MUMBAI: Red FM Delhi, the ‘station for expression‘ of millions of music lovers is the official radio partner for Delhi‘s ‘s three biggest college events ‘Confluence‘, organized by Hansraj college, ‘Mecca‘ arranged by Hindu College and ‘Crosswinds‘ arranged by St.Stephen‘s. Keeping in tune with its strategy to target the youth and reach listeners at various touch points, Red FM promises to add much more excitement, entertainment to these youth festivals.

During the day Red FM team will be present all through the event and conduct various interactive games at the Red Dhamaal Zone setup at Hindu and Hansraj College. Students can win loads of Red FM branded merchandises. Live songs requests would be taken from the campus and these would be aired on Mera wala Gana with RJ Smriti.

Commenting on this initiative Akash Verma, Station Head Delhi said, "Along with ground-breaking on-air content, Red FM participates in various on-ground activities to reinforce the bond with our listeners and reach out to them in every possible way. With our interesting concepts surrounding college events we want to reach out to the youth of Delhi and provide a ‘platform of expression‘ for the youth."

Red FM has numerous interactive and exciting initiatives targeting college students. These initiatives give Red FM a great opportunity to interact and engage with the young students and ensure non-stop entertainment to not only the college audiences but also to all the listeners who are ardent fans of the Radio station.

MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment releases award winning, evergreen, classic ‘The Graduate‘. This film completes 40 years this year and is still alive amidst contemporary movies.

The essence of The Graduate is that, the film is not confined to a particular era and will never fade out from the minds of audiences.

Directed by Mike Nichols, the movie is a romantic comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross and Anne Bancroft among others.

The Graduate has won the 1968 Academy Awards, USA and Mike Nichols has also won the Oscar Best Director. The film is also the winner of 1969 BAFTA awards, Best Direction and Best Film.

The story revolves around a college graduate Benjamin Braddock who is trapped into an affair with the wife of his father‘s business partner, Mrs. Robinson. Having accepted an offer of sex from this older woman, the affair is well and good until the protagonist is pushed to go out with Robinsons‘ daughter Elaine and falls in love with her.

Certainly an affair to remember, which comes back to haunt Ben, when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson‘s daughter.

Dustin Hoffman shows why he is one of the late twentieth century‘s leading actors with a splendid performance as the often bewildered Ben Braddock.

Leading lady Anne Bancroft is a smouldering cauldron of sexual prowess as Mrs. Robinson, while Kate Ross plays the na?ve and beautiful, innocent Elaine.

Needless to say, a must watch by one and all!

MUMBAI: FILMY‘s Bathroom Singer, concluded with Delhi based Veena Parashar winning the contest.It is for the first time that a woman has won a music based reality show in India. Along with the title, Veena has won a whopping sum of Rs. 25 lakhs as prize money!

The show was a hunt for an untrained singer, with the unique combination of singing and an entertainment quotient or ‘jhaag‘. Out of more than ten thousand auditions, twelve people were chosen and the final match was between the 22 year old Veena and the 38 year Dr Gautam Banerjee.

On winning, Veena Parashar states: "I feel great on this achievement. It has been a 4 month long journey for me, away from my family. I feel really happy that all the sacrifices and hard work have reflected in my performances and have been appreciated by the viewers!" On asking what she intends to do with prize money, Parashar states: "I want to donate most of it to my grandmother‘s dharamshala, while the rest I will give to my parents for all the love and support that they have given me."

Dr Gautam Banerjee states: "The concept of the show was extremely unique and with no music background, I never thought I would reach even this far. It was a great experience to be a part of the show, and being one of the final two is a big victory in itself for me."

Judging the performances of the contestants was an eclectic jury panel comprising of disco king Bappi Lehari, Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan, and the talented singer-cum-composer Shibani Kashyap.

Bappi Lehari said: "Bathroom Singer was a refreshingly original concept as it broke the monotony of the traditional music reality shows. It appealed to me for both its setting and the kind of natural and spontaneous talent it promised to unveil. It was really tough for us to guess who will be the winner. I must thank the viewers for making the job easier for the judges. For me both Veena & Dr Gautam are the winners and I will give them their first break as playback singers in Bollywood."

Says Ravi Kishan: "I was extremely excited to be a judge on a show like ‘Bathroom Singer‘, as it was about an ordinary person who had to win a million hearts. Veena Parashar came out as the sure winner by doing just that!"

MUMBAI: This New Year‘s Eve, Star Movies viewers can power into 2008 with the X-Men trilogy.In a first for Asia, all three X-Men movies will air in a back-to-back marathon starting 29 December at 11 p.m. and runs for three consecutive nights. Don‘t miss your chance to catch this super-powered series on Star Movies!

On 31 December at 9pm, Star Movies premieres X-Men: The Last Stand. This final chapter follows what happens when scientists discover a cure for mutants. Although some mutants welcome the breakthrough, others fear that it will threaten their population with extinction.

While the first two X-Men films were helmed by Bryan Singer (Superman Returns), this last entry was directed by Brett Ratner, the man behind the Rush Hour trilogy. Since The Last Stand was to be the final film in the series, Ratner wanted to go out with a bang. "I went to the writers and I said, ‘What are the things that weren‘t in the first two movies that fans are dying for, that real fans of the comics want to see?‘" he explained. "[The Last Stand] has everything you want in a movie. It‘s got drama, action, emotion, intelligence."

Critics agreed. The Wall Street Journal‘s reviewer called Ratner‘s film "terrifically entertaining" while the movie critic for the Dallas Observer noted that, "If this is the last stand, it‘s a stylish farewell indeed." Finally Seattle Post-Intelligencer‘s William Arnold wrote that "X-III packs more action and razzle-dazzle visuals into its 104-minute running time than Mission: Impossible III, Poseidon and The Da Vinci Code combined."

The X-Men movie franchise has been wildly successful, taking in over US$1 billion worldwide. Each film in the series has earned more than its predecessor with X-Men: The Last Stand, bringing in over US$235mil at the US box office.

On New Year‘s Eve, Star Movies viewers can ring in 2008 with a back-to-back marathon of the X-Men series. Catch the action-packed trilogy every night at 11 p.m. from December 29 - 31st exclusively on Star Movies.

MUMBAI: Living up to its brand line of Suno Sunao, Life Banao! BIG 92.7 FM, India?s No. 1 FM Station, is celebrating the homecoming of NRIs in Gujarat from 21st ? 29th December at the stations of Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot.

Gujarat probably has the maximum number of NRI population and come December, they all flock back home for the annual vacation. One of the main pull factors for young NRI?s this season is to tie the knot! It comes as no surprise then, that the community which is known live life to the fullest, spends heavily this season, be it on clothing, jewelry, traveling, investment etc. The annual vacation lasts until the end of January, which means this is great time for business in Gujarat.

Given the season, BIG 92.7 FM has put together a wholesome entertainment mix that includes not just the favorite music, but also interesting trivia on jewelry & trousseau, garments, fashion, real estate, travel packages and much much more. Each day will see special focus on one subject and will be presented on air to ensure complete information on the same is shared with the listeners. In addition, the RJ?s will also visit various outlets that offer these services, to get insightful information that will add value to the lives of listeners.

Special interstitials have been designed where a character called _______ will address listeners in the accent of NRI?s.

Speaking about the event Mr. Hitesh Budhbhatti, Cluster Head - Gujarat, BIG 92.7 FM said, ?A large number of Gujaratis have settled in different countries around the world. Through this initiative, we are giving them a warm welcome and are offering them insights into topics that most meet their interest at this time of the year. We have always lived up to our brandline of Suno Sunao, Life Banao! and this is one way of making special, lives of those Gujaratis, who have chosen to settle abroad.?

MUMBAI: Fun and joyful excitement envelope the air as lucky listeners of Radio Mirchi 98.3FM across Mumbai celebrate the prize money won on Doon Kya Ek lakh.

It all started with continuous SMSes and calls made to Radio Mirchi by countless Mumbaikars, but only a few fortunate ones made it. Kapil, a simple lad who runs his own hotel just got lucky. He had been sending SMSes almost every single day since the time the contest was announced on-air. He finally hit the jackpot on the last day of the contest and won Rs. 2 lakh.

Salahuddin, a painter by profession is a happy man. After winning 1 lakh on Radio Mirchi Doon Kya Ek Lakh, he can proudly proclaim to the world that he painted all the graves in the film Veer-Zara. He plans to buy a car with the prize money and promised to paint RJ Anmol‘s film poster free of cost whenever it releases.

"I still can‘t believe I won, it‘s a dream come true", says Sheryl, a home maker from Dahisar. She had no idea until lady luck RJ Neha landed at her doorstep. Her excitement continues and she looks forward to use the money to celebrate Christmas.

An avid listener of Radio Mirchi and a big fan of RJ Neha, Nemi was overjoyed and excited when he won the money through the on-the-spot registration booth at his college. He is currently studying in first year engineering in Biotech and is planning to use the prize for higher studies.

Amit is a hardworking professional and as a hobby he sends SMSes and makes calls to participate in various on-air contests. On winning the contest, he says, "Finally my endless calls and Smses have paid up. I plan to use the prize money for the down payment of my wife‘s new car which I bought recently".

Said, Sujata Bhatt, Station Director, Radio Mirchi Mumbai , "It‘s really touching to see that Radio Mirchi has been able to make a difference in the lives of many Mumbaikars. We plan to bring many more such contests in the near future".

During the period of the contest, celebrities like Karan Johar, Jackie Shroff, Isha Koppikar, Vidya Balan & Cyrus Brocha participated in Doon Kya Ek Lakh celebrity special and won 1 lakh each. The stars will donate the money won to their respective charity.

Started on 05 December, the grand finale concluded on 19 December with the beautiful Sonam Kapoor trying her luck on Doon Kya Ek Lakh.