Indian Television News

Priyanka Mishra In Zee TV's Chhoti Bahu

Zee TV’s upcoming family drama, Chhoti Bahu has Priyanka Mishra playing the role of Vishaka. The young actress asserts that the new show is different from all the other regular shows on television in the sense that the relationship between the three principal characters is not a love triangle.

The story revolves around Radhika (Rubina), Dev (Avinash Sachdev) and Vishaka. “I don’t love Dev, who only loves Radhika, but still end up entering the house as the Chhoti Bahu due to some confusion. I can’t reveal anything more than this, as it will unravel the suspense”, says this Lucknowi lass.

Giving an insight on her character, Priyanka says, “She is a very modern girl with few gray shades. She comes from a orthodox Vrindavan based family; hence she uses her adopted elder sister (Radhika) to do things that her pandit father does not allow her to do.”

This DJ’s presentation is Priyanka’s fourth performance on television and she was earlier seen in Sai Baba and Bhabhi. “I played a positive lead character in one of the stories of the former Star Plus show that was based on the life of the saint, Sai Baba. I entered Bhabhi as the main protagonist’s sister, which was another positive role”, quips Priyanka.

Apart from Chhoti Bahu, the damsel is also seen in COLORS' Jai Shri Krishna. “I am playing Lord Krisna’s mother, Devaki, in the show”, says she. So won’t it be difficult juggling between two dailies? “Yes, it will, but I need hardly about 6-8 days for Krishna as currently my character is in jail. And right now I am playing the mother of Lord Krishna in his bal avatar. And there are chances that I might opt out of the show as it progresses to showing an older Krishna”, she concludes.

Raja Chaudhary arrested for misbehaving with a eunuch

It seems that controversies just can’t leave this Bigg Boss 2 contestant behind. Raja has recently been arrested by the Oshiwara Police for misbehaving on the street with a eunuch. He was reportedly drunk when the incident happened. He was also asking for Rahul Mahajan, who was his fellow contestant on the show.

According to the eunuch, Raja was throwing Rs 10 notes at her before he started taking off his clothes. At this point the cops arrived and arrested him today morning for the incident.

When asked about the incident, Raja replied that a girl had scratched him and all the policemen are his brothers! Raja also created a scene at the hospital, where he was taken for examination.

According to the officer in charge, Raja has been booked for indecent behaviour in a public place.

Ashutosh Kaushik wins Bigg Boss Season 2...

Ashutosh Kaushik, the MTV Roadies winner has won COLORS’ Bigg Boss Season 2. The Jumbo Finale held at Lonavla was a grand affair wherein all boiled up between Raja Chaudhury and Ashutosh Kaushik, after Zulfi Sayyed was declared the second runner-up.

The channel’s most loved anchor cum Bollywood star Akshay Kumar graced the Jumbo Finale, and was given the task of announcing the winner. Akshay went inside the house and brought with him, the two finalists, and then came the big moment where he declared Ashutosh as the Winner.

It was indeed a dream come true for Ashutosh when his name was announced. According to our source, “Raja who was pitted to win by many, took the result sportingly and was even heard commenting that Ashu deserved this win more than him”. The Diva of Bollywood and host of the show, Shilpa Shetty was accompanied by her mother and boy friend Raj Kundra for the Finale. Rahul Mahajan won the 'Bade Dilwala' award.

However, minutes after the winner was declared, a commotion broke outside the bungalow wherein it is heard that the localites started pelting stones all over the place. “The exact reason for this chaos is not known, but it is heard that as soon as the news of Ashu winning got to the localites present out there, they made a big hue and cry. Few Raja fans were also heard screaming ‘Raja ko jeetna tha’, ‘Ashu kaise jeeta?’”, explains our sourse who was an eye-witness to the proceedings. It is heard that Police patrol was immediately called in to handle the chaos.

However, the Star of the Evening was Ashutosh Kaushik as he deserved all the attention and applause for making it ‘Big’ in life!!

Abu Salem ‘hurt’ by Monica’s behaviour on Bigg Boss

After actor Monica Bedi got entry into the reality show, Big Boss, for the second time, extradited gangster Abu Salem said he was “perplexed with her liaison with other men in the show”. Salem on Thursday sent a fresh notice to Bedi saying that he is “mentally tortured and deeply hurt” whenever she denies that she was ever married to him. Salem in the notice claimed that they got married in a Los Angeles mosque in November 2000. “If Monica wants to go ahead with her life, she’s is free to demand talaq,” he added.

Bedi, in several interviews to the media after her exit from the show had said that she had known Salem for many years, but never married him.

Salem in the notice claimed that his anguish had been “multiplied manifold” since he was unable to communicate with Bedi due to his imprisonment. Salem has been lodged at Arthur Road Jail ever since his deportation from Portugal in November 2005. There're several murder and terrorism cases pending against him.

Salem in his earlier notice had also made a mention of his displeasure with Bedi for her continuous statements to the media. In interviews to the media, she had said that she was “single” and not married to Salem.

Briefs - Rekha to make television debut

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Here is a round-up of Bollywood news from Indian newspapers on Wednesday, Oct 15. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

REKHA ON TV - Actress Rekha is set to make her television debut soon, the Mumbai Mirror reported.

The actress told the paper she is scheduled to appear on a television show but did not give further details.

SRK’S DUBAI SHOW - The Germany and Spain legs of actor Shah Rukh Khan’s “Temptations Reloaded” tour have been cancelled, the Mumbai Mirror reported.

Show organiser Karim Morani was quoted as saying there will now be only one show in Dubai.

NAUGHTY GOVINDA - Film maker Jag Mundhra is directing Govinda in “Naughty @ 40,” a film about a 40-year-old bachelor infatuated by a young girl, the Times of India reported.

After twenty days of shooting in London, the film’s unit will now shift to India, the paper said.

A. R. Rahman launches reality show for budding musicians

New Delhi, Oct.15 (ANI): Noted music composer A. R. Rahman and Phat Phish, an integrated entertainment and communication company, have joined hands to launch India’’s biggest reality show of its kind –”The Big Band”.

The official announcement was made in the national capital on Tuesday.

The reality show, which is slate to provide ethnic and contemporary musicians a credible platform, will be telecast on Doordarshan, the national television channel, after mid-November.

“Like the success of Rabi and other albums there is a huge audience waiting for this kind of music. And we are doing it in bits and pieces. We decided to launch this massive hunt to get the whole of country and South Asia to get to know the potential of this music. It is unique and never done in history” said K. R. Harish, Managing Director of Phat Phish.

The Big Band aims at lending a new identity to Indian television and web cast history by all measures of budget, viewership, regional breadth and diversity. It also aims to enliven the hopes, dreams and aspirations of budding musicians.

“This show will be based on an indigenous format. It will provide a platform for nurturing and building musical talent across languages and the broad genres. We have seen so many shows in every channel and what makes this different is that we come up with the idea of discovering brands in the country. There are other countries involved as well that make it all the more exciting,” said A. R. Rahman.

“What makes this different are the bands from all over India and outside India and there is also a possibility of cross cultural exchange. India is the young nation. So this is the right time to see,” added A. R. Rahman, music director.

Rehman informed that presently he was completing an album that was content for a mobile company having various tracks in it.

This show will be presented as a travelogue through A R Rahman’’s eyes as his journey across 15 cities of India in course of the hunting the talent for The Big Band.

This show would be telecast in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia and is open to participation from these countries.

To participate in The Big Band, bands must have between 2 to 10 band members with at least one lead singer. They must submit three tunes.

Short listed bands will be invited to the first stage audition where they will be asked to perform any of the three pieces that the judges ask them to play.

The winning band in the talent hunt show will get a three-year recording contract with Phat Phish Records which includes end-to-end artist management , upto 3 albums and 6 music videos, tours and concerts on the national and international stage.

The top bands will walk away with prizes (including cash) worth rupees 10 million awarded proportionately through a pyramid structure.

For information on rules and requirements for participation in the contest , the band groups can log on to www.bigbandindia.com.

The hunt for the talented band members has already commenced and the last date for screening of entrants list is Nov.15.

NDTV Imagine ties up with Balaji Teleflims

NDTV Imagine today announced that Balaji Telefilms will produce a prime-time daily on the channel. The creative team of NDTV Imagine and Balaji Telefilms have had a successful relationship in the past, creating some of the most popular and highly rated shows on Indian television. The show which will air at 10.30 pm is a daily prime time drama and is slated to go on-air in a couple of weeks.

Announcing the association with Balaji Telefilms, Shailja Kejriwal, EVP- Content, NDTV Imagine said, "We are delighted to be working with Ekta once again. She has a great understanding of the pulse of our viewers and together we will create stories that will refresh and delight our audience. It is also quite a coincidence that the first time we interacted with Ekta was for the 10.30 pm slot, just like this one."Adds Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, "This is like home coming; to be back working with Sameer and Shailja. They are the ones who gave me my first break and I treat them like my bosses. I am pleased to be working with them again as they give me all the support and freedom and I will work with the same passion as I used to earlier".

It's Showtime

It has everything that an Indian television show could hope for: Controversial characters, ‘item girls’, a politician’s son flirting with a mobster’s moll, kisses and the metaphorical cloak-and-dagger.

There was one potboiler ingredient missing and it fell into place on Saturday: A police complaint accusing Bigg Boss 2 of being obscene.

The police in Lonavla, where the show is being shot, will be busy from Tuesday watching the serial closely, reading the script, scanning reams of footage looking to arrest that elusive creature of Indian law: obscenity.

Mumbai Youth Congress Committee President Sunil Ahire had filed a complaint at the Andheri police station against the show, the central star of which is Rahul Mahajan, son of the late Pramod Mahajan who was one the foremost leaders of Ahire’s rival party BJP. The case was shifted to Lonavla on Monday.

Ahire claimed on Monday that his party leaders had roundly cheered his moral stance. “His main objections are to the
swimming pool, massage and the dance scenes,” said Police Inspector Ashok Jadhav of the Andheri police station.

In all this, the two-month-old channel, Colors, have dislodged Zee as No 2 with a 19.9 per cent share in the general entertainment category for the week ending October 4, according to data available with television viewership measurement agency TAM.

Bigg Boss 2, along with the channel’s bigger hits Balika Vadhu and Jai Sri Krishna, are powering its astounding surge.
“We put non-fiction shows on weekdays, an unconventional move that paid off. Fresh treatment of different content certainly helped us,” said Ashvini Yardi, senior VP, Colors. “About Bigg Boss, we are taking care to follow guidelines and not offend any of our viewers.”

The channel was also aggressively marketed and distributed, she said.

Meanwhile, Ahire told Hindustan Times that he would be hiring a good lawyer so that the accused did not get away easily.

“We are doing our follow-ups with the police. We want them to act swiftly,” he said.

While Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam had startled his party by deciding to participate in Bigg Boss, he was evicted in the first week without much controversy.

However, he seems to have taken it to the larger political stage by making it an issue between the Congress and the BJP. He has openly attacked the organisers for making Bigg Boss “obscene”.

Rahul’s dalliances on the show are fuelling the fight. Rahul was introduced as a “young neta’’ by Bigg Boss host Shilpa Shetty when the contestants first entered the Bigg Boss house in Lonavla. Through the past eight weeks, Rahul has been talking of an image change and positioning himself as a youth icon.

But the Congress might have jumped the gun a bit. The BJP was quick to distance itself from Rahul, labelling it as his personal venture. “This has nothing to do with our party,’’ said BJP’s Maharashtra President Nitin Gadkari.

Star Plus plans 8 days Diwali special with leading TV artistes

Star Plus will air an 8 days Diwali special TV series titled Diwali Rishton Kii from October 13 to Oct 23 at 10 PM. The show will bring together 90 artistes from across the channels who will perform 24 different acts.

Rucha Gujrati, the famous Bhaabhi of television , will get the party started with a performance on Kehne Ko Jashn e Baharan Hai.

The popular Maayka couple Romit Raj & Shilpa Shinde will perform a romantic medley on the mushy song - Teri Ore...

Nach Baliye 3 winner, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali will pay a patriotic tribute dancing to evergreen numbers - Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and It Happens Only In India.

Hari Puttar actor Swini Khare along with other star kids will participate in a fun medley of songs - Kagna re Kagna re, Duppatta Tera Nou Rang Da and Chak Dhoom Dhoom.

The famous mother- daughter duo of - Sarita Joshi and Ketki Dave will perform Garba Raas on Gujrati folk numbers- More ka Bole and Pankhida Re Pankhida.

Five popular artists - Sachin and Supriya , Additi and Harshad and Shweta Tiwari recite the traditional forms of Maharasttra , Punjab and Bengal, respectively, in their presentation.

The surprise pack of the celebrations comes in the form of Lily Patel, our good ol dadi from Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, who is bidding adieu to the biggest running soap of television, albeit in style! She will go out with a bang cavorting to popular Bollywood numbers - Rock n Roll and Shaava Shaava.

Dish TV, TataSky plan to roll out DVR technology

With competition hotting up in the direct-to-home television segment after the entry of Reliance Big TV and Bharti Airtel DTH, market leader Dish TV and TataSky are planning to introduce DVR technology around Diwali time to stay a step ahead.

The Digital Video Recorder (DVR), which allows viewers to record programmes in one channel while watching another and play according to convenience, is being billed as the next big thing in the evolving Indian DTH market.

"This, of course, will be a premium product and we plan to announce the launch of DVR technology platform for our DTH service very soon. It will be a Diwali gift to our customers," TataSky Chief Marketing Officer Vikram Mehra said.

Similarly, market leader Dish TV is also readying to roll out its DVR platform.

"Our launch of DVR is expected around Diwali and our offer will have 140 hours of recording time," Dish TV Chief Operating Officer Salil Kapoor said, adding the set top boxes for the DVR were expected to cost around Rs 10,000 each.

Their new rivals Bharti and Reliance Big entertainment are also readying DVR platform.
While an RCom official said soon the company would unveil DVR, industry sources said Bharti DTH may also launch the same thing.

Asked if they were compelled to bring the new technology due to increased competition, both TataSky and Dish TV denied.

"We have been planning for it over the last eight months doing pilot studies. Now we are ready to roll-out," Mehra said.

Final list of Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1

Jalwa Four 2 ka 1 is soon to groove TV sets. There had been many specualtions in past. Now we give you final names on the show...

Finally the curtain raises from all the contestant of Jalwa Four 2 ka 1 right here on tellybuzz. The format of the show includes acting, singing and comedy by the contestants.

There will be four Teams and each will have its respective captains and members.

Rakhi Sawant, Mika, Shakti Kapoor, And Shweta Tiwari are the captains in the show. The teams consist of members as follow:-

Rakhi’s Team: Bhaktyaar, Amit Tandon and Purbhi Joshi.

Mika’ s Team: Kashmira Shah, Khayali and Sandeep Archarya.

Shakti Kapoor’s Team: Krushna Abhishek, Tanaz Currim and Shubangi Atre.

Shweta Tiwari Team: Rajeshwari Sachdev, Twinkle Bajpai and Gaurav Khanna

Our khabroo from the sets witness, " The Tashan star Anil Kapoor is the first celebrity guest judge on the show." The panel of judges consist of Satish Kaushik and Mahima Choudhary. Divyanka Triphati and Ali Asgar will be hosting the show.

Juhi Parmar deeply in love...

Juhi Parmar is stunned to see a surprise guest brought on stage post her fabulous performance in Sahara One's Saas V/s Bahu....Juhi Parmar is one happy and blushing bride to be!! Ever since the news that she and paramour, Sachin Shroff will soon be tying the knot is out, the beautiful actress can’t keep the smile off her face. Everyone on the sets of Sahara One's Saas vs Bahu has been constantly ragging her about the same.It began with the host, Karan Mehra, ribbing her about Sachin as the episode began. Even the judges did not spare Juhi as Aruna Irani bullied her into sharing more about her relationship with Sachin. Juhi gave an outstanding performance as she danced on the Krazy Kiya Re number from Dhoom 2. The judges and host showered her with praises post the performance.

But the moment of surprise and pleasure for her was when Karan asked her whom did she perform for, and to her surprise, Sachin walked in. A pleased Juhi says, “I was completely dumbstruck to see him on stage. I had absolutely no idea that the production and creatives had planned such an amazing surprise for me."

Ask her what her beau thinks of her as a dancer and she happily replies, “He would give a 10/10 with his eyes closed."

Well, now we know what they mean by love is blind!!!

Harshad Chopra in 'Kaisi Ye Mohobbat Hai'?

Harshad Chopra will most likely play the lead in Star Plus' Kaisi Yeh Mohobbat Hai which will replace Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii..Ekta Kapoor’s blue-eyed boy Harshad Chopra had promised his fans that he would be back with a bang, and it seems as though he is living up to it!!

Well, we are not talking of his re-entry in Kis Desh, but the buzz is that he will be part of the big budget show ‘Kaisi Ye Mohobbat Hai’ that will replace Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki on Star Plus.

According to our source, “Harshad has been approached for the role of the male lead, but nothing has been finalized yet. He is yet to sign a contract”.

Pooja Bose who plays Radha in 9X’ Kahaani Humaarey Mahaabharat Ki will essay the lead role while speculations are that Ram Kapoor and Vivek Mushran have been approached to play the head of the families in this Ekta style Saudaagar remake.

“Kadar Khan, the veteran of films has also been approached for the show, but has not got back yet”, concludes our source.
For now, the waiting game continues for Harshad fans, and this will go on till they hear a final word on his comeback!!

Payal denies romantic links with Rahul Mahajan

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Only Rahul Mahajan could get close to her, kiss her and scold her in season two of reality show “Bigg Boss”, but actress Payal Rohatgi has denied any romantic involvement with him after her eviction from the show.”Rahul is not my boyfriend, he is my friend,” Payal told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

In August, Rahul, son of the late Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former union minister Pramod Mahajan, formally parted from his wife Shweta after a Gurgaon court passed a decree on their mutual divorce petition. His closeness with Payal was an alleged reason for the break-up.

But Payal, who was evicted from the reality show Friday, maintains that “Rahul is only a good friend”.

Viewers were witness to their intimacy on “Bigg Boss” when they were assigned the task of playing volleyball in a swimming pool.

Commenting upon their physical proximity on the show, she said: “The pool was six feet deep and I’m only five feet six inches tall. I needed someone to shift me around and hold me in the pool. I was more comfortable with Rahul because I know him. We have partied and have had dinners together.

“I couldn’t let others like Debojit (Saha), Ashutosh (Kaushik) and Raja (Chaudhary) come as close. After all they are men,” she said.

Payal was criticised by her inmates for her closeness to Rahul, her cat fights with item girl Sambhavna Seth, wearing a bikini on the show and constantly wearing make-up.

Sambhavna alleged that Payal is “fake” and that she used to backstab people on the show.

But Payal denies her allegations saying: “I was very neutral. I was not there to make friends for life. I just wanted to be cordial and nice to people so that we could live together in peace. So there is no question of having backstabbed anyone. It would have been so had I nominated Rahul, who is a good friend,” Payal said.

As far as being called “fake” is concerned, she said: “I was there to gain visibility for the benefit of my career. If I dabbed on make-up to look good on the show, why are people complaining?

“She (Sambhavna) has said that I used to wake up at six in the morning to touch up and then used to sleep again. But then why was this footage not shown? It would have made for a juicy shot. ‘Bigg Boss’ was not a house, it was a house-like situation and being an actor, I had to take care of the way I looked on screen,” Payal said.

After coming out of the “Bigg Boss” house, the actress says she is dying to pamper herself with “a manicure, pedicure and a good massage” to rejuvenate herself mentally and physically.

“I am very happy to be back in the real world. I was there to gain visibility and show the other side of personality and I have been successful in doing that. People had only seen the glamorous side of Payal Rohtagi, but now they know that I even cry,” said Payal who is now looking forward to getting some “lead roles in good films”.

Payal was seen in films “Dhol” and “Corporate”. In Madhur Bhandarkar’s critically acclaimed “Corporate”, she danced to the popular item song “O Sikander”.

Now she is looking forward to her next film “Dil Kabaddi”, in which she will be seen with Soha Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Irrfan Khan, among others.

Farah Khan The Dancing Queen

Farah Khan confesses that although a big fan of reality shows, she cant stand it being dramatised.

After judging almost four reality shows, Farah has got the title of an experienced and qualified judge.

Excerpts from an interview:

Do you consider yourself a reality show junkie?
I am a big fan of reality shows and that’s the reason why I have judged almost four of them and now this one is going to be my fifth one. Bigg Boss used to be one of my favourite reality shows and I could almost feel my social life getting disturbed ,but now as I see the contestants behaving like normal human beings, I have started getting out of it. Nach Baliye has always been my favourite one.

Unfortunately the entire outlook of the audiences towards reality shows have changed, they feel that everything is made up over there. What do you think about this?
Yes, I agree to what they feel because it really does happen in some of the shows. I won’t say that everything there is made up, but the judges are made to do certain things. Fortunately such things have never happened in my shows and I will see to it that they never happen. It’s not only the drama, but also the background music which I cannot stand. For no reason, there is always background music being played. Even the news channels are practicing it. In the midst of news reports about bomb blasts, there’s background music being played.

There are hardly any known faces in ‘Nach baliye 4’. Dont you think that’s going to affect its popularity?

That’s true, but I guess nothing can be done about it because all the known faces have already participated in it and the ones who are remaining are busy somewhere else. The main hitch about this show is that you need to participate in it as a couple.

So don’t you think that a gap was required, so that the popular faces could have participated in it?

Look, if I talk on the behalf of a viewer, then I would want to watch Nach Baliye every year. If you have become a fan of a particular reality show then you wouldn’t want to miss it for a single year. Just like me, in spite of not liking Bigg Boss, I still sit in front of the television every night to watch it, because it’s more of a habit.

Before signing for the show, did you try to find out whether the contestants whom you are going to judge are up to the mark or not?
Honestly speaking, I never thought about it. During my last show Jo Jeeta Wahi Superstar I had a word with Star TV and that is when they asked me and I was pretty excited about the whole thing. Personally, its one of my favourite shows so I didn’t bother to find out who the other judges or the contestants would be.

Don’t you think that with Arjun Rampal and Karishma Kapoor along with you, the viewers’ expectations would be higher?

I feel that the viewers are going to be really happy on seeing such a mind-blowing panel of judges. This will be the first time that two Bollywood stars would be seen as judges on the show. Normally, they would have a choreographer along with a director as a judge, but with me they’ve got one-on-one free.

In every reality show there’s always a clash between the judges voting and the SMS voting. Keeping this in mind, have you made any changes?

I have always wanted a 50-50 opinion in my show. In Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar I almost changed the format of the show. But I don’t think we can neglect the SMS voting because that’s the only way in which the viewers are attached to the show and how can we forget that they are the ones who actually help us in making the show popular.

Tell us briefly about ‘Happy new Year’?

Happy New Year would be ready by the end of next year since we haven’t started with the shooting of the film, as I’m waiting for my kids to grow up so that I can take them with me wherever I go.

'Rahul and I share a very platonic relation' - Payal Rohatgi

Payal Rohatgi is out of Bigg Boss after 8 grueling weeks. In a candid chat, she clears the air about her relation with Rahul, Monica and a lot more...

After Sambhavna Seth’s exit last week this time it was her beta noir Payal Rohatgi to be evicted from the COLORS reality show Bigg Boss. Here is the item girl in a candid conversation where she talks about the days of her captivity at the Lonavala farm house.

How was the experience of 8 weeks in Bigg Boss house?
It was both interesting and taxing. The biggest problem was that I was not able to talk to my mom due to which I broke down many a times. This house taught me how to nominate people and then act very friendly outside.

Can you give a clear idea of your relationship with Rahul Mahajan?
We are good friends and nothing else. He was the only one who I was close to in the house. When he started ignoring me because of Monica, I just asked him the reason for such behavior. As a friend, I felt I needed to know the reason.

But there was talk about you and him getting cozy in the bathroom?
No, I used to go with Raja and Rahul inside the bathroom to wash clothes.

What about all the kisses and pecks?
That's the way we great each other. I don't see anything wrong in giving each other a peck on the cheek.

Another allegation is that every thing is scripted in Big Boss. What do you have to say for this?
It’s not true, how can you play games for 3 months?? Agreed that many things depend on how much you control yourself when you are aware that the camera is tailing you all the time. But even then sometimes you just forget about it. What you see is what really happens, when people loose their cool or just cry all alone.

Most people have attributed your closeness to Rahul as a reason for nominating you?
He is a friend so even if I have gone out due to him, it’s fine. At least it’s better than saying that Payal is a bad person.

There was a lot of talk about the swim suit and massages act?
Oh God, what do you expects me to wear for swimming? And remember I had worn sarong. As for massage, I was tired and hence asked for massage from a friend, what's wrong in that? But Rahul being the naughty guy he is, starting playing around and then I had to stop him. I didn’t want to embarrass him or my parents. It was not a big thing but the channel created hype by playing it over and over again.

Your comments on Monica Bedi coming back as wild card..

It’s good that she is back. I got an opportunity to clear the misunderstanding between us. Earlier I was responsible for her exit. Now I hope this show helps her to go miles ahead in her career.

Coming to Sambhavna, she is talking about you a lot.
I don't want to comment on her as we all have seen her behavior. She was never my friend and we come from different backgrounds. But yes I do apologize to her for calling her cheap and down market. I had said so in a certain context, when she was abusing me and getting into my case. As for her badmouthing me, I don't want to get into that, rather I’ll get back to my life.

It’s said that you have been wearing make-up throughout.
I am now in front of camera and have I put on make-up. So what’s the big deal? I want to look good and am conscious when it comes to being in front of camera.

Have you fulfilled your aim of coming into Bigg Boss?
Yes I did... I wanted the public and director to see me as who I’m, than in a mere glam avatar, which they did. I was cooking food and just sitting around in bandana. I wanted to portray different image as a girl next door as I am tired of looking good and the other tags that was given to me. I just wanted to try out other stuff as well. I was on a long break from my films and hence thought that this will be a good opportunity to re connect with my fans.

Who do you want to win?
Of course Rahul, I will vote for him. At present there is big clash between Rahul and Raja. The one who maintains his/her cool will end up taking home the prize booty.

Congress youth wing files case against Colors

MUMBAI: The youth wing of the Congress party has registered a case against recently launched Colors channel and production house Endemol for hurting religious sentiments in their dance show 'Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena'.

A complaint has also been lodged against Rahul Mahajan, son of slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, actresses Payal Rohatgi and Sambhavana Seth for obscenity in the reality show 'Big Boss'.

According to the first complaint, in one of the episodes of the reality dance show, Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh had dressed as Lord Ravana and danced with TV actress Mona Singh, who was dressed as Sita.

The Mumbai Youth Congress have claimed that this dance has hurt the religious sentiments of the viewers, Deputy Commissioner of Police, K M M Prasanna said.

Prasanna said that they have directed the production house to submit a CD of the episode after which investigations will be conducted.

The second complaint against Rahul, Payal and Sambhavana states that they behaved in an obscene manner in 'Big Boss'.

According to the complaint, in order to gain publicity, the three indulged in cheap behavior during their stay at the 'Big Boss' house.

Payal Rohatgi Voted Out From Big Boss 2

Out of the three Dumping Zone nominees, Payal Rohatgi has been voted out while Rahul Mahajan and Raja Chaudhary are safe.

Payal becomes the sixth female housemate to have been evicted. Only last week, 'Pa' was rejoicing after the exit of archenemy Sambhavana Seth. But now, it's her turn to say goodbye to her fellow BB2 housemates. And Rahul Mahajan.

Rahul and Payal were allegedly having an affair, as was evident in their behaviour on the show. In the latter episodes, Raja Chaudhary had started flirting with Payal right under Rahul's nose, even looking at her when she was sleeping.

Payal had had numerous showdowns with Sambhavana Seth, and didn't take time to shed tears. But the verdict is out and people have shown their preference for both Rahul and Raja.

Keep watching this space for the Payal Rohatgi chat on this site.

'How can Monica go when I got more votes??' - Sambhavna Seth

Sambhavna Seth is unhappy over the fact that Monica Bedi enters Bigg Boss house tonight as Wild Card entry even though she secured more votes than her....According to highly placed sources, Sambhavna Seth is not very happy at the fact that Monica Bedi has been sent as Wild card in Bigg Boss. She says, “How can Monica go when I got more votes??”. She has further raised questions on the entire nomination and elimination procedure of this Colors reality show as well. “My suspicions were raised when Rahul Mahajan asked me how many weeks I would want to stay”, says she. However the source adds that she does not feel that the behavior of participants inside was scripted.

She has no qualms about playing games. “Had I not played games, I would not have survived even the initial two weeks. It was really tough to face all that I did from many people there”, quips Sambhavna.

In no mood to spare Payal Rohatgi, Sambhavna says, “I would not mind doing a film with her if I get a role to beat her up”. Things were not well between the two item girls even when they had both worked together in ‘36 China Town’. Payal supposedly started the fresh tiff when she called Sambhavna cheap, to which the latter retorted, “Look who is calling me names, somebody who wears two pieces and gets massages??”. She is said to have confirmed that Payal and Rahul had played some "game" in the toilet. She also laughed at the fact that Payal would steal ciggies. Sambhavna even quoted, "Payal and Rahul had a fling even before they entered Bigg Boss house".

On Casanova Rahul, she says luckily he did not hit on her. “Rather he called me his sister”, says the girl. However, Sambhavna confesses that she seemed wary of Zulfi. “He always played some kind of black magic; hence whatever he would say would come true”.

Sambhavna who went into Bigg Boss to please her father does not feel that she humiliated him by the supposed ‘kissing’ with Raja. “We were playing this game to make Payal feel jealous. If you watch carefully, I had covered Raja's face with hair and we both were laughing. Whatever came up on the screen was all the camera work!”, states she.

In spite of the bad memories inside the house, Sambhavna is glad to have got the love of all. “It was so nice to see women coming up and saying that I was so sweet in the games I played”, avers the girl. She was also touched by the enquiries regarding her brother and nephew.

Still clueless about her future plans, Sambhavna states, “I have a large number of TV and film offers pouring in, but have not decided on anything as of now”. However, our source says that she might be a judge on an upcoming reality show as well.

Dancing all the way to the altar

DREAM wedding bells are in the air for a stage full of aspiring hopefuls eager to put their dancing skills to the test and win the wedding of their dreams in Star Plus' Aaja Mahi Vay– Prem Ki Agni Pariksha.

The show invites viewers to bring as many guests as they want to witness the winning combination of wedding and dancing fever, when a group of love struck young couples about to tie the knot, will put their love, commitment and dance moves to the test to win the STAR prize of their no-expense-spared, dream wedding.

The first week will feature performances from all of the contending couples spread over two nail-bitingly tense days, with appeals for votes from viewers at home, as well as a panel of relentless judges.

Thereafter, each episode will have performances by the top three couples, who compete for prizes such as refrigerators, microwave ovens, home theatre systems - goods that will come in handy for starting a domestic life together. There will be three compatibility games in which their companionship and commitment will be judged. This will be followed by the elimination of a couple with the least amount of votes.

Hosted by the Ant & Dec of India – Rahul & Vineet – the loveable rascals will exchange banter and wisecracks, peppering the show with entertainment and fun-filled moments, in between consoling the losers and backing the finalists as they tensely pass from heat to heat.

The hopeful couples will come under the strutinising eye of the panel of judges - Ronit Roy, Shweta Tiwari and Apara Mehta – who will perform the important task of appraising the contestants' performances, but will also flavour their observations with their distinct personalities.

So make sure you RSVP for the most romantic and heartwarming dance-off in television history, as ‘Aaja Mahi Vay – Prem Ki Agni Pariksha’ sets the date for the big day, when it launches on STAR PLUS on 18 October at 10pm, continuing every Saturday and Sunday at 10pm.

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