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Anything for you, Rakhi

Udaipur, July 7: Your guess is right. We are referring to the popular television show ‘Rakhi ka swayamwar’.

After rocking Bollywood with her numerous item numbers over years, Rakhi has already set the stage on fire with her rocking show.

It is quite interesting to see how the remaining 13 contestants are trying their best to woo the bombshell, Rakhi Sawant.

But the challenges given to them are not easy to accomplish.. Recently two contestants were asked to get her name tattooed on their arms.

Even though, Rakhi has chosen the final contestants herself, she was doubtful about Pranav Damle and Kripal Singh’s participation in the show.

According to the source, “Rakhi somehow thought that they have participated in Swayamvar only to gain fame and free publicity.

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‘Desi’ reality show to hit MTV

Mumbai, July 4: A brand new reality show is going to rock on MTV that will hook the process of hunting, making and rocking of India’s new Desi Rock Band.

Lots in kitty for the rock music lovers
If you want to be connected to the league of rock music then plug in and play your best beats flanking with Kurkure Desi Beats Rock on MTV.

This is a show which will be based on performance, skills and ‘Desipan Quotient’. All the contestants can compete as individuals or as groups.

They can either sing a song or play an instrument like the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, violin, trumpet, dhol, sarangi, flute, tabla, even a thaali.

The masters of the show

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Shahrukh is a brilliant actor: Salman

Mumbai, July 4: Don’t know about Shah Rukh, but Salman is definitely ready to join hands with ‘King Khan’. He even spoke highly about Shah Rukh in his popular show, ‘10 ka Dum’. Unbelievable! But it’s true.

Recently, Virara ka chhokara, Govinda and actor Ritesh Deshmukh were Salman’s guests on his popular gameshow ‘10 ka Dum’. In the middle of the game, Salman asked Ritesh who is your favourite actor? Guess, what was Ritesh’s reply to Salman??? He said that Shah Rukh is his favourite actor.

Interestingly Sallu bhai didn’t get angry. Instead he praised Shah Rukh saying, “Shahrukh is a brilliant actor.”

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Dharmendra and Sunny rock on Salman’s 10 ka Dum

Salman’s “10 ka Dum” has now become one of the popular television shows; after all, Sallu has managed to bring the most popular celebrities- Kareena-Karishma, Neil-Katrina, boxer Vijender-Mallika and now Dharmendra and his puttar Sunny Deol- hitherto unseen on TV.

The father-son Jodi has made its presence for the first time on any television show, and it’s a fair guess that it could be because of Salman Khan. So the show must be a fun-filled episode with the trio sharing some interesting stories.

On the show, Dharamji revealed that he is very fond of Salman as the younger actor brings back memories of his younger days.

''I am so fond of Salman. In him, I see a younger version of myself. He does everything openly just like I used to be in my younger days. Whether it is drinking or romancing!” he said.

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Zee TV- viewer’s favourite

Mumbai, July 2: India’s oldest private general entertainment channel (GEC) Zee TV has won viewership crown after a long - long time.

For Week-26, that ended on June 30, Zee TV was first in the GEC chart with 243.1 GRPs, whereas COLORS was on second position with 242.8 GRPs and STAR Plus with 218.5 GRPs. STAR Plus and COLORS are the major competitors for Zee. Where COLORS is a new entertainment channel, STAR Plus is almost equally old as Zee TV.

Manish Borwal, a media expert said, "It's very pleasant to see Zee making a comeback. It was long overdue."

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Why Simi Garewal's role was cut out in 'Short Kut'?

Mumbai, June 27: Arshad Warsi was excited about his 'Rendezvous with Simi Garewal' in forthcoming film "Short Kut - The Con", but he was disappointed when the entire sequence was chopped off from the final cut.

"It's unfortunate but we had to let go of the sequence. This was done to keep the film's length in check. We wanted the film to be as close to the two-hour running length as possible. The film is now two hours and seven minutes and we didn't want to exceed it any further," Anil Kapoor, the producer of "Short Kut", told IANS.

The comedy has been directed by Neeraj Vora and is set to release July 10.

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Rakhi all set for her 'swayamvar'

Be ready to catch B-town’s sizzling item girl Rakhi Sawant’s hunt for a suitable groom in the first of its kind show on the tube.

‘Rakhi Ka Swayamvar’ will see 16 potential grooms compete to be Rakhi’s dream prince. Fatehgarh Palace at Udaipur will be home to all the activities that will be part of this much talked about ‘swayamvar’.

“Rakhi’s dream is to get married like a princess. After an exhaustive round of auditions, we have finalized 16 potential grooms. The show has some very exciting elements and is sure to capture the imagination of audiences as Rakhi begins her special journey of finding her life partner,” informs Nikhil Madhok from NDTV Imagine.

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Shekhar Kapur wanted to be India's Simon Cowell, but couldn't be

New Delhi, June 24: When internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur agreed to judge the reality TV show "India's Got Talent", he hoped to be the Indian counterpart of American TV show judge Simon Cowell. But soon he discovered that he simply "couldn't be as harsh".

"I had never thought about judging a TV reality show. But when this show was offered to me, I thought it could be a chance for me to become India's Simon Cowell. I was excited, but on the second day of the shoot itself my dream was shattered," Kapur told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

While Cowell is known to be extremely blunt and forthright in criticising contestants on the show's "American Idol" and "Britain's Got Talent", Kapur realised he "couldn't be as harsh".

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Rachel Griffiths blessed with her third child

A rep for the Australian television and film actress confirmed the news to PEOPLE.

The couple has not yet settled on a name for their daughter.

Brothers and Sisters
Griffiths and Taylor already have a five-year-old son, Banjo Patrick, and a three-year-old daughter, Adelaide Rose. Now, it’s going to be ‘Brothers and Sisters’ at their abode.

The actress’ rep had announced her third-time pregnancy in January this year.

Griffiths nicer when pregnant: Friends

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New annual awards in K.L. Saigals' honour

New Delhi, June 17 To keep the memory of Bollywood's legendary singer Kundan Lal Saigal alive, a Delhi-based arts and culture organisation has instituted annual awards which will be conferred June 20.

The awards will be given in a star-studded musical tribute to Saigal, "Saaz Aur Aawaz - K.L. Saigal Night", at the Siri Fort Auditorium in the capital to late filmmaker B.R. Chopra, composer Khayyam, thespian Dilip Kumar in the lifetime category, anchor-singer Sudesh Bhonsle, vocalist Agam Kumar Nigam, music directors Shankar Mahadevan and Monty Sharma in the category of established artists and anchor-singer Akriti Kakkar in the young star category.

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