MUMBAI: The viewers are in for a shock? the entertaining and vibrant host of Colgate Maxfresh Antakshari - The Great Challenge, Juhi Parmar walks off the stage after a heated argument! Annu and Juhi ? their chemistry? their up‘s and downs? their immense music knowledge? all disheveled by a storm. After the mesmerizing performances of Richa Sharma and Farid Sabri on Friday and Saturday, the Sunday episode took every one by surprise.

After the ‘hungama‘ and ‘high‘ voltage drama, Richa Sharma, the talented young singer of the Kaal, Saathiya & Umrao Jaan fame, is brought in to host the show along with Annu Kapur and continue the competition between the 4 zones. Viewers, contestants, audiences and musicians amongst others are left aghast!

Will the contestants perform without their much loved hosts? Will producer Gajendrra Siingh be able to get back them back? To catch all the action and drama, tune in to Star One on 1st April , 2007 at 8 pm.

Engaging a wide cross section of audiences, Antakshari has enthralled one and all and promises to increase the experience from episode to episode. Produced by Gajendrra Siingh, the show is seen in a snazzier avatar with new inclusions to the format and an exciting reality aspect! Annu Kapur, the man synonymous with Antakshari, hosts this musical extravaganza with none other than Juhi Parmar, the young and vivacious telly queen.

Friday to Sunday at 8 pm, tune your vocal chords and brush up on your music knowledge as the thrill of Antakshari unfolds only on STAR ONE!

MUMBAI: Beauty with brains. That‘s what Femina Miss India has always been about. Right from its inception Femina Miss India has always aimed at putting India on the international arena.

Sony in association with Femina is now giving the viewers a unique chance to vote for their own ‘Sony Femina My Miss India‘. On 31st March at 9:00 p.m. Sajid Khan will be seen interviewing the 25 contestants who will introduce themselves, their likes, dislikes, hobbies and most importantly why they were taking part in the contest. Viewers can then vote for their favourite contestant by sending an SMS ‘Name of the contestant‘ to 2525. Also see all your favourite contestants on setindia.com.

With their vibrant personality and timeless appeal these young women are seen as icons for today‘s youth and generation, making a mark in the beauty industry in 2007. Sony Entertainment Television takes pride in presenting these young women as nominees for ‘Sony Femina My Miss India‘. A true combination of femininity and strength these young women represent a generation that believes in ‘beauty with a purpose‘.

With this category gaining popularity among the others, this award gives viewers a chance to select their favorite ‘Sony Femina My Miss India‘ . While Femina Miss India is gearing up to crown the best of these beauties, this is a chance for Sony viewers to pick up their mobile phone and vote for their choice of the ‘Sony Femina My Miss India‘.

MUMBAI: Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) during the 2007 CTIA Wireless convention will be demonstrating, to select media, a prototype of a DLP pico-projector small enough to fit on your finger tips.The latest DLP innovation from the world leader in mobile projection solutions enables compelling viewing options that expand beyond the limitations of a physical screen for mobile users of cellular phones, digital cameras and portable media players.

A DLP pico-projector, either as standalone projector or as an integrated component in mobile devices, will provide consumers and business professionals with the flexibility to share video and graphic content in a larger way.

The DLP pico-prototype further advances TI‘s mobile projection technology, building on the 2006 introduction of DLP-based pocket projectors. These products are in the market today from manufacturers, including Mitsubishi, Samsung, and Toshiba. Pacific Media Associates (PMA), a global research firm, expects this pocket projector category to grow to more than 1M units by 2010. TI demonstrated the viewing experience advantage of showing mobile phone content on a pocket projector in January 2007. The introduction of the pico-projector capabilities will provide manufacturers and end-users even more options on how they can view and share information and content.

"As the leader in home theater and business projection, TI DLP Products continues to develop new and exciting ways that our manufacturing customers can apply DLP technology in innovative consumer products," said Frank J. Moizio, Worldwide Strategic Marketing and Business Development Manager, TI DLP Front Projection. "Over the next few years, we envision a large opportunity for the convergence of projection technology and mobile devices, like cell phones," Moizio added.

Now in addition to using TI‘s world leading OMAP processor technology for processing video and graphics content, mobile manufacturers can take advantage of TI DLP pico-projection technology as a new and enhanced display option in their devices. As the OMAP wireless application platform has helped revolutionize processing of media content on mobile devices, DLP pico-projection technology will advance the viewing experience of mobile devices providing significant improvements in productivity and entertainment experiences.

Key benefits of DLP projectors include: smoother images with no "screen door" effect; crisp and clear presentation of fast motion video; vibrant colors created by its BrilliantColor technology; and proven reliability across all facets - picture reliability over time (no fading, yellowing or color decay over time as compared to other display technologies), overall performance and dust-resistance.

MUMBAI: Catch the charm, danger, attitude, and the deadly attractive smile of gun toting bad boys, materialistic bad girls and super bad aliens on PIX all through the month of April.

Be it the typical lovable rogue, often from the impoverished working class, trying to ‘beat the system‘ and better himself, typified by: Clint Eastwood in FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE or the charming Smith in BAD BOYS or the seductive Stone in BASIC INSTINCT, they are all on PIX this month.

The month begins with the Will Smith film BAD BOYS where he and Martin Lawrence play detectives who have 72 hours to find $100 million worth of heroin. Packed with comedy, action and drama, catch Will Smith at his best in BAD BOYS on Thursday, 5th April on Perfect 10. PIX follows this up with some bad girl action on Cheap thrills Friday with Devil in a Blue Dress at 8 pm and Basic Instinct on Friday 6th April at 10 pm.

The Bad Action continues with the lovable rogues on PIX with TOPKAPI, THIEF and THE TAILOR OF PANAMA on Perfect 10. But if you have a taste for the eerie and the creepy, PIX brings you two must watch films this month, THE COLLECTOR, the of story of an inept clerk whose eerie hobby to collect butterflies takes a dark turn and THE MUTATIONS, where a rogue biologist sets his sight on genetically engineering a new species of human beings in a creepy and engrossing saga.

Also in the month, PIX has a delightful Marathon lined up on Sunday, 22nd April starting from 4 pm to midnight. A two hour special of Inside the Actors Studio with the Man of Action - daredevil cowboy and one of Hollywood‘s most prolific Directors, Clint Eastwood, sandwiched between two of his most classic films: FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE & THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY!

Want more ? we got more! Get ready for some more Bad action as the MEN IN BLACK, Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones fight the nasty aliens on Perfect 10 on 23rd April. Next up is the quirky must watch ‘I LOVE YOU TO DEATH‘ a modern classic with clever direction, a stellar cast and ensuing misadventures which are really funny, starring Keanu Reeves, on Great at 8 on 26th April.

But that‘s not all, catch the lady with the million dollar smile, - Julia Roberts in a special three films marathon on 28th April from 6pm to midnight starting with MY BEST FRIEND‘S WEDDING, followed by MARY REILLY where she essays the lonely but faithful servant in the house of Dr. Jekyll Hyde followed by FLATLINERS, where she plays a medical student who begins to explore the realms of near death experience hoping for insights into life after death.

The month ends on a "Bad" note on Great at 8, with the HOUSE OF GAMES, a David Mamet movie about a psychologist who agrees to help a patient gamble to try to help him get out of debt, realizing only too late that the game is not as simple as it seems.

"What a great way to welcome summer! These damn Rogues are sure to keep you glued to PIX, all of April", exclaims Gitanjali Murari, Programming Head, PIX.

So grab that remote and get ready for The Rogues of April only on PIX!

MUMBAI: He truly lives life king-size! He‘s unapologetically flamboyant, extremely stylish and always dynamic! He ruled on land and now rules the skies! Karan‘s first guest this week is the king of good times- Dr. Vijay Mallya! His second guest is a successful columnist, author and social commentator. You could call her opinionated? you could call her judgmental, but she never fails to air her views and that‘s why everyone loves her- Shobhaa De! Watch them in a very exciting episode, this Sunday, April 1st at 9 p.m. on Star One and Star World only on Koffee with Karan!

Dr. Vijay Mallya talks about his flamboyant lifestyle, his showmanship, his legacy and his foray into politics. He discusses with Karan how he feels about the current state of politics and what changes he would like to see in the system. Together, Dr. Mallya and Shobhaa discuss their friendship which is around 25 years old and has seen its share of ups and downs. They talk about their social lives and how they feel about being permanent faces on Page 3. They express their views on actors being politicians and politicians being actors ?and also give their point of view on the current state of journalism and how they feel that the media needs a sense of responsibility. Dr. Mallya talks about the fact that he doesn‘t watch too many Hindi movies and Shobhaa admits that she has to catch the latest flick every Friday!!!

After the candid question-answer session, the show takes another interesting turn with the rapid fire round! Which Hindi film does Shobhaa wish she would have written? Who does she think is the perfect celeb wife and who does she think is the most mismatched couple? Which living business icon does Dr. Mallya admire the most? If there was a film on his life, which actor does he feel would be able to play him best and who would he like his leading lady to be? Who wins the most desired possession on the show - the coffee hamper! Find out on this Sunday‘s episode of Koffee with Karan?

Excerpts from the interview:

Karan: Your persona, the man you are? I mean most people who are industrialists and are in the business world have a certain image. You are not on of those serious industrialists who have that serious look on their face. Your whole perception is so different? Flamboyant? How do you react to that?

Dr. Mallya: Well you know at the end of the day I have to repeat? I have lived life on my own terms. I‘ve not been shy I‘ve not tried to hide anything. I‘m totally transparent I am what I am and there‘s nothing wrong with that. I don‘t need to have a split personality I don‘t need to be a hypocrite. I just be myself. And as far as the showmanship is concerned... I am the brand ambassador of my brand which are on the lifestyle platforms so what‘s wrong with that?

Karan: No there‘s nothing wrong with that. I think you love the fact that you are like this. But you have this party image. At times do you find yourself defending that to people who expect you to be more serious?

Dr. Mallya: You know seriousness is not a guarantee to success. If you don‘t have a party or you‘re more subdued it‘s not a recipe for increased stakeholder value. But you know. If I like to party I don‘t party alone, I party with people and as I said? it‘s all on that lifestyle platform which is becoming increasingly relevant in aspirational India today.

Karan: Your foray into politics a few years back.. what drove you to politics?

Dr. Mallya: You know when I was 40... I thought I‘ve come a long way in my life. I‘ve had my fair share of success and also failures but I‘ve never looked back I‘ve always treated my failures as stepping stones to success. I‘ve made mistakes but the net balance sheet was pretty good. So I said what do I do now? Should I give back something to my country, to my state and how do I do it. It‘s very clear that in India you don‘t have a voice that‘s heard adequately unless you‘re sitting in the parliament. And so I decided to run for parliament. In 2000 I failed miserably and invited a lot of criticism that has become synonymous to Vijay Mallya but in 2002 I defeated the city BJP candidate and got elected to parliament. I was most excited. Even though in the last 3-4 years I‘ve been a backbencher? I‘ve always tried to speak up about the accountability in governance.

Karan: How does it feel to be back on the show?

Shobhaa: Actually wonderful! The kind of response I‘d got the first time round all over the world where there are Indians and Pakistani‘s and people monitoring Indian television it was always "we saw you on Koffee with Karan!", so it says a lot about the host, a lot about the show and maybe a little about me!

Karan: Alright, I like that! You‘ve known Vijay for how long Shobhaa?

Shobhaa: Around 25 years! I think!

Karan: It‘s been a good friendship?

Shobhaa: It‘s been an interesting friendship! It‘s had its ups and downs but it‘s never been a boring or a static friendship! Which I think is what keeps a relationship on its toes and it makes sure you don‘t take each other for granted.

Dr. Mallya: Absolutely! But I remember only the ups! Not the downs!

Shobhaa: Selective memory!

Dr. Mallya: (Laughs)

Karan: "The Queen of Opinions" ? is that a good way of describing you Shobhaa?

Shobhaa: It‘s not bad! Empress might be better! But he has a copyright on that already!

Dr. Mallya: No! I can say that to you!

Shobhaa: His super super yacht is called the Indian Empress and I‘ve happily stolen it for myself for tonight!

So, don‘t forget to tune in as Karan catches up with Dr. Vijay Mallya and Shobhaa De on Koffee with Karan this Sunday, April 1st on Star One and Star World, at 9 p.m.