various Indian Premier League teams, the IPL Cricket Board will now auction its 85-player squad in what will be the first of its kind in Cricket history! On Wednesday, February 20 IBN 7 will cover all the action LIVE through the day with virtual sets and high use of graphics showing player profiles and bid amounts through a ‘Boli Meter‘.The extensive and vivid coverage will then be followed by a one-hour special, ‘Big Bazaar‘ at 10 pm featuring highlights and in-depth analysis of the day‘s proceedings.

Beginning early in the day, the IPL auction is expected to commence at 10:30 am and last till the evening. IBN 7 will be present on location to bring its viewers the most up-to-the-minute happenings LIVE all through the day in the newswheel. The status of the bids made on the players by team proprietors like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Mukesh Ambani, etc. will be shown in a ‘Boli Meter‘. This unique indicator will continuously showcase the bid amount and the various fluctuations that ensue before the highest bid is sealed. This in turn will be supplemented with high-end graphics displaying detailed player profiles. In other words, IBN 7 viewers would witness a vivid visual display of the auction, including the bids made, with the help of its state-of-the-art virtual sets and graphics!

At the end of the day, once the auction is concluded, IBN 7 will present ‘Big Bazaar‘ - a one-hour round-up special hosted by Darain Shahidi. The special show will feature auction highlights, the amount bid on each of the players by the teams, reactions of the bidders and in-depth analysis.

"Our IPL Auction coverage will make use of our new virtual sets and high-definition graphics to give viewers the latest and most enhanced experience. IBN 7 will thus be the ultimate destination for all the action as the World‘s top Cricket players go under the hammer for the lucrative IPL teams." Said, Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN 7