Rahul breaks Rakhi’s Record!

NDTV Imagine’s Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega receives 40 % more entries than Rakhi Ka Swayamvar!


NDTV Imagine's upcoming sequel to Rakhi Ka Swayamwar based on Rahul Mahajan's search for his ideal girl, appropriately titled 'Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega', breaks the original show's record even before it's launched!

According to our source, "Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega has received 16755 entries in just 25 days! So that's an average of around 670 entries per day. The entries have arrived through phone, email, SMS and even personal deliveries to the NDTV Imagine office in Mumbai. The applicants are an eclectic group. The girls come from diverse fields such as medicine, teaching, engineering, art and some are even students!"

Adds the source, "New Delhi tops the list with 5063 entries whereas Mumbai stands second with 4188 entries. Entries have come in from various other cities including Kolkata, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Nagpur, and Ahmedabad. NRIs too are not far behind with numerous enties pouring in from Dubai, London and USA. The contestants mostly belong within the age group of 22 to 26 years."

Rahul is obviously taken aback but also elated with the response. He says, "I am happy with the response and I'm looking forward to finding my life partner with whom I can begin a new journey."

Dill Mill Gayye gets a time slot change; Ajnabee at 8.30 PM

Cinevistaas' new show on Star One, Jaane Pehchane Se Yeh Ajnabee will launch on 19th October at the 8.30 PM slot, as a result of which Dill Mill Gayye will be shown at 8 PM...


Star One's new launch Jaane Pehchane Se Yeh Ajnabee, produced by Cinevistaas will launch on October 19th at the 8.30 PM slot. And this means, Dill Mill Gayye, which is also produced by Cinevistaa, which presently is aired at the same time, will be moved to a different time slot. 

According to our source from the channel, "Dill Mill Gayye will be shifted to the time slot of 8 PM from October 19th, while the new show of the same production house will launch at the 8.30 PM time slot". 

Amitabh Raina, Creative Head, Dill Mill Gayye confirmed the news and said, "Yes, Dill Mill Gayye will now shift to 8 PM from October 19th". 

The new show Jaane Pehchane Se Yeh Ajnabee, as reported earlier has Siddharth Shukla of Babul Ka Aangann fame, new face Aditi Tailang and Ajay Balhara.

8th OCTOBER TRP'S (THURSDAY)

STAR PLUS :-

Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke = 2.8

Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai = 5.2

Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai = 7.9

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai = 8.2

Sabki Laadli - Bebo = 5.9

Perfect Bride Reality Episode = 3.8




NDTV IMAGINE :-


Meera = 3.8

Jyoti = 5.5

Palkon Ki Chaaon Mein = 4.7

Basera = 4.1

Bandini = 4.9

Pati Patni Aur Woh = 6.5




COLORS :-


Bhagya Vidhata = 5.2

Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg = 3.4

Balika Vadhu = 8.9

Bairi Piya = 5.3

Big Boss 3 = 7.5

Uttaran = 7.8

Na Aana Is Des Laado = 7.2




ZEE TV :-


Chhoti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan = 8.5

Jhansi Ki Rani = 6.2

Aapki Antara = 6.4

Pavitra Rishta = 8.4

Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo = 8.6

12 / 24 Karol Bagh = 5.9

Shree = 5.4




SONY ENTERTAINMENT :-


CID Classic Cases = 2.4

Bhaskar Bharti = 2.9

Ladies Special = 2.7

Bayttab Dil Ki Tamanna Hai = 4.3

Pyar Ka Bandhan = 3.2




SAHARA ONE :-


Mr. and Mrs. Mishra = 1.1

Ganesh Leela = 1.2

Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki = 1.5

Doli Saja Ke = 1.2

Mata Ki Chowki = 1.1




STAR ONE :-


Dill Mill Gaye = 3.8

Miley Jab Hum Tum = 4.0

Love Ne Mila Di Jodi = 3.3

Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag = 3.1

Big Boss 3 Contestant Claudia Ciesla in a Desi look

Ranbir turns statue for 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani'

Ranbir Kapoor had to pose like a statue in his forthcoming release 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani' and makeup man Vikram Gaikwad spent four hours to turn the actor into a sculpted figure.

Ranbir Kapoor had to poselike a statue in his forthcoming release 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani' and makeup man Vikram Gaikwad spent four hours to turn the actor into a sculpted figure. 

In the film, Ranbir has the habit of talking to an icon that stands in the centre of the town and one day he realises it looks like him. And for that particular scene, he had needed the makeover. 


'Once the make up was done, Ranbir would have to just stand till the shot was canned and that took hours. But it was a very tedious and tiring process but Ranbir did it very enthusiastically,' said a source. 
After the shot Ranbir would want move around all the time. 'Standing like a stone, it made Ranbir realise the value of freedom,' said the source.

6th OCTOBER TRP'S (TUESDAY)

STAR PLUS :-


Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke = 2.9

Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai = 5.1

Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai = 7.8

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai = 7.5

Sabki Laadli - Bebo = 5.9

Perfect Bride Reality Episode = 3.5




NDTV IMAGINE :-


Meera = 3.6

Jyoti = 4.9

Palkon Ki Chaaon Mein = 4.5

Basera = 4.2

Bandini = 4.8

Pati Patni Aur Woh = 6.2




COLORS :-


Bhagya Vidhata = 4.8

Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg = 3.3

Balika Vadhu = 8.8

Bairi Piya = 4.9

Big Boss 3 = 6.5

Uttaran = 7.6

Na Aana Is Des Laado = 7.5




ZEE TV :-


Chhoti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan = 8.2

Jhansi Ki Rani = 6.2

Aapki Antara = 6.1

Pavitra Rishta = 7.6

Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo = 8.1

12 / 24 Karol Bagh = 5.8

Shree = 5.1




SONY ENTERTAINMENT :-


10 Ka Dum = 2.9

Bhaskar Bharti = 2.4

CID Classic Cases = 3.7

Bayttab Dil Ki Tamanna Hai = 2.9

Pyar Ka Bandhan = 2.7




SAHARA ONE :-


Mr. and Mrs. Mishra = 0.9

Ganesh Leela = 1.1

Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki = 1.6

Doli Saja Ke = 1.3

Mata Ki Chowki = 1.4




STAR ONE :-


Dill Mill Gaye = 3.9

Miley Jab Hum Tum = 4.1

Love Ne Mila Di Jodi = 3.2

Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag = 2.9

'I was the Sone ki ande dene wali murgi for my mom' - Rakhi Sawant

Rakhi Sawant on her mother Jaya Sawant's entry into the Bigg Boss house...


Rakhi Sawant, who has just got back after shooting for NDTV Imagine's Pati Patni aur Woh is pretty much shocked to see her mother Jaya Sawant in the Bigg Boss house. 

Admitting to the problems that the daughter and mother had earlier, Rakhi states, "Yes, it is true that my mother and I had some problems. But here we have a third party taking advantage of the whole situation. I was extremely shocked to see my mother in the Bigg Boss house. I never knew she is going to be seen there". 

Rakhi however, is glad that her mother will now know her real value. "She will now understand how I have struggled in reality shows like Bigg Boss to earn all the money I did. It's not easy to live in the house where one day is equal to living one year. Bigg Boss literally takes the life out of you and tortures you mentally. One will not be allowed to sleep, laugh or even cry", expresses Rakhi. 

Ask her whether she has seen her mother cry in the house praying for her daughter's well being, Rakhi says, "This is not new to me. I have grown up seeing her cry for every small thing. Having said this, I appeal to the junta not to judge anyone based on his/her tears. Before coming to a judgment, please do hear what I have to say about the whole thing. Which daughter would want to live away from her family and spend a life all alone? I have struggled all my life and have gone thro' all hardships. I have sacrificed a lot for my mother, sister, brother, bhabhi and their kids all my life. I moved away from them only when I was tired living my life for them. Tell me, why will my mother not cry? For her, I am a 'Sone ka ande dene wali murgi'. She was the reason why Abhishek and I parted ways. She did not want anyone to be close with me; she just wanted to use me to the fullest. I make a plea to the junta not to go by my fashion, bold look, but see my heart which is pure". 

Rakhi goes on. "I am concerned about my mother's health. She has a lot of health problems; she has this diabetes problem, has low BP and gets headache quite frequently. She has to sleep for at least two hours in the afternoon so that she is fresh. She needs injections and medications whenever ill. Above all, I fear that being in the Bigg Boss house she might open up and say many things against me which will eventually hurt me. But I know I am on the right path, and have been forgiven by Jesus for the sins I have committed earlier. I have proven to be a good daughter, and I was a good mother too in the show Pati Patni aur Woh". 

Rakhi Sawant had a message for Big B too. "Being the host of the show means that, you have taken a big responsibility on your shoulders. The manner in which Big B welcomed all the guests, with so much humility even after being the Superstar was nice to watch. I have never seen an anchor like this before. I even remember the incident when my mother's mother was admitted in Breach Candy Hospital years back, and was in need of 2 Lakhs ofr a surgery, and Amitabh ji had given us the money then. I again seek his help to take care of my mother in the house. She needs his help for survival in the house; I request him to take care of her health. She does not even know to talk English. She has gathered all the confidence and gone there. I don't know whether her real motive in going there is to talk ill of me, or it is to make money. Whatever be the motive, I am very proud of my mother. I love her, and I would request my fans and public to give her all the support and votes that they have showered on me from time to time". 

Lastly, talking about the best people who are suited to be in the house, Rakhi states "Every minister of our country should be caught and thrown into the house, so that he/she calms down and gets better. This way our country will also improve".

I don't believe in caste system, says Rahul....

Brushing aside opposition's criticism that his visits to dalit households was a political stunt, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi  on Wednesday said he doesn't believe in the caste system and his purpose was to reach out to the poor people. 

"I personally don't believe in caste system...I go to a human being's house and not a dalit's house," he told mediapersons in Thiruvananthapuram. 

He said it was the media which saw his trips to rural households as visits to dalit houses. 

"The frame of dalit is your frame, not mine...I ask my office to arrange for my visit to a poor person's home in the poorest village. You see him as a dalit, I see him as a poor person," he said. 

He said he meets a tea vendor and a university student on the same lines. "I don't ask him (tea stall vendor) whether he is a dalit...the difference is in the opportunities. They are as intelligent and as smart as you, but had no opportunity to go to a university-- that is the only difference," he said. 

Replying to a question, he said his learning process will end the day 'I die.' 

"The day I die I will stop learning. I hope I will continue to learn till the day I die," he said, adding, "learning is action and action is learning." 

To a poser on the reaction of Uttar Pradesh  Chief Minister Mayawati  on his visits to poor households, he said he would continue with his programme despite protests by the Bahujan Samaj Party chief.

Sophie Chaudhary Sizzles on Maxim.....

Mughda godse at the music release of Jail

Priyanka chopra at the music launch of Jail...

Genelia D’souza at Spinz perfume launch...

Genelia D’souza graces the Spinz perfume launch at Lower Parel

5th OCTOBER TRP'S (MONDAY)

STAR PLUS :-


Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke = 2.7

Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai = 4.4

Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai = 6.9

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai = 7.5

Sabki Laadli - Bebo = 4.8

Perfect Bride Reality Episode = 2.8



NDTV IMAGINE :-


Meera = 2.5

Jyoti = 3.8

Palkon Ki Chaaon Mein = 3.6

Basera = 3.1

Bandini = 3.9

Pati Patni Aur Woh = 4.9



COLORS :-


Bhagya Vidhata = 3.4

Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg = 2.2

Balika Vadhu = 7.6

Bairi Piya = 4.6

Big Boss 3 = 5.9

Uttaran = 7.5

Na Aana Is Des Laado = 7.1



ZEE TV :-


Chhoti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan = 7.4

Jhansi Ki Rani = 6.3

Aapki Antara = 5.5

Pavitra Rishta = 7.2

Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo = 7.1

12 / 24 Karol Bagh = 5.2

Shree = 4.5



SONY ENTERTAINMENT :-


CID Classics = 2.5

Palampur Express = 1.6

Bhaskar Bharti = 1.9

Ladies Special = 1.5

Entertainment Ke Liye Aur Bhi Kuch Karega = 2.9



SAHARA ONE :-


Mr. and Mrs. Mishra = 0.9

Ganesh Leela = 1.2

Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki = 1.4

Doli Saja Ke = 1.1

Mata Ki Chowki = 1.2



STAR ONE :-


Dill Mill Gaye = 3.3

Miley Jab Hum Tum = 3.1

Love Ne Mila Di Jodi = 2.7

Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag = 2.5

A smile that didn't come easy....

Thanks to Slumdog Millionaire's dominating performance at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony this February, 2009 will forever be remembered as the year India mesmerised hearts and minds at the Oscars. 

But it's a lesser known India-focused 2009 Oscar winner -- a 40 minute documentary by US documentarian Megan Mylan on Smile Train's [an international charity that provides cleft lip and cleft palate surgery to children in need] operations -- that might be remembered as having had a greater impact.

Smile Pinki follows the journey of Pinki Sonkar, a young girl from Dabai village in rural Uttar Pradesh, as she is swept up by Smile Train professionals and quite literally given a new lease on life. 

Like some 300,000 young impoverished children around the world before them, Pinki and her pal Ghutaru are both given free cleft palate surgeries at a hospital in Varanasi, by the selfless Dr Subodh Kumar Singh. 

Mylan faithfully captures every aspect of the experience, in Bhojpuri and Hindi, with English subtitles. 

Pinki's painfully ostracised by others in her village, who view her cleft as some sort of horrible, karma-driven affliction. A tender 7-year-old, she's not attending school and her parents seem to think her cross is one that must be bared permanently. 

That's when Pankaj -- a social worker who does rounds in UP villages, preaching the Smile Train gospel -- shows up and offers Pinki's parents the offer of a lifetime. 

Desperate India take on Windies, pray for a Pakistan win....

Their survival hinging on a favourable result elsewhere, India take on West Indies  in a must-win match at Johannesburg on Wednesday, hoping that arch-rivals Pakistan do them a favour by beating Australia  in their final group A engagament of the Champions Trophy .

India approach Wednesday's game against the West Indies with a prayer on the lips that Pakistan would somehow prevail over Australia by a big margin in the day's first game in Centurion.

If it happens, India would need to up their net run-rate dramatically, besides winning the match, to stand a chance of making the last-four stage.

India presently has a net run-rate of -1.08 whereas Australia has a massive advantage of +1.00 in their favour. 

Australia won their opening game against the West Indies by 50 runs and India lost theirs by 54 runs. 

So if India is to go past Australia's net run-rate, they ought to cover the difference of 104 runs between the two teams.

For instance, if Australia lose their game by 25 runs, India needs to win theirs against the West Indies by 80 runs to prevail and go through to the semi-finals.

However, if Australia bat first and score 250 runs, India need to get their runs inside 40 overs for them to go through. 

Clearly such complications don't bode good things for India.

West Indies, despite missing most of their key players due to the ongoing contracts dispute, are no pushovers. 

In their first game against Pakistan, they had the latter on ropes after Younus Khan's team had set itself up for a small chase. Pakistan, at one stage were reeling at 76 for 5, chasing 134 to win, when Umar Akmal bailed them out with his  sensible batting. 

In their second game, West Indies first had Australia on the backfoot and later in the evening, they batted beyond their skins to give the world champions a true scare.

Their fast bowling unit is more than competent which has settled itself nicely at the Wanderers. 

India's bowling worries would also ease at the Wanderers where the pitch has consistently afforded bounce even though the swing factor isn't on. They quickly need to adapt themselves.

India's bowling could go unchanged despite the fact that having a five-strong attack did little to stop the Aussie batting from notching up 234 runs in 42 over. 

Ishant Sharma  too seems very low on confidence and was hammered by Australian batsmen last night. 

It would not come as a surprise if he is rested though the bounce at the Wanderers pitch might as well give the lanky pacer a shot in the arm.

Batting hasn't done too badly and the experienced line-up, despite missing the likes of Yuvraj Singh  and Virender Sehwag , shouldn't find it tough to negotiate what is esssentially a second-string attack. 

Even with their fighting spirit, West Indies are a rag-tag side and it would be interesting to see how they keep themselves motivated in an inconsequential game for them as they are already out of semifinal contention after their losses to Australia and Pakistan.

Teams: 

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni  (C), Rahul Dravid , Sachin Tendulkar , Gautam Gambhir , Harbhajan Singh , Dinesh Karthik , Virat Kohli , Praveen Kumar , Amit Mishra , Abhishek Nayar , Ashish Nehra , Yusuf Pathan , Suresh Raina , Ishant Sharma, RP Singh .

West Indies: Floyd Reifer (C), Darren Sammy, David Bernard, Tino Best, Royston Crandon, Travis Dowlin, Andre Fletcher, Kevin McClean, Nikita Miller, Kieran Powell, Dale Richards, Kemar Roach, Devon Smith , Gavin Tonge, Chadwick Walton, Daren Powell .

29th SEPTEMBER TRP'S ( TUESDAY )

STAR PLUS :-


Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke = 2.4

Aap Ki Kachehri = 3.5

Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai = 5.2

Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai = 7.1

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai = 7.9

Sabki Laadli - Bebo = 5.6

Perfect Bride Reality Episode = 3.2




NDTV IMAGINE :-


Meera = 3.2

Jyoti = 5.2

Palkon Ki Chaaon Mein = 4.6

Basera = 4.1

Bandini = 4.9

Pati Patni Aur Woh = 6.4




COLORS :-


Bhagya Vidhata = 4.4

Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg = 3.1

Balika Vadhu = 7.9

Bairi Piya = 4.8

Idea presents Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 = 6.2

Uttaran = 7.2

Na Aana Is Des Laado = 7.1




ZEE TV :-


Chhoti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan = 7.5

Jhansi Ki Rani = 5.8

Aapki Antara = 5.9

Pavitra Rishta = 7.6

Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo = 7.4

12 / 24 Karol Bagh = 5.6

Shree = 4.6




SONY ENTERTAINMENT :-


CID Classics = 2.4

Palampur Express = 1.6

Bhaskar Bharti = 2.1

Ladies Special = 1.8

Entertainment Ke Liye Aur Bhi Kuch Karega = 2.5




SAHARA ONE :-


Mr. and Mrs. Mishra = 0.8

Ganesh Leela = 1.3

Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki = 1.5

Doli Saja Ke = 1.4

Mata Ki Chowki = 1.0




STAR ONE :-


Dill Mill Gaye = 4.1

Miley Jab Hum Tum = 3.9

Love Ne Mila Di Jodi = 3.4

Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag = 3.1

Dope tests conducted on Afridi, Malik....

Pakistan all rounders Shahid Afridi  and Shoaib Malik  underwent regular dope tests in Johannesburg. 

This was the second such test conducted on Malik in the ongoing ICC  Champions Trophy , The News reports.

Earlier, similar tests were also conducted on tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif .

It may be noted that Asif had tested positive for nandrolone twice before.

The Pakistani team is still undecided whether to give Asif a chance or not in the eight nation tournament.

While both coach Intikhab Alam and captain Younis Khan  have already clarified that they are not expecting wonders from Asif, who was once even compared with Australian great Glenn McGrath, it would be interesting to see whether the team management risks playing a bowler coming out of a ban.

"He is coming back after one year and it's not an easy thing to do. We don't expect him to take five or six wickets the moment he plays international cricket, it's not fair," Khan had said before leaving for South Africa .

Asif was banned from international cricket for one year after failing a dope test. His career had plummeted after he failed a dope test during the Indian Premier League's  (IPL) inaugural season.

He was also detained at the Dubai  airport for 19 days for carrying an illegal substance (opium) while returning from India.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had also slapped a fine of one million rupees on Asif for his Dubai 'misadventure'.

Chasing Julia Roberts in Pataudi...

Matthew Schneeberger in Pataudi

"She's the star of Pretty Woman. She won an Oscar. She's very, very famous. Hurry! I have to see her today," I told Mishra, my inimitable Delhi-born taxi-wallah, as we sped down the National Highway 8, with the shimmering glass skyline of corporate Gurgaon, in Haryana, in the rear-view mirror and dusty, rural India in front of us.

"Pretty woman. Hmm. You want a pretty woman, sir? I can arrange this," he dutifully informed me. "Nepali, Indian, gori." 

"No, Mishra! Never mind. To Pataudi!"

We presented quite the duo, the pair of us: I, the intrepid American-turned-desi journalist battling food poisoning and bad Hindi, and he, the 5'3 taxi-wallah with dubious English and remarkable driving skills. 

We were on the trail of Julia Roberts, one of Hollywood's leading ladies, star of Pretty Woman and Erin Brockavich. For, if you don't know by now, the illustrious Ms Roberts is indeed in India.

The 41-year-old is here to shoot for the Hollywood film Eat, Pray, Love, the film adaptation of American Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir of the same name. In the film, Roberts plays the then 35-year-old Gilbert -- a soul-searching, NYC-based writer, who, in the wake of a bitter divorce undertakes a year-long sojourn to eat in Italy, pray in India and love in Indonesia.

Will Pakistan bat for India against Australia?

A billion Indians, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, are hoping Pakistan will take their game against Australia seriously and not look to experiment.

The Australia-Pakistan Group A match in the ICC Champions Trophy on Wednesday assumes tremendous importance for India. 

If Pakistan defeats Australia by a good margin and India also does the same against the West Indies, then both the neighbours will advance to the semi-finals.

However, Dhoni is worried that Pakistan may rest a few top players and give the bench strength a look in.

"Now that they have qualified, they could be looking to experiment with their bench strength. It depends on what they want to get out of tomorrow's game," Dhoni said.

"Unfortunately, not everything is in your hand. Lot of things need to happen: Pakistan to win, we to beat West Indies and net run-rate," he added.

Air India pilots call off strike

Strike by Air India  executive pilots was called off on Wednesday even as the airline cancelled over 30 flights across the country.

The government had earlier warned that the management was free to take any action against them.

The airline had cancelled 19 domestic and two international flights to Kabul and Kathmandu from Delhi  besides some flights from Mumbai , Chennai and Kolkata .

The pilots' agitation, which entered the fifth day on Wednesday, had forced the airline to cancel over 240 flights in the last four day.

About 200 Air India pilots had reported "sick" since Saturday in protest against a 50 per cent cut in their productivity-linked incentives and payment of their due flying allowance of three months.

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel  on Tuesday had appealed to the striking pilots to return to work.

Air India chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav said that the PLI and allowance of July has been paid and it will reflect in the account of pilots by October 6 or 7.