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  • The screening room celebrates 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival and chats with Johnny Depp

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 17

    MUMBAI: This month Myleene Klass travels to the south of France as THE SCREENING ROOM celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, which is widely considered to be the world‘s most prestigious film festival.

    THE SCREENING ROOM presents an insider‘s guide to the festival from famous faces to the hottest new releases as Myleene Klass moves amongst some of the biggest names in the business - Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon with the premiere of "Ocean‘s 13", Angelina Jolie launching her new film "A Mighty Heart", Michael Moore‘s new documentary "Sicko", Jude Law, Natalie Portman and singer-turned-actress Norah Jones with "My Blueberry Nights".

    Myleene also meets top directors including Roman Polanski, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Wim Wenders and Wong Kar Wei, who all jostle for attention alongside a master-class from Martin Scorsese. All this, plus Myleene gets to chat one-on-one with Hollywood star Johnny Depp and viewers have a chance to see rock giants U2 in 3-D!

    THE SCREENING ROOM is CNN‘s new half-hour monthly movie show that offers a compelling international perspective on the world of film, travelling around the globe to bring viewers the inside track on all aspects of the movie business.

  • Airtel introduces lifetime prepaid at Rs 495

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 17

    MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel, the telecom services provider introduced its lifetime prepaid of Rs 495.
    Bharti Airtel Limited mobile services president Sanjay Kapoor said, " Airtel has always been at the forefront of driving growth and expanding the market horizon in the telecom space. Lifetime prepaid is a revolutionary concept that we had earlier introduced to the Indian mobile user. Our 495 lifetime product is at an attractive price point and it marks our strategic intent to drive affordability and consumption in the prepaid category further. Going forward, we will continue to explore innovative products such as these that will enhance our customer‘s value and significantly contribute towards increasing Airtel‘s market and revenue share in the future."

    The 495 lifetime prepaid offers an Airtel user full talk time on all future recharges. Under the new lifetime prepaid, the customer can stay mobile by paying just Rs 495 and using a minimum of Rs 200 every 180 days to continue enjoying lifetime validity benefits. With effect from 18 May 2007, lifetime prepaid 495 is available to all existing as well as new Airtel mobile users. The new subscriber can avail this service which also includes processing fees of Rs 430.55 and a talktime of Rs 10.

  • Shabana Azmi candid on 'Let's Talk', Zoom

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 16

    MUMBAI: Catch the ever so perfect and elegant Shabana Azmi in a candid conversation with host Tarana Raja Kapoor on the celebrity chat show Let‘s Talk on 19 May, Saturday at 09:00 pm on Zoom.

    Shabana gave an interesting peek into her professional and personal life. Speaking about her Bollywood career, she admits that she is not at all a spontaneous actor and for every role she does lots of home work and research to bring out the best in her. Shabana puts in her best effort in every project she undertakes be it films, politics or as a social activist. She shopped for her own clothes for ‘Rice Plate‘ which is a part of ‘Dus Kahaniyan while for ‘Morning Raga‘, Shabana even learnt karnatic music. Shabana says, "One of my most memorable moments was when Pt. Ravi Shankar called to congratulate on her brilliant performance." She enchanted all on the sets of Let‘s Talk by showing her singing skills.

    She also spoke about her life as a social activist and the fact that she resorted to a five day bhookh hartal for the cause of slum dwellers in Mumbai. Speaking on her personal life Shabana says that she and Jaaved Akhthar get along very well and share common views on almost on topics. Jokingly she claims that her husband always teases her that he is married not to one person but to many since she takes every sphere of her life very seriously.

    Known as a woman of substance, Shabana had shaved her head for a film. She was a hot topic of discussion and even her husband joked about it. She shared exciting anecdotes about Jaaved feeling that she looked very nice with this new look and would looks absolutely stunning if she had to the parliament with a shaved head without any stole or hat or anything to cover it. So much so for son Farhan Akhthar‘s wedding, she wore huge jhumkas and was completely dressed in Indian attire wearing a huge sindoor on her bald head.

  • The great Indian laughter challenge 3

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 16

    MUMBAI:The original is back. The show that canvassed the greatest talent, the show that resurrected laughter on television, the show that launched the humour genre! Star One announces the third innings of the biggest comedy talent hunt ever seen on television ? ‘50-50 Chutkule The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 3‘. The smashing new series beginning 18 May 2007 will air every Friday and Saturday from 9.00pm to 10.00pm and will see loads of fresh comic talent with wit and characteristic humour! The wonder duo - Shekhar Suman and Navjot Singh Sidhu return as judges with their trademark enigmatic style! And that is not all? The stunning Shonali Nagrani joins Parizaad Kolah as her partner-in-wit for season 3.

    The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Season 1 and 2 received an overwhelming response from across the sub-continent. Following its predecessor, season 3 has seen numerous entries over the past 3 months post auditions across the country including several entries from Pakistan! These selected participants will engage in a battle of ‘wit, humor and dhinchak dhamaal to be crowned the Hasi Ka Baadshah of 2007.

     
  • Traffic Policemen equipped with BIG FM 'Sipper Bottles'

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 16

    MUMBAI : BIG 92.7 FM, today announced a unique initiative to beat the heat of the scorching sun and alleviate the misery of the traffic policemen regulating the traffic. At a function held at the Police Control Room in the presence of City Traffic Police Commissioner M Punna Rao, BIG 92.7 FM distributed "Sipper Bottles" to the traffic policemen. This move is a part of BIG 92.7 FMs continuous effort to contribute and also build a public opinion for good causes.

    RJ Krish along with BIG 92.7 FM Station Head Ashwin Padmanabhan, walked to the traffic policeman standing at the public garden traffic square and presented the first sipper bottle. These bottles will be distributed to all the traffic police personnel of the city. The sipper bottles will be distributed through BIG FMs van at all traffic points.

    According to Ashwin Padmanabhan, "Summer is a trying time for all and BIG FM has planned out a series of activities for the benefit of the people of Hyderabad. Under a 360 Degree campaign called Cool Maal Dhamal, we have initiated this drive to distribute Sipper Bottles to the traffic policemen, as part of this campaign listeners too can listen to BIG FM and win cool prizes like A/Cs and Refrigerators to beat the heat".

    "We whole heartedly appreciate the efforts of BIG 92.7FM for providing ‘sipper bottles. It‘s very useful to the traffic policemen; they can just fix it in their belt. This action initiated by BIG 92.7FM shows its true concern towards the needs of the department. We hope many more corporates and business groups will certainly be inspired by learning about this good deed started by BIG 92.7FM," said Rao.

  • Shefali Zariwala on Sansui Boogie Woogie

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 16

    MUMBAI: Shefali Zariwala will rock the show on the Kid‘s special on Boogie Woogie on 18 May. She will add sparks to the renewed Sansui Boogie Woogie by performing some hot numbers in her style and will also act as a guest judge on the show.

    This episode will also feature nine young participants out of which the three best performers will be selected to move on to the next round. A sibling, parent or even a teacher is allowed to join in. D- day will see the four finalists trying to out do each other to win the prize money. The winner takes home Rs 0.5 million.

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