MUMBAI: SHAHRUKH: ?lets not take money under the table and let?s not do shady stuff. If we do it right we are all going to make money, we?re all going to be happy and we?re all going to be a great and a very proud nation. So my advice to all the politicians is that please be as honest as is realistically possible.

Mumbai, 23 January, 2008: ?I would love to work but I think I have over exposed myself last year so most of the producer, directors are not signing me. Until Mr. Chidambaram lowers the taxes I guess none of the producers can afford me. So I am just out of work right now? said Shah Rukh Khan to NDTV 24x7 Managing Editor, Sonia Singh on being asked what his plans were for 2008.

Bollywood icon, Shah Rukh Khan was speaking to Sonia Singh at the NDTV Indian of the Year Award Function held in Delhi on 17 January, 2008.

Shah Rukh also advised all politicians to be ?as honest as is realistically possible?, on being asked by Congress General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi on what his advice to politicians would be.

Shah Rukh received the Indian of the Year award for the Actor with the most impact on Hindi Cinema in the year 2007.

You can watch the NDTV Indian of the Year Event on 26 January, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. with a repeat on 27 January, 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. only on NDTV 24x7

MUMBAI: Celebrate Republic Day with the Indian television premiere of the captivating and gripping animated movie, Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, on India?s number one kids? channel Cartoon Network on 26 January, 2008 at 11:00 am and 6:00 p.m. A Cartoon Network original show, Ben 10 launched on the Network on 10 October, 2007 and immediately went on to become one of the most popular characters with kids? across India.In fact, within fourteen weeks of launch, Cartoon Network became the No. 1 national channel during the show?s telecast. And now in its first ever animated movie, Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix - our young hero, Ben Tennyson, travels through the galaxy in search of the creator of the Omnitrix after accidentally setting it to self-destruct. Debuting as part of Cartoon Network Theatre, Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, with the combination of all the heroic forces in a single Ben 10 movie, makes for ten times the drama, action and fun of one.

The show airs every Wednesday to Friday at 6:00 pm. on Cartoon Network and it is interesting to note that both boys and girls in the age group of 4-14 years have added to the programme?s viewership almost equally.

Created at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, California, Ben 10 follows the exciting adventures of 10-year-old Ben, who discovers a strange alien device resembling a wristwatch called the Omnitrix inside a crashed meteorite. Once ?the watch? permanently locks itself on his wrist, Ben discovers that he can transform into 10 different fantastic alien beings, each with unique powers and abilities?but only for 10 minutes at a time and all the while retaining his 10-year-old mind and personality.

As Ben learns to control these new powers, he decides to use them to right wrongs and fight evil. Once in a while, however, he can?t resist being a kid and using his new abilities to satisfy his curiosity. Fortunately his grandfather Max and cousin Gwen are there to keep him in check and bail him out of trouble when he needs it.

Cartoon Network and POGO are part of the Turner bouquet of channels in India. Having shaped kids? television in India, with the launch of Cartoon Network in 1995, Turner created another milestone by launching POGO, a multi-genre channel, created exclusively for kids? in India and their families in 2004. Recognized as the resident kids? experts with a 360-degree presence through successful on-air and on line presence, ground-events, promotional licensing, product licensing, theme parks, publishing, CD ROMS, etc, Cartoon Network and POGO, with an intelligent mix of live action, documentaries, movies and animation, offer a complete entertainment package for kids in India. Turner Broadcasting System Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment products around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

MUMBAI: In its constant endeavor to provide differentiated programming content to the viewers, Star Plus yet again brings a refreshing change from the routine in form of Rang De India- A republic Day special on 26 January, 1 pm. At Rang De India, Star Plus brings together Voice of India, Indian Idol and Sa Re Ga Ma contestants to pay a musical tribute to the national heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives to bring us freedom.This is the first attempt of its kind in the history of Indian Television when contestants from competition GEC will be seen together celebrating the spirit of freedom, harmony and togetherness and shaking a leg on one platform to celebrate our achievement as a nation.

These kids became popular icons for viewers over the years and while India spent a lot of time voting to retain their favourites, their favourites now choose to give back the love and affection by coming together on this show as a tribute to India.

"Rang De India will not only be visual and a musical treat for the music lovers across the country but also the largest pot pourri of talented and popular youngsters from various talent hunt shows across Indian television spreading the message of unity and harmony to all the Indians viewing the show", says Anupama Mandloi, Senior Creative Director, Star Plus stating the thought behind Rang De India.

The show brings together the likes of Voice of India winner Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, the runner up Harshit Saxena and Ashprit, Sumitra Iyer, Irfan Khan from the clan; Sa Re Ga Ma Stars Vineet Singh, Rajeev, Hemachandra and Indian Idol stars Rahul Vaidya, Prajakta Shukre and Karunya.

It will be an interesting sight to watch Sa Re Ga Ma Pa‘s Rajeev adjusting his chord to Indian Idol‘s Prajakta Shukre as they come together to perform Rang De Basanti. At the same time, it will be fun to see Voice of India and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa‘s first runners-up Harshit and Vineet do an encore to the popular patriotic song kar chale hum fida jaano tan saathiyo. The viewers can also look forward to some other patriotic songs like Hai preet jahan ki reet sada by Harshit and Rahul Vaidya; Lakshya ko pana hai by Irfan, Karunya and Hema amongst other high volt performances. The high points will be Ai mere watan ke logon by Alka Yagnik. These performances will surely dampen many eyes tuning in to Rang De India.

To tone the mood light, there will be power packed performances by Shaan humming Om shanti Om, Jhoom barabar jhoom by Harshit, Karunya, Sumitra and Ujjaini and Khalbali hai khalbali by Amey and Vineet among many others.

MUMBAI: Get ready to enjoy your Sunday and seek the blessings of your favourite idol Lord Ganesha as Star Gold, India‘s Sabsey favourite Hindi movie channel is all set for a world satellite premiere of BAL GANESH.For the first time in an animated version, catch this fun-filled film on 27 January 2008 at 1:00 pm.

This movie, enlightens the viewers about the early years of Lord Ganesha. Bal Ganesh is fun loving story of Ganesh-the elephant God -who is respected and love by all. His pranks and innocence as a child and his rise to the ranks of ‘Numero Uno God‘ is what the movie entails.

MUMBAI: STAR Plus welcomes 2008 with a bang and offers its viewers the best New-Year‘s bonanza as it showcases the Nokia 14th Annual STAR Screen Awards 2008 on 27 January, 2008, 7.30 pm onwards. The evening promises to lighten up your spirit as the biggest and the best of Bollywood heartthrobs astound you with their energetic performances and deliver ‘never before seen‘ scintillating acts. The razzmatazz starts with the red carpet of Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards at 7.30 pm followed by the Award function, 8.00 pm onwards on 27 January, only on Star Plus

Touted as the most prestigious awards ceremony of the year, Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards will showcase the moves and grooves of the sultry Katrina Kaif on a mix of popular chartbusters from her recent releases. Also, in an entertaining performance, the ravishing Urmila Matondkar takes the audience back to the golden era of movies with a retro performance on hits from that period.

King Khan, SRK, sets the stage on fire as he flaunts his recently acquired six packs and boogies away to the hot dard-e-disco number and other smash hits of the year. To add to all the glamour and glitterati of the evening are power-packed performances by Shahid Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh and the zestful duo Amrita Arora & Dia Mirza at the Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards.

Keeping the audience in splits are anchors Sajid Khan and Shreyas Talpade with their funny comments and spoofs on members of the Bollywood fraternity. Together, they regale everyone with a spontaneous act that predicts the thoughts of the stars present at the event.

Adding glamour to the evening are the effervescent stars of the golden era like Manoj Kumar, Rekha, Sanjay Khan, Simi Garewal, Yash Chopra to the popular actors of recent times, Karishma Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Chunky Pandey, Ila Arun, Sonali Kulkarni? and many more!

Shah Rukh‘s 17 boisterous Chak De girls make their presence felt all through the evening as they hoot and cheer the nominees, winners, anchors and performers. Basking in their glory, the winners of the Nach Baliye trophy, Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Shaikh showed up at the awards to show their support.

This month, all roads lead to the biggest and grandest event of the year, the Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards on 27 January, Red Carpet, 7.30 p.m. and Main Event, 8.00 p.m. onwards only on Star Plus!

MUMBAI: This Republic Day tune into Nick for unlimited fun as Ninja Hattori, the lovable little Ninja entertains you through the day with his adventures. Nick presents Ninja Hattori non-stop from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm on 26 January.

Ninja Hattori is a classic animated comedy where a little boy called Kennichi befriends an equally little Ninja called Hattori. Hattori though small in size is not any less powerful than any supreme Ninja. He can move at high speed, sleep suspended on the ceiling and knows martial arts like the back of his superfast hand. Hattori is hardworking, conscientious and quite strict when it comes to disciplining Kenichi. But he has a heart of gold and is always there to rescue Kenichi from any difficult situations.

So tune in to Nick this Republic Day and enjoy your dose of fun and adventure with Ninja Hattori!!!